Antonio Gates ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Gates in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Gates a career score of 89, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Antonio Gates
Top 1% all-time TEsFranchise Cornerstone📊 Undervalued by voters👑 2× #1 Tight End · 2005–2010📉 Fades · -15% playoffs🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #380
Height6'4"
Weight255 lb
BornJun 18, 1980
Age46
ConferenceMid-American
Rookie yr2003
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
A top 1% all-time tight end with excellent availability over their career and above-average snap-level impact. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 522 · #13 · All-TimeWorth 522 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 1% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 16 of 16 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +32.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
16 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
16
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+32.6
Avg surplus
peak +52
16 seasons × ~32.6 surplus ≈ VORP 522
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 | |||||
| 2003 | — | LAC | 9 | — | 24 | 24 | 389 | 2 | 100.0% | 16.2 | 16.2 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | GB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | LAC | 15 | — | 81 | 81 | 964 | 13 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | NYJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | LAC | 15 | — | 89 | 89 | 1,101 | 10 | 100.0% | 12.4 | 12.4 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | KC | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 71 | 71 | 924 | 9 | 100.0% | 13.0 | 13.0 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | DEN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93.7 | 0 | 649 |
| 2007 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 75 | 75 | 984 | 9 | 100.0% | 13.1 | 13.1 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | MIN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98.4 | 0 | 718 |
| 2008 | — | LAC | 15 | — | 60 | 60 | 704 | 8 | 100.0% | 11.7 | 11.7 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | KC | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61.0 | 0 | 476 |
| 2009 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 114 | 79 | 1,157 | 8 | 69.3% | 14.6 | 10.1 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74.3 | 0 | 1,064 |
| 2010 | — | LAC | 10 | — | 65 | 50 | 782 | 10 | 76.9% | 15.6 | 12.0 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58.7 | 0 | 632 |
| 2011 | — | LAC | 13 | — | 88 | 64 | 778 | 7 | 72.7% | 12.2 | 8.8 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | LV | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51.0 | 0 | 799 |
| 2012 | — | LAC | 15 | — | 80 | 49 | 538 | 7 | 61.3% | 11.0 | 6.7 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | DEN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.2 | 0 | 858 |
| 2013 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 113 | 77 | 872 | 4 | 68.1% | 11.3 | 7.7 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 968 | 87.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.8 | 0 | 804 |
| 2014 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 98 | 69 | 821 | 12 | 70.4% | 11.9 | 8.4 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 769 | 72.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46.4 | 0 | 913 |
| 2015 | — | LAC | 11 | — | 85 | 56 | 630 | 5 | 65.9% | 11.3 | 7.4 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | SD | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 497 | 61.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.3 | 0 | 696 |
| 2016 | — | LAC | 13 | — | 93 | 53 | 548 | 7 | 57.0% | 10.3 | 5.9 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | LV | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | SD | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 585 | 61.6% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 4.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.8 | 0 | 769 |
| 2017 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 52 | 30 | 316 | 3 | 57.7% | 10.5 | 6.1 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 500 | 47.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | KC | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 0 | 432 |
| 2018 | — | LAC | 15 | — | 45 | 28 | 333 | 2 | 62.2% | 11.9 | 7.4 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 364 | 36.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.6 | 0 | 356 |
| Career | — | 303 | — | 1,233 | 955 | 11,841 | 116 | 77.5% | 12.4 | 9.6 | — | 651 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3,683 | 61.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 4.0% | — | — | 822.9 | 0 | 9,166 | |
Career EPA822.9·823 receiving·51.4/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23 | LAC | 9 | — | 24 | 24 | 389 | 2 | 100.0% | 16.2 | 16.2 | — | 19 | 8.3 |
| 2004 | 24 | LAC | 15 | — | 81 | 81 | 964 | 13 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 55 | 24.7 |
| 2005 | 25 | LAC | 15 | — | 89 | 89 | 1,101 | 10 | 100.0% | 12.4 | 12.4 | — | 62 | 23.4 |
| 2006 | 26 | LAC | 16 | — | 71 | 71 | 924 | 9 | 100.0% | 13.0 | 13.0 | — | 49 | 22.6 |
| 2007 | 27 | LAC | 16 | — | 75 | 75 | 984 | 9 | 100.0% | 13.1 | 13.1 | — | 54 | 21 |
| 2008 | 28 | LAC | 15 | — | 60 | 60 | 704 | 8 | 100.0% | 11.7 | 11.7 | — | 39 | 18.5 |
| 2009 | 29 | LAC | 16 | — | 114 | 79 | 1,157 | 8 | 69.3% | 14.6 | 10.1 | — | 61 | 22.1 |
| 2010 | 30 | LAC | 10 | — | 65 | 50 | 782 | 10 | 76.9% | 15.6 | 12.0 | — | 42 | 15.9 |
| 2011 | 31 | LAC | 13 | — | 88 | 64 | 778 | 7 | 72.7% | 12.2 | 8.8 | — | 45 | 17.1 |
| 2012 | 32 | LAC | 15 | — | 80 | 49 | 538 | 7 | 61.3% | 11.0 | 6.7 | — | 30 | 13.4 |
| 2013 | 33 | LAC | 16 | 14* | 113 | 77 | 872 | 4 | 68.1% | 11.3 | 7.7 | — | 49 | 14.3 |
| 2014 | 34 | LAC | 16 | 12* | 98 | 69 | 821 | 12 | 70.4% | 11.9 | 8.4 | — | 44 | 22.8 |
| 2015 | 35 | LAC | 11 | 7* | 85 | 56 | 630 | 5 | 65.9% | 11.3 | 7.4 | — | 33 | 13.3 |
| 2016 | 36 | LAC | 13 | 9* | 93 | 53 | 548 | 7 | 57.0% | 10.3 | 5.9 | — | 34 | 16 |
| 2017 | 37 | LAC | 16 | 0* | 52 | 30 | 316 | 3 | 57.7% | 10.5 | 6.1 | — | 16 | 9.6 |
| 2018 | 38 | LAC | 15 | 0* | 45 | 28 | 333 | 2 | 62.2% | 11.9 | 7.4 | — | 19 | 8.6 |
| Career | 227 | 42* | 1,233 | 955 | 11,841 | 116 | 77.5% | 12.4 | 9.6 | — | 651 | 271.6 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23 | GB | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24 | NYJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25 | KC | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26 | DEN | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | MIN | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | KC | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29 | CIN | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | LV | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 32 | DEN | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 33 | CIN | 1 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 36 | LV | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 37 | KC | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 19 | 2* | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33 | SD | 16 | 14* | 968 | 87.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 34 | SD | 16 | 12* | 769 | 72.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 35 | SD | 11 | 7* | 497 | 61.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 36 | SD | 14 | 9* | 585 | 61.6% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 37 | LAC | 16 | 0* | 500 | 47.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 38 | LAC | 16 | 0* | 364 | 36.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 89 | 42* | 3,683 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 30.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 105.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 105.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 93.7 | 0 | 649 |
| 2007 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 98.4 | 0 | 718 |
| 2008 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 61.0 | 0 | 476 |
| 2009 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 74.3 | 0 | 1,064 |
| 2010 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 58.7 | 0 | 632 |
| 2011 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 51.0 | 0 | 799 |
| 2012 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 23.2 | 0 | 858 |
| 2013 | 33 | — | — | 14* | — | — | 30.8 | 0 | 804 |
| 2014 | 34 | — | — | 12* | — | — | 46.4 | 0 | 913 |
| 2015 | 35 | — | — | 7* | — | — | 22.3 | 0 | 696 |
| 2016 | 36 | — | — | 9* | — | — | 12.8 | 0 | 769 |
| 2017 | 37 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 4.0 | 0 | 432 |
| 2018 | 38 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 4.6 | 0 | 356 |
| Career | 42* | — | — | — | 0 | 9,166 |
* 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 | 38 | LAC | 16 | 0* | 7.9 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 90.3 |
| Career | 16 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 89 · All-Time GreatA all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 89 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 16 scored seasons.
79
Sustained
career value
×.6
96
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 85.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 89· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 79
On-field 60.8
Availability 18.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2003bestavg 79elite 702018
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #380 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position66
Strong
of 100
Reached 62% of the all-time Receptions leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.
62% of the all-time Receptions leader62
3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100
51.43 EPA/season over 16 seasons67
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: 95%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+75
Excellent
SIS
Yards/snap0.956Touch rate0.132EPA/snap0.033Snap share60.9%Off snaps3,683Elite · ConsistentCV 0.20
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
📉 Regular Season Player
Yards / Reception: 12.4 regular season → 10.6 playoffs (7 playoff seasons)
-15%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
12 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt59Rec51Yds540TD2Ctch%86.4%Y/R10.6Y/Tgt9.21D28
Defense
Tkl1Solo1
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA32.0Rec AirYd371
College Stats
Kent State; Eastern Michigan; Michigan State; College of the SequoiasCollege listed; stat table pending importCollege stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Kent State; Eastern Michigan; Michigan State; College of the Sequoias), 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
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Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterAntonio inherited the Los Angeles Chargers TE room from Freddie Jones (1997–2001), and handed it to Hunter Henry (2016–2020).
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Movementderived from season history
- 2018final season
Last recorded season with LAC
- 2003signing
Entered the NFL with LAC
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 255 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | LAC | 0 | W3Questionable· IllnessW11Questionable· Knee |
| 2016 | SD | 0 | W3Doubtful· HamstringW4Doubtful· HamstringW5Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2015 | SD | 0 | W7Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· Knee |
| 2014 | SD | 0 | W1Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2012 | SD | 0 | W2Questionable· Ribs |
| 2011 | SD | 0 | W3Questionable· FootW4Doubtful· FootW5Doubtful· FootW7Questionable· Foot |
| 2010 | SD | 1 | W7Questionable· ToeW8Questionable· ToeW9Doubtful· Toe / FootW11Questionable· Toe / FootW12Questionable· Toe / FootW13Questionable· Toe / FootW14Questionable· Toe / FootW15Doubtful· Toe / FootW16Out· Toe / Foot |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 389 | 43.2 | 885+496 | 52.1 |
| 2004 | 964 | 64.3 | 1,381+417 | 81.2 |
| 2005 | 1,101 | 73.4 | 1,462+361 | 86 |
| 2006 | 924 | 57.8 | 1,065+141 | 62.7 |
| 2007 | 984 | 61.5 | 1,087+103 | 63.9 |
| 2008 | 704 | 46.9 | 834+130 | 49.1 |
| 2009 | 1,157 | 72.3 | 1,209+52 | 71.1 |
| 2010 | 782 | 78.2 | 1,262+480 | 74.2 |
| 2011 | 778 | 59.8 | 943+165 | 55.4 |
| 2012 | 538 | 35.9 | 574+36 | 33.8 |
| 2013 | 872 | 54.5 | 862-10 | 50.7 |
| 2014 | 821 | 51.3 | 816-5 | 48 |
| 2015 | 630 | 57.3 | 953+323 | 56.1 |
| 2016 | 548 | 42.2 | 733+185 | 43.1 |
| 2017 | 316 | 19.8 | 339+23 | 19.9 |
| 2018 | 333 | 22.2 | 382+49 | 22.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
522 career value over replacement — #13 all-time of 4,642. 32.6/season above a replacement-level TE.
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