Player
Will Dissly
TE
An 80.5% catch rate over 7 seasons means QBs who target Dissly rarely waste a throw — he converts volume into completions at a rate that leads his entire TE generation.
80.5% career catch rate (2018-2024) — #1 among all TEs with 100+ targets in that span.
MilestoneCareer catch rate vs. TE peers (100+ targets, 2018-2024)
| Player | Targets | Rec | Catch% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Dissly | 220 | 177 | 80.5% |
| Drew Sample | 125 | 100 | 80.0% |
| Geoff Swaim | 129 | 102 | 79.1% |
| Robert Tonyan | 193 | 148 | 76.7% |
| George Kittle | 670 | 495 | 73.9% |
Why it matters. An 80.5% catch rate over 7 seasons means QBs who target Dissly rarely waste a throw — he converts volume into completions at a rate that leads his entire TE generation.
Lost 2018 + 2019 to back-to-back Achilles tears. Then 13+ games in all 5 seasons from 2020-2024.
TrendDissly comeback arc (all regular-season games)
| Year | Tm | Games | Rec | Yds | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SEA | 4 | 8 | 156 | 2 |
| 2019 | SEA | 6 | 23 | 262 | 4 |
| 2020 | SEA | 15 | 24 | 251 | 2 |
| 2021 | SEA | 13 | 21 | 231 | 1 |
| 2022 | SEA | 15 | 34 | 349 | 3 |
| 2023 | SEA | 13 | 17 | 172 | 1 |
| 2024 | LAC | 15 | 50 | 481 | 2 |
Receiving yards by season
| Season | Yards |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 156 |
| 2019 | 262 |
| 2020 | 251 |
| 2021 | 231 |
| 2022 | 349 |
| 2023 | 172 |
| 2024 | 481 |
Why it matters. Playing 13+ games in each of the 5 seasons after a career-threatening double-Achilles sequence puts Dissly in a durability tier shared with Travis Kelce and George Kittle — an elite benchmark most assumed he'd never reach.
SEA era: 5.3-8.1% target share as TE2. LAC era: 15.1% target share as lead TE.
SplitTarget share by season and team
| Year | Tm | Tgts | Rec | Yds | Avg Tgt Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SEA | 14 | 8 | 156 | 11.6% |
| 2019 | SEA | 27 | 23 | 262 | 15.2% |
| 2020 | SEA | 29 | 24 | 251 | 5.5% |
| 2021 | SEA | 26 | 21 | 231 | 7.1% |
| 2022 | SEA | 38 | 34 | 349 | 8.1% |
| 2023 | SEA | 22 | 17 | 172 | 5.3% |
| 2024 | LAC | 64 | 50 | 481 | 15.1% |
Why it matters. Target share cuts through counting-stat noise: Dissly averaged 6.5% at Seattle for four seasons, then nearly tripled that to 15.1% in LA — the clearest possible evidence of a genuine role change, not just different teammates.
His 2024 career-high 481 yards + 50 catches came at age 28 — 6 years after his rookie Achilles tear.
Rare2024 LAC season (DB-verified)
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Games | 15 |
| Receptions | 50 |
| Yards | 481 |
| TDs | 2 |
| Y/R | 9.6 |
| Catch% | 78.1% |
Why it matters. Most TEs who suffer two Achilles tears never reach a career peak — Dissly's best statistical season came 6 years after his first, defying the typical injury-decline curve.
One of only 9 TEs to play 13+ games in every season from 2020-2024 — after tearing both Achilles in 2018-2019.
ComparisonTEs with 13+ games in all 5 seasons 2020-2024
| Player | Games 2020 | Games 2021 | Games 2022 | Games 2023 | Games 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| George Kittle | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Will Dissly | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| Austin Hooper | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 |
| Cole Kmet | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Why it matters. Durability after double-Achilles surgery is historically rare; landing in the same 5-season availability bracket as Kelce and Kittle quantifies just how complete Dissly's recovery was.
105 receiving yards on 3 catches in Week 1 of 2018 — then tore his Achilles three games later.
Anomaly2018 game-by-game before Achilles tear
| Week | Opp | Rec | Yds | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN | 3 | 105 | 1 |
| 2 | CHI | 3 | 42 | 1 |
| 3 | DAL | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | ARI | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Why it matters. Most fans remember Dissly as the guy who got hurt before he got started — but his Week 1 put up the 3rd-highest TE yardage in the NFL that day, a detail that reframes the injury as a genuine inflection point.
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