Brandon Pettigrew is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Pettigrew in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pettigrew's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

TEDET#87CUT

Brandon Pettigrew

Top 14% all-time TEsElite Playmaker🏆 Clutch · +22% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2011Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #546

Height6'5"

Weight278 lb

BornFeb 23, 1985

Age41

CollegeOklahoma State See College Stats

Rookie yr2009

Draft2009 · Rd 1, Pick 20 · DET

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 105 · #1041 · High-Value

Worth 105 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 23% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21

Avg surplus

peak +29

5 seasons × ~21 surplus ≈ VORP 105

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)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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
2009	—	DET	10	—	55	31	352	2	56.4%	11.4	6.4	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	0	421
2010	—	DET	16	—	111	71	722	4	64.0%	10.2	6.5	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.3	0	625
2011	—	DET	16	—	126	83	777	5	65.9%	9.4	6.2	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	GB	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.7	0	817
2012	—	DET	13	—	102	59	567	3	57.8%	9.6	5.6	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	IND	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.7	0	643
2013	—	DET	14	—	63	41	416	2	65.1%	10.1	6.6	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	903	91.4%	—	0.0%	70	16.4%	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	MIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.0	0	406
2014	—	DET	7	—	15	10	70	0	66.7%	7.0	4.7	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	587	61.5%	—	0.0%	62	17.8%	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0	0	58
2015	—	DET	7	—	15	7	67	1	46.7%	9.6	4.5	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	285	51.4%	—	0.0%	8	9.3%	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	GB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.9	0	68
Career		—	94	—	487	302	2,971	17	62.0%	9.8	6.1	—	152	12	12	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,775	68.1%	—	0.0%	140	14.5%	—	—	13.9	0	3,038

Career EPA13.9·14 receiving·2.0/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2009	24	DET	10	—	55	31	352	2	56.4%	11.4	6.4	—	20	7.9
2010	25	DET	16	—	111	71	722	4	64.0%	10.2	6.5	—	35	14.7
2011	26	DET	16	—	126	83	777	5	65.9%	9.4	6.2	—	37	17.2
2012	27	DET	13	—	102	59	567	3	57.8%	9.6	5.6	—	33	10.9
2013	28	DET	14	13*	63	41	416	2	65.1%	10.1	6.6	—	19	8.3
2014	29	DET	7	7*	15	10	70	0	66.7%	7.0	4.7	—	4	2.1
2015	30	DET	7	4*	15	7	67	1	46.7%	9.6	4.5	—	4	2.9
Career			83	24*	487	302	2,971	17	62.0%	9.8	6.1	—	152	64

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2010	25	CHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2011	26	GB	3	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2012	27	IND	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2013	28	MIN	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2014	29	NO	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2015	30	GB	2	2*	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			11	4*	12	12	—	—	—

* 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	28	DET	14	13*	903	91.4%	—	0.0%	70	16.4%
2014	29	DET	14	9*	587	61.5%	—	0.0%	62	17.8%
2015	30	DET	8	4*	285	51.4%	—	0.0%	8	9.3%
Career			36	26*	1,775	—	—	—	140	—

* 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	Rec AirYd
2009	24	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	421
2010	25	—	—	—	—	—	11.3	625
2011	26	—	—	—	—	—	10.7	817
2012	27	—	—	—	—	—	-7.7	643
2013	28	—	—	13*	—	—	6.0	406
2014	29	—	—	9*	—	—	-4.0	58
2015	30	—	—	4*	—	—	-3.9	68
Career				26*	—	—	—	3,038

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 46

Availability 16

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 58elite 702015

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #546 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2010 DET·6 team wins#21

Receptions · 71 · score 5

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Receptions leader20

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

1.98 EPA/season over 7 seasons51

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: 87%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Yards / snap:0.312 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.312Touch rate0.052EPA/snap-0.001Snap share68.1%Off snaps1,775VolatileCV 0.52

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 basis

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

Combine · 2009

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

TE · 2009 class

4.80s

40-Yard

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 34thClass Pos 39thClass All 31th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 44thClass Pos 54thClass All 39th

118"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 55thClass Pos 63thClass All 56th

22 reps

Bench

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 56thClass Pos 46thClass All 52th

7.12s

3-Cone

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 54thClass Pos 41thClass All 47th

4.37s

Shuttle

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 45thClass Pos 59thClass All 51th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 9.8 regular season → 12.0 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+22%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt7Rec5Yds60Ctch%71.4%Y/R12.0Y/Tgt8.61D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA3.0Rec AirYd54

College Stats

Oklahoma StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma 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.

2009 Draft Class· this player went #20

#12Knowshon MorenoRB #13Brian OrakpoOLB #14Malcolm JenkinsS #15Brian CushingILB #16Larry EnglishDE #17Josh FreemanQB #18Robert AyersDE #19Jeremy MaclinWR #21Alex MackC #22Percy HarvinWR #23Michael OherOT #24Peria JerryDT #25Vontae DavisCB #26Clay MatthewsOLB #27Donald BrownRB #28Eric WoodC

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Brandon inherited the Detroit Lions TE room from Will Heller (2009–2012), and handed it to Tony Scheffler (2010–2013).

Rob Rubick 1982–1988David Lewis 1984–1986Rodney Holman 1993–1995David Sloan 1995–2001Pete Metzelaars 1996–1997Mikhael Ricks

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

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Movementderived from season history

2015final season
Last recorded season with DET
2009draft
Drafted by DET — Round 1, Pick 20

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 278 lb

Frame

263 lb at 4.80s

Size-speed

33" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	DET	4	W2Out· HamstringW3Out· HamstringW4Out· HamstringW7Out· Knee / Elbow
2014	DET	0	W8Doubtful· FootW10Questionable· Foot
2013	DET	1	W16Out· Ankle
2012	DET	0	W15Doubtful· AnkleW16Doubtful· AnkleW17Doubtful· Ankle
2011	DET	0	W3Questionable· Shoulder

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 72

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

C+2009

B+2010

B+2011

B2012

B2013

D2014

D2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

81%

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
2009	352	35.2	580+228	34.1
2010	722	45.1	730+8	42.9
2011	777	48.6	768-9	45.2
2012	567	43.6	696+129	40.9
2013	416	29.7	475+59	27.9
2014	70	10	166+96	9.8
2015	67	9.6	166+99	9.7

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 · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

105 career value over replacement — #1041 all-time of 4,642. 15/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #20 (Rd 1) · DET · 2009 · +9.5 vs expected KV-H

66actual

56.5 expected · Δ+9.5

💔+20 stolen VORP·1.33 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2009

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2009 Draft Class· this player went #20

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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