K.J. Osborn NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault | StatVault

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

K.J. Osborn

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K.J. Osborn

Top 33% all-time WRsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight203 lb

BornJun 10, 1997

Age29

CollegeMiami; Buffalo See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2020

Draft2020 · Rd 5, Pick 176 · MIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 36 · #2463 · Role Player

Worth 36 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 54% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

48

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

3

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+12

Avg surplus

peak +13

3 seasons × ~12 surplus ≈ VORP 36

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
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2020	—	MIN	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	119	49.4%
2021	—	MIN	17	—	82	50	655	7	61.0%	13.1	8.0	—	26	1	10	0	10.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	774	68.2%	—	0.0%	35	13.4%
2021	—	LA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	MIN	17	—	90	60	650	5	66.7%	10.8	7.2	—	32	3	6	0	2.0	0.0	2	66.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	873	74.2%	—	0.0%	2	3.0%
2023	—	MIN	15	—	75	48	540	3	64.0%	11.3	7.2	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	821	78.8%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
2023	—	CHI	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	NE	6	—	18	7	57	1	38.9%	8.1	3.2	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	251	49.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	69	—	265	165	1,902	16	62.3%	11.5	7.2	—	88	4	16	0	4.0	0.0	3	75.0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2,719	67.7%	—	0.0%	157	17.2%

Career EPA39.2·4 rushing · 35 receiving·9.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2021	24	MIN	17	12*	1	10	0	10.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	12.1
2022	25	MIN	17	13*	3	6	0	2.0	0.0	2	66.7	0	11.6
Career			34	25*	4	16	0	4.0	—	3	—	0	35.1

* 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
2021	24	MIN	17	12*	82	50	655	7	61.0%	13.1	8.0	—	26
2022	25	MIN	17	13*	90	60	650	5	66.7%	10.8	7.2	—	32
2023	26	MIN	15	13*	75	48	540	3	64.0%	11.3	7.2	—	28
2024	27	NE	6	0*	18	7	57	1	38.9%	8.1	3.2	—	2
Career			55	38*	265	165	1,902	16	62.3%	11.5	7.2	—	88

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2021	24	LA	2	2*	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2023	26	CHI	3	3*	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			5	5*	6	6	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	—	0	0

* 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%
2020	23	MIN	9	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	119	49.4%
2021	24	MIN	17	12*	774	68.2%	—	0.0%	35	13.4%
2022	25	MIN	17	13*	873	74.2%	—	0.0%	2	3.0%
2023	26	MIN	16	13*	821	78.8%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
2024	27	NE	8	0*	251	49.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			67	38*	2,719	—	—	—	157	—

* 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
2021	24	—	—	12*	—	0.6	14.6	0	861
2022	25	—	—	13*	—	3.2	21.8	0	753
2023	26	—	—	13*	—	—	6.3	0	659
2024	27	—	—	0*	—	—	-7.3	0	107
Career				38*	—	—	—	0	2,380

* 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
2021	24	MIN	17	12*	8	8.0	2	2.0	0	—	1
2022	25	MIN	17	13*	2	0.7	4	1.3	1	3.0	2
Career			34	25*	10	—	6	—	1	—	3

* 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
2021	24	MIN	17	12*	10.5	9.5	3.6	1	2	0.0	26	99.4
2022	25	MIN	17	13*	8.3	5.8	5.0	3	2	0.0	32	97.0
2023	26	MIN	16	13*	8.8	7.4	3.9	1	5	0.1	28	82.1
2024	27	NE	7	0*	5.9	5.9	2.3	0	1	0.1	2	66.2
Career			57	38*	—	—	—	5	10	—	88	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 54 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

56

Sustained

career value

×.6

60

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 54· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 38.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2021bestavg 522024

All-Time Standing

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

14

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Receptions leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

9.79 EPA/season over 4 seasons53

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

40

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.705 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.705Touch rate0.099EPA/snap0.014Snap share67.7%Off snaps2,719ReliableCV 0.38

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2020

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

WR · 2020 class

4.48s

40-Yard

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 81thClass Pos 54thClass All 81th

37.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 84thClass Pos 65thClass All 84th

123"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 78thClass Pos 38thClass All 64th

18 reps

Bench

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 33thClass Pos 77thClass All 34th

7.00s

3-Cone

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 69thClass Pos 82thClass All 84th

4.35s

Shuttle

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 48thClass Pos 61thClass All 60th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt3Rec2Yds20TD1Ctch%66.7%Y/R10.0Y/Tgt6.71D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA0.7Rec AirYd30

College Stats

Miami; BuffaloCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami; Buffalo), 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.

2020 Draft Class· this player went #176

#168John HightowerWR #169Harrison HandCB #170Broderick WashingtonDT #171Isaiah CoulterWR #172Jason HuntleyRB #173Darnell MooneyWR #174Larrell MurchisonDT #175Kamal MartinLB #177Michael DannaLB #178Justin StrnadLB #179Bradlee AnaeDE #180Hakeem AdenijiOT #181Netane MutiG #182Mike OnwenuG #183Cameron BrownLB #184Bravvion RoyDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

K.J. inherited the Minnesota Vikings WR room from Stefon Diggs (2015–2019), and handed it to Justin Jefferson (2020–2025).

Anthony Carter 1985–1993Hassan Jones 1986–1992Cris Carter 1990–2001Jake Reed 1991–2001Qadry Ismail 1993–1996Chris Walsh

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Movementderived from season history

2024team change
Joined NE (from MIN)
2024final season
Last recorded season with NE
2020draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 5, Pick 176

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 203 lb

Frame

203 lb at 4.48s

Size-speed

37.5" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	WAS	0	W5Questionable· ShoulderW6Questionable· ShoulderW18Questionable· Illness
2023	MIN	0	W10Questionable· Concussion
2020	MIN	2	W5Out· HamstringW6Out· Hamstring

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 4-season peers. See all →

54

peak 60

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

B2021

B2022

C+2023

F2024

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

80%

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
2021	655	38.5	580-75	34.1
2022	650	38.2	578-72	34
2023	540	36	560+20	32.9
2024	57	9.5	126+69	7.4

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

36 career value over replacement — #2463 all-time of 4,642. 9/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #176 (Rd 5) · MIN · 2020 · +27.1 vs expected KV-H

54actual

26.9 expected · Δ+27.1

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