Chase Ford
Solid Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 2014
A tight end with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
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 | |||||
| 2013 | — | MIN | 8 | — | 16 | 11 | 133 | 0 | 68.8% | 12.1 | 8.3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 26.0% | — | 0.0% | 19 | 12.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | CIN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 0 | 141 |
| 2014 | — | MIN | 10 | — | 35 | 23 | 258 | 1 | 65.7% | 11.2 | 7.4 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 338 | 45.5% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 9.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.6 | 0 | 352 |
| Career | — | 20 | — | 51 | 34 | 391 | 1 | 66.7% | 11.5 | 7.7 | — | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 487 | 35.7% | — | 0.0% | 24 | 11.2% | — | — | 12.8 | 0 | 493 | |
Career EPA12.8·13 receiving·6.4/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23 | MIN | 8 | 0* | 16 | 11 | 133 | 0 | 68.8% | 12.1 | 8.3 | — | 7 | 2.9 |
| 2014 | 24 | MIN | 10 | 0* | 35 | 23 | 258 | 1 | 65.7% | 11.2 | 7.4 | — | 15 | 5.5 |
| Career | 18 | 51 | 34 | 391 | 1 | 66.7% | 11.5 | 7.7 | — | 22 | 8.4 |
* 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 | 23 | MIN | 9 | 0* | 149 | 26.0% | — | 0.0% | 19 | 12.8% |
| 2014 | 24 | MIN | 11 | 0* | 338 | 45.5% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 9.5% |
| Career | 20 | 487 | — | — | — | 24 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 6.2 | 0 | 141 |
| 2014 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 6.6 | 0 | 352 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 493 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 | 24 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 39 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 39 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
49
Sustained
career value
×.6
49
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 49 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 39· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 49
On-field 37.5
Availability 11.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2013bestavg 492014
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
6.4 EPA/season over 2 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: 86%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.803Touch rate0.105EPA/snap0.026Snap share35.7%Off snaps487Emerging
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami; Kilgore), 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
Joe BanyardRB3yHarrison SmithFS2yAdrian PetersonRB2yCordarrelle PattersonRB2yEverson GriffenDE2yKyle RudolphTE2yChad GreenwayOLB2yBrian RobisonDE2yGreg JenningsWR2yXavier RhodesCB2yAndrew SendejoFS2yMatt CasselQB2yJarius WrightWR2yBlair WalshK2yJoe BergerG2yRhett EllisonTE2yJohn SullivanC2yBrandon FuscoG2yJeff LockeP2yJerome FeltonFB2yMatt KalilOT2yGerald HodgesLB2yZach LineFB2yMatt AsiataRB2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2014final season
Last recorded season with MIN
- 2013signing
Entered the NFL with MIN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 265 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | BAL | 0 | W12Doubtful· Shoulder |
| 2014 | MIN | 0 | W13Questionable· Hamstring / 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 2-season peers. See all →
39
peak 49
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2013
C+2014
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 2 seasons.
63%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
78
DurableEra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 133 | 16.6 | 270+137 | 15.9 |
| 2014 | 258 | 25.8 | 414+156 | 24.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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