Matt Lengel
Role Player
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
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 | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2016 | — | NE | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 66.7% | 11.0 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 82 | 18.8% | — | 0.0% | 36 | 24.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 0 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | CLE | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2.0% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 16.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | CIN | 6 | — | 8 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 37.5% | 5.7 | 2.1 | — | 2 | 131 | 18.7% | — | 0.0% | 115 | 36.8% | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 85.4 |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.3 | 0 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | IND | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 10 | — | 11 | 5 | 39 | 2 | 45.5% | 7.8 | 3.5 | — | 3 | 219 | 11.6% | — | 0.0% | 155 | 25.9% | — | — | 2.3 | 0 | 73 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | |
Career EPA2.3·2 receiving·1.1/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26 | NE | 2 | 0* | 3 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 66.7% | 11.0 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 28 | CIN | 6 | 0* | 8 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 37.5% | 5.7 | 2.1 | — | 2 | 1.9 |
| Career | 8 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 2 | 45.5% | 7.8 | 3.5 | — | 3 | 1.9 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26 | NE | 6 | 0* | 82 | 18.8% | — | 0.0% | 36 | 24.8% |
| 2017 | 27 | CLE | 1 | — | 1 | 2.0% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 16.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | CIN | 11 | 0* | 131 | 18.7% | — | 0.0% | 115 | 36.8% |
| 2019 | 29 | IND | 1 | — | 5 | 7.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 19 | 219 | — | — | — | 155 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 2.5 | 0 | 33 |
| 2018 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -0.3 | 0 | 40 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 73 |
* 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 | CIN | 11 | 0* | 5.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 85.4 |
| Career | 11 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 17 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 17 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
23
Sustained
career value
×.6
23
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 23 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 17· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 23
On-field 17.4
Availability 5.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2018bestavg 232018
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
1.13 EPA/season over 2 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: 80%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.183Touch rate0.052EPA/snap0.011Snap share18.8%Off snaps213Emerging
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Eastern Kentucky), 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
Jabaal SheardDE2yJacoby BrissettQB2yBriean Boddy-CalhounCB2yTrevon ColeyDT2yAdam VinatieriK1yTom BradyQB1yStephen GostkowskiK1yDenico AutryDT1yDevin McCourtyFS1yCarlos DunlapDE1yKevin HuberP1yAndy DaltonQB1yKevin ZeitlerG1yKyle Van NoyMLB1yJoel BitonioG1yJustin HoustonOLB1yJoe CardonaLS1yRandy BullockK1yJoe ThuneyG1yDanny AmendolaWR1yJason McCourtyS1yTed KarrasG1yA.J. GreenWR1yChris LongDE1y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2019team change
Joined IND (from CIN)
- 2019final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 2018team change
Joined CIN (from CLE)
- 2017team change
Joined CLE (from NE)
- 2016signing
Entered the NFL with NE
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'7" / 265 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
17
peak 23
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
38%
20162019
2016 · backup · 6/16 G2017 · backup · 1/16 G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17 | 2.8 | 8-9 | 0.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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