Griff Whalen
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2013
A wide receiver who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4351 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 95% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
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 | |||||
| 2013 | — | IND | 7 | — | 40 | 24 | 259 | 2 | 60.0% | 10.8 | 6.5 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 272 | 43.1% | — | 0.0% | 58 | 24.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | LA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.3 | 0 | 322 |
| 2014 | — | IND | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 66.7% | 11.5 | 7.7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | 161 | 52.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | DEN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6 | 0 | 36 |
| 2015 | — | IND | 7 | — | 26 | 19 | 205 | 1 | 73.1% | 10.8 | 7.9 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | 16.3% | — | 0.0% | 196 | 45.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | HOU | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 0 | 208 |
| 2016 | — | LAC | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 50.0% | 11.0 | 5.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | SD | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 21.8% | — | 0.0% | 110 | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2017 | — | BAL | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 66.7% | 5.8 | 3.8 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 63.5% | — | 0.0% | 25 | 41.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.9 | 0 | 61 |
| Career | — | 31 | — | 79 | 51 | 532 | 3 | 64.6% | 10.4 | 6.7 | — | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 662 | 30.5% | — | 0.0% | 550 | 41.4% | — | — | 8.0 | 0 | 636 | |
Career EPA8.0·8 receiving·1.6/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23 | IND | 7 | 0* | 40 | 24 | 259 | 2 | 60.0% | 10.8 | 6.5 | — | 14 | 4.5 |
| 2014 | 24 | IND | 1 | 0* | 3 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 66.7% | 11.5 | 7.7 | — | 2 | — |
| 2015 | 25 | IND | 7 | 0* | 26 | 19 | 205 | 1 | 73.1% | 10.8 | 7.9 | — | 11 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 26 | LAC | 4 | 0* | 4 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 50.0% | 11.0 | 5.5 | — | 1 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 27 | BAL | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 66.7% | 5.8 | 3.8 | — | 0 | — |
| Career | 20 | 79 | 51 | 532 | 3 | 64.6% | 10.4 | 6.7 | — | 28 | 8.6 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23 | IND | 9 | 0* | 272 | 43.1% | — | 0.0% | 58 | 24.0% |
| 2014 | 24 | IND | 10 | 0* | 42 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | 161 | 52.1% |
| 2015 | 25 | IND | 14 | 0* | 134 | 16.3% | — | 0.0% | 196 | 45.6% |
| 2016 | 26 | SD | 8 | 0* | 131 | 21.8% | — | 0.0% | 110 | 44.4% |
| 2017 | 27 | BAL | 2 | — | 83 | 63.5% | — | 0.0% | 25 | 41.0% |
| Career | 43 | 662 | — | — | — | 550 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 13.3 | 0 | 322 |
| 2014 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 1.6 | 0 | 36 |
| 2015 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.9 | 0 | 208 |
| 2016 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2017 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | -0.9 | 0 | 61 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 636 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 | 24 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 | 25 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 | 26 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 | 27 | — | — | — | 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 28 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 28 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
34
Sustained
career value
×.6
31
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 32.8 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 28· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 34
On-field 27.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2013bestavg 312016
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Receptions leader3
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
1.6 EPA/season over 5 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: 91%.
Per-Snap Impact
Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+47
Solid
SIS
Yards/snap0.804Touch rate0.119EPA/snap0.012Snap share30.5%Off snaps662VolatileCV 0.63
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, 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 wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt13Rec7Yds93Ctch%53.8%Y/R13.3Y/Tgt7.21D6
Defense
Tkl1Solo1
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA4.6Rec AirYd104
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford), 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 VinatieriK3yMatt HasselbeckQB3yT.Y. HiltonWR3yDanny WoodheadRB3yMatt OvertonLS3yDwight LoweryFS3yDarius ButlerFS3yVontae DavisCB3yErik WaldenLB3yJack DoyleTE3yAnthony CastonzoOT3yAhmad BradshawRB3yAndrew LuckQB3yCoby FleenerTE3yDwayne AllenTE3yJerrell FreemanILB3yGreg TolerDB3yJoe ReitzOT3yAndy StudebakerLB3yHugh ThorntonG3yBjoern WernerOLB3yJosh McNaryILB3yDan HerronRB3yJalil BrownCB3y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2017team change
Joined BAL (from LAC)
- 2017final season
Last recorded season with BAL
- 2016team change
Joined LAC (from IND)
- 2013signing
Entered the NFL with IND
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 190 lb
Frame
Injury History
No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
28
peak 31
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2013
D2015
F2016
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
54%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 259 | 37 | 516+257 | 30.4 |
| 2015 | 205 | 29.3 | 371+166 | 21.8 |
| 2016 | 22 | 5.5 | 0-22 | 0 |
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
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4351 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level WR.
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