Colby Parkinson is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Parkinson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Parkinson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Colby Parkinson

Top 30% all-time TEsReliable Starter🏆 Clutch · +23% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2025

Height6'7"

Weight265 lb

BornJan 7, 1999

Age27

CollegeStanford See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2020

Draft2020 · Rd 4, Pick 133 · SEA

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A tight end with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 39 · #2348 · Role Player

Worth 39 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 52% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.8

Avg surplus

peak +14

4 seasons × ~9.8 surplus ≈ VORP 39

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									Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)					Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2020	—	SEA	1	—	2	2	16	0	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	2	51	12.5%	—	0.0%	47	35.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.4	0	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	SEA	5	—	8	5	33	0	62.5%	6.6	4.1	—	2	187	25.9%	—	0.0%	139	36.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	0	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	SEA	14	—	34	25	322	2	73.5%	12.9	9.5	—	14	443	39.7%	—	0.0%	193	41.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.2	0	278	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	SEA	14	—	34	25	247	2	73.5%	9.9	7.3	—	11	497	47.4%	—	0.0%	134	29.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.4	0	218	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	LA	15	—	49	30	294	1	61.2%	9.8	6.0	—	15	601	54.9%	—	0.0%	66	26.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.2	0	263	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	LA	14	—	56	43	408	8	76.8%	9.5	7.3	—	24	621	60.4%	—	0.0%	30	12.3%	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	63	—	183	130	1,320	13	71.0%	10.2	7.2	—	68	2,400	40.1%	—	0.0%	609	30.0%	—	—	25.2	0	817	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA25.2·25 receiving·5.0/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2020	21	SEA	1	0*	2	2	16	0	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	2	—
2021	22	SEA	5	0*	8	5	33	0	62.5%	6.6	4.1	—	2	1.3
2022	23	SEA	14	0*	34	25	322	2	73.5%	12.9	9.5	—	14	7.9
2023	24	SEA	14	0*	34	25	247	2	73.5%	9.9	7.3	—	11	7.1
2024	25	LA	15	9*	49	30	294	1	61.2%	9.8	6.0	—	15	7
2025	26	LA	14	9*	56	43	408	8	76.8%	9.5	7.3	—	24	14.2
Career			63	18*	183	130	1,320	13	71.0%	10.2	7.2	—	68	37.5

* 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%
2020	21	SEA	6	0*	51	12.5%	—	0.0%	47	35.2%
2021	22	SEA	14	0*	187	25.9%	—	0.0%	139	36.4%
2022	23	SEA	17	0*	443	39.7%	—	0.0%	193	41.1%
2023	24	SEA	17	0*	497	47.4%	—	0.0%	134	29.0%
2024	25	LA	17	9*	601	54.9%	—	0.0%	66	26.1%
2025	26	LA	15	9*	621	60.4%	—	0.0%	30	12.3%
Career			86	18*	2,400	—	—	—	609	—

* 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
2020	21	—	—	0*	—	—	2.4	11
2021	22	—	—	0*	—	—	1.0	47
2022	23	—	—	0*	—	—	10.2	278
2023	24	—	—	0*	—	—	8.4	218
2024	25	—	—	9*	—	—	3.2	263
Career				9*	—	—	—	817

* 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
2020	21	SEA	6	0*	5.5	5.5	2.5	1	0	0.0	2	100.0
2021	22	SEA	14	0*	5.9	2.6	4.0	0	0	0.0	2	71.4
2022	23	SEA	17	0*	8.2	6.9	6.0	0	0	0.0	14	122.4
2023	24	SEA	17	0*	6.5	6.4	3.4	1	2	0.1	11	113.2
2024	25	LA	17	9*	5.3	4.5	5.3	1	2	0.0	15	84.9
2025	26	LA	15	9*	4.4	3.2	6.3	4	3	0.1	24	121.1
Career			86	18*	—	—	—	7	7	—	68	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 37.3

Availability 15.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2021bestavg 492025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Receptions leader8

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

5.04 EPA/season over 5 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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.55 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.55Touch rate0.076EPA/snap0.01Snap share40.1%Off snaps2,400ReliableCV 0.37

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 · 2020

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

TE · 2020 class

4.77s

40-Yard

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 37thClass Pos 30thClass All 35th

32.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 39thClass Pos 27thClass All 35th

109"

Broad Jump

Low · 9th pct

Pos 9thAll 22thClass Pos 4thClass All 12th

18 reps

Bench

Below avg · 28th pct

Pos 28thAll 33thClass Pos 38thClass All 34th

7.15s

3-Cone

Below avg · 41th pct

Pos 41thAll 50thClass Pos 58thClass All 59th

4.46s

Shuttle

Low · 21th pct

Pos 21thAll 33thClass Pos 21thClass All 41th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 10.2 regular season → 12.5 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

+23%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt24Rec15Yds188TD2Ctch%62.5%Y/R12.5Y/Tgt7.81D8

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.5Rec AirYd49

College Stats

StanfordCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford), 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.

2020 Draft Class· this player went #133

#123Reggie Robinson IICB #124Anthony McFarlandRB #126Charlie HeckOT #127K'Von WallaceSAF #128Gabe DavisWR #130James LynchDT #131Rashard LawrenceDT #132Troy DyeLB #134Jaylinn HawkinsSAF #135Kevin DotsonG #136Brycen HopkinsTE #137Josiah ScottCB #138L'Jarius SneedSAF #139Amik RobertsonCB #140Shaquille QuartermanLB #141John ReidCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Colby inherited the Seattle Seahawks TE room from Jacob Hollister (2019–2020), and handed it to Noah Fant (2022–2024).

Pete Metzelaars 1982–1984Travis McNeal 1989–1991Paul Green 1992–1994Carlester Crumpler 1994–1998Christian Fauria 1995–2001Itula Mili

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with LA
2024team change
Joined LA (from SEA)
2020draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 4, Pick 133

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'7" / 265 lb

Frame

252 lb at 4.77s

Size-speed

32.5" vert / 109" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	SEA	0	W10Questionable· Biceps

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

F2021

C+2022

C+2023

C+2024

B2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

94%

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
2021	33	6.6	107+74	6.3
2022	322	23	411+89	24.1
2023	247	17.6	314+67	18.5
2024	294	19.6	346+52	20.4
2025	408	29.1	495+87	29.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, 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

39 career value over replacement — #2348 all-time of 4,642. 7.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #133 (Rd 4) · SEA · 2020 · +21.5 vs expected KV-H

55actual

33.5 expected · Δ+21.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2020

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2020 Draft Class· this player went #133

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator