Nate Jackson
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2008
Height6'3"
Weight235 lb
BornJun 4, 1979
Age47
Rookie yr2003
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.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 2004 | — | DEN | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.1 | 9.1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | DEN | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.8 | 9.8 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| 2007 | — | DEN | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.3 | 11.3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7 | 0 | 28 |
| 2008 | — | DEN | 7 | — | 11 | 11 | 83 | 1 | 100.0% | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | CLE | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 0 | 50 |
| Career | — | 18 | — | 27 | 27 | 239 | 2 | 100.0% | 8.9 | 8.9 | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15.8 | 0 | 104 | |
Career EPA15.8·16 receiving·4.0/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 22 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 22 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
29
Sustained
career value
×.6
27
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 28.2 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 22· confidence 69%
What builds the career mark of 29
On-field 23.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2004bestavg 272008
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Receptions leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
3.95 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: 88%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Menlo College; Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)), 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
Champ BaileyCB4yJason ElamK3yJohn LynchFS3yBrandon MarshallWR3yJay CutlerQB3yElvis DumervilDE3yJohn EngelbergerDE3yTony SchefflerTE3yNate WebsterMLB3yNick FergusonFS3yKenny PetersonDE3yTatum BellRB3yKarl PaymahDB3yCecil SappRB3yHamza AbdullahDB3yDre' BlyCB2yJake PlummerQB2yBrandon StokleyWR2yAl WilsonMLB2yDaniel GrahamTE2yEbenezer EkubanDE2yIan GoldOLB2yJavon WalkerWR2yDomonique FoxworthDB2y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2008final season
Last recorded season with DEN
- 2004signing
Entered the NFL with DEN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 235 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 2-season peers. See all →
22
peak 27
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2004
D2008
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
27%
20042008
2004 · cause not documented · 25%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 73 | 18.3 | 316+243 | 18.6 |
| 2008 | 83 | 11.9 | 182+99 | 10.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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