Richard Gordon
Height6'4"
Weight265 lb
BornJun 7, 1987
Age39
CollegeMiamiSee College Stats
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2011
Draft2011 · Rd 6, Pick 181 · LV
Combined Season Grid
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| 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 | |||||
| 2011 | — | LV | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.3 | 0 | -3 |
| 2012 | — | LV | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 28.6% | 4.5 | 1.3 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.5 | 0 | 54 |
| 2013 | — | KC | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 24.0% | — | 0.0% | 15 | 24.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | — | KC | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | TEN | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 24.0% | — | 0.0% | 27 | 20.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2015 | — | DEN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1.0% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 16.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 12 | — | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 40.0% | 3.5 | 1.4 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 79 | 16.3% | — | 0.0% | 46 | 20.1% | — | — | -3.5 | 0 | 65 | |
Career EPA-3.5·-4 receiving·-0.9/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | LV | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
| 2012 | 25 | LV | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 28.6% | 4.5 | 1.3 | — | 1 |
| 2013 | 26 | KC | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
| 2014 | 27 | KC | 1 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 40.0% | 3.5 | 1.4 | — | 1 |
* 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 | 26 | KC | 2 | — | 17 | 24.0% | — | 0.0% | 15 | 24.0% |
| 2014 | 27 | TEN | 5 | 0* | 61 | 24.0% | — | 0.0% | 27 | 20.4% |
| 2015 | 28 | DEN | 1 | — | 1 | 1.0% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 16.0% |
| Career | 8 | 79 | — | — | — | 46 | — |
* 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 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | -0.3 | 0 | -3 |
| 2012 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | -2.5 | 0 | 54 |
| 2013 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | -0.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -0.6 | 0 | 13 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 65 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-0.88 EPA/season over 4 seasons50
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/snap0.038Touch rate0.026EPA/snap-0.01Snap share24%Off snaps78Emerging
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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
Sebastian JanikowskiK2yRyan SuccopK2yShane LechlerP2yCarson PalmerQB2yRichard SeymourDT2yTommy KellyDE2yMarcel ReeceFB2yDarren McFaddenRB2yMike MitchellS2yKamerion WimbleyOLB2yLamarr HoustonLB2yMichael HuffFS2yDarrius Heyward-BeyWR2yTyvon BranchS2yTaiwan JonesRB2yDesmond BryantDE2yDexter McClusterWR2yBrandon MyersTE2yDenarius MooreWR2yDerek HaganWR2yMatt ShaughnessyOLB2yRolando McClainMLB2yQuentin GrovesOLB2yMatt GiordanoFS2y
2011 Draft Class· this player went #181
#173Byron MaxwellCB#174Charles ClayTE#175Byron StingilyOT#176Dwayne HarrisWR#177Evan RoysterRB#178Aldrick RobinsonWR#179Caleb SchlauderaffG#180Tyrod TaylorQB#183Jordan TodmanRB#184David CarterDT#185Greg K. JonesLB#186D.J. SmithLB#187Allen BradfordLB#188Chris RuckerCB#189Mike MohamedOLB#190Colin JonesS
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Movementderived from season history
- 2015team change
Joined DEN (from TEN)
- 2015final season
Last recorded season with DEN
- 2014team change
Joined TEN (from KC)
- 2013team change
Joined KC (from LV)
- 2011draft
Drafted by LV — Round 6, Pick 181
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 265 lb
Frame
Injury History
6 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | PIT | 2 | W7Out· ToeW8Out· Toe |
| 2012 | OAK | 2 | W4Questionable· HamstringW6Out· HamstringW7Out· HamstringW8Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2011 | OAK | 2 | W5Out· HandW6Out· Hand |
Knox
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
15%
20112015
2011 · Hand · 6%2012 · Hamstring · 19%2013 · Toe · 13%2014 · cause not documented · 31%
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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