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

TEBAL#88ACT

Dennis Pitta

Top 17% all-time TEsElite Playmaker🏆 Clutch · +18% playoffsTwo-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight238 lb

BornJun 29, 1985

Age41

CollegeBYU See College Stats

Rookie yr2010

Draft2010 · Rd 4, Pick 114 · BAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

62ndPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·4

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 69 · #1643 · Above Average

Worth 69 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 36% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23

Avg surplus

peak +30

3 seasons × ~23 surplus ≈ VORP 69

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
2010	—	BAL	3	—	5	1	1	0	20.0%	1.0	0.2	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.6	0	66
2011	—	BAL	14	—	56	40	405	3	71.4%	10.1	7.2	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.0	0	368
2012	—	BAL	16	—	94	61	669	7	64.9%	11.0	7.1	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	PIT	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.3	0	832
2013	—	BAL	4	—	33	20	169	1	60.6%	8.4	5.1	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	158	54.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.3	0	243
2014	—	BAL	3	—	21	16	125	0	76.2%	7.8	6.0	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	166	72.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	0	107
2016	—	BAL	16	—	121	86	729	2	71.1%	8.5	6.0	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	810	71.3%	—	0.0%	10	6.8%	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-16.2	0	745
Career		—	62	—	330	224	2,098	13	67.9%	9.4	6.4	—	112	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,134	66.2%	—	0.0%	10	6.8%	—	—	31.2	0	2,361

Career EPA31.2·31 receiving·5.2/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2010	25	BAL	3	—	5	1	1	0	20.0%	1.0	0.2	—	0	—
2011	26	BAL	14	—	56	40	405	3	71.4%	10.1	7.2	—	28	10.3
2012	27	BAL	16	—	94	61	669	7	64.9%	11.0	7.1	—	29	15
2013	28	BAL	4	2*	33	20	169	1	60.6%	8.4	5.1	—	11	3.3
2014	29	BAL	3	—	21	16	125	0	76.2%	7.8	6.0	—	7	—
2016	31	BAL	16	11*	121	86	729	2	71.1%	8.5	6.0	—	37	13.5
Career			56	13*	330	224	2,098	13	67.9%	9.4	6.4	—	112	42.1

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2011	26	CIN	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2012	27	PIT	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2013	28	NE	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2016	31	PIT	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			6	2*	6	6	—	—	—

* 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	28	BAL	4	2*	158	54.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	29	BAL	3	—	166	72.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	31	BAL	16	11*	810	71.3%	—	0.0%	10	6.8%
Career			23	13*	1,134	—	—	—	10	—

* 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
2010	25	—	—	—	—	—	-2.6	66
2011	26	—	—	—	—	—	33.0	368
2012	27	—	—	—	—	—	13.3	832
2013	28	—	—	2*	—	—	-1.3	243
2014	29	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	107
2016	31	—	—	11*	—	—	-16.2	745
Career				13*	—	—	—	2,361

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 67.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 63· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 48

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

2011bestavg 59elite 702016

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Receptions leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

5.2 EPA/season over 6 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+

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:0.902 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.902Touch rate0.154EPA/snap-0.011Snap share66.2%Off snaps1,134ConsistentCV 0.14

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 · 2010

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

TE · 2010 class

4.68s

40-Yard

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 47thClass Pos 58thClass All 50th

34"

Vertical

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 54thClass Pos 38thClass All 48th

113"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 35thClass Pos 45thClass All 38th

27 reps

Bench

Elite · 93th pct

Pos 93thAll 83thClass Pos 88thClass All 83th

6.72s

3-Cone

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 95thClass Pos 94thClass All 93th

4.17s

Shuttle

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 78thClass Pos 94thClass All 84th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 9.4 regular season → 11.1 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+18%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt31Rec21Yds233TD4Ctch%67.7%Y/R11.1Y/Tgt7.51D15

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA14.9Rec AirYd274

College Stats

BYUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (BYU), 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.

2010 Draft Class· this player went #114

#105Trevard LindleyDB #107Marcus EasleyWR #108Jacoby FordWR #109Corey WoottonDE #110Darrell StuckeyDB #111Walter ThurmondS #112Joe McKnightRB #113Aaron HernandezTE #117Joe HawleyC #118Garrett GrahamTE #119A.J. EddsLB #120Geno AtkinsDT #121Keenan ClaytonLB #122Mike KafkaQB #123Al WoodsDT #124Eric NorwoodDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Dennis inherited the Baltimore Ravens TE room from Ed Dickson (2010–2013), and handed it to Crockett Gillmore (2014–2016).

Brian Kinchen 1996–1998Shannon Sharpe 2000–2001Todd Heap 2001–2010Daniel Wilcox 2004–2008Ed Dickson 2010–2013Dennis Pitta

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with BAL
2010draft
Drafted by BAL — Round 4, Pick 114

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 238 lb

Frame

245 lb at 4.68s

Size-speed

34" vert / 113" broad

Explosion

27 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	BAL	0	W1Questionable· Finger

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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 69

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

B2011

B+2012

F2013

B+2016

Availability

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

66%

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
2011	405	28.9	464+59	27.3
2012	669	41.8	667-2	39.2
2013	169	42.3	670+501	39.4
2016	729	45.6	793+64	46.6

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

69 career value over replacement — #1643 all-time of 4,642. 17.3/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #114 (Rd 4) · BAL · 2010 · +26.2 vs expected KV-H

63actual

36.8 expected · Δ+26.2

💔+29.4 stolen VORP·1.7 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2010

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2010 Draft Class· this player went #114

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography