Ben Ellefson
Height6'3"
Weight250 lb
BornSep 1, 1996
Age29
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football
Rookie yr2020
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2020 | — | JAX | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 25.0% | 10.0 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 133 | 30.1% | — | 0.0% | 63 | 31.7% | — | — | — | — | — | 11.3 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -3.2 | 0 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | MIN | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 81 | 24.6% | — | 0.0% | 44 | 33.8% | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | — | 39.6 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | MIN | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.7 | 8.7 | — | 2 | 43 | 16.0% | — | 0.0% | 52 | 50.5% | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 102.8 |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 6 | — | 8 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 50.0% | 9.0 | 4.5 | — | 3 | 257 | 23.6% | — | 0.0% | 159 | 38.7% | — | — | -2.9 | 0 | 67 | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | — | 3 | — | |
Career EPA-2.9·-3 receiving·-1.0/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | JAX | 3 | 0* | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 25.0% | 10.0 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
| 2021 | 25 | MIN | 1 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | MIN | 2 | 0* | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.7 | 8.7 | — | 2 |
| Career | 6 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 50.0% | 9.0 | 4.5 | — | 3 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | JAX | 7 | 0* | 133 | 30.1% | — | 0.0% | 63 | 31.7% |
| 2021 | 25 | MIN | 5 | 0* | 81 | 24.6% | — | 0.0% | 44 | 33.8% |
| 2022 | 26 | MIN | 4 | 0* | 43 | 16.0% | — | 0.0% | 52 | 50.5% |
| Career | 16 | 257 | — | — | — | 159 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -3.2 | 0 | 45 |
| 2021 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -0.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 67 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | JAX | 7 | 0* | 11.3 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 25 | MIN | 5 | 0* | 7.0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | — | 39.6 |
| 2022 | 26 | MIN | 4 | 0* | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 102.8 |
| Career | 16 | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | — | 3 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 0% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
0% of the all-time Receptions leader0
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-0.98 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: 95%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.14Touch rate0.031EPA/snap-0.011Snap share23.6%Off snaps257Emerging
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (North Dakota State), 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
Harrison SmithFS2yPatrick PetersonCB2yAdam ThielenWR2yKirk CousinsQB2yDanielle HunterDE2yEric KendricksMLB2yDalvin TomlinsonDE2yAndrew DePaolaLS2yC.J. HamFB2yBrian O'NeillOT2yJosh MetellusSAF2yJustin JeffersonWR2yGarrett BradburyC2yTroy DyeLB2yGreg JosephK2yDalvin CookRB2yAlexander MattisonRB2yD.J. WonnumLB2yCamryn BynumSAF2yEzra ClevelandG2yKris BoydCB2yOlisaemeka UdohOT2yJames LynchDT2yK.J. OsbornWR2y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2022final season
Last recorded season with MIN
- 2021team change
Joined MIN (from JAX)
- 2020signing
Entered the NFL with JAX
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 250 lb
Frame
Injury History
4 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MIN | 2 | W5Out· GroinW13Out· Groin |
| 2021 | MIN | 1 | W6Out· Knee |
| 2020 | JAX | 1 | W13Out· Knee |
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
32%
20202022
2020 · Knee · 44%2021 · Knee · 29%2022 · Groin · 24%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
34
FragileData: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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