Josh Hill
Height6'5"
Weight250 lb
BornMay 21, 1990
Age36
ConferenceBig Sky
Rookie yr2013
A tight end who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 10 · #3625 · Role PlayerWorth 10 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 79% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
5 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+3.3
Avg surplus
peak +6
3 seasons × ~3.3 surplus ≈ VORP 10
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% | |||||
| 2013 | — | NO | 6 | — | 10 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 60.0% | 7.3 | 4.4 | — | 3 | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 176 | 22.7% | — | 0.0% | 312 | 79.0% |
| 2014 | — | NO | 12 | — | 20 | 14 | 176 | 5 | 70.0% | 12.6 | 8.8 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 288 | 25.3% | — | 0.0% | 343 | 77.1% |
| 2014 | — | DET | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | NO | 13 | — | 30 | 16 | 120 | 2 | 53.3% | 7.5 | 4.0 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 424 | 36.6% | — | 0.0% | 306 | 64.3% |
| 2015 | — | TB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | NO | 8 | — | 22 | 15 | 149 | 1 | 68.2% | 9.9 | 6.8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 363 | 54.9% | — | 0.0% | 141 | 51.4% |
| 2017 | — | NO | 10 | — | 22 | 16 | 125 | 1 | 72.7% | 7.8 | 5.7 | — | 4 | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 586 | 57.4% | — | 0.0% | 167 | 34.4% |
| 2018 | — | NO | 11 | — | 24 | 16 | 185 | 1 | 66.7% | 11.6 | 7.7 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 653 | 61.9% | — | 0.0% | 67 | 18.1% |
| 2018 | — | PIT | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | NO | 13 | — | 35 | 25 | 226 | 3 | 71.4% | 9.0 | 6.5 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 649 | 60.4% | — | 0.0% | 183 | 39.1% |
| 2019 | — | HOU | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | NO | 8 | — | 10 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 80.0% | 5.8 | 4.6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 359 | 37.5% | — | 0.0% | 120 | 29.7% |
| Career | — | 85 | — | 173 | 116 | 1,071 | 15 | 67.1% | 9.2 | 6.2 | — | 58 | 2 | -16 | 0 | -8.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3,498 | 44.6% | — | 0.0% | 1,639 | 49.2% | |
Career EPA10.5·-5 rushing · 16 receiving·1.3/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23 | NO | 6 | 0* | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 27 | NO | 10 | 9* | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Career | 16 | 9* | 2 | -16 | 0 | -8.0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 40.1 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23 | NO | 6 | 0* | 10 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 60.0% | 7.3 | 4.4 | — | 3 |
| 2014 | 24 | NO | 12 | 0* | 20 | 14 | 176 | 5 | 70.0% | 12.6 | 8.8 | — | 9 |
| 2015 | 25 | NO | 13 | 0* | 30 | 16 | 120 | 2 | 53.3% | 7.5 | 4.0 | — | 8 |
| 2016 | 26 | NO | 8 | 5* | 22 | 15 | 149 | 1 | 68.2% | 9.9 | 6.8 | — | 6 |
| 2017 | 27 | NO | 10 | 9* | 22 | 16 | 125 | 1 | 72.7% | 7.8 | 5.7 | — | 4 |
| 2018 | 28 | NO | 11 | 10* | 24 | 16 | 185 | 1 | 66.7% | 11.6 | 7.7 | — | 11 |
| 2019 | 29 | NO | 13 | 10* | 35 | 25 | 226 | 3 | 71.4% | 9.0 | 6.5 | — | 13 |
| 2020 | 30 | NO | 8 | 0* | 10 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 80.0% | 5.8 | 4.6 | — | 4 |
| Career | 81 | 34* | 173 | 116 | 1,071 | 15 | 67.1% | 9.2 | 6.2 | — | 58 |
* 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 | 23 | NO | 14 | 0* | 176 | 22.7% | — | 0.0% | 312 | 79.0% |
| 2014 | 24 | NO | 16 | 0* | 288 | 25.3% | — | 0.0% | 343 | 77.1% |
| 2015 | 25 | NO | 16 | 0* | 424 | 36.6% | — | 0.0% | 306 | 64.3% |
| 2016 | 26 | NO | 9 | 5* | 363 | 54.9% | — | 0.0% | 141 | 51.4% |
| 2017 | 27 | NO | 16 | 9* | 586 | 57.4% | — | 0.0% | 167 | 34.4% |
| 2018 | 28 | NO | 16 | 10* | 653 | 61.9% | — | 0.0% | 67 | 18.1% |
| 2019 | 29 | NO | 16 | 10* | 649 | 60.4% | — | 0.0% | 183 | 39.1% |
| 2020 | 30 | NO | 14 | 0* | 359 | 37.5% | — | 0.0% | 120 | 29.7% |
| Career | 117 | 34* | 3,498 | — | — | — | 1,639 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | -3.7 | -1.1 | 0 | 60 |
| 2014 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 9.9 | 0 | 133 |
| 2015 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 1.4 | 0 | 145 |
| 2016 | 26 | — | — | 5* | — | — | 2.7 | 0 | 123 |
| 2017 | 27 | — | — | 9* | — | -1.6 | -13.8 | 0 | 86 |
| 2018 | 28 | — | — | 10* | — | — | 5.9 | 0 | 73 |
| 2019 | 29 | — | — | 10* | — | — | 8.4 | 0 | 173 |
| 2020 | 30 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 2.4 | 0 | 45 |
| Career | 34* | — | — | — | 0 | 838 |
* 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 | 28 | NO | 16 | 10* | 3.0 | 0.9 | 10.6 | 4 | 2 | 0.1 | 11 | 103.6 |
| 2019 | 29 | NO | 16 | 10* | 4.9 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 117.1 |
| 2020 | 30 | NO | 14 | 0* | 4.5 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 119.2 |
| Career | 46 | 20* | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 28 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 46 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
45
Sustained
career value
×.6
49
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 46.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 46· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 45
On-field 31.7
Availability 13.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2013bestavg 432020
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 8% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
8% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader8
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
1.31 EPA/season over 8 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
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+33
Rotational
SIS
Yards/snap0.302Touch rate0.05EPA/snap0.003Snap share44.6%Off snaps3,498VolatileCV 0.43
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 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: 9.2 regular season → 11.1 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)
+20%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
8 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt21Rec15Yds166TD1Ctch%71.4%Y/R11.1Y/Tgt7.91D9
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA2.6Rec AirYd91
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Idaho State; 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
Drew BreesQB8yThomas MorsteadP8yCameron JordanDE8yTerron ArmsteadOT8yMark IngramRB6yAndrus PeatG6yDavid OnyemataDT5yWil LutzK5yCraig RobertsonLB5ySheldon RankinsDT5yKenny VaccaroS5yMichael ThomasWR5yP.J. WilliamsS5yZach StriefOT5yBenjamin WatsonTE4yJohn JenkinsDT4yVonn BellS4yZach WoodLS4yAlvin KamaraRB4yTaysom HillTE4yMarshon LattimoreCB4yTrey HendricksonDE4yAlex AnzaloneMLB4yRyan RamczykOT4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJosh inherited the New Orleans Saints TE room from Benjamin Watson (2013–2018), and handed it to Taysom Hill (2017–2025).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2020final season
Last recorded season with NO
- 2013signing
Entered the NFL with NO
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 250 lb
Frame
Injury History
4 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NO | 2 | W11Out· ConcussionW17Out· Hand |
| 2016 | NO | 2 | W2Out· AnkleW3Questionable· AnkleW4Out· AnkleW6Questionable· Ankle |
| 2013 | NO | 0 | W15Questionable· HamstringW16Questionable· Hamstring |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
46
peak 49
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2013
C2014
C2015
C2016
C2017
C2018
C+2019
D2020
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
91%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 44 | 7.3 | 125+81 | 7.4 |
| 2014 | 176 | 14.7 | 239+63 | 14.1 |
| 2015 | 120 | 9.2 | 160+40 | 9.4 |
| 2016 | 149 | 18.6 | 320+171 | 18.8 |
| 2017 | 125 | 12.5 | 209+84 | 12.3 |
| 2018 | 185 | 16.8 | 278+93 | 16.3 |
| 2019 | 226 | 17.4 | 305+79 | 17.9 |
| 2020 | 46 | 5.8 | 83+37 | 4.9 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
10 career value over replacement — #3625 all-time of 4,642. 1.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
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