Joe Dean Davenport
Role Player
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
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 | — | IND | 9 | — | 15 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 53.3% | 8.8 | 4.7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | JAX | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | IND | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.7 | 7.7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 15 | — | 18 | 11 | 93 | 0 | 61.1% | 8.5 | 5.2 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | -2.6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-2.6·-3 receiving·-1.3/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 28 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 28 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
39
Sustained
career value
×.6
39
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 39 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 28· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 39
On-field 27.6
Availability 11.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2002bestavg 392002
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-1.28 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: 91%.
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt2Rec2Yds18Ctch%100.0%Y/R9.0Y/Tgt9.01D1
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA1.7
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arkansas), 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
Peyton ManningQB2yReggie WayneWR2yDwight FreeneyDE2yMarvin HarrisonWR2yWalt HarrisCB2yMarcus PollardTE2yEdgerrin JamesRB2yRaheem BrockDE2yMarcus WashingtonOLB2yChad BratzkeDE2yNick HarperCB2yDavid ThorntonOLB2yHunter SmithP2yDavid MacklinDB2yLarry TripplettDT2yRob MorrisLB2yJosh WilliamsDT2yIdrees BashirDB2yBrad ScioliDT2yTroy WaltersWR2yDetron SmithRB2yJames MungroRB2yCory BirdS2yJason DoeringDB2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 2002signing
Entered the NFL with IND
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 268 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 1-season peers. See all →
28
peak 39
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 2 seasons.
38%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
43
FragileEra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 70 | 7.8 | 109+39 | 6.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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