Cameron Brate is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Brate in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brate's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Cameron Brate
Height6'5"
Weight245 lb
BornJul 3, 1991
Age35
CollegeHarvardSee College Stats
ConferenceIvy League
Rookie yr2014
A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 98 · #1144 · High-ValueWorth 98 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 26% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+12.3
Avg surplus
peak +27
8 seasons × ~12.3 surplus ≈ VORP 98
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | TB | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% | 17.0 | 17.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 17.3% | — | 0.0% | 25 | 24.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2015 | — | TB | 12 | — | 30 | 23 | 288 | 3 | 76.7% | 12.5 | 9.6 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 340 | 35.4% | — | 0.0% | 112 | 28.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | LA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.5 | 0 | 305 |
| 2016 | — | TB | 15 | — | 81 | 57 | 660 | 8 | 70.4% | 11.6 | 8.1 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 707 | 65.8% | — | 0.0% | 111 | 26.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | SEA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.3 | 0 | 789 |
| 2017 | — | TB | 16 | — | 77 | 48 | 591 | 6 | 62.3% | 12.3 | 7.7 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 582 | 53.6% | — | 0.0% | 8 | 6.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | CAR | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.4 | 0 | 711 |
| 2018 | — | TB | 15 | — | 49 | 30 | 289 | 6 | 61.2% | 9.6 | 5.9 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 534 | 48.6% | — | 0.0% | 58 | 17.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9 | 0 | 405 |
| 2019 | — | TB | 14 | — | 55 | 36 | 311 | 4 | 65.5% | 8.6 | 5.7 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 431 | 38.1% | — | 0.0% | 49 | 16.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 0 | 385 |
| 2020 | — | TB | 13 | — | 34 | 28 | 282 | 2 | 82.4% | 10.1 | 8.3 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 318 | 29.8% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 4.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.4 | 0 | 291 |
| 2021 | — | TB | 16 | — | 57 | 30 | 245 | 4 | 52.6% | 8.2 | 4.3 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 469 | 39.9% | — | 0.0% | 6 | 22.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | WAS | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.2 | 0 | 434 |
| 2022 | — | TB | 9 | — | 38 | 20 | 174 | 0 | 52.6% | 8.7 | 4.6 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 355 | 47.8% | — | 0.0% | 19 | 17.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -11.7 | 0 | 251 |
| Career | — | 118 | — | 422 | 273 | 2,857 | 33 | 64.7% | 10.5 | 6.8 | — | 167 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3,780 | 41.8% | — | 0.0% | 392 | 18.0% | — | — | 96.1 | 0 | 3,584 | |
Career EPA96.1·96 receiving·10.7/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 | TB | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% | 17.0 | 17.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 2015 | 24 | TB | 12 | 0* | 30 | 23 | 288 | 3 | 76.7% | 12.5 | 9.6 | — | 14 | 7.9 |
| 2016 | 25 | TB | 15 | 10* | 81 | 57 | 660 | 8 | 70.4% | 11.6 | 8.1 | — | 40 | 18.4 |
| 2017 | 26 | TB | 16 | 9* | 77 | 48 | 591 | 6 | 62.3% | 12.3 | 7.7 | — | 33 | 16.8 |
| 2018 | 27 | TB | 15 | 0* | 49 | 30 | 289 | 6 | 61.2% | 9.6 | 5.9 | — | 18 | 11.6 |
| 2019 | 28 | TB | 14 | 0* | 55 | 36 | 311 | 4 | 65.5% | 8.6 | 5.7 | — | 21 | 10.2 |
| 2020 | 29 | TB | 13 | 0* | 34 | 28 | 282 | 2 | 82.4% | 10.1 | 8.3 | — | 17 | 7 |
| 2021 | 30 | TB | 16 | 0* | 57 | 30 | 245 | 4 | 52.6% | 8.2 | 4.3 | — | 15 | 8.9 |
| 2022 | 31 | TB | 9 | 0* | 38 | 20 | 174 | 0 | 52.6% | 8.7 | 4.6 | — | 8 | 4 |
| Career | 111 | 19* | 422 | 273 | 2,857 | 33 | 64.7% | 10.5 | 6.8 | — | 167 | 84.8 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24 | LA | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25 | SEA | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 26 | CAR | 2 | 2* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 27 | CIN | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | WAS | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 31 | CIN | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 3* | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 | TB | 5 | 0* | 44 | 17.3% | — | 0.0% | 25 | 24.0% |
| 2015 | 24 | TB | 14 | 0* | 340 | 35.4% | — | 0.0% | 112 | 28.4% |
| 2016 | 25 | TB | 15 | 10* | 707 | 65.8% | — | 0.0% | 111 | 26.4% |
| 2017 | 26 | TB | 16 | 9* | 582 | 53.6% | — | 0.0% | 8 | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 27 | TB | 16 | 0* | 534 | 48.6% | — | 0.0% | 58 | 17.3% |
| 2019 | 28 | TB | 16 | 0* | 431 | 38.1% | — | 0.0% | 49 | 16.1% |
| 2020 | 29 | TB | 16 | 0* | 318 | 29.8% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 4.7% |
| 2021 | 30 | TB | 17 | 0* | 469 | 39.9% | — | 0.0% | 6 | 22.0% |
| 2022 | 31 | TB | 11 | 0* | 355 | 47.8% | — | 0.0% | 19 | 17.0% |
| Career | 126 | 19* | 3,780 | — | — | — | 392 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 1.4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2015 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 13.5 | 0 | 305 |
| 2016 | 25 | — | — | 10* | — | — | 40.3 | 0 | 789 |
| 2017 | 26 | — | — | 9* | — | — | 22.4 | 0 | 711 |
| 2018 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 4.9 | 0 | 405 |
| 2019 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 4.0 | 0 | 385 |
| 2020 | 29 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 23.4 | 0 | 291 |
| 2021 | 30 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -2.2 | 0 | 434 |
| 2022 | 31 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -11.7 | 0 | 251 |
| Career | 19* | — | — | — | 0 | 3,584 |
* 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 | 27 | TB | 16 | 0* | 8.3 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 | 18 | 100.3 |
| 2019 | 28 | TB | 16 | 0* | 7.0 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 21 | 96.9 |
| 2020 | 29 | TB | 16 | 0* | 8.6 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 108.6 |
| 2021 | 30 | TB | 17 | 0* | 7.6 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 15 | 87.2 |
| 2022 | 31 | TB | 11 | 0* | 7.0 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 43.1 |
| Career | 76 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | 79 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 62 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
59
Sustained
career value
×.6
67
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 62.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 59
On-field 41.6
Availability 17.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2015bestavg 58elite 702022
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position20
Depth
of 100
Reached 18% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
18% of the all-time Receptions leader18
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
10.68 EPA/season over 9 seasons54
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: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+63
Above average
SIS
Yards/snap0.756Touch rate0.112EPA/snap0.025Snap share41.8%Off snaps3,780ReliableCV 0.26
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
🏆 Playoff Performer
Yards / Reception: 10.5 regular season → 11.6 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)
+11%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
7 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt28Rec19Yds221TD2Ctch%67.9%Y/R11.6Y/Tgt7.91D12
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA9.1Rec AirYd243
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Harvard), 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
Lavonte DavidOLB9yMike EvansWR9yWilliam GholstonDT9yDonovan SmithOT8yAli MarpetG7yChris Godwin Jr.WR6yDemar DotsonOT6yRyan SmithCB6yGerald McCoyDT5yRakeem Nunez-RochesDT5yVita VeaDT5yJameis WinstonQB5yCarlton Davis IIICB5yRyan JensenC5yPat O'ConnorDE5yO.J. HowardTE5yEvan SmithC5yJason Pierre-PaulDE4yShaquil BarrettLB4yClinton McDonaldDT4yKevin MinterILB4yAlex CappaG4yLuke StockerTE4yKwon AlexanderMLB4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterCameron inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE room from Luke Stocker (2011–2017), and handed it to O.J. Howard (2017–2021).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2022final season
Last recorded season with TB
- 2014signing
Entered the NFL with TB
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 245 lb
Frame
Injury History
4 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TB | 4 | W5Out· ConcussionW7Out· NeckW8Out· NeckW9Out· NeckW10Questionable· NeckW13Questionable· Illness |
| 2020 | TB | 0 | W14Questionable· IllnessW21Questionable· Back |
| 2019 | TB | 0 | W9Questionable· Ribs |
| 2017 | TB | 0 | W13Questionable· HipW16Questionable· Hip / KneeW17Questionable· Hip / Knee |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
62
peak 67
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2015
B+2016
B+2017
C+2018
C+2019
C+2020
C+2021
C2022
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
93%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 288 | 24 | 404+116 | 23.8 |
| 2016 | 660 | 44 | 765+105 | 45 |
| 2017 | 591 | 36.9 | 648+57 | 38.1 |
| 2018 | 289 | 19.3 | 325+36 | 19.1 |
| 2019 | 311 | 22.2 | 402+91 | 23.6 |
| 2020 | 282 | 21.7 | 393+111 | 23.1 |
| 2021 | 245 | 15.3 | 273+28 | 16 |
| 2022 | 174 | 19.3 | 343+169 | 20.2 |
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
98 career value over replacement — #1144 all-time of 4,642. 12.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
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