TE · 13 seasons · 1978 – 1990
Few careers score higher: Ozzie Newsome sits 9th of 1,287 tight ends all-time in fantasy value, built over 13 seasons. No season of his scores higher than 1983, at 177.5, 44th that season and 2491st of 7,008 player-seasons on record. Two lenses disagree by 137 places on this career: 121st by value over replacement, 258th by raw fantasy points.
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | ½PPR | Z | VORP | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CLE | 16 | 111.5 | 1.81 | 34 | #90 | #5,981 |
| 1979 | CLE | 16 | 160.2 | 2.66 | 67 | #53 | #3,199 |
| 1980 | CLE | 16 | 104.2 | 1.35 | 15 | #120 | #6,526 |
| 1981 | CLE | 16 | 172.7 | 2.66 | 77 | #50 | #2,704 |
| 1982 | CLE | 9 | 105.8 | 2.70 | 54 | #36 | #6,396 |
| 1983★ | CLE | 16 | 177.5 | 2.88 | 95 | #44 | #2,491 |
| 1984 | CLE | 16 | 174.6 | 3.04 | 69 | #41 | #2,626 |
| 1985 | CLE | 16 | 132.1 | 1.89 | 32 | #91 | #4,645 |
| 1986 | CLE | 16 | 79.2 | 1.07 | 2 | #154 | #8,687 |
| 1987 | CLE | 13 | 54.5 | 0.56 | -6 | #177 | #11,379 |
| 1988 | CLE | 16 | 63.8 | 0.97 | -11 | #178 | #10,331 |
| 1989 | CLE | 16 | 52.9 | 0.76 | -7 | #194 | #11,602 |
| 1990 | CLE | 16 | 47.5 | 0.54 | -27 | #208 | #12,344 |
★ Best season by ½PPR points