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Joel Dreessen

Retired

Denver Broncos · TE

Joel Dreessen recorded 97 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, HST, Houston Texans, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

18.2

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

97

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Joel Dreessen's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2011
OAKLANDRAIDERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
OCT 9, 2011

Oakland Raiders vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2011

5 rec · 112 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2010
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 21, 2010

Houston Texans vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2010

4 rec · 106 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2009
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 3, 2010

New England Patriots vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2010

6 rec · 81 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2010
HOUSTONTEXANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 3, 2010

Houston Texans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2010

5 rec · 73 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Divisional Round
2012
BALTIMORERAVENS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 12, 2013

Baltimore Ravens vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2013

6 rec · 46 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Joel Dreessen's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 112 receiving yards · 9 targets · 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2011
OAKLANDRAIDERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
OCT 9, 2011

Oakland Raiders vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2011

5 rec · 112 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 6 receptions

Divisional Round
2012
BALTIMORERAVENS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 12, 2013

Baltimore Ravens vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2013

6 rec · 46 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
2013
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 27, 2013

Washington Commanders vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 27, 2013

2 rec · 9 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Joel Dreessen's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2006

01
NYJDREESSEN—Joel Dreessen
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

02
HOUDREESSEN—Joel Dreessen
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

03
HOUDREESSEN—Joel Dreessen
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2012–2015

04
DENDREESSEN—Joel Dreessen
DENMANNING18Peyton Manning
DENMILLER58Von Miller

A record offense gives way to a title defense

Denver Broncos · Peyton's final act

Manning directed the highest-scoring offense in league history before Miller and an elite defense carried Denver to victory in Super Bowl 50.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons97 career games158 career receptions1,767 career receiving yards19 career receiving touchdowns25 career solo tacklesDrafted by: NYJDraft pick: 198Jersey: 812 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 20, 2005Most recent: Dec 29, 2013

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history