Geoff Swaim
Solid Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2018
Height6'4"
Weight260 lb
BornSep 16, 1993
Age32
ConferenceBig Twelve
Rookie yr2015
Draft2015 · Rd 7, Pick 246 · DAL
A tight end with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 14 · #3392 · Role PlayerWorth 14 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 74% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
5 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+7
Avg surplus
peak +9
2 seasons × ~7 surplus ≈ VORP 14
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 | — | DAL | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | 23 | 28.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | DAL | 6 | — | 8 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 75.0% | 11.5 | 8.6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | 32.7% | — | 0.0% | 47 | 19.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.8 | 0 | 23 |
| 2017 | — | DAL | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% | 12.5 | 12.5 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 172 | 18.4% | — | 0.0% | 191 | 48.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2018 | — | DAL | 8 | — | 32 | 26 | 242 | 1 | 81.3% | 9.3 | 7.6 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 512 | 88.6% | — | 0.0% | 89 | 46.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | CAR | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.7 | 0 | 139 |
| 2019 | — | JAX | 6 | — | 17 | 13 | 65 | 0 | 76.5% | 5.0 | 3.8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | 49.2% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 4.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -5.9 | 0 | 60 |
| 2020 | — | TEN | 6 | — | 12 | 9 | 83 | 1 | 75.0% | 9.2 | 6.9 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 354 | 51.7% | — | 0.0% | 151 | 54.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3 | 0 | 79 |
| 2021 | — | TEN | 16 | — | 40 | 31 | 210 | 3 | 77.5% | 6.8 | 5.3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 719 | 66.1% | — | 0.0% | 198 | 45.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | NE | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.3 | 0 | 146 |
| 2022 | — | TEN | 11 | — | 16 | 12 | 58 | 1 | 75.0% | 4.8 | 3.6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 577 | 55.9% | — | 0.0% | 126 | 28.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.8 | 0 | 34 |
| 2023 | — | ARI | 7 | — | 11 | 10 | 94 | 0 | 90.9% | 9.4 | 8.5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 337 | 37.0% | — | 0.0% | 148 | 41.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.6 | 0 | 60 |
| 2024 | — | CLE | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 26.3% | — | 0.0% | 99 | 44.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | — | 67 | — | 140 | 111 | 853 | 6 | 79.3% | 7.7 | 6.1 | — | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3,236 | 43.4% | — | 0.0% | 1,074 | 36.2% | — | — | 27.8 | 0 | 557 | |
Career EPA27.8·28 receiving·2.8/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 | DAL | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 23 | DAL | 6 | 0* | 8 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 75.0% | 11.5 | 8.6 | — | 3 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 24 | DAL | 2 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% | 12.5 | 12.5 | — | 2 | — |
| 2018 | 25 | DAL | 8 | 8* | 32 | 26 | 242 | 1 | 81.3% | 9.3 | 7.6 | — | 11 | 6 |
| 2019 | 26 | JAX | 6 | 0* | 17 | 13 | 65 | 0 | 76.5% | 5.0 | 3.8 | — | 1 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 27 | TEN | 6 | 5* | 12 | 9 | 83 | 1 | 75.0% | 9.2 | 6.9 | — | 6 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 28 | TEN | 16 | 11* | 40 | 31 | 210 | 3 | 77.5% | 6.8 | 5.3 | — | 12 | 7.9 |
| 2022 | 29 | TEN | 11 | 10* | 16 | 12 | 58 | 1 | 75.0% | 4.8 | 3.6 | — | 4 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 30 | ARI | 7 | 0* | 11 | 10 | 94 | 0 | 90.9% | 9.4 | 8.5 | — | 4 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 31 | CLE | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 0 | — |
| Career | 64 | 34* | 140 | 111 | 853 | 6 | 79.3% | 7.7 | 6.1 | — | 43 | 25.9 |
* 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 | 22 | DAL | 4 | 0* | 24 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | 23 | 28.7% |
| 2016 | 23 | DAL | 9 | 0* | 202 | 32.7% | — | 0.0% | 47 | 19.6% |
| 2017 | 24 | DAL | 15 | 0* | 172 | 18.4% | — | 0.0% | 191 | 48.5% |
| 2018 | 25 | DAL | 9 | 8* | 512 | 88.6% | — | 0.0% | 89 | 46.4% |
| 2019 | 26 | JAX | 6 | 0* | 199 | 49.2% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 4.0% |
| 2020 | 27 | TEN | 10 | 5* | 354 | 51.7% | — | 0.0% | 151 | 54.4% |
| 2021 | 28 | TEN | 16 | 11* | 719 | 66.1% | — | 0.0% | 198 | 45.8% |
| 2022 | 29 | TEN | 17 | 10* | 577 | 55.9% | — | 0.0% | 126 | 28.9% |
| 2023 | 30 | ARI | 14 | 0* | 337 | 37.0% | — | 0.0% | 148 | 41.1% |
| 2024 | 31 | CLE | 8 | 0* | 140 | 26.3% | — | 0.0% | 99 | 44.6% |
| Career | 108 | 34* | 3,236 | — | — | — | 1,074 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 7.8 | 0 | 23 |
| 2017 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2018 | 25 | — | — | 8* | — | — | 5.7 | 0 | 139 |
| 2019 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -5.9 | 0 | 60 |
| 2020 | 27 | — | — | 5* | — | — | 4.3 | 0 | 79 |
| 2021 | 28 | — | — | 11* | — | — | 9.3 | 0 | 146 |
| 2022 | 29 | — | — | 10* | — | — | -1.8 | 0 | 34 |
| 2023 | 30 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 6.6 | 0 | 60 |
| 2024 | 31 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 34* | — | — | — | 0 | 557 |
* 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 | 25 | DAL | 9 | 8* | 4.3 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 108.6 |
| 2019 | 26 | JAX | 6 | 0* | 3.2 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 81.7 |
| 2020 | 27 | TEN | 10 | 5* | 6.6 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 121.2 |
| 2021 | 28 | TEN | 16 | 11* | 3.7 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 113.5 |
| 2022 | 29 | TEN | 17 | 10* | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 4 | 100.5 |
| 2023 | 30 | ARI | 14 | 0* | 5.5 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 102.3 |
| 2024 | 31 | CLE | 8 | 0* | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| Career | 80 | 34* | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 38 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 44 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 44 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
41
Sustained
career value
×.6
48
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 43.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 44· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 41
On-field 29.8
Availability 11.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2016bestavg 382023
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
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
2.78 EPA/season over 10 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: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+31
Rotational
SIS
Yards/snap0.264Touch rate0.043EPA/snap0.009Snap share43.4%Off snaps3,236VolatileCV 0.50
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+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameReceiving
Tgt1Rec1Yds5Ctch%100.0%Y/R5.0Y/Tgt5.0
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA0.0Rec AirYd5
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas; Butte College), 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
Zack MartinG4yCole BeasleyWR4yDeMarcus LawrenceLB4yTyron SmithOT4yL.P. LaDouceurLS4ySean LeeOLB4yDamien WilsonOLB4yByron JonesCB4yJeff HeathS4yTyrone CrawfordDT4yLa'el CollinsOT4yChris JonesP4yTerrance WilliamsWR4yRod SmithRB4yDavid IrvingDT4yJason WittenTE3yJason WhittleG3yKevin ByardFS3yRyan TannehillQB3yBen JonesC3yDan BaileyK3yDerrick HenryRB3yMaliek CollinsDT3yDak PrescottQB3y
2015 Draft Class· this player went #246
#232Edmond RobinsonLB#234Dezmin LewisWR#236Mark NzeochaOLB#237Brian MihalikOT#238Mario AlfordWR#240Corey RobinsonOT#242Dexter McDonaldCB#244Trent BrownOT#245Tre McBrideWR#247Darryl RobertsCB#248Ryan MurphyDB#249Akeem KingCB#250Trevor SiemianQB#251Taurean NixonCB#255Denzelle GoodG#256Gerald ChristianTE
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2024team change
Joined CLE (from ARI)
- 2024final season
Last recorded season with CLE
- 2023team change
Joined ARI (from TEN)
- 2020team change
Joined TEN (from JAX)
- 2019team change
Joined JAX (from DAL)
- 2015draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 7, Pick 246
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 260 lb
Frame
Injury History
8 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CLE | 1 | W12Out· Concussion |
| 2023 | ARI | 0 | W10Questionable· BackW15Questionable· Back |
| 2021 | TEN | 1 | W11Out· ConcussionW12Questionable· Concussion |
| 2020 | TEN | 0 | W15Questionable· Ankle |
| 2019 | JAX | 1 | W4Questionable· IllnessW7Out· Concussion / Ankle |
| 2018 | DAL | 5 | W9Doubtful· KneeW10Questionable· KneeW12Out· WristW13Out· WristW14Out· WristW15Out· WristW16Out· Wrist |
| 2017 | DAL | 0 | W10Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· Knee |
| 2016 | DAL | 0 | W2Questionable· Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →
44
peak 48
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2016
C+2018
F2019
D2020
C+2021
D2022
D2023
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.
70%
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 | 69 | 11.5 | 195+126 | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 242 | 30.3 | 537+295 | 31.6 |
| 2019 | 65 | 10.8 | 173+108 | 10.2 |
| 2020 | 83 | 13.8 | 240+157 | 14.1 |
| 2021 | 210 | 13.1 | 231+21 | 13.6 |
| 2022 | 58 | 5.3 | 86+28 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 94 | 13.4 | 240+146 | 14.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, 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
14 career value over replacement — #3392 all-time of 4,642. 2/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #246 (Rd 7) · DAL · 2015 · +21.5 vs expected KV-H
44actual
22.5 expected · Δ+21.5
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