Jeb Putzier is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Putzier in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Putzier's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jeb Putzier
Height6'4"
Weight251 lb
BornJan 20, 1979
Age47
CollegeBoise StateSee College Stats
Rookie yr2002
Draft2002 · Rd 6, Pick 191 · DEN
A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 49 · #2071 · Above AverageWorth 49 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 46% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+24.5
Avg surplus
peak +29
2 seasons × ~24.5 surplus ≈ VORP 49
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 | |||||
| 2002 | — | DEN | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | DEN | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | DEN | 14 | — | 36 | 36 | 572 | 2 | 100.0% | 15.9 | 15.9 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | LAC | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | DEN | 15 | — | 37 | 37 | 481 | 0 | 100.0% | 13.0 | 13.0 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | HOU | 9 | — | 13 | 13 | 125 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.6 | 9.6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.1 | 0 | 52 |
| 2007 | — | HOU | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 100.0% | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9 | 0 | 22 |
| Career | — | 47 | — | 97 | 96 | 1,251 | 3 | 99.0% | 13.0 | 12.9 | — | 66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 100.7 | 0 | 74 | |
Career EPA100.7·101 receiving·16.8/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
59
Sustained
career value
×.6
61
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 59.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 56· confidence 91%
What builds the career mark of 59
On-field 44
Availability 15
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2004bestavg 51elite 702007
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position10
Depth
of 100
Reached 6% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
6% of the all-time Receptions leader6
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
16.79 EPA/season over 6 seasons56
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: 86%.
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+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
🏆 Playoff Performer
Yards / Reception: 13.0 regular season → 15.9 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
+22%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt10Rec10Yds159TD1Ctch%100.0%Y/R15.9Y/Tgt15.91D7
Defense
Tkl1Solo1
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA17.3
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boise 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
Jason ElamK4yTrevor PryceDE4yDwayne CarswellOT4yAl WilsonMLB4yAshley LelieWR4yLenny WallsCB4ySam BrandonDB4yMonsanto PopeDT4yJake PlummerQB3yKenoy KennedyS3yIan GoldOLB3yReuben DroughnsRB3yRon DayneRB3yMike AndersonRB3yReggie HaywardDE3yNick FergusonFS3yPatrick HapeTE3yKelly HerndonDB3yCecil SappRB3yWillie MiddlebrooksDB3yKeith BurnsLB3yJohn LynchFS2yChamp BaileyCB2yAndre JohnsonWR2y
2002 Draft Class· this player went #191
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2007final season
Last recorded season with HOU
- 2006team change
Joined HOU (from DEN)
- 2002draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 6, Pick 191
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 251 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 →
56
peak 61
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+2004
B2005
C2006
F2007
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
67%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 572 | 40.9 | 839+267 | 49.4 |
| 2005 | 481 | 32.1 | 593+112 | 34.9 |
| 2006 | 125 | 13.9 | 220+95 | 12.9 |
| 2007 | 39 | 7.8 | 117+78 | 6.9 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2071 all-time of 4,642. 12.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #191 (Rd 6) · DEN · 2002 · +30.1 vs expected KV-H
56actual
25.9 expected · Δ+30.1
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