Rico Gafford
Height5'10"
Weight184 lb
BornMay 23, 1996
Age30
ConferenceMountain West
Rookie yr2018
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2018 | — | OAK | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 32.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | LV | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 100.0% | 33.0 | 33.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 158.3 |
| 2019 | — | OAK | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 16.0% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 4.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.5 | 0 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | LV | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 17 | 12.5% | — | 0.0% | 16 | 17.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 32.0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.4 | 0 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 9 | — | 4 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 50.0% | 33.0 | 16.5 | — | 2 | 60 | 14.3% | — | 0.0% | 27 | 17.7% | — | — | 4.2 | 0 | 113 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | |
Career EPA4.2·4 receiving·2.1/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | LV | 2 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 100.0% | 33.0 | 33.0 | — | 2 |
| 2020 | 24 | LV | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 4 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 50.0% | 33.0 | 16.5 | — | 2 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 22 | OAK | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 32.0% |
| 2019 | 23 | OAK | 4 | 0* | 43 | 16.0% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 4.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | LV | 3 | — | 17 | 12.5% | — | 0.0% | 16 | 17.0% |
| Career | 8 | 60 | — | — | — | 27 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 6.5 | 0 | 49 |
| 2020 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | -2.4 | 0 | 64 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 113 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | LV | 4 | 0* | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 158.3 |
| 2020 | 24 | LV | 3 | — | 32.0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 |
| Career | 7 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
* 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
2.09 EPA/season over 2 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
Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap1.1Touch rate0.067EPA/snap0.069Snap share14.3%Off snaps60Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, 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 (Wyoming; Iowa Western CC), 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
Derek CarrQB4yJohnathan HankinsDT4yDaniel CarlsonK4yNicholas MorrowLB4yJalen RichardRB4yArden KeyDE4yDaryl WorleyCB4yErik HarrisFS4yKyle WilberLB4yDerek CarrierTE4yDarren WallerTE4yMaurice HurstDT4yDallin LeavittDB4yRodney HudsonC3yTahir WhiteheadOLB3yGabe JacksonG3yZay JonesWR3yMaxx CrosbyDE3yAlec IngoldFB3yKeisean NixonDB3yLamarcus JoynerS3yJosh JacobsRB3yFoster MoreauTE3yTrent SiegLS3y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2020final season
Last recorded season with LV
- 2019team change
Joined LV (from OAK)
- 2018signing
Entered the NFL with OAK
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 184 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LV | 0 | W4Doubtful· HamstringW5Questionable· Hamstring |
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
17%
20182020
2018 · cause not documented · 6%2019 · cause not documented · 25%2020 · cause not documented · 19%
Durability IQ
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Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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