Brandon Zylstra
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2021
Height6'2"
Weight215 lb
BornMar 25, 1993
Age33
ConferenceMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic
Rookie yr2018
A wide receiver who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4231 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 92% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
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 | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2018 | — | MIN | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 50.0% | 23.0 | 11.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | CAR | 4 | — | 12 | 8 | 106 | 0 | 66.7% | 13.3 | 8.8 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | CAR | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 75.0% | 11.7 | 8.8 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | CAR | 9 | — | 25 | 18 | 250 | 1 | 72.0% | 13.9 | 10.0 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | MIA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 21 | — | 43 | 30 | 414 | 1 | 69.8% | 13.8 | 9.6 | — | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA18.9·-1 passing · -0 rushing · 21 receiving·4.7/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | CAR | 9 | 0* | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 39.6 | 0 | 6.5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | MIN | 2 | 0* | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 50.0% | 23.0 | 11.5 | — | 1 |
| 2019 | 26 | CAR | 4 | 0* | 12 | 8 | 106 | 0 | 66.7% | 13.3 | 8.8 | — | 5 |
| 2020 | 27 | CAR | 5 | 0* | 4 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 75.0% | 11.7 | 8.8 | — | 3 |
| 2021 | 28 | CAR | 9 | 0* | 25 | 18 | 250 | 1 | 72.0% | 13.9 | 10.0 | — | 10 |
| Career | 20 | 43 | 30 | 414 | 1 | 69.8% | 13.8 | 9.6 | — | 19 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | MIN | 16 | 0* | 17 | 2.8% | — | 0.0% | 262 | 58.4% |
| 2019 | 26 | CAR | 8 | 0* | 68 | 13.9% | — | 0.0% | 88 | 34.6% |
| 2020 | 27 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 125 | 14.1% | — | 0.0% | 245 | 58.4% |
| 2021 | 28 | CAR | 13 | 0* | 333 | 37.6% | — | 0.0% | 192 | 55.6% |
| 2022 | 29 | DET | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 14 | 39.5% |
| Career | 55 | 543 | — | — | — | 801 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 43 |
| 2019 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 5.5 | 0 | 160 |
| 2020 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | -0.4 | 5.8 | 0 | 55 |
| 2021 | 28 | — | — | 0* | -1.3 | — | 9.1 | 13 | 262 |
| Career | — | — | — | 13 | 520 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Passing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | CAR | — | 0* | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | MIN | 16 | 0* | 21.5 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 91.7 |
| 2019 | 26 | CAR | 8 | 0* | 13.3 | 12.0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 94.4 |
| 2020 | 27 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 13.8 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 101.0 |
| 2021 | 28 | CAR | 13 | 0* | 10.5 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 117.1 |
| Career | 53 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 27 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 27 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
33
Sustained
career value
×.6
28
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 31 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 27· confidence 71%
What builds the career mark of 33
On-field 26
Availability 7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2019bestavg 282021
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Receptions leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
4.72 EPA/season over 4 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: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+46
Solid
SIS
Yards/snap0.764Touch rate0.081EPA/snap0.035Snap share17.1%Off snaps543Emerging
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Concordia College; Augustana (SD)), 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
J.J. JansenLS3yDJ MooreWR3yShaq ThompsonOLB3yTaylor MotonOT3yChristian McCaffreyRB3yBrian BurnsLB3yIan ThomasTE3yDonte JacksonCB3yMatt ParadisC3yMarquis HaynesLB3yJermaine CarterLB3yDennis DaleyOT3yReggie BonnafonRB3yAmeer AbdullahRB2yCam NewtonQB2yChris ManhertzTE2yJoey SlyeK2yRobbie ChosenWR2yCurtis SamuelWR2yMike HughesCB2yTyler LarsenC2yTrent ScottOT2yKawann ShortDT2yTre BostonFS2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2022team change
Joined DET (from CAR)
- 2022final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 2019team change
Joined CAR (from MIN)
- 2018signing
Entered the NFL with MIN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 215 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CAR | 0 | W12Questionable· Shoulder |
| 2018 | MIN | 0 | W13Questionable· Foot |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
27
peak 28
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2019
F2020
C2021
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
67%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 106 | 26.5 | 336+230 | 19.7 |
| 2020 | 35 | 7 | 0-35 | 0 |
| 2021 | 250 | 27.8 | 393+143 | 23.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4231 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level WR.
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