Anthony Firkser is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Firkser in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Firkser's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Anthony Firkser
Height6'2"
Weight241 lb
BornFeb 19, 1995
Age31
CollegeHarvardSee College Stats
ConferenceIvy League
Rookie yr2017
A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 35 · #2483 · Role PlayerWorth 35 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 54% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+8.8
Avg surplus
peak +15
4 seasons × ~8.8 surplus ≈ VORP 35
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 | |||||
| 2018 | — | TEN | 8 | — | 20 | 19 | 225 | 1 | 95.0% | 11.8 | 11.3 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 180 | 25.7% | — | 0.0% | 95 | 29.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.4 | 0 | 133 |
| 2019 | — | TEN | 10 | — | 24 | 14 | 204 | 1 | 58.3% | 14.6 | 8.5 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 198 | 21.7% | — | 0.0% | 117 | 27.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.1 | 0 | 222 |
| 2020 | — | TEN | 15 | — | 53 | 39 | 387 | 1 | 73.6% | 9.9 | 7.3 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 348 | 32.2% | — | 0.0% | 104 | 23.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | GB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.9 | 0 | 371 |
| 2021 | — | TEN | 15 | — | 43 | 34 | 291 | 2 | 79.1% | 8.6 | 6.8 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 38.1% | — | 0.0% | 72 | 18.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.1 | 0 | 250 |
| 2022 | — | ATL | 8 | — | 13 | 9 | 100 | 0 | 69.2% | 11.1 | 7.7 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 21.6% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 4.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 0 | 108 |
| 2023 | — | DET | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3.0% | — | 0.0% | 22 | 42.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | NYJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | 88 | 47.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | DET | 5 | — | 10 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 80.0% | 6.6 | 5.3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | 39.7% | — | 0.0% | 80 | 42.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 71 | — | 163 | 123 | 1,260 | 5 | 75.5% | 10.2 | 7.7 | — | 71 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,493 | 23.8% | — | 0.0% | 579 | 29.3% | — | — | 48.8 | 0 | 1,084 | |
Career EPA48.8·49 receiving·9.8/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | TEN | 8 | 0* | 20 | 19 | 225 | 1 | 95.0% | 11.8 | 11.3 | — | 12 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 24 | TEN | 10 | 0* | 24 | 14 | 204 | 1 | 58.3% | 14.6 | 8.5 | — | 9 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 25 | TEN | 15 | 0* | 53 | 39 | 387 | 1 | 73.6% | 9.9 | 7.3 | — | 26 | 7.7 |
| 2021 | 26 | TEN | 15 | 0* | 43 | 34 | 291 | 2 | 79.1% | 8.6 | 6.8 | — | 15 | 7.8 |
| 2022 | 27 | ATL | 8 | 0* | 13 | 9 | 100 | 0 | 69.2% | 11.1 | 7.7 | — | 5 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 30 | DET | 5 | 0* | 10 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 80.0% | 6.6 | 5.3 | — | 4 | 1.7 |
| Career | 61 | 163 | 123 | 1,260 | 5 | 75.5% | 10.2 | 7.7 | — | 71 | 29.7 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | TEN | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | GB | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | TEN | 2 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | TEN | 12 | 0* | 180 | 25.7% | — | 0.0% | 95 | 29.8% |
| 2019 | 24 | TEN | 15 | 0* | 198 | 21.7% | — | 0.0% | 117 | 27.2% |
| 2020 | 25 | TEN | 16 | 0* | 348 | 32.2% | — | 0.0% | 104 | 23.4% |
| 2021 | 26 | TEN | 15 | 0* | 396 | 38.1% | — | 0.0% | 72 | 18.0% |
| 2022 | 27 | ATL | 11 | 0* | 149 | 21.6% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2023 | 28 | DET | 2 | — | 2 | 3.0% | — | 0.0% | 22 | 42.0% |
| 2024 | 29 | NYJ | 7 | 0* | 33 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | 88 | 47.4% |
| 2025 | 30 | DET | 7 | 0* | 187 | 39.7% | — | 0.0% | 80 | 42.3% |
| Career | 85 | 1,493 | — | — | — | 579 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 18.4 | 0 | 133 |
| 2019 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -1.1 | 0 | 222 |
| 2020 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 18.9 | 0 | 371 |
| 2021 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 10.1 | 0 | 250 |
| 2022 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 2.5 | 0 | 108 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 1,084 |
* 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 | 23 | TEN | 12 | 0* | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 130.2 |
| 2019 | 24 | TEN | 15 | 0* | 9.3 | 9.5 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 82.6 |
| 2020 | 25 | TEN | 16 | 0* | 7.0 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 26 | 100.1 |
| 2021 | 26 | TEN | 15 | 0* | 5.8 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 15 | 91.0 |
| 2022 | 27 | ATL | 11 | 0* | 7.5 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 91.8 |
| 2025 | 30 | DET | 7 | 0* | 3.5 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 88.7 |
| Career | 76 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 70 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 | 24 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 53 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
51
Sustained
career value
×.6
56
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 53 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 51
On-field 37.2
Availability 13.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2018bestavg 472025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position12
Depth
of 100
Reached 8% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
8% of the all-time Receptions leader8
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
9.75 EPA/season over 5 seasons53
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: 87%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+64
Above average
SIS
Yards/snap0.864Touch rate0.112EPA/snap0.033Snap share29.8%Off snaps1,458ReliableCV 0.38
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+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
🏆 Playoff Performer
Yards / Reception: 10.2 regular season → 16.2 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)
+58%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
5 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt9Rec6Yds97TD2Ctch%66.7%Y/R16.2Y/Tgt10.81D5
Defense
Tkl1Solo1
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA10.8Rec AirYd110
College Receiving
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
MyCole PruittTE5yRashaan EvansILB5yBrett KernP4yKevin ByardFS4yBen JonesC4yDerrick HenryRB4yHarold Landry IIILB4yKalif RaymondWR4yTaylor LewanOT4yJayon BrownILB4yDane CruikshankDB4yMatt DickersonDE4yDaQuan JonesDT3yRyan TannehillQB3yRodger SaffoldG3yJonnu SmithTE3yBeau BrinkleyLS3yDennis KellyOT3yAdoree' JacksonCB3yKenny VaccaroS3yA.J. BrownWR3yMarcus MariotaQB3yJeffery SimmonsDT3yAmani HookerSAF3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterAnthony inherited the Tennessee Titans TE room from Jonnu Smith (2017–2020), and handed it to Chig Okonkwo (2022–2025).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined DET (from NYJ)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 2024team change
Joined NYJ (from DET)
- 2023team change
Joined DET (from ATL)
- 2022team change
Joined ATL (from TEN)
- 2018signing
Entered the NFL with TEN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 241 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TEN | 1 | W2Questionable· KneeW3Out· Knee |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →
53
peak 56
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2018
C+2019
B2020
C+2021
C2022
F2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
64%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 225 | 28.1 | 496+271 | 29.2 |
| 2019 | 204 | 20.4 | 365+161 | 21.5 |
| 2020 | 387 | 25.8 | 473+86 | 27.8 |
| 2021 | 291 | 19.4 | 350+59 | 20.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 12.5 | 219+119 | 12.9 |
| 2025 | 53 | 10.6 | 180+127 | 10.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
35 career value over replacement — #2483 all-time of 4,642. 5.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
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