TECHI#88ACT

Dante Rosario

Top 41% all-time TEsDurable Contributor📉 Fades · -12% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2009Two-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight242 lb

BornOct 25, 1984

Age41

CollegeOregon See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 5, Pick 155 · CAR

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 17 · #3238 · Role Player

Worth 17 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 71% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

5 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.5

Avg surplus

peak +9

2 seasons × ~8.5 surplus ≈ VORP 17

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									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2007	—	CAR	4	—	6	6	108	2	100.0%	18.0	18.0	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CAR	6	—	18	18	209	1	100.0%	11.6	11.6	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	TB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CAR	14	—	48	26	313	2	54.2%	12.0	6.5	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CAR	16	—	58	32	264	0	55.2%	8.3	4.6	—	15	1	-2	0	-2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DEN	9	—	11	7	117	0	63.6%	16.7	10.6	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	LAC	10	—	18	10	95	3	55.6%	9.5	5.3	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	TEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	CHI	3	—	4	1	13	0	25.0%	13.0	3.3	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	182	18.5%	—	0.0%	352	76.6%
2014	—	CHI	13	—	22	16	116	0	72.7%	7.3	5.3	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	314	30.1%	—	0.0%	274	62.4%
Career		—	78	—	185	116	1,235	8	62.7%	10.6	6.7	—	64	1	-2	0	-2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	496	24.3%	—	0.0%	626	69.5%

Career EPA14.3·-1 rushing · 15 receiving·1.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2010	26	CAR	16	—	1	-2	0	-2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	7
Career			16		1	-2	0	-2.0	—	0	—	0	35

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2007	23	CAR	4	—	6	6	108	2	100.0%	18.0	18.0	—	5
2008	24	CAR	6	—	18	18	209	1	100.0%	11.6	11.6	—	11
2009	25	CAR	14	—	48	26	313	2	54.2%	12.0	6.5	—	19
2010	26	CAR	16	—	58	32	264	0	55.2%	8.3	4.6	—	15
2011	27	DEN	9	—	11	7	117	0	63.6%	16.7	10.6	—	4
2012	28	LAC	10	—	18	10	95	3	55.6%	9.5	5.3	—	6
2013	29	CHI	3	0*	4	1	13	0	25.0%	13.0	3.3	—	1
2014	30	CHI	13	0*	22	16	116	0	72.7%	7.3	5.3	—	3
Career			75		185	116	1,235	8	62.7%	10.6	6.7	—	64

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2008	24	TB	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2009	25	CAR	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2011	27	DEN	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2012	28	TEN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			6		4	4	—	—	—

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	29	CHI	15	0*	182	18.5%	—	0.0%	352	76.6%
2014	30	CHI	16	0*	314	30.1%	—	0.0%	274	62.4%
Career			31		496	—	—	—	626	—

* 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
2007	23	—	—	—	—	—	11.5	72
2008	24	—	—	—	—	—	21.1	149
2009	25	—	—	—	—	—	6.9	404
2010	26	—	—	—	—	-0.9	-23.6	352
2011	27	—	—	—	—	—	5.9	151
2012	28	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3	163
2013	29	—	—	0*	—	—	-0.8	14
2014	30	—	—	0*	—	—	-2.5	101
Career					—	—	—	1,406

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 49 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 48.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 89%

What builds the career mark of 47

On-field 32.4

Availability 14.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2007bestavg 442014

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Receptions leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

1.79 EPA/season over 8 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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:0.26 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.26Touch rate0.052EPA/snap-0.007Snap share24.3%Off snaps496Emerging

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 · 2007

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

TE · 2007 class

4.78s

40-Yard

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 36thClass Pos 50thClass All 32th

36"

Vertical

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 73thClass Pos 83thClass All 73th

115"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 42thClass Pos 50thClass All 49th

20 reps

Bench

Below avg · 46th pct

Pos 46thAll 44thClass Pos 36thClass All 39th

6.96s

3-Cone

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 74thClass Pos 89thClass All 70th

4.47s

Shuttle

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 31thClass Pos 28thClass All 23th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 10.6 regular season → 9.3 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-12%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt5Rec3Yds28Ctch%60.0%Y/R9.3Y/Tgt5.61D2

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.1Rec AirYd57

College Stats

OregonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon), 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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #155

#146Aundrae AllisonWR #147Tarell BrownCB #148Kolby SmithRB #149Uche NwaneriG #150Josh GattisSAF #152Antonio JohnsonDT #153Kevin BossTE #154Clifton RyanDT #157David ClowneyWR #161Will HerringLB #162Brent CelekTE #164Tim ShawMLB #165Eric FramptonS #166Derek LandriDT #167Kevin PayneFS #168Corey GrahamFS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Dante inherited the Carolina Panthers TE room from Jeff King (2006–2010), and handed it to Greg Olsen (2011–2019).

Wesley Walls 1996–2002Kris Mangum 1997–2006Luther Broughton 1998–2001Jeff King 2006–2010Dante Rosario 2007–2010Greg Olsen

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 CHI
2013team change
Joined CHI (from LAC)
2012team change
Joined LAC (from DEN)
2011team change
Joined DEN (from CAR)
2007draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 5, Pick 155

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 242 lb

Frame

244 lb at 4.78s

Size-speed

36" vert / 115" broad

Explosion

20 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	SD	0	W11Questionable· HamstringW12Doubtful· HamstringW13Doubtful· Hamstring
2009	CAR	1	W6Questionable· AnkleW8Out· KneeW9Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· Knee

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 51

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

F2007

C2008

C+2009

C+2010

C2011

C2012

C2014

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

83%

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
2007	108	27	464+356	27.3
2008	209	34.8	609+400	35.8
2009	313	22.4	363+50	21.3
2010	264	16.5	270+6	15.9
2011	117	13	218+101	12.8
2012	95	9.5	160+65	9.4
2014	116	8.9	149+33	8.8

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

17 career value over replacement — #3238 all-time of 4,642. 2.4/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #155 (Rd 5) · CAR · 2007 · +16 vs expected KV-H

49actual

33 expected · Δ+16

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #155

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography