JOEL DREESSENDreessen, Joel CliffordHeight: 6-4 Weight: 253 Born: July 26, 1982 Ida Grove, IA High School: Fort Morgan (CO) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Colorado State | Lettered |
| 2002 | Colorado State | Lettered |
| 2003 | Colorado State | Lettered |
| 2004 | Colorado State | Lettered |
| Draft: 6th round (198th overall) 2005 New York Jets |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 New York Jets (NFL)2005 NYJ NFL | 83 | TE | 14 | 0 |
| 2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL | 85 | TE | 13 | 0 |
| 2008 Houston Texans (NFL)2008 HOU NFL | 85 | TE | 16 | 3 |
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 85 | TE | 16 | 11 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 85 | TE | 16 | 10 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 85 | TE | 16 | 10 |
| 2012 Denver Broncos (NFL)2012 DEN NFL | 81 | TE | 16 | 15 |
| 2013 Denver Broncos (NFL)2013 DEN NFL | 81 | TE | 13 | 0 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 120 | 49 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/24/2005 | 2005 New York Jets (NFL)2005 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 7/25/2005 | 2005 New York Jets (NFL)2005 NYJ NFL |
| Released | 9/2/2006 | 2006 New York Jets (NFL)2006 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 1/2/2007 | 2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL |
| Released | 9/13/2007 | 2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 9/25/2007 | 2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent | 2/27/2009 | 2008 Houston Texans (NFL)2008 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 2/27/2009 | 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2012 | 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 3/29/2012 | 2012 Denver Broncos (NFL)2012 DEN NFL |
| Released (Failed Physical) | 7/22/2014 | 2013 Denver Broncos (NFL)2013 DEN NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Denver Broncos (NFL)2012 DEN NFL | 1024 | 864 | 75.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 160 | 33.9 |
| 2013 Denver Broncos (NFL)2013 DEN NFL | 377 | 159 | 13.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 218 | 40.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1401 | 1023 | 0 | 378 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 2012 Denver Broncos (NFL)2012 DEN NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 2013 Denver Broncos (NFL)2013 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 114 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 New York Jets (NFL)2005 NYJ NFL | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 41 | 8.2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 55 | 13.8 | 28t | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Houston Texans (NFL)2008 HOU NFL | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 77 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 39 | 26 | 66.7 | 320 | 12.3 | 25t | 1 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 55 | 36 | 65.5 | 518 | 14.4 | 43t | 4 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 39 | 28 | 71.8 | 353 | 12.6 | 56t | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 Denver Broncos (NFL)2012 DEN NFL | 58 | 41 | 70.7 | 356 | 8.7 | 30 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Denver Broncos (NFL)2013 DEN NFL | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 47 | 6.7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 233 | 158 | 67.8 | 1767 | 11.2 | 56t | 19 | 87 | 26 | 3 | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Houston Texans (NFL)2008 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 New York Jets (NFL)2005 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Houston Texans (NFL)2008 HOU NFL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Denver Broncos (NFL)2012 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Denver Broncos (NFL)2013 DEN NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 45 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 New York Jets (NFL)2005 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Houston Texans (NFL)2008 HOU NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 Denver Broncos (NFL)2012 DEN NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Denver Broncos (NFL)2013 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 2 | 21 | 177 | 40 | 0 | 7 |
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