Rich Griffith
Top 48% all-time TEsSolid Contributor
Height6'5"
Weight259 lb
BornJul 31, 1969
Age56
CollegeArizonaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1993
Draft1993 Β· Rd 5, Pick 138 Β· NE
A tight end with a middle-tier career β a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1995 | β | JAX | 16 | β | β | 16 | 243 | 0 | β | 15.2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | JAX | 16 | β | β | 5 | 53 | 0 | β | 10.6 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2000 | β | JAX | 3 | β | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | β | 0.0 | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 35 | β | 3 | 21 | 296 | 0 | 700.0% | 14.1 | 98.7 | β | 0 | β | β | -1.6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-1.6Β·-2 receivingΒ·-1.6/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31 | β | β | β | β | β | -1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | β | β | 0 | 0 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 46 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
59
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
59
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 59 Γ longevity 0.79 = KV-H 46Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 59
On-field 38.8
Availability 20.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1995bestavg 591996
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 β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
-1.56 EPA/season over 1 season49
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 85%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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+).
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Bryan BarkerP3yMark BrunellQB3yJimmy SmithWR3yJoel SmeengeDE3yBrant BoyerOLB3yKeenan McCardellWR2yKelvin PritchettDT2yKevin HardyOLB2yJeff LagemanDE2yAaron BeasleyCB2yErnie LoganNT2yTony BrackensDE2yJames StewartRB2yPete MitchellTE2yWillie JacksonWR2yBryan SchwartzLB2yTom McManusLB2yTravis DavisFS2yClyde SimmonsDE1yHardy NickersonMLB1yRandall CunninghamQB1yEddie RobinsonOLB1yKyle BradyTE1yAndre RisonWR1y
1993 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #138
#124Herman ArvieOT#125Olanda TruittWR#129Kenny SheddWR#131John Henry MillsRB#132Chris GrayG#133Everett LindsayG#135Lonnie PaleleiOT#137Tyrone HughesDB#141Doug EvansDB#144Richie AndersonFB#145Chidi AhanotuDT#147Greg JeffriesCB#151Mitch LyonsTE#157Carlos EtheredgeTE#160Frank WycheckTE#162Willie WilliamsCB
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterRich opened the Jacksonville Jaguars TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Pete Mitchell (1995β2002).
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with JAX
- 1995team change
Joined JAX (from NE)
- 1993draft
Drafted by NE β Round 5, Pick 138
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 259 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 2-season peers. See all β
46
peak 59
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1995
C+1996
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
73%
19952000
2000 Β· cause not documented Β· 19%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 243 | 15.2 | 490+247 | 28.8 |
| 1996 | 53 | 3.3 | 264+211 | 15.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #138 (Rd 5) Β· NE Β· 1993 Β· +12.5 vs expected KV-H
46actual
33.5 expected Β· Ξ+12.5
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