Erik Swoope
Solid Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 2016
A tight end with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 2015 | — | IND | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | 15 | 45.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | IND | 9 | — | 22 | 15 | 297 | 1 | 68.2% | 19.8 | 13.5 | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 244 | 21.9% | — | 0.0% | 308 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.1 | 0 | 253 |
| 2018 | — | IND | 7 | — | 10 | 8 | 87 | 3 | 80.0% | 10.9 | 8.7 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 15.6% | — | 0.0% | 70 | 35.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4 | 0 | 94 |
| Career | — | 17 | — | 32 | 23 | 384 | 4 | 71.9% | 16.7 | 12.0 | — | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 328 | 15.2% | — | 0.0% | 393 | 49.0% | — | — | 27.4 | 0 | 347 | |
Career EPA27.4·27 receiving·13.7/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | IND | 9 | 0* | 22 | 15 | 297 | 1 | 68.2% | 19.8 | 13.5 | — | 12 | 5.1 |
| 2018 | 26 | IND | 7 | 0* | 10 | 8 | 87 | 3 | 80.0% | 10.9 | 8.7 | — | 5 | 4.7 |
| Career | 16 | 32 | 23 | 384 | 4 | 71.9% | 16.7 | 12.0 | — | 17 | 9.8 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | IND | 1 | — | 6 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | 15 | 45.0% |
| 2016 | 24 | IND | 16 | 0* | 244 | 21.9% | — | 0.0% | 308 | 66.7% |
| 2018 | 26 | IND | 7 | 0* | 78 | 15.6% | — | 0.0% | 70 | 35.3% |
| Career | 24 | 328 | — | — | — | 393 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 21.1 | 0 | 253 |
| 2018 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 6.4 | 0 | 94 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 347 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | IND | 7 | 0* | 9.4 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 142.5 |
| Career | 7 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | 5 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 | 26 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 37 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 37 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
48
Sustained
career value
×.6
47
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 47.6 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 37· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 48
On-field 38.3
Availability 9.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2016bestavg 472018
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
13.72 EPA/season over 2 seasons55
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: 83%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap1.193Touch rate0.099EPA/snap0.085Snap share18.7%Off snaps322Emerging
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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
Adam VinatieriK3yT.Y. HiltonWR3yJack DoyleTE3yAnthony CastonzoOT3yAndrew LuckQB3yClayton GeathersS3yFrank GoreRB2yMike AdamsFS2yRobert MathisOLB2yTrent ColeOLB2yD'Qwell JacksonILB2yLuke RhodesLS2yRyan KellyC2yMatt OvertonLS2yKendall LangfordDE2yDarius ButlerFS2yVontae DavisCB2yErik WaldenLB2yMatthias FarleyDB2yZach KerrDE2yHenry AndersonDE2yPhillip DorsettWR2yJonotthan HarrisonC2yJoe HaegOT2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2018final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 2015signing
Entered the NFL with IND
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 255 lb
Frame
Injury History
4 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NO | 4 | W7Questionable· KneeW8Out· KneeW10Out· KneeW11Out· KneeW12Out· KneeW13Questionable· Knee |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
37
peak 47
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2016
D2018
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
72%
20152018
2015 · backup · 1/16 G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 297 | 33 | 572+275 | 33.7 |
| 2018 | 87 | 12.4 | 193+106 | 11.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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