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

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Mychal Rivera

Top 31% all-time TEsReliable Starter

Height6'3"

Weight245 lb

BornSep 8, 1990

Age35

CollegeTennessee; College of the Canyons See College Stats

Rookie yr2013

Draft2013 · Rd 6, Pick 184 · LV

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 44 · #2225 · Above Average

Worth 44 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11 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

+11

Avg surplus

peak +19

4 seasons × ~11 surplus ≈ VORP 44

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
2013	—	LV	16	—	60	38	407	4	63.3%	10.7	6.8	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	OAK	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	592	57.1%	—	0.0%	180	37.8%	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.6	0	505
2014	—	LV	16	—	99	58	534	4	58.6%	9.2	5.4	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	DEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	OAK	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	820	78.7%	—	0.0%	165	32.5%	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-12.7	0	815
2015	—	LV	14	—	46	32	280	1	69.6%	8.8	6.1	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	CIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	OAK	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	399	37.9%	—	0.0%	149	30.4%	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.6	0	348
2016	—	LV	10	—	25	18	192	1	72.0%	10.7	7.7	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	OAK	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	314	34.9%	—	0.0%	112	28.2%	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.9	0	225
Career		—	120	—	230	146	1,413	10	63.5%	9.7	6.1	—	77	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2,125	52.1%	—	0.0%	606	32.2%	—	—	15.4	0	1,893

Career EPA15.4·15 receiving·3.9/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2013	23	LV	16	9*	60	38	407	4	63.3%	10.7	6.8	—	25	10
2014	24	LV	16	13*	99	58	534	4	58.6%	9.2	5.4	—	29	13.2
2015	25	LV	14	0*	46	32	280	1	69.6%	8.8	6.1	—	12	6.7
2016	26	LV	10	0*	25	18	192	1	72.0%	10.7	7.7	—	11	4.6
Career			56	22*	230	146	1,413	10	63.5%	9.7	6.1	—	77	34.5

* 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	23	OAK	16	9*	592	57.1%	—	0.0%	180	37.8%
2014	24	OAK	16	13*	820	78.7%	—	0.0%	165	32.5%
2015	25	OAK	16	0*	399	37.9%	—	0.0%	149	30.4%
2016	26	OAK	13	0*	314	34.9%	—	0.0%	112	28.2%
Career			61	22*	2,125	—	—	—	606	—

* 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
2013	23	—	—	9*	—	—	15.6	505
2014	24	—	—	13*	—	—	-12.7	815
2015	25	—	—	0*	—	—	6.6	348
2016	26	—	—	0*	—	—	5.9	225
Career				22*	—	—	—	1,893

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 55 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 58.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 40

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

2013bestavg 572016

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Receptions leader9

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

3.85 EPA/season over 4 seasons51

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:0.665 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.665Touch rate0.108EPA/snap0.007Snap share52.1%Off snaps2,125ConsistentCV 0.05

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 · 2013

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

TE · 2013 class

4.81s

40-Yard

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 34thClass Pos 38thClass All 38th

31"

Vertical

Low · 21th pct

Pos 21thAll 28thClass Pos 23thClass All 31th

112"

Broad Jump

Low · 23th pct

Pos 23thAll 31thClass Pos 31thClass All 30th

17 reps

Bench

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 27thClass Pos 36thClass All 36th

7.17s

3-Cone

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 48thClass Pos 29thClass All 41th

4.43s

Shuttle

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 36thClass Pos 63thClass All 42th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt5Rec4Yds31Ctch%80.0%Y/R7.8Y/Tgt6.21D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA2.4Rec AirYd27

College Stats

Tennessee; College of the CanyonsCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee; College of the Canyons), 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.

2013 Draft Class· this player went #184

#173Vinston PainterOT #176David QuessenberryOT #177Dustin HopkinsK #179Tourek WilliamsOLB #180Nick MoodyLB #181Latavius MurrayRB #182Kenjon BarnerRB #183Rufus JohnsonLB #185DeVonte HollomanMLB #186Justin BrownWR #187Andre EllingtonRB #188Cornelius WashingtonDE #189Mike JamesRB #190Rex BurkheadRB #191Bacarri RamboFS #193Nate PalmerLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mychal inherited the Las Vegas Raiders TE room from Brandon Myers (2009–2012), and handed it to Clive Walford (2015–2017).

Ethan Horton 1987–1993Andrew Glover 1991–1996Rickey Dudley 1996–2000Roland Williams 2001–2002Doug Jolley 2002–2004Courtney Anderson

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 LV
2013draft
Drafted by LV — Round 6, Pick 184

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 245 lb

Frame

242 lb at 4.81s

Size-speed

31" vert / 112" broad

Explosion

17 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	OAK	0	W13Questionable· Concussion

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 60

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

B2013

B2014

C+2015

C2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

95%

2013

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
2013	407	25.4	408+1	24
2014	534	33.4	534	31.4
2015	280	20	338+58	19.9
2016	192	19.2	330+138	19.4

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

44 career value over replacement — #2225 all-time of 4,642. 11/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #184 (Rd 6) · LV · 2013 · +29.1 vs expected KV-H

55actual

25.9 expected · Δ+29.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2013

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2013 Draft Class· this player went #184

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography