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Jim Dray

Solid Contributor

Height6'5"

Weight255 lb

BornDec 31, 1986

Age39

CollegeStanford See College Stats

Rookie yr2010

Draft2010 · Rd 7, Pick 233 · ARI

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 11 · #3563 · Role Player

Worth 11 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 78% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 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

+5.5

Avg surplus

peak +6

2 seasons × ~5.5 surplus ≈ VORP 11

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
2010	—	ARI	7	—	9	3	47	0	33.3%	15.7	5.2	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.2	0	50
2011	—	ARI	2	—	5	2	25	0	40.0%	12.5	5.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	0	33
2012	—	ARI	2	—	2	2	15	0	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	0	14
2013	—	ARI	14	—	32	26	215	2	81.3%	8.3	6.7	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	686	62.9%	—	0.0%	125	26.9%	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9.6	0	136
2014	—	CLE	13	—	27	17	242	1	63.0%	14.2	9.0	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	599	56.6%	—	0.0%	92	21.3%	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.9	0	231
2015	—	CLE	8	—	16	6	61	0	37.5%	10.2	3.8	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	448	41.3%	—	0.0%	156	35.9%	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5	0	127
2016	—	BUF	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	16.7%	—	0.0%	18	17.8%	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	5	16.0%	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	54	—	91	56	605	3	61.5%	10.8	6.6	—	33	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,793	44.4%	—	0.0%	396	23.6%	—	—	-7.8	0	591

Career EPA-7.8·-8 receiving·-1.3/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2010	24	ARI	7	—	9	3	47	0	33.3%	15.7	5.2	—	3	2.1
2011	25	ARI	2	—	5	2	25	0	40.0%	12.5	5.0	—	1	—
2012	26	ARI	2	—	2	2	15	0	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	1	—
2013	27	ARI	14	10*	32	26	215	2	81.3%	8.3	6.7	—	13	6.6
2014	28	CLE	13	9*	27	17	242	1	63.0%	14.2	9.0	—	12	5.5
2015	29	CLE	8	0*	16	6	61	0	37.5%	10.2	3.8	—	3	2.1
Career			46	19*	91	56	605	3	61.5%	10.8	6.6	—	33	16.3

* 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	27	ARI	16	10*	686	62.9%	—	0.0%	125	26.9%
2014	28	CLE	16	9*	599	56.6%	—	0.0%	92	21.3%
2015	29	CLE	16	0*	448	41.3%	—	0.0%	156	35.9%
2016	30	BUF	6	0*	60	16.7%	—	0.0%	18	17.8%
2017	31	ARI	1	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	5	16.0%
Career			55	19*	1,793	—	—	—	396	—

* 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
2010	24	—	—	—	—	—	-2.2	50
2011	25	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	33
2012	26	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	14
2013	27	—	—	10*	—	—	-9.6	136
2014	28	—	—	9*	—	—	4.9	231
2015	29	—	—	0*	—	—	-0.5	127
Career				19*	—	—	—	591

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 43 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 43 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 46.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 43· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 46

On-field 31.8

Availability 14.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2010bestavg 432015

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Receptions leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-1.31 EPA/season over 6 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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Yards / snap:0.299 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.299Touch rate0.043EPA/snap-0.003Snap share53.6%Off snaps1,733ReliableCV 0.39

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 · 2010

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

TE · 2010 class

4.82s

40-Yard

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 33thClass Pos 11thClass All 31th

17 reps

Bench

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 27thClass Pos 4thClass All 27th

College Stats

StanfordCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford), 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.

2010 Draft Class· this player went #233

#221Matt DodgeP #222Marc MarianiWR #223R.J. StanfordDB #224Phillip AdamsDB #225Syd'Quan ThompsonDB #226George SelvieDE #227Dorin DickersonTE #229Erik CookC #234Sean LissemoreNT #235Dedrick EppsTE #236Dexter DavisDE #237Ryan D'ImperioLB #238Ricardo MathewsDE #240Kavell ConnerOLB #242Doug WorthingtonDT #244Kurt ColemanS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jim inherited the Arizona Cardinals TE room from Freddie Jones (2002–2004), and handed it to Rob Housler (2011–2014).

Doug Marsh 1980–1986Greg LaFleur 1981–1985Jay Novacek 1985–1989Rob Awalt 1987–1989Walter Reeves 1989–1993Derek Ware

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2017team change
Joined ARI (from BUF)
2017final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2016team change
Joined BUF (from CLE)
2014team change
Joined CLE (from ARI)
2010draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 7, Pick 233

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 255 lb

Frame

246 lb at 4.82s

Size-speed

17 reps

Bench power

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	BUF	0	W2Questionable· Ankle
2012	ARI	0	W4Doubtful· KneeW5Questionable· KneeW6Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· Knee
2011	ARI	5	W1Out· PectoralW2Out· PectoralW3Out· PectoralW4Out· PectoralW5Out· PectoralW7Questionable· PectoralW8Questionable· PectoralW9Questionable· Pectoral

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 47

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

D2010

C+2013

C+2014

D2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

59%

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
2010	47	6.7	112+65	6.6
2013	215	15.4	251+36	14.7
2014	242	18.6	301+59	17.7
2015	61	7.6	133+72	7.8

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

11 career value over replacement — #3563 all-time of 4,642. 2.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #233 (Rd 7) · ARI · 2010 · +20.2 vs expected KV-H

43actual

22.8 expected · Δ+20.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2010

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2010 Draft Class· this player went #233

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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