Giovanni Ricci
Role Player
Height6'3"
Weight240 lb
BornOct 16, 1996
Age29
ConferenceMid-American
Rookie yr2020
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 | 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 | |||||
| 2021 | — | CAR | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | 14.9% | — | 0.0% | 301 | 70.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022 | — | CAR | 6 | — | 9 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 88.9% | 12.5 | 11.1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 18.9% | — | 0.0% | 258 | 62.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7 | 0 | 55 |
| 2023 | — | CAR | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5.3% | — | 0.0% | 88 | 64.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5 | 0 | -1 |
| 2025 | — | DET | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 29.3% | — | 0.0% | 32 | 36.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 11 | — | 13 | 9 | 102 | 0 | 69.2% | 11.3 | 7.8 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 395 | 17.1% | — | 0.0% | 679 | 58.4% | — | — | 2.3 | 0 | 77 | |
Career EPA2.3·2 receiving·0.8/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | CAR | 2 | 0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 26 | CAR | 6 | 0* | 9 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 88.9% | 12.5 | 11.1 | — | 3 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 27 | CAR | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 29 | DET | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| Career | 10 | 13 | 9 | 102 | 0 | 69.2% | 11.3 | 7.8 | — | 3 | 2.2 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 162 | 14.9% | — | 0.0% | 301 | 70.4% |
| 2022 | 26 | CAR | 15 | 0* | 163 | 18.9% | — | 0.0% | 258 | 62.2% |
| 2023 | 27 | CAR | 5 | 0* | 12 | 5.3% | — | 0.0% | 88 | 64.8% |
| 2025 | 29 | DET | 3 | — | 58 | 29.3% | — | 0.0% | 32 | 36.0% |
| Career | 39 | 395 | — | — | — | 679 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -1.0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 3.7 | 0 | 55 |
| 2023 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -0.5 | 0 | -1 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 77 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 11.5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 |
| 2022 | 26 | CAR | 15 | 0* | 5.4 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 113.0 |
| 2023 | 27 | CAR | 5 | 0* | -1.0 | -1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 79.2 |
| 2025 | 29 | DET | 3 | — | 3.0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Career | 39 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 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 23 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 23 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
32
Sustained
career value
×.6
32
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 32 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 23· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 32
On-field 26.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2022bestavg 322022
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
0.76 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: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.258Touch rate0.033EPA/snap0.006Snap share17.1%Off snaps395Emerging
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Western Michigan), 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
J.J. JansenLS3yShaq ThompsonOLB3yTaylor MotonOT3yFrankie LuvuLB3yBrian BurnsLB3yIan ThomasTE3yDonte JacksonCB3ySam Franklin Jr.SAF3yJeremy ChinnSAF3yDerrick BrownDT3yChuba HubbardRB3yTommy TrembleTE3yYetur Gross-MatosDE3yMarquis HaynesLB3yC.J. HendersonCB3yJaycee HornCB3yBrady ChristensenOT3yTerrace Marshall Jr.WR3yStephen SullivanTE3yJohnny HekkerP2yDJ MooreWR2yXavier WoodsFS2yBradley BozemanC2ySam DarnoldQB2y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined DET (from CAR)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 2021signing
Entered the NFL with CAR
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 240 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CAR | 1 | W6Out· Shoulder |
| 2022 | CAR | 0 | W11Questionable· NeckW12Doubtful· Neck |
| 2021 | CAR | 1 | W7Out· Concussion |
Knox
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
23
peak 32
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
57%
20212025
2023 · Shoulder · 29%2025 · cause not documented · 18%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 100 | 16.7 | 295+195 | 17.3 |
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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