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Ben Obomanu

Top 42% all-time WRsSolid Contributor

Height6'1"

Weight204 lb

BornOct 30, 1983

Age42

CollegeAuburn See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 7, Pick 249 · SEA

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 15 · #3338 · Role Player

Worth 15 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 73% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.5

Avg surplus

peak +8

2 seasons × ~7.5 surplus ≈ VORP 15

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									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2007	—	SEA	8	—	12	12	180	1	100.0%	15.0	15.0	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	SEA	5	—	5	4	41	0	80.0%	10.3	8.2	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	SEA	12	—	49	30	494	4	61.2%	16.5	10.1	—	17	2	17	0	8.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	SEA	16	—	61	37	436	2	60.7%	11.8	7.1	—	16	1	13	0	13.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	SEA	5	—	9	4	58	0	44.4%	14.5	6.4	—	1	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NYJ	1	—	1	1	8	0	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	41	31.5%	—	0.0%	42	42.0%
Career		—	49	—	137	88	1,217	7	64.2%	13.8	8.9	—	47	4	41	0	10.3	0.0	3	75.0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	41	31.5%	—	0.0%	42	42.0%

Career EPA27.9·1 rushing · 27 receiving·4.7/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2010	27	SEA	12	—	2	17	8.5	0.0	1	50.0	7.9
2011	28	SEA	16	—	1	13	13.0	0.0	1	100.0	7.3
2012	29	SEA	5	—	1	11	11.0	0.0	1	100.0	1.2
Career			33		4	41	10.3	—	3	—	20.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2007	24	SEA	8	—	12	12	180	1	100.0%	15.0	15.0	—	9
2009	26	SEA	5	—	5	4	41	0	80.0%	10.3	8.2	—	4
2010	27	SEA	12	—	49	30	494	4	61.2%	16.5	10.1	—	17
2011	28	SEA	16	—	61	37	436	2	60.7%	11.8	7.1	—	16
2012	29	SEA	5	—	9	4	58	0	44.4%	14.5	6.4	—	1
2013	30	NYJ	1	—	1	1	8	0	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	0
Career			47		137	88	1,217	7	64.2%	13.8	8.9	—	47

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	30	NYJ	3	—	41	31.5%	—	0.0%	42	42.0%
Career			3		41	—	—	—	42	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2007	24	—	—	—	—	—	14.9	121
2009	26	—	—	—	—	—	4.7	30
2010	27	—	—	—	—	0.8	5.1	560
2011	28	—	—	—	—	0.8	6.8	710
2012	29	—	—	—	—	-0.4	-5.0	132
2013	30	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	6
Career					—	—	—	1,559

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
2013	30	—	—	—	0	0	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Career					0	0	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 47 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 47 × longevity 1 = KV-H 47· confidence 85%

What builds the career mark of 45

On-field 31.5

Availability 13.5

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2007bestavg 382012

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Receptions leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

4.65 EPA/season over 6 seasons52

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

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:0.195 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.195Touch rate0.024EPA/snap0.006Snap share31.5%Off snaps41Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2006

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2006 class

4.45s

40-Yard

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 86thClass Pos 57thClass All 82th

38"

Vertical

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 87thClass Pos 79thClass All 77th

116"

Broad Jump

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 46thClass Pos 19thClass All 52th

7.17s

3-Cone

Low · 14th pct

Pos 14thAll 48thClass Pos 3thClass All 47th

4.21s

Shuttle

Below avg · 49th pct

Pos 49thAll 71thClass Pos 31thClass All 61th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 13.8 regular season → 13.4 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-3%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt23Rec13Yds174Ctch%56.5%Y/R13.4Y/Tgt7.61D8

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-2.7Rec AirYd192

College Stats

AuburnCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Auburn), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #249

#228Jarrad PageS #229Willie AndrewsCB #233Devin AromashoduWR #234Will MontgomeryC #236Dee WebbCB #237Stanley McCloverDE #238T.J. RushingCB #239Ryan PlackemeierP #241Charles BennettDE #244Tim MassaquoiTE #246Quinton GantherRB #247Anthony CannonLB #248Aaron MerzG #251David AndersonWR #252Marques ColstonWR #253Dave TollefsonDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ben inherited the Seattle Seahawks WR room from Nate Burleson (2006–2009), and handed it to Golden Tate (2010–2013).

Daryl Turner 1984–1987Paul Skansi 1984–1991Byron Franklin 1985–1987Ray Butler 1985–1988Louis Clark 1988–1992Tommy Kane

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2013team change
Joined NYJ (from SEA)
2013final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
2006draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 7, Pick 249

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 204 lb

Frame

205 lb at 4.45s

Size-speed

38" vert / 116" broad

Explosion

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	SEA	0	W14Questionable· Hand
2009	SEA	0	W9Questionable· ObliqueW16Questionable· Hamstring

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 50

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D2007

F2009

C+2010

C+2011

F2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

55%

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
2007	180	22.5	159-21	9.4
2009	41	8.2	0-41	0
2010	494	41.2	593+99	34.9
2011	436	27.3	350-86	20.6
2012	58	11.6	67+9	4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, 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

15 career value over replacement — #3338 all-time of 4,642. 3/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #249 (Rd 7) · SEA · 2006 · +24.5 vs expected KV-H

47actual

22.5 expected · Δ+24.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

Passing

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #249

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator