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

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Matt Schobel

Top 36% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -47% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2003Two-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight247 lb

BornNov 4, 1978

Age47

CollegeTCU; Texas A&M See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 3, Pick 67 · CIN

Archetype Intelligence

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 31 · #2641 · Role Player

Worth 31 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 58% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+6.2

Avg surplus

peak +15

5 seasons × ~6.2 surplus ≈ VORP 31

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2002	—	CIN	14	—	36	27	212	2	75.0%	7.9	5.9	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	CLE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.7	0	0
2003	—	CIN	11	—	24	24	332	2	100.0%	13.8	13.8	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	CLE	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.3	0	0
2004	—	CIN	10	—	21	21	201	4	100.0%	9.6	9.6	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.4	0	0
2005	—	CIN	12	—	18	18	193	1	100.0%	10.7	10.7	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	DET	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.3	0	0
2006	—	PHI	11	—	15	14	214	2	93.3%	15.3	14.3	—	9	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.3	0	103
2007	—	PHI	10	—	12	11	108	1	91.7%	9.8	9.0	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.4	0	85
2008	—	PHI	1	—	2	2	10	0	100.0%	5.0	5.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	0	10
Career		—	74	—	128	117	1,270	12	91.4%	10.9	9.9	—	59	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	84.9	0	198

Career EPA84.9·85 receiving·12.1/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2002	24	CIN	14	—	36	27	212	2	75.0%	7.9	5.9	—	13	7.7
2003	25	CIN	11	—	24	24	332	2	100.0%	13.8	13.8	—	12	7.7
2004	26	CIN	10	—	21	21	201	4	100.0%	9.6	9.6	—	10	6.7
2005	27	CIN	12	—	18	18	193	1	100.0%	10.7	10.7	—	9	5
2006	28	PHI	11	—	15	14	214	2	93.3%	15.3	14.3	—	9	5.5
2007	29	PHI	10	—	12	11	108	1	91.7%	9.8	9.0	—	6	3.2
2008	30	PHI	1	—	2	2	10	0	100.0%	5.0	5.0	—	0	—
Career			69		128	117	1,270	12	91.4%	10.9	9.9	—	59	35.8

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2002	24	CLE	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2003	25	CLE	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2005	27	DET	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2006	28	PHI	2	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			7		5	5	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2002	24	—	—	—	—	—	10.7	0
2003	25	—	—	—	—	—	24.3	0
2004	26	—	—	—	—	—	15.4	0
2005	27	—	—	—	—	—	11.3	0
2006	28	—	—	—	—	—	14.3	103
2007	29	—	—	—	—	—	8.4	85
2008	30	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	10
Career					—	—	—	198

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 52.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 36.6

Availability 14.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 512007

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Receptions leader8

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

12.12 EPA/season over 7 seasons54

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: 87%.

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 · 2002

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

TE · 2002 class

34.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 62th pct

Pos 62thAll 59thClass Pos 61thClass All 53th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 10.9 regular season → 5.8 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-47%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt5Rec5Yds29Ctch%100.0%Y/R5.8Y/Tgt5.81D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA1.1Rec AirYd12

College Stats

TCU; Texas A&MCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (TCU; Texas A&M), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #67

#58Michael LewisS #59Sheldon BrownCB #60Anton PalepoiDE #61Ryan DenneyDE #62Antwaan Randle ElWR #63Antonio BryantWR #64Travis FisherDB #65Deion BranchWR #68Andre' GoodmanCB #69Saleem RasheedLB #70Willie OffordS #71Ben LeberOLB #72Roe WilliamsDB #73Will WitherspoonOLB #74Joseph JeffersonCB #75Derek RossDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Matt inherited the Cincinnati Bengals TE room from Marco Battaglia (1996–2000), and handed it to Reggie Kelly (2003–2010).

Rodney Holman 1982–1992Eric Kattus 1986–1991Jim Riggs 1988–1992Craig Thompson 1992–1993Tony McGee 1993–2001Troy Sadowski

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2008final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2006team change
Joined PHI (from CIN)
2002draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 3, Pick 67

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 247 lb

Frame

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 →

peak 54

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

C+2002

B2003

C+2004

C2005

C+2006

C2007

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

62%

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
2002	212	15.1	286+74	16.8
2003	332	30.2	597+265	35.1
2004	201	20.1	359+158	21.1
2005	193	16.1	257+64	15.1
2006	214	19.5	327+113	19.3
2007	108	10.8	171+63	10.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

31 career value over replacement — #2641 all-time of 4,642. 5.2/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #67 (Rd 3) · CIN · 2002 · +8.4 vs expected KV-H

52actual

43.6 expected · Δ+8.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #67

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator