Jermichael Finley is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Finley in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Finley's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Jermichael Finley

Top 12% all-time TEsElite Playmaker🏆 Clutch · +29% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2009Two-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight247 lb

BornMar 26, 1987

Age39

CollegeTexas See College Stats

Rookie yr2008

Draft2008 · Rd 3, Pick 91 · GB

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 85 · #1356 · High-Value

Worth 85 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.3

Avg surplus

peak +31

4 seasons × ~21.3 surplus ≈ VORP 85

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)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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
2008	—	GB	5	—	6	6	74	1	100.0%	12.3	12.3	—	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.9	0	59
2009	—	GB	12	—	71	55	676	5	77.5%	12.3	9.5	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46.6	0	556
2010	—	GB	4	—	26	21	301	1	80.8%	14.3	11.6	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.4	0	262
2011	—	GB	16	—	92	55	767	8	59.8%	13.9	8.3	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DET	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44.9	0	1,080
2012	—	GB	16	—	87	61	667	2	70.1%	10.9	7.7	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.0	0	720
2013	—	GB	6	—	34	25	300	3	73.5%	12.0	8.8	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	252	62.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.8	0	203
Career		—	64	—	316	223	2,785	20	70.6%	12.5	8.8	—	132	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	252	62.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	147.7	0	2,880

Career EPA147.7·148 receiving·24.6/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2008	21	GB	5	—	6	6	74	1	100.0%	12.3	12.3	—	3	2.5
2009	22	GB	12	—	71	55	676	5	77.5%	12.3	9.5	—	29	14.2
2010	23	GB	4	—	26	21	301	1	80.8%	14.3	11.6	—	12	4.6
2011	24	GB	16	—	92	55	767	8	59.8%	13.9	8.3	—	44	18
2012	25	GB	16	—	87	61	667	2	70.1%	10.9	7.7	—	31	11.6
2013	26	GB	6	4*	34	25	300	3	73.5%	12.0	8.8	—	13	6.1
Career			59	4*	316	223	2,785	20	70.6%	12.5	8.8	—	132	57

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2008	21	GB	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2010	23	PHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2011	24	DET	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2012	25	CHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2013	26	SF	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			6	1*	5	5	—	—	—

* 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	26	GB	6	4*	252	62.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			6	4*	252	—	—	—	—	—

* 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
2008	21	—	—	—	—	—	5.9	59
2009	22	—	—	—	—	—	46.6	556
2010	23	—	—	—	—	—	19.4	262
2011	24	—	—	—	—	—	44.9	1,080
2012	25	—	—	—	—	—	19.0	720
2013	26	—	—	4*	—	—	11.8	203
Career				4*	—	—	—	2,880

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 81%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 49.2

Availability 14.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2008bestavg 55elite 702013

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Receptions leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

24.61 EPA/season over 6 seasons58

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: 95%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:1.19 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.19Touch rate0.135EPA/snap0.047Snap share62%Off snaps252Emerging

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 · 2008

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

TE · 2008 class

4.82s

40-Yard

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 33thClass Pos 23thClass All 32th

27.5"

Vertical

Low · 3th pct

Pos 3thAll 9thClass Pos 15thClass All 26th

117"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 50thClass Pos 50thClass All 53th

20 reps

Bench

Below avg · 46th pct

Pos 46thAll 44thClass Pos 43thClass All 37th

7.15s

3-Cone

Below avg · 41th pct

Pos 41thAll 50thClass Pos 21thClass All 49th

4.38s

Shuttle

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 43thClass Pos 33thClass All 51th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 12.5 regular season → 16.1 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

+29%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt26Rec15Yds241Ctch%57.7%Y/R16.1Y/Tgt9.31D11

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA7.5Rec AirYd268

College Stats

TexasCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas), 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.

2008 Draft Class· this player went #91

#82DaJuan MorganDB #83Jeremy ZuttahC #84Harry DouglasWR #85Craig StevensTE #86Tom ZbikowskiS #87Andre FluellenDT #89Steve SlatonRB #90Marcus HarrisonDT #92Cliff AvrilDE #93Philip WheelerOLB #94Kevin O'ConnellQB #95Mario ManninghamWR #96Chad RinehartG #97Andre CaldwellWR #98Thomas DeCoudFS #99Oniel CousinsOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jermichael inherited the Green Bay Packers TE room from Donald Lee (2005–2010), and handed it to Andrew Quarless (2010–2015).

Jackie Harris 1990–1993Mark Chmura 1993–1999Keith Jackson 1995–1996Jeff Thomason 1995–1999Tyrone Davis 1997–2002Bubba Franks

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013final season
Last recorded season with GB
2008draft
Drafted by GB — Round 3, Pick 91

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 247 lb

Frame

243 lb at 4.82s

Size-speed

27.5" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

20 reps

Bench power

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	GB	2	W8Out· NeckW9Out· Neck
2012	GB	0	W6Questionable· Shoulder
2010	GB	1	W6Out· Knee
2009	GB	2	W8Doubtful· KneeW9Out· KneeW10Out· 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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 74

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

F2008

B+2009

D2010

B+2011

B+2012

C2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

68%

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
2008	74	14.8	237+163	13.9
2009	676	56.3	939+263	55.2
2010	301	75.3	1,214+913	71.4
2011	767	47.9	758-9	44.6
2012	667	41.7	665-2	39.1
2013	300	50	791+491	46.6

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

85 career value over replacement — #1356 all-time of 4,642. 14.2/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #91 (Rd 3) · GB · 2008 · +29.3 vs expected KV-H

68actual

38.7 expected · Δ+29.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2008

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2008 Draft Class· this player went #91

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography