5 TEs who were the biggest one-season wonders in NFL history

Cleveland Browns tight end Gary Barnidge
Cleveland Browns tight end Gary Barnidge

#3 - Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville Jaguars

Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis
Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis

Marcedes Lewis has put together a long and relatively successful career spanning 16 seasons. Yet, he never quite lived up to the expectations raised due to him being a first-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2006 NFL Draft.

He has only been selected to one Pro Bowl, which occurred in the 2010 season, his best by far.

During Lewis' one highly productive year, he recorded 58 receptions for 700 yards and 10 touchdowns. He set career highs in all three statistical categories that year and doubled his second-best touchdown total.


#2 - Jordan Cameron, Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns tight end Jordan Cameron
Cleveland Browns tight end Jordan Cameron

Jordan Cameron put together a massive breakout year in his third season with the Cleveland Browns. He was one of the top tight ends in the entire league during the 2013 season, exploding with 80 receptions for 917 yards and seven touchdowns on his way to the Pro Bowl.

No other season in Cameron's career came close to his 2013 production. Nearly half of his career receptions and yardage totals came during the 2013 season and it also accounted for exactly half of his 14 total career touchdowns.


#1 - Gary Barnidge, Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns tight end Gary Barnidge
Cleveland Browns tight end Gary Barnidge

Gary Barnidge takes the crown as the biggest one-season wonder tight end in NFL history. Across his first six seasons, split between the Carolina Panthers and the Cleveland Browns, he totaled just 44 receptions for 603 yards and three touchdowns.

youtube-cover

He broke out in an epic way in year seven for his only Pro Bowl selection. His spectacular 2015 season included 79 receptions for 1,043 yards and nine touchdowns. Barnidge came out of nowhere for one massive season and was out of the NFL just a year later.

Quick Links

App download animated image Get the free App now