TE · Denver Broncos
Joel Dreessen
Age 43 · 193 cm (6'4") · 111 kg · Born Jul 26, 1982 · Colorado State
NFL career
2005
debut year
2013
last season
9
seasons
#81
jersey
College: Colorado State
2005 NFL Draft
Rd 6
round
#198
overall pick
NYJ
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2005 to 2013 · 97 games.
Receiving
1,767yards
19touchdowns
158receptions
11.2YPC avg
Defense
25solo tackles
0.0sacks
0INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
8 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Receiving
| Year | Team | G | Rec | Targets | Yards | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | New York Jets | 6 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2007 | Houston Texans | 8 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 13.8 | 2 |
| 2008 | Houston Texans | 14 | 11 | 0 | 77 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Houston Texans | 14 | 26 | 39 | 320 | 12.3 | 1 |
| 2010 | Houston Texans | 16 | 36 | 55 | 518 | 14.4 | 4 |
| 2011 | Houston Texans | 16 | 28 | 39 | 353 | 12.6 | 6 |
| 2012 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 41 | 58 | 356 | 8.7 | 5 |
| 2013 | Denver Broncos | 7 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 6.7 | 1 |
Games during career · Denver Broncos
Most recent results for the franchise while Joel Dreessen was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
8–43 vs Seahawks
2013-21 · Feb 2, 2014 · PLAYOFF
W
26–16 vs Patriots
2013-20 · Jan 19, 2014 · PLAYOFF
W
24–17 vs Chargers
2013-19 · Jan 12, 2014 · PLAYOFF
W
34–14 @ Raiders
2013-17 · Dec 29, 2013 · REGULAR
W
37–13 @ Texans
2013-16 · Dec 22, 2013 · REGULAR
L
20–27 vs Chargers
2013-15 · Dec 12, 2013 · REGULAR
W
51–28 vs Titans
2013-14 · Dec 8, 2013 · REGULAR
W
35–28 @ Chiefs
2013-13 · Dec 1, 2013 · REGULAR
Career badges
Retired
External profiles
Colorado State alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Colorado State.
Dom Jones
CB · 2025 · Browns
Drew Moss
G · 2025 · Titans
Tory Horton
WR · 2025 · Seahawks
Chigozie Anusiem
DB · 2024 · Raiders
Dallin Holker
TE · 2024 · Saints
Mohamed Kamara
LB · 2024 · Buccaneers
Barry Wesley
OT · 2023 · Saints
Dequan Jackson
LB · 2023 · Dolphins
Ryan Stonehouse
P · 2022 · Titans
Stephen Jones
DE · 2022 · Jets
2005 NFL Draft · Round 6 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#175
#176
#177
#180
#181
#182
#183
#184
Anttaj Hawthorne
DT · OAK
#176
Nick Speegle
LB · CLE
#177
Wes Sims
G · SDG
#178
Anthony Bryant
NT · TAM
#179
Bo Scaife
TE · TEN
#180
Mike Montgomery
RB · GNB
#180
Mike Montgomery
DT · GNB
#181
Chris Harris
DB · CHI
#181
Chris Harris
CB · CHI
#182
Cedric Houston
RB · NYJ
#183
Jared Newberry
LB · WAS
#184
Bill Swancutt
DE · DET
TE peers of the era
Other TEs who debuted within five seasons of Joel Dreessen.
Adam Bergen
Debut 2005 · #89 · Cardinals
Alex Holmes
Debut 2005 · #89 · Dolphins
Alex Smith
Debut 2005 · #83 · Commanders
Billy Bajema
Debut 2005 · #86 · Ravens
Bo Scaife
Debut 2005 · #83 · Bengals
Brad Cieslak
Debut 2005 · #88 · Browns
Bryan Fletcher
Debut 2005 · #81 · Colts
Darius Williams
Debut 2005 · #82 · Rams