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

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Kevin Boss

Top 20% all-time TEsElite Playmaker🏆 Clutch · +31% playoffsTwo-Way Profile

Height6'6"

Weight255 lb

BornJan 11, 1984

Age42

CollegeWestern Oregon See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 5, Pick 153 · NYG

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 69 · #1650 · Above Average

Worth 69 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.3

Avg surplus

peak +22

4 seasons × ~17.3 surplus ≈ VORP 69

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													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2007	—	NYG	5	—	9	9	118	2	100.0%	13.1	13.1	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.8	0	85
2008	—	NYG	11	—	33	33	384	6	100.0%	11.6	11.6	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CLE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35.8	0	225
2009	—	NYG	15	—	69	42	567	5	60.9%	13.5	8.2	—	26	1	16	0	16.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	MIN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	21.9	0	569
2010	—	NYG	15	—	70	35	531	5	50.0%	15.2	7.6	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.0	0	580
2011	—	LV	12	—	40	28	368	3	70.0%	13.1	9.2	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	KC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.9	0	330
2012	—	KC	2	—	3	3	65	1	100.0%	21.7	21.7	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	0	60
Career		—	67	—	224	150	2,033	22	67.0%	13.6	9.1	—	98	1	16	0	16.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.8	83.5	0	1,849

Career EPA84.3·1 rushing · 84 receiving·14.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2009	25	NYG	15	—	1	16	0	16.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	13.5
Career			15		1	16	0	16.0	—	1	—	0	50.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2007	23	NYG	5	—	9	9	118	2	100.0%	13.1	13.1	—	8
2008	24	NYG	11	—	33	33	384	6	100.0%	11.6	11.6	—	21
2009	25	NYG	15	—	69	42	567	5	60.9%	13.5	8.2	—	26
2010	26	NYG	15	—	70	35	531	5	50.0%	15.2	7.6	—	22
2011	27	LV	12	—	40	28	368	3	70.0%	13.1	9.2	—	18
2012	28	KC	2	—	3	3	65	1	100.0%	21.7	21.7	—	3
Career			60		224	150	2,033	22	67.0%	13.6	9.1	—	98

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
2008	24	CLE	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2009	25	MIN	3	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	1	—
2010	26	CHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2011	27	KC	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			7		6	6	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2007	23	—	—	—	—	—	11.8	85
2008	24	—	—	—	—	—	35.8	225
2009	25	—	—	—	—	0.8	21.9	569
2010	26	—	—	—	—	—	-5.0	580
2011	27	—	—	—	—	—	11.9	330
2012	28	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	60
Career					—	—	—	1,849

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 62.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 45.2

Availability 15.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2007bestavg 562011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

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

11% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

14.05 EPA/season over 6 seasons55

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%.

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 · 2007

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

TE · 2007 class

4.78s

40-Yard

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 36thClass Pos 50thClass All 32th

35"

Vertical

Above avg · 69th pct

Pos 69thAll 64thClass Pos 61thClass All 61th

116"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 46thClass Pos 67thClass All 53th

6.96s

3-Cone

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 74thClass Pos 89thClass All 70th

4.41s

Shuttle

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 38thClass Pos 61thClass All 37th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 13.6 regular season → 17.8 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+31%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt8Rec8Yds142Ctch%100.0%Y/R17.8Y/Tgt17.81D7

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA9.6Rec AirYd88

College Stats

Western OregonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Western Oregon), 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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #153

#142Steve BreastonWR #145David JonesDB #146Aundrae AllisonWR #147Tarell BrownCB #148Kolby SmithRB #149Uche NwaneriG #150Josh GattisSAF #152Antonio JohnsonDT #154Clifton RyanDT #155Dante RosarioTE #157David ClowneyWR #161Will HerringLB #162Brent CelekTE #164Tim ShawMLB #165Eric FramptonS #166Derek LandriDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kevin inherited the New York Giants TE room from Jeremy Shockey (2002–2007), and handed it to Larry Donnell (2013–2016).

Mark Bavaro 1985–1990Howard Cross 1989–2001Aaron Pierce 1993–1997Pete Mitchell 1999–2000Dan Campbell 1999–2002Jeremy Shockey

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012team change
Joined KC (from LV)
2012final season
Last recorded season with KC
2011team change
Joined LV (from NYG)
2007draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 5, Pick 153

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 255 lb

Frame

252 lb at 4.78s

Size-speed

35" vert / 116" broad

Explosion

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	KC	2	W3Out· HeadW4Out· Head
2011	OAK	1	W1Out· KneeW2Questionable· Knee
2010	NYG	1	W2Out· Concussion
2009	NYG	0	W5Doubtful· 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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

F2007

B2008

B2009

B2010

C+2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

69%

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
2007	118	23.6	403+285	23.7
2008	384	34.9	611+227	35.9
2009	567	37.8	625+58	36.7
2010	531	35.4	574+43	33.7
2011	368	30.7	491+123	28.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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

69 career value over replacement — #1650 all-time of 4,642. 13.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #153 (Rd 5) · NYG · 2007 · +29 vs expected KV-H

62actual

33 expected · Δ+29

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #153

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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