John Ross
Height5'11"
Weight190 lb
BornNov 27, 1995
Age30
CollegeWashingtonSee College Stats
ConferencePacific Twelve
Rookie yr2017
Draft2017 · Rd 1, Pick 9 · CIN
A wide receiver with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 15 · #3354 · Role PlayerWorth 15 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 73% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+15
Avg surplus
peak +15
1 seasons × ~15 surplus ≈ VORP 15
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 | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2017 | — | CIN | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 10.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | — | CIN | 13 | — | 58 | 21 | 210 | 7 | 36.2% | 10.0 | 3.6 | — | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 602 | 75.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | — | DEN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | CIN | 8 | — | 56 | 28 | 506 | 3 | 50.0% | 18.1 | 9.0 | — | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 403 | 71.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | — | SEA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | CIN | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 28.6% | 8.5 | 2.4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 38.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | — | NYG | 9 | — | 20 | 11 | 224 | 1 | 55.0% | 20.4 | 11.2 | — | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 213 | 31.9% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 8.0% |
| 2024 | — | PHI | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 21.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 39 | — | 145 | 63 | 963 | 11 | 43.4% | 15.3 | 6.6 | — | 45 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1,333 | 41.4% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 8.0% | |
Career EPA-6.9·-9 rushing · 2 receiving·-1.1/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | CIN | 3 | — | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 23 | CIN | 13 | 10* | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2019 | 24 | CIN | 8 | 6* | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 26 | NYG | 9 | 0* | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Career | 33 | 16* | 9 | 41 | 0 | 4.6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 18.3 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | CIN | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | 23 | CIN | 13 | 10* | 58 | 21 | 210 | 7 | 36.2% | 10.0 | 3.6 | — | 13 |
| 2019 | 24 | CIN | 8 | 6* | 56 | 28 | 506 | 3 | 50.0% | 18.1 | 9.0 | — | 22 |
| 2020 | 25 | CIN | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 28.6% | 8.5 | 2.4 | — | 1 |
| 2021 | 26 | NYG | 9 | 0* | 20 | 11 | 224 | 1 | 55.0% | 20.4 | 11.2 | — | 8 |
| 2024 | 29 | PHI | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
| Career | 36 | 16* | 145 | 63 | 963 | 11 | 43.4% | 15.3 | 6.6 | — | 45 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | CIN | 3 | — | 17 | 10.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 23 | CIN | 13 | 10* | 602 | 75.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 24 | CIN | 8 | 6* | 403 | 71.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | CIN | 3 | — | 86 | 38.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 26 | NYG | 10 | 0* | 213 | 31.9% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 8.0% |
| 2024 | 29 | PHI | 1 | — | 12 | 21.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 38 | 16* | 1,333 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
* 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 | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | — | — | — | — | -7.2 | -2.9 | 0 | 46 |
| 2018 | 23 | — | — | 10* | — | -1.9 | -21.5 | 0 | 807 |
| 2019 | 24 | — | — | 6* | — | -1.0 | 16.6 | 0 | 875 |
| 2020 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | -2.3 | 0 | 84 |
| 2021 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | 1.0 | 12.2 | 0 | 314 |
| 2024 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 47 |
| Career | 16* | — | — | — | 0 | 2,173 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | CIN | 13 | 10* | 3 | 0.8 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | 24 | CIN | 8 | 6* | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | NYG | 10 | 0* | 13 | 13.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Career | 31 | 16* | 18 | — | 11 | — | 0 | — | 1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | CIN | 13 | 10* | 13.8 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 1 | 7 | 0.1 | 13 | 51.0 |
| 2019 | 24 | CIN | 8 | 6* | 15.6 | 11.0 | 7.1 | 3 | 8 | 0.1 | 22 | 84.4 |
| 2020 | 25 | CIN | 3 | — | 12.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 39.6 |
| 2021 | 26 | NYG | 10 | 0* | 15.7 | 16.8 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 111.2 |
| 2024 | 29 | PHI | 1 | — | 23.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 56.2 |
| Career | 35 | 16* | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | — | 45 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 43 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 43 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
50
Sustained
career value
×.6
51
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 50.4 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 43· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 50
On-field 37
Availability 13
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2018bestavg 512021
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #534 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position10
Depth
of 100
Reached 6% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
6% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader6
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-1.15 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: 89%.
Per-Snap Impact
Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+43
Solid
SIS
Yards/snap0.753Touch rate0.116EPA/snap-0.005Snap share41.4%Off snaps1,333VolatileCV 0.44
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2017
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.22s
40-Yard
Elite · 99th pct
Pos 99thAll 99thClass Pos 98thClass All 99th
37"
Vertical
Above avg · 65th pct
Pos 65thAll 81thClass Pos 88thClass All 88th
133"
Broad Jump
Elite · 96th pct
Pos 96thAll 98thClass Pos 90thClass All 97th
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
C.J. UzomahTE5yKevin HuberP4yRandy BullockK4yGeno AtkinsDT4yClark HarrisLS4yTyler BoydWR4yGiovani BernardRB4yJoe MixonRB4yAlex EricksonWR4yShawn WilliamsS4yCarl LawsonDE4yDarqueze DennardDB4yTrey HopkinsC4yWilliam JacksonCB4yBilly PriceC4yJordan EvansOLB4yBrandon WilsonDB4yAlex RedmondG4yCarlos DunlapDE3yAndy DaltonQB3yA.J. GreenWR3yJessie BatesFS3yBobby HartOT3yDre KirkpatrickCB3y
2017 Draft Class· this player went #9
#1Myles GarrettDE#2Mitchell TrubiskyQB#3Solomon ThomasDE#4Leonard FournetteRB#5Corey DavisWR#6Jamal AdamsLB#7Mike WilliamsWR#8Christian McCaffreyRB#10Patrick MahomesQB#11Marshon LattimoreCB#12Deshaun WatsonQB#13Haason ReddickOLB#14Derek BarnettDE#15Malik HookerFS#16Marlon HumphreyCB#17Jonathan AllenDE
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2024team change
Joined PHI (from NYG)
- 2024final season
Last recorded season with PHI
- 2021team change
Joined NYG (from CIN)
- 2017draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 1, Pick 9
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 190 lb
Frame
188 lb at 4.22s
Size-speed
37" vert / 133" broad
Explosion
Injury History
9 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NYG | 2 | W7Questionable· HamstringW9Questionable· QuadricepW12Questionable· QuadricepW13Questionable· Illness / QuadricepW17Out· Knee / Not injury related - resting playerW18Out· Knee |
| 2020 | CIN | 1 | W5Doubtful· IllnessW7Questionable· IllnessW8Doubtful· IllnessW10Out· Foot |
| 2019 | CIN | 1 | W5Out· Sternoclavicular |
| 2018 | CIN | 2 | W5Out· GroinW6Questionable· GroinW8Out· GroinW11Questionable· Groin |
| 2017 | CIN | 3 | W1Questionable· KneeW2Questionable· KneeW3Out· KneeW4Out· KneeW5Out· KneeW7Questionable· Knee |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
43
peak 51
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2018
B2019
C2021
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
39%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 210 | 16.2 | 131-79 | 7.7 |
| 2019 | 506 | 63.3 | 1,015+509 | 59.7 |
| 2021 | 224 | 24.9 | 343+119 | 20.2 |
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
15 career value over replacement — #3354 all-time of 4,642. 5/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeBust ↓
Pick #9 (Rd 1) · CIN · 2017 · -17.4 vs expected KV-H
43actual
60.4 expected · Δ−17.4
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