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Kellen Davis

Solid ContributorTwo-Way Profile

Height6'7"

Weight265 lb

BornOct 11, 1985

Age40

CollegeMichigan State See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2008

Draft2008 · Rd 5, Pick 158 · CHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 10 · #3627 · Role Player

Worth 10 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 79% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +5

2 seasons × ~5 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									Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2008	—	CHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CHI	5	—	14	9	75	3	64.3%	8.3	5.4	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.9	0	119
2010	—	CHI	2	—	2	1	19	1	50.0%	19.0	9.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5	0	14
2011	—	CHI	15	—	35	18	206	5	51.4%	11.4	5.9	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.1	0	333
2012	—	CHI	14	—	44	19	229	2	43.2%	12.1	5.2	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	HOU	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.8	0	515
2013	—	SEA	3	—	4	3	32	1	75.0%	10.7	8.0	—	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	152	16.6%	—	0.0%	174	40.3%	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.3	0	34
2014	—	DET	2	—	3	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	137	34.0%	—	0.0%	29	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0	0	39
2015	—	NYJ	8	—	11	3	18	1	27.3%	6.0	1.6	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	435	38.8%	—	0.0%	145	34.2%	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	NYG	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.6	0	88
2016	—	NYJ	1	—	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	259	47.3%	—	0.0%	65	29.1%	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7	0	4
Career		—	57	—	114	53	579	13	46.5%	10.9	5.1	—	34	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	983	34.2%	—	0.0%	413	30.9%	—	—	-8.4	0	1,146

Career EPA-8.4·-8 receiving·-1.1/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2009	24	CHI	5	—	14	9	75	3	64.3%	8.3	5.4	—	5	4.5
2010	25	CHI	2	—	2	1	19	1	50.0%	19.0	9.5	—	1	—
2011	26	CHI	15	—	35	18	206	5	51.4%	11.4	5.9	—	13	9.6
2012	27	CHI	14	—	44	19	229	2	43.2%	12.1	5.2	—	11	6.8
2013	28	SEA	3	0*	4	3	32	1	75.0%	10.7	8.0	—	2	—
2014	29	DET	2	0*	3	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—
2015	30	NYJ	8	0*	11	3	18	1	27.3%	6.0	1.6	—	2	2.6
2016	31	NYJ	1	0*	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—
Career			50		114	53	579	13	46.5%	10.9	5.1	—	34	23.5

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2008	23	CHI	2	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2011	26	SEA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2012	27	HOU	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2013	28	SEA	1	0*	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2015	30	NYG	2	0*	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			8		5	5	—	—	—

* 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	28	SEA	15	0*	152	16.6%	—	0.0%	174	40.3%
2014	29	DET	6	0*	137	34.0%	—	0.0%	29	20.0%
2015	30	NYJ	16	0*	435	38.8%	—	0.0%	145	34.2%
2016	31	NYJ	8	0*	259	47.3%	—	0.0%	65	29.1%
Career			45		983	—	—	—	413	—

* 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	Rec AirYd
2009	24	—	—	—	—	—	-1.9	119
2010	25	—	—	—	—	—	2.5	14
2011	26	—	—	—	—	—	-2.1	333
2012	27	—	—	—	—	—	-1.8	515
2013	28	—	—	0*	—	—	2.3	34
2014	29	—	—	0*	—	—	-2.0	39
2015	30	—	—	0*	—	—	-4.6	88
2016	31	—	—	0*	—	—	-0.7	4
Career					—	—	—	1,146

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 42 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 42 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 45.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 42· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 45

On-field 30

Availability 15

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 402015

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-1.05 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: 83%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Yards / snap:0.051 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.051Touch rate0.019EPA/snap-0.005Snap share34.2%Off snaps983VolatileCV 1.38

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 basis

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

Combine · 2008

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

TE · 2008 class

4.59s

40-Yard

Strong · 86th pct

Pos 86thAll 60thClass Pos 80thClass All 60th

28"

Vertical

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 11thClass Pos 27thClass All 31th

118"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 55thClass Pos 67thClass All 60th

22 reps

Bench

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 56thClass Pos 60thClass All 47th

7.25s

3-Cone

Below avg · 30th pct

Pos 30thAll 41thClass Pos 13thClass All 40th

4.38s

Shuttle

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 43thClass Pos 33thClass All 51th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt3Rec2Yds42TD1Ctch%66.7%Y/R21.0Y/Tgt14.01D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA3.6Rec AirYd44

College Stats

Michigan StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan 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.

2008 Draft Class· this player went #158

#149Tim HightowerRB #150Breno GiacominiOT #151Frank OkamDT #152Letroy GuionDE #153Matthew SlaterWR #154Kroy BiermannOLB #155Thomas WilliamsLB #156Dennis DixonQB #160Josh JohnsonQB #161Marcus HowardLB #163Owen SchmittFB #164Carl NicksG #165Jonathan GoffLB #167Erik WaldenLB #169Trevor ScottDE #170Barry RichardsonOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kellen inherited the Chicago Bears TE room from Greg Olsen (2007–2010), and handed it to Martellus Bennett (2013–2015).

Tim Wrightman 1985–1986Cap Boso 1987–1991Jim Thornton 1988–1991Keith Jennings 1991–1997Chris Gedney 1993–1995Ryan Wetnight

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
2015team change
Joined NYJ (from DET)
2014team change
Joined DET (from SEA)
2013team change
Joined SEA (from CHI)
2008draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 5, Pick 158

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'7" / 265 lb

Frame

262 lb at 4.59s

Size-speed

28" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	NYJ	2	W9Out· ElbowW10Out· Elbow
2015	NYJ	0	W17Questionable· Foot
2012	CHI	0	W12Questionable· Ankle

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 →

peak 46

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

F2009

C+2011

C+2012

D2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

77%

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
2009	75	15	238+163	14
2011	206	13.7	229+23	13.5
2012	229	16.4	267+38	15.7
2015	18	2.3	45+27	2.6

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

10 career value over replacement — #3627 all-time of 4,642. 2.5/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #158 (Rd 5) · CHI · 2008 · +10.1 vs expected KV-H

42actual

31.9 expected · Δ+10.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2008

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2008 Draft Class· this player went #158

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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