Dustin Keller ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Keller in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Keller a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Dustin Keller

Top 9% all-time TEsIron Man📈 Late Developer · 2011Two-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight255 lb

BornSep 25, 1984

Age41

CollegePurdue See College Stats

Rookie yr2008

Draft2008 · Rd 1, Pick 30 · NYJ

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A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 110 · #988 · High-Value

Worth 110 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 22% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22

Avg surplus

peak +30

5 seasons × ~22 surplus ≈ VORP 110

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													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2008	—	NYJ	14	—	49	48	535	3	98.0%	11.1	10.9	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	BUF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	54.4	0	387
2009	—	NYJ	16	—	82	45	522	2	54.9%	11.6	6.4	—	27	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NE	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	-25.9	0	771
2010	—	NYJ	15	—	100	55	687	5	55.0%	12.5	6.9	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.8	0	861
2011	—	NYJ	16	—	115	65	815	5	56.5%	12.5	7.1	—	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NE	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.1	0	992
2012	—	NYJ	8	—	36	28	317	2	77.8%	11.3	8.8	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.6	0	295
Career		—	79	—	382	241	2,876	17	63.1%	11.9	7.5	—	149	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	9	9	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.6	46.8	0	3,306

Career EPA47.4·1 rushing · 47 receiving·9.5/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2009	25	NYJ	16	—	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	11.2
Career			16		1	7	0	7.0	—	0	—	0	60

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2008	24	NYJ	14	—	49	48	535	3	98.0%	11.1	10.9	—	32
2009	25	NYJ	16	—	82	45	522	2	54.9%	11.6	6.4	—	27
2010	26	NYJ	15	—	100	55	687	5	55.0%	12.5	6.9	—	33
2011	27	NYJ	16	—	115	65	815	5	56.5%	12.5	7.1	—	39
2012	28	NYJ	8	—	36	28	317	2	77.8%	11.3	8.8	—	18
Career			69		382	241	2,876	17	63.1%	11.9	7.5	—	149

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
2008	24	BUF	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2009	25	NE	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	1	—
2010	26	CHI	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	—
2011	27	NE	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	—
2012	28	ARI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			10		9	9	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2008	24	—	—	—	—	—	54.4	387
2009	25	—	—	—	—	0.6	-25.9	771
2010	26	—	—	—	—	—	8.8	861
2011	27	—	—	—	—	—	-2.1	992
2012	28	—	—	—	—	—	11.6	295
Career					—	—	—	3,306

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 70 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 70.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 51

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

2008bestavg 68elite 702012

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Receptions leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

9.47 EPA/season over 5 seasons53

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: 93%.

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 · 2008

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

TE · 2008 class

4.53s

40-Yard

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 71thClass Pos 97thClass All 68th

38"

Vertical

Elite · 93th pct

Pos 93thAll 87thClass Pos 96thClass All 98th

131"

Broad Jump

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 97thClass Pos 96thClass All 99th

26 reps

Bench

Elite · 90th pct

Pos 90thAll 79thClass Pos 90thClass All 73th

6.88s

3-Cone

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 83thClass Pos 88thClass All 84th

4.14s

Shuttle

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 83thClass Pos 96thClass All 96th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 11.9 regular season → 11.6 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-3%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt41Rec26Yds302TD3Ctch%63.4%Y/R11.6Y/Tgt7.41D15

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA13.8Rec AirYd348

College Stats

PurdueCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Purdue), 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.

2008 Draft Class· this player went #30

#22Felix JonesRB #23Rashard MendenhallRB #24Chris JohnsonRB #25Mike JenkinsDB #26Duane BrownOT #27Antoine CasonCB #28Lawrence JacksonDE #29Kentwan BalmerDE #31Kenny PhillipsFS #32Phillip MerlingDE #33Donnie AveryWR #34Devin ThomasWR #35Brandon FlowersCB #36Jordy NelsonWR #37Curtis LoftonMLB #38John CarlsonTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Dustin inherited the New York Jets TE room from Chris Baker (2002–2008), and handed it to Jeff Cumberland (2010–2015).

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

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
2008draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 1, Pick 30

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 255 lb

Frame

242 lb at 4.53s

Size-speed

38" vert / 131" broad

Explosion

26 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	NYJ	1	W1Questionable· HamstringW2Out· HamstringW3Questionable· HamstringW4Questionable· HamstringW5Doubtful· HamstringW14Doubtful· AnkleW15Doubtful· AnkleW16Doubtful· AnkleW17Doubtful· Ankle

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 72

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

B2008

B2009

B+2010

B+2011

C+2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

86%

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
2008	535	38.2	672+137	39.5
2009	522	32.6	537+15	31.6
2010	687	45.8	741+54	43.6
2011	815	50.9	805-10	47.3
2012	317	39.6	633+316	37.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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

110 career value over replacement — #988 all-time of 4,642. 22/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #30 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2008 · +15.1 vs expected KV-H

70actual

54.9 expected · Δ+15.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2008

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2008 Draft Class· this player went #30

Franchise Succession

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Knox

Era Translator

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