James Jenkins
Top 43% all-time TEsSolid Contributor
A tight end with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 21 · #3058 · Role PlayerWorth 21 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 67% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+5.3
Avg surplus
peak +6
4 seasons × ~5.3 surplus ≈ VORP 21
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | 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 | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1994 | — | WAS | 16 | — | — | 8 | 32 | 4 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | WAS | 16 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | WAS | 16 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | WAS | 16 | — | — | 4 | 43 | 3 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | WAS | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 25.0% | 30.0 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | WAS | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 68 | — | 5 | 15 | 114 | 7 | 300.0% | 7.6 | 22.8 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-0.8··-0.4/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 48 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
51
Sustained
career value
×.6
51
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 51 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 48· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 51
On-field 31.1
Availability 19.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1994bestavg 511997
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader4
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-0.39 EPA/season over 2 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%.
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Rutgers), 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
Darrell GreenCB6yMarc BoutteDT5yMichael WestbrookWR5yHenry EllardWR4yStephen DavisRB4yMatt TurkP4yGus FrerotteQB4yDarryl PoundsCB4yLeslie ShepherdWR4yMarvcus PattonMLB3yDerek M. SmithILB3yKenard LangDE3yMarc LoganRB3yTerry AllenRB3yJames ThrashWR3yTom CarterDB3yRich OwensDE3yAlbert ConnellWR3yLeomont EvansDB3yJamie AsherTE3yHeath ShulerQB3yIrving FryarWR2yChamp BaileyCB2yLarry CentersFB2y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJames inherited the Washington Commanders TE room from Jimmie Johnson (1989–1991), and handed it to Scott Galbraith (1995–1996).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 1994signing
Entered the NFL with WAS
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 249 lb
Frame
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 4-season peers. See all →
48
peak 51
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1994
C+1995
C+1996
C+1997
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
71%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 32 | 2 | 207+175 | 12.2 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0.1 | 199+197 | 11.7 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0.4 | 209+202 | 12.3 |
| 1997 | 43 | 2.7 | 212+169 | 12.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
21 career value over replacement — #3058 all-time of 4,642. 5.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
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