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Rhett Ellison

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Rhett Ellison

Top 44% all-time TEsDurable Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2018

Height6'5"

Weight255 lb

BornOct 3, 1988

Age37

CollegeUSC See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2012

Draft2012 · Rd 4, Pick 128 · MIN

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A tight end who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 19 · #3164 · Role Player

Worth 19 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 69% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

4 replaced

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

46

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

4

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+4.8

Avg surplus

peak +8

4 seasons × ~4.8 surplus ≈ VORP 19

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%
2012	—	MIN	7	—	9	7	65	0	77.8%	9.3	7.2	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	MIN	5	—	10	5	61	1	50.0%	12.2	6.1	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	294	38.9%	—	0.0%	141	40.3%
2014	—	MIN	14	—	26	19	208	1	73.1%	10.9	8.0	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	551	53.3%	—	0.0%	191	43.4%
2015	—	MIN	11	—	19	11	124	1	57.9%	11.3	6.5	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	470	48.5%	—	0.0%	238	58.7%
2016	—	MIN	9	—	14	9	57	0	64.3%	6.3	4.1	—	2	1	1	1	1.0	100.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	258	26.5%	—	0.0%	172	42.9%
2017	—	NYG	12	—	32	24	235	2	75.0%	9.8	7.3	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	538	49.8%	—	0.0%	224	49.9%
2017	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	NYG	13	—	34	25	272	1	73.5%	10.9	8.0	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	557	63.4%	—	0.0%	109	28.8%
2018	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	NYG	10	—	28	18	167	1	64.3%	9.3	6.0	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	323	49.1%	—	0.0%	70	26.3%
2019	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	84	—	172	118	1,189	7	68.6%	10.1	6.9	—	55	1	1	1	1.0	100.0	1	100.0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2,991	47.1%	—	0.0%	1,145	41.5%

Career EPA25.4·2 rushing · 23 receiving·3.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2016	28	MIN	9	0*	1	1	1	1.0	100.0	1	100.0	0	2
Career			9		1	1	1	1.0	—	1	—	0	34.6

* 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
2012	24	MIN	7	—	9	7	65	0	77.8%	9.3	7.2	—	2
2013	25	MIN	5	0*	10	5	61	1	50.0%	12.2	6.1	—	4
2014	26	MIN	14	9*	26	19	208	1	73.1%	10.9	8.0	—	12
2015	27	MIN	11	0*	19	11	124	1	57.9%	11.3	6.5	—	5
2016	28	MIN	9	0*	14	9	57	0	64.3%	6.3	4.1	—	2
2017	29	NYG	12	0*	32	24	235	2	75.0%	9.8	7.3	—	13
2018	30	NYG	13	9*	34	25	272	1	73.5%	10.9	8.0	—	13
2019	31	NYG	10	0*	28	18	167	1	64.3%	9.3	6.0	—	4
Career			81	18*	172	118	1,189	7	68.6%	10.1	6.9	—	55

* 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	25	MIN	11	0*	294	38.9%	—	0.0%	141	40.3%
2014	26	MIN	16	9*	551	53.3%	—	0.0%	191	43.4%
2015	27	MIN	15	0*	470	48.5%	—	0.0%	238	58.7%
2016	28	MIN	15	0*	258	26.5%	—	0.0%	172	42.9%
2017	29	NYG	16	0*	538	49.8%	—	0.0%	224	49.9%
2018	30	NYG	14	9*	557	63.4%	—	0.0%	109	28.8%
2019	31	NYG	10	0*	323	49.1%	—	0.0%	70	26.3%
Career			97	18*	2,991	—	—	—	1,145	—

* 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	24	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	0	7
2013	25	—	—	0*	—	—	-4.8	0	32
2014	26	—	—	9*	—	—	11.1	0	68
2015	27	—	—	0*	—	—	1.7	0	28
2016	28	—	—	0*	—	2.0	-3.5	0	42
2017	29	—	—	0*	—	—	12.4	0	163
2018	30	—	—	9*	—	—	12.5	0	215
2019	31	—	—	0*	—	—	-7.3	0	146
Career				18*	—	—	—	0	701

* 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	30	NYG	14	9*	6.3	5.7	5.2	1	2	0.1	13	106.5
2019	31	NYG	10	0*	5.2	4.7	4.6	2	2	0.1	4	77.5
Career			24	9*	—	—	—	3	4	—	17	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 48 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

45

Sustained

career value

×.6

52

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 47.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 48· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 45

On-field 31.7

Availability 13.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2012bestavg 432019

All-Time Standing

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

12

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

3.18 EPA/season over 8 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+

39

Rotational

SIS

Yards / snap:0.376 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.376Touch rate0.055EPA/snap0.008Snap share47.1%Off snaps2,991ReliableCV 0.33

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 · 2012

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

TE · 2012 class

4.78s

40-Yard

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 36thClass Pos 35thClass All 35th

31.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 31thClass Pos 19thClass All 31th

109"

Broad Jump

Low · 9th pct

Pos 9thAll 22thClass Pos 13thClass All 27th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-1.9Rec AirYd-7

College Stats

USCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC), 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.

2012 Draft Class· this player went #128

#119Keenan RobinsonOLB #120James-Michael JohnsonLB #121Keshawn MartinWR #122Nick ToonWR #123Brandon BoykinDB #124Ron BrooksCB #126Jared CrickDE #127Adrien RobinsonTE #129Miles BurrisMLB #131Brandon MosleyG #132Mike DanielsDE #133Jerron McMillianS #136Josh ChapmanNT #137Malik JacksonDT #138Tahir WhiteheadOLB #139Robert BlantonDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Rhett inherited the New York Giants TE room from Will Tye (2015–2016), and handed it to Evan Engram (2017–2021).

Mark Bavaro 1985–1990Howard Cross 1989–2001Aaron Pierce 1993–1997Pete Mitchell 1999–2000Dan Campbell 1999–2002Jeremy Shockey

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Movementderived from season history

2019final season
Last recorded season with NYG
2017team change
Joined NYG (from MIN)
2012draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 4, Pick 128

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 255 lb

Frame

251 lb at 4.78s

Size-speed

31.5" vert / 109" broad

Explosion

Injury History

12 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	NYG	6	W12Out· ConcussionW13Out· ConcussionW14Out· ConcussionW15Out· ConcussionW16Out· ConcussionW17Out· Concussion
2018	NYG	1	W6Questionable· FootW17Out· Concussion
2016	MIN	0	W5Doubtful· Knee
2015	MIN	1	W8Out· Concussion
2013	MIN	4	W3Out· KneeW4Out· KneeW6Questionable· KneeW8Out· AnkleW9Out· AnkleW10Questionable· AnkleW11Questionable· Ankle

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 8-season peers. See all →

48

peak 52

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

D2012

F2013

C+2014

C2015

D2016

C+2017

C+2018

C2019

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

87%

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	65	9.3	156+91	9.2
2013	61	12.2	201+140	11.8
2014	208	14.9	242+34	14.3
2015	124	11.3	194+70	11.4
2016	57	6.3	104+47	6.1
2017	235	19.6	336+101	19.8
2018	272	20.9	357+85	21
2019	167	16.7	291+124	17.1

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

19 career value over replacement — #3164 all-time of 4,642. 2.4/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #128 (Rd 4) · MIN · 2012 · +14.5 vs expected KV-H

48actual

33.5 expected · Δ+14.5

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