Orson Charles
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2012
Height6'3"
Weight257 lb
BornJan 27, 1991
Age35
CollegeGeorgiaSee College Stats
Rookie yr2012
Draft2012 · Rd 4, Pick 116 · CIN
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 | Defense | Snap Counts | 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2012 | — | CIN | 8 | — | 10 | 8 | 101 | 0 | 80.0% | 12.6 | 10.1 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 0 | 55 |
| 2013 | — | CIN | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 50.0% | 8.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 64 | 13.7% | — | 0.0% | 255 | 67.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | -2 |
| 2016 | — | DET | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 31 | 67.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | KC | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 100.0% | 26.5 | 26.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 17.6% | — | 0.0% | 87 | 63.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8 | 0 | 44 |
| 2018 | — | CLE | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 60.0% | 7.7 | 4.6 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 173 | 19.6% | — | 0.0% | 265 | 68.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Career | — | 17 | — | 19 | 14 | 185 | 0 | 73.7% | 13.2 | 9.7 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 296 | 17.0% | — | 0.0% | 638 | 66.6% | — | — | 7.9 | 0 | 114 | |
Career EPA7.9·8 receiving·2.0/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 21 | CIN | 8 | — | 10 | 8 | 101 | 0 | 80.0% | 12.6 | 10.1 | — | 5 | 2.8 |
| 2013 | 22 | CIN | 1 | 0* | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 50.0% | 8.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 26 | KC | 2 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 100.0% | 26.5 | 26.5 | — | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 27 | CLE | 5 | 0* | 5 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 60.0% | 7.7 | 4.6 | — | 0 | 1.1 |
| Career | 16 | 19 | 14 | 185 | 0 | 73.7% | 13.2 | 9.7 | — | 6 | 3.9 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22 | CIN | 13 | 0* | 64 | 13.7% | — | 0.0% | 255 | 67.3% |
| 2016 | 25 | DET | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 31 | 67.5% |
| 2017 | 26 | KC | 5 | 0* | 59 | 17.6% | — | 0.0% | 87 | 63.2% |
| 2018 | 27 | CLE | 13 | 0* | 173 | 19.6% | — | 0.0% | 265 | 68.4% |
| Career | 33 | 296 | — | — | — | 638 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 0 | 55 |
| 2013 | 22 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | -2 |
| 2017 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 2.8 | 0 | 44 |
| 2018 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 114 |
* 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 | 27 | CLE | 13 | 0* | 3.4 | -0.3 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | — | 71.2 |
| Career | 13 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 25 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 25 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
33
Sustained
career value
×.6
30
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 31.8 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 25· confidence 82%
What builds the career mark of 33
On-field 25.3
Availability 7.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2012bestavg 302018
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
1.98 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: 85%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.284Touch rate0.03EPA/snap0.012Snap share17%Off snaps296Emerging
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2012
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.73s
40-Yard
Above avg · 53th pct
Pos 53thAll 41thClass Pos 45thClass All 41th
35 reps
Bench
Elite · 99th pct
Pos 99thAll 98thClass Pos 94thClass All 97th
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameReceiving
Tgt1
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA-1.8Rec AirYd9
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia), 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
Marvin JonesWR3yReggie NelsonFS2yTerence NewmanCB2yDomata Peko Sr.NT2yCarlos DunlapDE2yMike NugentK2yKevin HuberP2yAndy DaltonQB2yKevin ZeitlerG2yA.J. GreenWR2yLeon HallDB2yGeno AtkinsDT2yAdam JonesDB2yChris CrockerDB2yRobert GeathersDE2yJermaine GreshamTE2yMohamed SanuWR2yRey MaualugaOLB2yDre KirkpatrickCB2yWallace GilberryDE2yTerrance MitchellCB2yVincent ReyOLB2yVontaze BurfictOLB2yAndrew HawkinsWR2y
2012 Draft Class· this player went #116
#107Devon WylieWR#109Alameda Ta'amuNT#110Ladarius GreenTE#111Evan RodriguezTE#112Bobby MassieOT#113Kyle WilberLB#114Jaye HowardDE#115Coty SensabaughCB#117Joe LooneyC#118Jarius WrightWR#119Keenan RobinsonOLB#120James-Michael JohnsonLB#121Keshawn MartinWR#122Nick ToonWR#123Brandon BoykinDB#124Ron BrooksCB
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2018team change
Joined CLE (from KC)
- 2018final season
Last recorded season with CLE
- 2017team change
Joined KC (from DET)
- 2016team change
Joined DET (from CIN)
- 2012draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 4, Pick 116
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 257 lb
Frame
251 lb at 4.73s
Size-speed
35 reps
Bench power
Injury History
No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
25
peak 30
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2012
F2018
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
51%
20122018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 101 | 12.6 | 209+108 | 12.3 |
| 2018 | 23 | 4.6 | 42+19 | 2.5 |
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
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #116 (Rd 4) · CIN · 2012 · -9.4 vs expected KV-H
25actual
34.4 expected · Δ−9.4
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