Alan Cross
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2016
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4202 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 91% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2016 | — | TB | 9 | — | 10 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 60.0% | 6.3 | 3.8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 15.1% | — | 0.0% | 131 | 39.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 0 | 42 |
| 2017 | — | TB | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 83.3% | 11.6 | 9.7 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 117 | 21.5% | — | 0.0% | 140 | 65.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 0 | 41 |
| 2018 | — | TB | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 40.0% | 4.5 | 1.8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 10.6% | — | 0.0% | 220 | 54.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -3.6 | 0 | 12 |
| Career | — | 18 | — | 21 | 13 | 105 | 1 | 61.9% | 8.1 | 5.0 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 354 | 15.7% | — | 0.0% | 491 | 53.2% | — | — | 2.0 | 0 | 95 | |
Career EPA2.0·2 receiving·0.7/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 23 | TB | 9 | 0* | 10 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 60.0% | 6.3 | 3.8 | — | 3 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 24 | TB | 5 | 0* | 6 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 83.3% | 11.6 | 9.7 | — | 3 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 25 | TB | 4 | 0* | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 40.0% | 4.5 | 1.8 | — | 1 | 0.7 |
| Career | 18 | 21 | 13 | 105 | 1 | 61.9% | 8.1 | 5.0 | — | 7 | 4.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 23 | TB | 14 | 0* | 135 | 15.1% | — | 0.0% | 131 | 39.1% |
| 2017 | 24 | TB | 8 | 0* | 117 | 21.5% | — | 0.0% | 140 | 65.6% |
| 2018 | 25 | TB | 14 | 0* | 102 | 10.6% | — | 0.0% | 220 | 54.8% |
| Career | 36 | 354 | — | — | — | 491 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 2.5 | 0 | 42 |
| 2017 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 3.1 | 0 | 41 |
| 2018 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -3.6 | 0 | 12 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 95 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | TB | 14 | 0* | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 47.9 |
| Career | 14 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 23 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 23 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
28
Sustained
career value
×.6
25
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 26.8 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 23· confidence 71%
What builds the career mark of 28
On-field 20.7
Availability 7.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2016bestavg 252018
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
0.67 EPA/season over 3 seasons50
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.297Touch rate0.059EPA/snap0.006Snap share15.7%Off snaps354VolatileCV 0.58
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Memphis), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Bryan AngerP3yLavonte DavidOLB3yMike EvansWR3yWilliam GholstonDT3yBrent GrimesCB3yDonovan SmithOT3yGerald McCoyDT3yCameron BrateTE3yKwon AlexanderMLB3yJameis WinstonQB3yJacquizz RodgersRB3yAli MarpetG3yDemar DotsonOT3yChris ConteFS3yAdam HumphriesWR3yVernon Hargreaves IIICB3yPeyton BarberRB3yRyan SmithCB3yEvan SmithC3yAdarius TaylorILB3yJavien ElliottCB3yNoah SpenceDE3yCaleb BenenochG3yCameron LynchLB3y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2018final season
Last recorded season with TB
- 2016signing
Entered the NFL with TB
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 235 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
23
peak 25
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2016
F2017
F2018
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
75%
20162018
2017 · cause not documented · 50%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 38 | 4.2 | 67+29 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 58 | 11.6 | 193+135 | 11.3 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2.3 | 0-9 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4202 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level TE.
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