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Niles Paul

TEJAX#81CUT

Niles Paul

Top 46% all-time TEsSolid Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2014

Height6'1"

Weight242 lb

BornAug 9, 1989

Age36

CollegeNebraska See College Stats

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 5, Pick 155 · WAS

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 18 · #3207 · Role Player

Worth 18 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 70% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 replaced

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

46

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

1

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+18

Avg surplus

peak +18

1 seasons × ~18 surplus ≈ VORP 18

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													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2011	—	WAS	5	—	5	2	25	0	40.0%	12.5	5.0	—	2	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	WAS	10	—	15	8	152	1	53.3%	19.0	10.1	—	5	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	WAS	5	—	8	4	51	0	50.0%	12.8	6.4	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	150	16.4%	—	0.0%	287	64.2%
2014	—	WAS	15	—	52	39	507	1	75.0%	13.0	9.8	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	562	52.9%	—	0.0%	213	47.4%
2016	—	WAS	2	—	2	2	27	0	100.0%	13.5	13.5	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	111	19.8%	—	0.0%	135	61.3%
2017	—	WAS	11	—	19	13	94	0	68.4%	7.2	4.9	—	4	2	4	0	2.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	300	34.1%	—	0.0%	219	52.4%
2017	—	LV	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	JAX	5	—	13	10	98	0	76.9%	9.8	7.5	—	5	1	-3	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	103	23.8%	—	0.0%	93	56.3%
Career		—	54	—	114	78	954	2	68.4%	12.2	8.4	—	40	5	7	0	1.4	0.0	1	20.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,226	29.4%	—	0.0%	947	56.3%

Career EPA30.3·0 rushing · 30 receiving·4.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2011	22	WAS	5	—	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1.4
2012	23	WAS	10	—	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	4.3
2017	28	WAS	11	0*	2	4	0	2.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	2.6
2018	29	JAX	5	0*	1	-3	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	2.3
Career			31		5	7	0	1.4	—	1	—	0	21

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

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2011	22	WAS	5	—	5	2	25	0	40.0%	12.5	5.0	—	2
2012	23	WAS	10	—	15	8	152	1	53.3%	19.0	10.1	—	5
2013	24	WAS	5	0*	8	4	51	0	50.0%	12.8	6.4	—	2
2014	25	WAS	15	8*	52	39	507	1	75.0%	13.0	9.8	—	20
2016	27	WAS	2	0*	2	2	27	0	100.0%	13.5	13.5	—	2
2017	28	WAS	11	0*	19	13	94	0	68.4%	7.2	4.9	—	4
2018	29	JAX	5	0*	13	10	98	0	76.9%	9.8	7.5	—	5
Career			53	8*	114	78	954	2	68.4%	12.2	8.4	—	40

* 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	24	WAS	15	0*	150	16.4%	—	0.0%	287	64.2%
2014	25	WAS	16	8*	562	52.9%	—	0.0%	213	47.4%
2016	27	WAS	8	0*	111	19.8%	—	0.0%	135	61.3%
2017	28	WAS	14	0*	300	34.1%	—	0.0%	219	52.4%
2018	29	JAX	6	0*	103	23.8%	—	0.0%	93	56.3%
Career			59	8*	1,226	—	—	—	947	—

* 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
2011	22	—	—	—	—	1.4	1.4	0	49
2012	23	—	—	—	—	-1.4	5.8	0	145
2013	24	—	—	0*	—	—	-0.2	0	51
2014	25	—	—	8*	—	—	18.0	0	406
2016	27	—	—	0*	—	—	2.2	0	1
2017	28	—	—	0*	—	1.3	1.2	0	112
2018	29	—	—	0*	—	-1.4	1.9	0	107
Career				8*	—	—	—	0	871

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

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2018	29	JAX	6	0*	-5	-5.0	2	2.0	0	—	0
Career			6		-5	—	2	—	0	—	0

* 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	29	JAX	6	0*	8.2	6.6	3.2	0	0	0.0	5	97.6
Career			6		—	—	—	0	0	—	5	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 47 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

44

Sustained

career value

×.6

51

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 46.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 47· confidence 82%

What builds the career mark of 44

On-field 31.8

Availability 12.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2011bestavg 372018

All-Time Standing

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

9

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Receptions leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

4.32 EPA/season over 7 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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

53

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.635 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.635Touch rate0.079EPA/snap0.019Snap share29.4%Off snaps1,226VolatileCV 0.56

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 · 2011

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

TE · 2011 class

4.45s

40-Yard

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 86thClass Pos 96thClass All 85th

34.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 62th pct

Pos 62thAll 59thClass Pos 62thClass All 66th

117"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 50thClass Pos 62thClass All 57th

24 reps

Bench

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 69thClass Pos 73thClass All 66th

6.90s

3-Cone

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 81thClass Pos 71thClass All 68th

4.14s

Shuttle

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 83thClass Pos 88thClass All 76th

College Stats

NebraskaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nebraska), 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.

2011 Draft Class· this player went #155

#146DeJon GomesDB #148Denarius MooreWR #149Dion LewisRB #150Jason PinkstonG #151Ahmad BlackFS #152T.J. YatesQB #153Jeremy KerleyWR #154Richard ShermanCB #158Jermale HinesDB #159Lee SmithTE #161Julian VanderveldeG #163Daniel KilgoreC #164Chykie BrownDB #165Pernell McPheeLB #167Ryan WhalenWR #170Mistral RaymondS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Niles inherited the Washington Commanders TE room from Logan Paulsen (2010–2014), and handed it to Jordan Reed (2013–2018).

Clint Didier 1982–1987Terry Orr 1986–1992Jimmie Johnson 1989–1991James Jenkins 1994–2000Scott Galbraith 1995–1996Jamie Asher

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Movementderived from season history

2018team change
Joined JAX (from WAS)
2018final season
Last recorded season with JAX
2011draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 5, Pick 155

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 242 lb

Frame

224 lb at 4.45s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2017	WAS	1	W9Out· ConcussionW10Questionable· ConcussionW11Questionable· Concussion
2014	WAS	0	W5Questionable· Concussion
2013	WAS	0	W13Questionable· Illness
2011	WAS	2	W10Out· ToeW11Out· ToeW12Questionable· Toe

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 →

47

peak 51

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

F2011

C2012

F2013

B2014

C2017

F2018

Availability

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

66%

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
2011	25	5	94+69	5.5
2012	152	15.2	249+97	14.7
2013	51	10.2	170+119	10
2014	507	33.8	540+33	31.8
2017	94	8.5	138+44	8.1
2018	98	19.6	332+234	19.5

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

18 career value over replacement — #3207 all-time of 4,642. 3/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #155 (Rd 5) · WAS · 2011 · +14 vs expected KV-H

47actual

33 expected · Δ+14

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