TEHOU#87RES

C.J. Fiedorowicz

Top 47% all-time TEsSolid Contributor🏆 Clutch · +21% playoffs ⭐ Shooting Star · 2016

Height6'5"

Weight265 lb

BornOct 22, 1991

Age34

CollegeIowa See College Stats

Rookie yr2014

Draft2014 · Rd 3, Pick 65 · HOU

Archetype Intelligence

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 25 · #2864 · Role Player

Worth 25 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 63% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 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

+12.5

Avg surplus

peak +23

2 seasons × ~12.5 surplus ≈ VORP 25

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
2014	—	HOU	5	—	7	4	28	1	57.1%	7.0	4.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	472	46.3%	—	0.0%	97	23.9%	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.4	0	46
2015	—	HOU	13	—	24	17	167	1	70.8%	9.8	7.0	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	649	54.8%	—	0.0%	116	24.7%	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.6	0	110
2016	—	HOU	15	—	89	54	559	4	60.7%	10.4	6.3	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	677	65.6%	—	0.0%	15	17.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.2	0	609
2017	—	HOU	5	—	22	14	127	0	63.6%	9.1	5.8	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	229	64.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.8	0	181
Career		—	40	—	142	89	881	6	62.7%	9.9	6.2	—	46	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2,027	57.8%	—	0.0%	228	21.9%	—	—	0.5	0	946

Career EPA0.5··0.1/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2014	23	HOU	5	0*	7	4	28	1	57.1%	7.0	4.0	—	1	2.1
2015	24	HOU	13	9*	24	17	167	1	70.8%	9.8	7.0	—	8	5.1
2016	25	HOU	15	10*	89	54	559	4	60.7%	10.4	6.3	—	30	13
2017	26	HOU	5	3*	22	14	127	0	63.6%	9.1	5.8	—	7	2.5
Career			38	22*	142	89	881	6	62.7%	9.9	6.2	—	46	22.7

* 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%
2014	23	HOU	15	0*	472	46.3%	—	0.0%	97	23.9%
2015	24	HOU	16	9*	649	54.8%	—	0.0%	116	24.7%
2016	25	HOU	15	10*	677	65.6%	—	0.0%	15	17.0%
2017	26	HOU	5	3*	229	64.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			51	22*	2,027	—	—	—	228	—

* 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
2014	23	—	—	0*	—	—	-0.4	46
2015	24	—	—	9*	—	—	-6.6	110
2016	25	—	—	10*	—	—	12.2	609
2017	26	—	—	3*	—	—	-4.8	181
Career				22*	—	—	—	946

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 46 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 49.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 46· confidence 82%

What builds the career mark of 50

On-field 36

Availability 14

On-field production Staying available

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

2014bestavg 422017

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

0.11 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: 87%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.435 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.435Touch rate0.07EPA/snap0Snap share57.8%Off snaps2,027VolatileCV 0.69

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 · 2014

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

TE · 2014 class

4.76s

40-Yard

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 38thClass Pos 50thClass All 43th

31.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 31thClass Pos 25thClass All 36th

116"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 46thClass Pos 50thClass All 48th

25 reps

Bench

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 74thClass Pos 72thClass All 75th

7.10s

3-Cone

Above avg · 52th pct

Pos 52thAll 56thClass Pos 65thClass All 60th

4.26s

Shuttle

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 64thClass Pos 75thClass All 65th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 9.9 regular season → 12.0 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+21%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt10Rec6Yds72TD1Ctch%60.0%Y/R12.0Y/Tgt7.21D4

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA3.2Rec AirYd86

College Stats

IowaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa), 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.

2014 Draft Class· this player went #65

#57Carlos HydeRB #58Stanley Jean-BaptisteCB #59Jack MewhortG #60Kony EalyDE #61Allen RobinsonWR #62Jimmy GaroppoloQB #63Jarvis LandryWR #64Justin BrittC #66Morgan MosesOT #67Billy TurnerOT #68Dezmen SouthwardDB #69Charles SimsRB #70Marcus MartinC #71Christian KirkseyOLB #72Scott CrichtonDE #74Jay BromleyDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

C.J. inherited the Houston Texans TE room from Garrett Graham (2011–2015), and handed it to Jordan Akins (2018–2022).

Frank Wycheck 1995–1996Billy Miller 2002–2004Owen Daniels 2006–2013Joel Dreessen 2007–2011James Casey 2009–2012Garrett Graham

Similar Players

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

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

Movementderived from season history

2017final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2014draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 3, Pick 65

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 265 lb

Frame

265 lb at 4.76s

Size-speed

31.5" vert / 116" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	HOU	1	W15Out· Concussion
2015	HOU	0	W3Questionable· Knee
2014	HOU	1	W2Out· Foot

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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 49

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

F2014

C2015

B2016

D2017

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

80%

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
2014	28	5.6	97+69	5.7
2015	167	12.8	220+53	12.9
2016	559	37.3	647+88	38.1
2017	127	25.4	440+313	25.9

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

25 career value over replacement — #2864 all-time of 4,642. 6.3/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #65 (Rd 3) · HOU · 2014 · -0.9 vs expected KV-H

46actual

46.9 expected · Δ−0.9

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2014

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2014 Draft Class· this player went #65

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography