Jake Ballard
Solid Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 2011
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 | |||||
| 2011 | — | NYG | 14 | — | 61 | 38 | 604 | 4 | 62.3% | 15.9 | 9.9 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | PHI | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.8 | 0 | 698 |
| 2013 | — | ARI | 5 | — | 9 | 7 | 75 | 2 | 77.8% | 10.7 | 8.3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 29.5% | — | 0.0% | 44 | 18.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.3 | 0 | 56 |
| Career | — | 21 | — | 70 | 45 | 679 | 6 | 64.3% | 15.1 | 9.7 | — | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 167 | 29.5% | — | 0.0% | 44 | 18.0% | — | — | 31.1 | 0 | 754 | |
Career EPA31.1·31 receiving·15.5/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | NYG | 14 | — | 61 | 38 | 604 | 4 | 62.3% | 15.9 | 9.9 | — | 31 | 12.5 |
| 2013 | 26 | ARI | 5 | 0* | 9 | 7 | 75 | 2 | 77.8% | 10.7 | 8.3 | — | 5 | 3.1 |
| Career | 19 | 70 | 45 | 679 | 6 | 64.3% | 15.1 | 9.7 | — | 36 | 15.6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 23.8 | 0 | 698 |
| 2013 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 7.3 | 0 | 56 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 754 |
* 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 | 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 42 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 42 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
57
Sustained
career value
×.6
47
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 53 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 42· confidence 82%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 43.1
Availability 13.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2011bestavg 472013
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader3
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
15.53 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: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.449Touch rate0.054EPA/snap0.044Snap share29.5%Off snaps167Emerging
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
4 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt15Rec5Yds43Ctch%33.3%Y/R8.6Y/Tgt2.91D2
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA-3.8Rec AirYd104
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio State), 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
Larry FitzgeraldWR1yCalais CampbellDE1yEli ManningQB1yKarlos DansbyILB1yLinval JosephDT1yPatrick PetersonCB1yCarson PalmerQB1yJohn AbrahamOLB1yJason Pierre-PaulDE1yTyrann MathieuFS1yJason KelceC1yDeon GrantS1yAndre RobertsWR1yJustin TuckDE1yAntrel RolleS1yJay FeelyK1yDarnell DockettDE1yFrostee RuckerDE1yOsi UmenyioraDE1yRocky BernardDT1yTyron SmithOT1yBrandon StokleyWR1yLorenzo AlexanderOLB1yYeremiah BellS1y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2013team change
Joined ARI (from NYG)
- 2013final season
Last recorded season with ARI
- 2011signing
Entered the NFL with NYG
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 275 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NYG | 2 | W16Out· KneeW17Out· KneeW20Questionable· Knee |
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 2-season peers. See all →
42
peak 47
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B2011
F2013
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 2 seasons.
69%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
78
DurableEra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 604 | 43.1 | 684+80 | 40.2 |
| 2013 | 75 | 15 | 245+170 | 14.4 |
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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