Ben Skowronek
Height6'3"
Weight224 lb
BornJun 27, 1997
Age29
ConferenceIndependent
Rookie yr2021
Draft2021 · Rd 7, Pick 249 · LA
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context1x
Pro Bowls
A wide receiver who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 4 · #3969 · Role PlayerWorth 4 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 86% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+4
Avg surplus
peak +4
1 seasons × ~4 surplus ≈ VORP 4
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2021 | — | LA | 7 | — | 20 | 11 | 133 | 0 | 55.0% | 12.1 | 6.7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | 24.3% | — | 0.0% | 200 | 56.2% |
| 2021 | — | SF | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | LA | 14 | — | 61 | 39 | 376 | 0 | 63.9% | 9.6 | 6.2 | — | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 696 | 81.4% | — | 0.0% | 42 | 24.0% |
| 2022 | — | SEA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | LA | 9 | — | 12 | 8 | 66 | 1 | 66.7% | 8.3 | 5.5 | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 216 | 18.6% | — | 0.0% | 327 | 70.4% |
| 2024 | — | PIT | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 100.0% | 13.8 | 13.8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 17.3% | — | 0.0% | 149 | 54.7% |
| 2025 | — | PIT | 6 | — | 6 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 66.7% | 17.3 | 11.5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 16.4% | — | 0.0% | 310 | 68.5% |
| Career | — | 44 | — | 104 | 67 | 713 | 2 | 64.4% | 10.6 | 6.9 | — | 34 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 8.7 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,350 | 31.6% | — | 0.0% | 1,028 | 54.8% | |
Career EPA4.0·0 rushing · 4 receiving·1.0/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25 | LA | 14 | 11* | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 26 | LA | 9 | 0* | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Career | 23 | 11* | 3 | 26 | 1 | 8.7 | — | 2 | — | 0 | 14.2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | LA | 7 | 0* | 20 | 11 | 133 | 0 | 55.0% | 12.1 | 6.7 | — | 7 |
| 2022 | 25 | LA | 14 | 11* | 61 | 39 | 376 | 0 | 63.9% | 9.6 | 6.2 | — | 16 |
| 2023 | 26 | LA | 9 | 0* | 12 | 8 | 66 | 1 | 66.7% | 8.3 | 5.5 | — | 3 |
| 2024 | 27 | PIT | 4 | 0* | 5 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 100.0% | 13.8 | 13.8 | — | 4 |
| 2025 | 28 | PIT | 6 | 0* | 6 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 66.7% | 17.3 | 11.5 | — | 4 |
| Career | 40 | 11* | 104 | 67 | 713 | 2 | 64.4% | 10.6 | 6.9 | — | 34 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | SF | 3 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | SEA | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26 | LA | 4 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | PIT | 13 | 0* | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 21 | 1* | 23 | 14 | 9 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | LA | 14 | 0* | 178 | 24.3% | — | 0.0% | 200 | 56.2% |
| 2022 | 25 | LA | 14 | 11* | 696 | 81.4% | — | 0.0% | 42 | 24.0% |
| 2023 | 26 | LA | 17 | 0* | 216 | 18.6% | — | 0.0% | 327 | 70.4% |
| 2024 | 27 | PIT | 10 | 0* | 101 | 17.3% | — | 0.0% | 149 | 54.7% |
| 2025 | 28 | PIT | 17 | 0* | 159 | 16.4% | — | 0.0% | 310 | 68.5% |
| Career | 72 | 11* | 1,350 | — | — | — | 1,028 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 1.4 | 0 | 210 |
| 2022 | 25 | — | — | 11* | — | 2.0 | -5.5 | 0 | 475 |
| 2023 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | -1.7 | 1.4 | 0 | 88 |
| 2024 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 6.3 | 0 | 40 |
| Career | 11* | — | — | — | 0 | 813 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25 | LA | 14 | 11* | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2023 | 26 | LA | 17 | 0* | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Career | 31 | 11* | 20 | — | 6 | — | 0 | — | 2 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | LA | 14 | 0* | 10.5 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 | 7 | 54.8 |
| 2022 | 25 | LA | 14 | 11* | 7.9 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 16 | 67.4 |
| 2023 | 26 | LA | 17 | 0* | 7.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 108.3 |
| 2024 | 27 | PIT | 10 | 0* | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 118.7 |
| 2025 | 28 | PIT | 17 | 0* | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 145.1 |
| Career | 72 | 11* | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 34 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 40 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 40 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
39
Sustained
career value
×.6
41
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 39.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 40· confidence 83%
What builds the career mark of 39
On-field 28.5
Availability 10.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2021bestavg 342025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Receptions leader4
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
0.99 EPA/season over 4 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
Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+34
Rotational
SIS
Yards/snap0.547Touch rate0.079EPA/snap0.003Snap share31.6%Off snaps1,350ReliableCV 0.30
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
📉 Regular Season Player
Yards / Reception: 10.6 regular season → 5.7 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
-47%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt7Rec3Yds17Ctch%42.9%Y/R5.7Y/Tgt2.4
Defense
Tkl4Solo2Ast2
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA-6.8Rec AirYd76
College Rushing
| Season | School | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 2 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 | 50.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 2 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 | 50.0 | — | — | — |
College Receiving
| Season | School | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Northwestern | — | 8 | 70 | 0 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | Northwestern | — | 45 | 644 | 5 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Northwestern | — | 45 | 562 | 3 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Northwestern | — | 12 | 141 | 0 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | — | 29 | 439 | 5 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — |
| Career | 0 | 139 | 1,856 | 13 | — | 13.4 | — | — | — |
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Matthew StaffordQB3yAaron DonaldDL3yJalen RamseyCB3yRob HavensteinOT3yTyler HigbeeTE3yCooper KuppWR3yJonah WilliamsDE3yColeman SheltonC3yVan JeffersonWR3yErnest JonesLB3yChristian RozeboomLB3yJoe NoteboomOT3yMichael HoechtLB3yTutu AtwellWR3yJordan FullerSAF3yAlaric JacksonOT3yBobby Brown IIIDT3yDarrell HendersonRB3yBrycen HopkinsTE3yMarquise CopelandDT3yCameron HeywardDE2yChris BoswellK2yLeonard FloydDE2yA'Shawn RobinsonDT2y
2021 Draft Class· this player went #249
#238Matt FarniokG#239Jonathon CooperLB#240Will Bradley-KingDE#241Mark WebbSAF#243James WigginsSAF#245Tre NorwoodCB#246Shaka ToneyDE#248Will FriesG#250Khyiris TongaDT#252Chris GarrettLB#253Marquiss SpencerDE#254Pressley Harvin IIIP#255Kawaan BakerWR#256Kylin HillRB#257Jermar JeffersonRB#258Dax MilneWR
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 2024team change
Joined PIT (from LA)
- 2021draft
Drafted by LA — Round 7, Pick 249
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 224 lb
Frame
Injury History
4 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PIT | 1 | W10Questionable· ShoulderW17Out· Hip |
| 2023 | LA | 0 | W4Questionable· AchillesW7Questionable· AchillesW8Questionable· AchillesW12Questionable· Hip |
| 2022 | LA | 3 | W16Out· CalfW17Out· CalfW18Out· Calf |
| 2021 | LA | 0 | W1Doubtful· ForearmW10Questionable· ThighW12Questionable· Back |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
40
peak 41
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2021
C+2022
D2023
F2024
F2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
85%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 133 | 19 | 241+108 | 14.2 |
| 2022 | 376 | 26.9 | 382+6 | 22.5 |
| 2023 | 66 | 7.3 | 58-8 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 69 | 17.3 | 261+192 | 15.4 |
| 2025 | 69 | 11.5 | 196+127 | 11.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
4 career value over replacement — #3969 all-time of 4,642. 0.8/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #249 (Rd 7) · LA · 2021 · +17.5 vs expected KV-H
40actual
22.5 expected · Δ+17.5
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