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Chris Herndon

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Chris Herndon

Top 49% all-time TEsSolid Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 2018Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight253 lb

BornFeb 23, 1996

Age30

CollegeMiami See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2018

Draft2018 · Rd 4, Pick 107 · NYJ

Archetype Intelligence

Solid ContributorExplore archetypes →

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 31 · #2614 · Role Player

Worth 31 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 57% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

1 replaced

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

46

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

2

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+15.5

Avg surplus

peak +21

2 seasons × ~15.5 surplus ≈ VORP 31

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
2018	—	NYJ	14	—	56	39	502	4	69.6%	12.9	9.0	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	625	62.9%	—	0.0%	165	33.2%	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	NE	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	4	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.9	0	596
2019	—	NYJ	1	—	2	1	7	0	50.0%	7.0	3.5	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	28.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	0	12
2020	—	NYJ	11	—	45	31	287	3	68.9%	9.3	6.4	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	675	68.1%	—	0.0%	116	26.2%	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.7	0	308
2021	—	MIN	5	—	7	4	40	1	57.1%	10.0	5.7	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	184	16.4%	—	0.0%	21	15.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.9	0	29
Career		—	35	—	110	75	836	8	68.2%	11.1	7.6	—	46	5	4	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,502	43.9%	—	0.0%	302	24.8%	—	—	16.1	0	945

Career EPA16.1·16 receiving·4.0/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2018	22	NYJ	14	10*	56	39	502	4	69.6%	12.9	9.0	—	25	12.5
2019	23	NYJ	1	—	2	1	7	0	50.0%	7.0	3.5	—	0	—
2020	24	NYJ	11	11*	45	31	287	3	68.9%	9.3	6.4	—	17	7.8
2021	25	MIN	5	0*	7	4	40	1	57.1%	10.0	5.7	—	4	2.1
Career			31	21*	110	75	836	8	68.2%	11.1	7.6	—	46	22.4

* 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
2018	22	NE	4	4*	5	4	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			4	4*	5	4	1	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%
2018	22	NYJ	16	10*	625	62.9%	—	0.0%	165	33.2%
2019	23	NYJ	1	—	18	28.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2020	24	NYJ	16	11*	675	68.1%	—	0.0%	116	26.2%
2021	25	MIN	16	0*	184	16.4%	—	0.0%	21	15.0%
Career			49	21*	1,502	—	—	—	302	—

* 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	22	—	—	10*	—	—	13.9	0	596
2019	23	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	0	12
2020	24	—	—	11*	—	—	1.7	0	308
2021	25	—	—	0*	—	—	1.9	0	29
Career				21*	—	—	—	0	945

* 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	22	NYJ	16	10*	10.6	8.3	4.5	0	1	0.0	25	106.4
2019	23	NYJ	1	—	6.0	2.0	5.0	0	0	0.0	—	58.3
2020	24	NYJ	16	11*	6.8	5.1	4.1	1	4	0.1	17	108.3
2021	25	MIN	16	0*	4.1	2.3	7.8	0	2	0.3	4	113.1
Career			49	21*	—	—	—	1	7	—	46	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 45 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

55

Sustained

career value

×.6

48

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 52.2 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 45· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 41.3

Availability 13.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2018bestavg 482021

All-Time Standing

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

9

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Receptions leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

4.02 EPA/season over 4 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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

49

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.557 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.557Touch rate0.073EPA/snap0.011Snap share43.9%Off snaps1,502VolatileCV 0.50

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 · 2018

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

TE · 2018 class

21 reps

Bench

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 50thClass Pos 77thClass All 64th

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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.

2018 Draft Class· this player went #107

#99Isaac YiadomCB #100Dorian O'DanielLB #101Ian ThomasTE #102Jalyn HolmesDT #103Keke CouteeWR #104Nyheim HinesRB #105Antonio CallawayWR #106Josey JewellILB #108Kyle LaulettaQB #109Troy ApkeDB #110Nick NelsonCB #112Mark WaltonRB #113DaeSean HamiltonWR #114Da'Shawn HandDE #115Joel IyiegbuniweLB #116Dorance ArmstrongDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chris inherited the New York Jets TE room from Austin Seferian-Jenkins (2016–2017), and handed it to Tyler Conklin (2022–2024).

Chris Dressel 1989–1991Mark Boyer 1990–1992Johnny Mitchell 1992–1995Jim Thornton 1993–1994Fred Baxter 1993–2000Kyle Brady

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Movementderived from season history

2021team change
Joined MIN (from NYJ)
2021final season
Last recorded season with MIN
2018draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 4, Pick 107

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 253 lb

Frame

21 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	NYJ	0	W7Doubtful· HamstringW8Doubtful· HamstringW9Questionable· HamstringW10Questionable· Hamstring

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →

45

peak 48

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

B2018

C+2020

F2021

Availability

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

75%

20182021

2019 · cause not documented · 6%

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
2018	502	35.9	645+143	38
2020	287	26.1	479+192	28.2
2021	40	8	134+94	7.9

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

31 career value over replacement — #2614 all-time of 4,642. 10.3/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #107 (Rd 4) · NYJ · 2018 · +8.2 vs expected KV-H

45actual

36.8 expected · Δ+8.2

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