Keelan Cole is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Cole in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Cole's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Keelan Cole
Height6'1"
Weight194 lb
BornApr 20, 1993
Age33
ConferenceIndependent
Rookie yr2017
A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 46 · #2162 · Above AverageWorth 46 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 48% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+9.2
Avg surplus
peak +16
5 seasons × ~9.2 surplus ≈ VORP 46
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 | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2017 | — | JAX | 16 | — | 83 | 42 | 748 | 3 | 50.6% | 17.8 | 9.0 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | IND | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | JAX | 13 | — | 70 | 38 | 491 | 1 | 54.3% | 12.9 | 7.0 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | JAX | 11 | — | 35 | 24 | 361 | 3 | 68.6% | 15.0 | 10.3 | — | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | JAX | 16 | — | 88 | 55 | 642 | 5 | 62.5% | 11.7 | 7.3 | — | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | PIT | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | NYJ | 14 | — | 51 | 28 | 449 | 1 | 54.9% | 16.0 | 8.8 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | BUF | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | LV | 9 | — | 21 | 10 | 141 | 1 | 47.6% | 14.1 | 6.7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 84 | — | 348 | 197 | 2,832 | 14 | 56.6% | 14.4 | 8.1 | — | 138 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA61.1·-1 passing · -0 rushing · 62 receiving·10.2/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | NYJ | 14 | 9* | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Career | 14 | 9* | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 39.6 | 0 | 42.8 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26 | JAX | 11 | 0* | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | JAX | 16 | 12* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 27 | 12* | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
* 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 | 24 | JAX | 16 | 11* | 83 | 42 | 748 | 3 | 50.6% | 17.8 | 9.0 | — | 32 |
| 2018 | 25 | JAX | 13 | 11* | 70 | 38 | 491 | 1 | 54.3% | 12.9 | 7.0 | — | 25 |
| 2019 | 26 | JAX | 11 | 0* | 35 | 24 | 361 | 3 | 68.6% | 15.0 | 10.3 | — | 19 |
| 2020 | 27 | JAX | 16 | 12* | 88 | 55 | 642 | 5 | 62.5% | 11.7 | 7.3 | — | 34 |
| 2021 | 28 | NYJ | 14 | 9* | 51 | 28 | 449 | 1 | 54.9% | 16.0 | 8.8 | — | 20 |
| 2022 | 29 | LV | 9 | 0* | 21 | 10 | 141 | 1 | 47.6% | 14.1 | 6.7 | — | 8 |
| Career | 79 | 43* | 348 | 197 | 2,832 | 14 | 56.6% | 14.4 | 8.1 | — | 138 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | IND | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26 | JAX | 2 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | PIT | 2 | 2* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | BUF | 2 | 2* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 5* | 5 | 5 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | JAX | 16 | 11* | 749 | 66.3% | — | 0.0% | 79 | 28.2% |
| 2018 | 25 | JAX | 16 | 11* | 687 | 66.6% | — | 0.0% | 72 | 37.3% |
| 2019 | 26 | JAX | 16 | 0* | 370 | 34.6% | — | 0.0% | 44 | 16.8% |
| 2020 | 27 | JAX | 16 | 12* | 785 | 75.6% | — | 0.0% | 165 | 39.9% |
| 2021 | 28 | NYJ | 15 | 9* | 557 | 58.3% | — | 0.0% | 35 | 17.1% |
| 2022 | 29 | LV | 14 | 0* | 369 | 39.2% | — | 0.0% | 31 | 14.0% |
| Career | 93 | 43* | 3,517 | — | — | — | 426 | — |
* 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 | 24 | — | — | 11* | — | — | 2.8 | 0 | 1,038 |
| 2018 | 25 | — | — | 11* | — | — | -4.6 | 0 | 691 |
| 2019 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | 0.3 | 22.3 | 0 | 374 |
| 2020 | 27 | — | — | 12* | — | -0.5 | 27.0 | 0 | 957 |
| 2021 | 28 | — | — | 9* | -0.7 | — | 8.2 | 8 | 686 |
| 2022 | 29 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 6.3 | 0 | 345 |
| Career | 43* | — | — | — | 8 | 4,091 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Passing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | NYJ | — | 9* | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 9* | — | — | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26 | JAX | 16 | 0* | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | JAX | 16 | 12* | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 32 | 12* | 1 | — | 7 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
* 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 | 25 | JAX | 16 | 11* | 9.9 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 1 | 7 | 0.1 | 25 | 69.4 |
| 2019 | 26 | JAX | 16 | 0* | 10.7 | 10.9 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 19 | 118.9 |
| 2020 | 27 | JAX | 16 | 12* | 10.9 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 2 | 6 | 0.1 | 34 | 98.8 |
| 2021 | 28 | NYJ | 15 | 9* | 13.5 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 20 | 58.4 |
| 2022 | 29 | LV | 14 | 0* | 16.0 | 12.1 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 8 | 85.6 |
| Career | 77 | 32* | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | — | 106 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
56
Sustained
career value
×.6
60
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 57.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 39.1
Availability 16.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2017bestavg 552022
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position16
Depth
of 100
Reached 13% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
13% of the all-time Receptions leader13
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
10.19 EPA/season over 6 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+46
Solid
SIS
Yards/snap0.808Touch rate0.1EPA/snap0.017Snap share56.7%Off snaps3,517ReliableCV 0.26
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+).
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt6Rec3Yds82Ctch%50.0%Y/R27.3Y/Tgt13.71D3
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA4.6Rec AirYd99
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Kentucky Wesleyan), 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
Jarrod WilsonFS5yTyler ShatleyC4yDawuane SmootDE4yCam RobinsonOT4yA.J. CannG4yJosh LamboK4yMyles JackMLB4yAbry JonesDT4yBrandon LinderC4yJames O'ShaughnessyTE4yDede WestbrookWR4yCalais CampbellDE3yD.J. HaydenDB3yYannick NgakoueDE3yLogan CookeP3yAndrew NorwellG3yMarcell DareusDT3yTaven BryanDT3yA.J. BouyeCB3yQuincy WilliamsLB3yTre HerndonCB3yLeonard FournetteRB3yDJ CharkWR3yLerentee McCrayDE3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterKeelan inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars WR room from Dede Westbrook (2017–2020), and handed it to DJ Chark (2018–2021).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2022team change
Joined LV (from NYJ)
- 2022final season
Last recorded season with LV
- 2021team change
Joined NYJ (from JAX)
- 2017signing
Entered the NFL with JAX
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 194 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NYJ | 0 | W1Questionable· KneeW2Questionable· Knee |
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 6-season peers. See all →
58
peak 60
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B2017
C+2018
C+2019
B2020
C+2021
C2022
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
95%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 748 | 46.8 | 706-42 | 41.5 |
| 2018 | 491 | 37.8 | 522+31 | 30.7 |
| 2019 | 361 | 32.8 | 452+91 | 26.6 |
| 2020 | 642 | 40.1 | 583-59 | 34.3 |
| 2021 | 449 | 32.1 | 468+19 | 27.5 |
| 2022 | 141 | 15.7 | 188+47 | 11.1 |
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
46 career value over replacement — #2162 all-time of 4,642. 7.7/season above a replacement-level WR.
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