Blake Spence
Role Player
Height6'4"
Weight249 lb
BornJun 20, 1975
Age51
CollegeOregonSee College Stats
Rookie yr1998
Draft1998 · Rd 5, Pick 146 · NYJ
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1998 | — | NYJ | 5 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | NYJ | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 50.0% | 5.0 | 2.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 9 | — | 6 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 66.7% | 5.0 | 3.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA0.1··0.1/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 16 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 16 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
20
Sustained
career value
×.6
20
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 20 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 16· confidence 56%
What builds the career mark of 20
On-field 16.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1998bestavg 201999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
0.07 EPA/season over 1 season50
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: 89%.
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon), 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
Vinny TestaverdeQB2yJames FarriorILB2yMo LewisOLB2yAaron GlennDB2yAnthony PleasantDE2yKeyshawn JohnsonWR2yOtis SmithCB2yCurtis MartinRB2yVictor GreenDB2yRichie AndersonFB2yBryan CoxLB2yJason FergusonNT2yRay MickensDB2yBobby HamiltonDE2yJohn HallK2yMarcus ColemanDB2yWayne ChrebetWR2yErnie LoganNT2yFred BaxterTE2yRick LyleDE2yDedric WardWR2yJerald SowellFB2yChad CascaddenLB2yEric OgboguLB2y
1998 Draft Class· this player went #146
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
- 1998draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 5, Pick 146
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 249 lb
Frame
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 2-season peers. See all →
16
peak 20
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1998
F1999
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 2 seasons.
28%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
37
FragileEra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | 161+156 | 9.5 |
| 1999 | 15 | 3.8 | 173+158 | 10.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeBust ↓
Pick #146 (Rd 5) · NYJ · 1998 · -17 vs expected KV-H
16actual
33 expected · Δ−17
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