Deon Yelder
Role Player
Height6'4"
Weight255 lb
BornMar 6, 1995
Age31
ConferenceConference USA
Rookie yr2018
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
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) | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2018 | — | KC | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2.0% | — | 0.0% | 6 | 12.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | KC | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 75.0% | 16.7 | 12.5 | — | 2 | 47 | 10.1% | — | 0.0% | 26 | 17.8% | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 116.7 |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6 | 0 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | KC | 6 | — | 11 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 63.6% | 5.1 | 3.3 | — | 2 | 194 | 21.4% | — | 0.0% | 89 | 27.1% | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 68.7 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.5 | 0 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | TB | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 14 | 9.5% | — | 0.0% | 14 | 47.0% | — | — | — | — | — | -2.0 | -2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 79.2 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.6 | 0 | -2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 13 | — | 16 | 11 | 86 | 0 | 68.8% | 7.8 | 5.4 | — | 4 | 256 | 10.8% | — | 0.0% | 135 | 26.1% | — | — | -0.5 | 0 | 93 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | |
Career EPA-0.5··-0.2/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24 | KC | 3 | 0* | 4 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 75.0% | 16.7 | 12.5 | — | 2 | — |
| 2020 | 25 | KC | 6 | 0* | 11 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 63.6% | 5.1 | 3.3 | — | 2 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 26 | TB | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| Career | 10 | 16 | 11 | 86 | 0 | 68.8% | 7.8 | 5.4 | — | 4 | 1.3 |
* 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 | 23 | KC | 3 | — | 1 | 2.0% | — | 0.0% | 6 | 12.5% |
| 2019 | 24 | KC | 9 | 0* | 47 | 10.1% | — | 0.0% | 26 | 17.8% |
| 2020 | 25 | KC | 14 | 0* | 194 | 21.4% | — | 0.0% | 89 | 27.1% |
| 2021 | 26 | TB | 3 | — | 14 | 9.5% | — | 0.0% | 14 | 47.0% |
| Career | 29 | 256 | — | — | — | 135 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 2.6 | 0 | 38 |
| 2020 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -2.5 | 0 | 57 |
| 2021 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | -0.6 | 0 | -2 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 93 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24 | KC | 9 | 0* | 9.5 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 116.7 |
| 2020 | 25 | KC | 14 | 0* | 5.2 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 68.7 |
| 2021 | 26 | TB | 5 | — | -2.0 | -2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 79.2 |
| Career | 28 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 18 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 18 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
25
Sustained
career value
×.6
25
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 25 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 18· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 25
On-field 19.5
Availability 5.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2020bestavg 252020
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-0.18 EPA/season over 3 seasons50
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+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.337Touch rate0.063EPA/snap-0.002Snap share13.7%Off snaps255Emerging
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+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameReceiving
Tgt1Rec1Yds11Ctch%100.0%Y/R11.0Y/Tgt11.01D1
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA0.8Rec AirYd1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Western Kentucky), 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
Travis KelceTE3yJames WinchesterLS3yChris JonesDL3yTyreek HillWR3yDemarcus RobinsonWR3yHarrison ButkerK3yEric FisherOT3yDerrick NnadiNT3yPatrick MahomesQB3ySammy WatkinsWR3yAndrew WylieG3yDaniel SorensenDB3yAnthony HitchensMLB3yCharvarius WardCB3yMitchell SchwartzOT3yBen NiemannLB3yAnthony ShermanFB3yTanoh KpassagnonDE3yAustin ReiterC3yDarrel WilliamsRB3yArmani WattsDB3yDorian O'DanielLB3yGehrig DieterWR3yDustin ColquittP2y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2021team change
Joined TB (from KC)
- 2021final season
Last recorded season with TB
- 2018signing
Entered the NFL with KC
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 255 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | KC | 0 | W19Questionable· Groin |
Knox
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
18
peak 25
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
57%
20182021
2018 · backup · 3/16 G
2019 · cause not documented · 56%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 36 | 6 | 88+52 | 5.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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