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James Casey

Top 49% all-time TEsSolid Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2012

Height6'3"

Weight240 lb

BornSep 22, 1984

Age41

CollegeRice See College Stats

Rookie yr2009

Draft2009 · Rd 5, Pick 152 · HOU

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 19 · #3140 · Role Player

Worth 19 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 69% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.5

Avg surplus

peak +11

2 seasons × ~9.5 surplus ≈ VORP 19

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									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2009	—	HOU	4	—	12	6	64	0	50.0%	10.7	5.3	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	HOU	6	—	14	8	98	0	57.1%	12.3	7.0	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	HOU	8	—	24	18	260	1	75.0%	14.4	10.8	—	11	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	HOU	16	—	44	34	330	3	77.3%	9.7	7.5	—	18	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	PHI	5	—	6	3	31	0	50.0%	10.3	5.2	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	153	17.5%	—	0.0%	343	77.0%
2013	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	PHI	3	—	3	3	59	2	100.0%	19.7	19.7	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	170	14.5%	—	0.0%	440	85.0%
2015	—	DEN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	10.3%	—	0.0%	47	52.7%
Career		—	47	—	103	72	842	6	69.9%	11.7	8.2	—	44	2	17	0	8.5	0.0	2	100.0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	343	14.1%	—	0.0%	830	71.6%

Career EPA33.1·2 rushing · 31 receiving·5.5/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2011	27	HOU	8	—	1	11	11.0	0.0	1	100.0	5.3
2012	28	HOU	16	—	1	6	6.0	0.0	1	100.0	9.1
Career			24		2	17	8.5	—	2	—	19.8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2009	25	HOU	4	—	12	6	64	0	50.0%	10.7	5.3	—	4
2010	26	HOU	6	—	14	8	98	0	57.1%	12.3	7.0	—	5
2011	27	HOU	8	—	24	18	260	1	75.0%	14.4	10.8	—	11
2012	28	HOU	16	—	44	34	330	3	77.3%	9.7	7.5	—	18
2013	29	PHI	5	0*	6	3	31	0	50.0%	10.3	5.2	—	3
2014	30	PHI	3	0*	3	3	59	2	100.0%	19.7	19.7	—	3
Career			42		103	72	842	6	69.9%	11.7	8.2	—	44

* 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	29	PHI	15	0*	153	17.5%	—	0.0%	343	77.0%
2014	30	PHI	16	0*	170	14.5%	—	0.0%	440	85.0%
2015	31	DEN	3	—	20	10.3%	—	0.0%	47	52.7%
Career			34		343	—	—	—	830	—

* 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	Rec AirYd
2009	25	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0	84
2010	26	—	—	—	—	—	1.8	72
2011	27	—	—	—	—	1.3	13.1	162
2012	28	—	—	—	—	0.7	16.0	149
2013	29	—	—	0*	—	—	0.9	33
2014	30	—	—	0*	—	—	6.3	55
Career					—	—	—	555

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 45 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 45.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 45· confidence 78%

What builds the career mark of 44

On-field 32.1

Availability 11.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2009bestavg 362013

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Receptions leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

5.52 EPA/season over 6 seasons52

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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:0.279 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.279Touch rate0.028EPA/snap0.022Snap share16%Off snaps323Emerging

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2009

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

TE · 2009 class

4.69s

40-Yard

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 45thClass Pos 64thClass All 40th

36"

Vertical

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 73thClass Pos 88thClass All 71th

111"

Broad Jump

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 28thClass Pos 29thClass All 33th

28 reps

Bench

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 87thClass Pos 92thClass All 85th

7.00s

3-Cone

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 69thClass Pos 55thClass All 65th

4.48s

Shuttle

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 30thClass Pos 36thClass All 30th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 11.7 regular season → 12.3 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+5%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Rushing

Att1

Receiving

Tgt11Rec4Yds49Ctch%36.4%Y/R12.3Y/Tgt4.51D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-1.6Rec EPA-12.2Rec AirYd49

College Stats

RiceCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Rice), 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.

2009 Draft Class· this player went #152

#142Kevin HuberP #143DeAngelo SmithDB #144Jarett DillardWR #145Quinn JohnsonFB #146Scott McKillopLB #147Nic HarrisOLB #148Brandon HughesDB #150Jasper BrinkleyMLB #156Garrett ReynoldsOT #157Victor HarrisFS #158Cody GlennLB #162Jamon MeredithG #164Thomas MorsteadP #165Chris ClemonsDB #166Mike HamlinDB #168Joe BurnettCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

James inherited the Houston Texans TE room from Joel Dreessen (2007–2011), and handed it to Garrett Graham (2011–2015).

Frank Wycheck 1995–1996Billy Miller 2002–2004Owen Daniels 2006–2013Joel Dreessen 2007–2011James Casey 2009–2012Garrett Graham

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2015team change
Joined DEN (from PHI)
2015final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2013team change
Joined PHI (from HOU)
2009draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 5, Pick 152

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 240 lb

Frame

246 lb at 4.69s

Size-speed

36" vert / 111" broad

Explosion

28 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	DEN	0	W4Questionable· Knee
2013	PHI	0	W6Questionable· Groin
2011	HOU	0	W6Doubtful· ChestW7Doubtful· Chest
2009	HOU	1	W5Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· KneeW9Out· 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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 47

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

F2009

D2010

C+2011

C+2012

F2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

65%

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
2009	64	16	255+191	15
2010	98	16.3	267+169	15.7
2011	260	32.5	520+260	30.6
2012	330	20.6	334+4	19.7
2013	31	6.2	108+77	6.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, 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

19 career value over replacement — #3140 all-time of 4,642. 3.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #152 (Rd 5) · HOU · 2009 · +12 vs expected KV-H

45actual

33 expected · Δ+12

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2009

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2009 Draft Class· this player went #152

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography