Rob Housler NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault | StatVault

Rob Housler is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Housler in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Housler's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

Rob Housler

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Rob Housler

Top 35% all-time TEsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight250 lb

BornMar 17, 1988

Age38

CollegeFlorida Atlantic See College Stats

ConferenceSun Belt

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 3, Pick 69 · ARI

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 30 · #2691 · Role Player

Worth 30 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 59% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

3 replaced

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

46

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

2

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+15

Avg surplus

peak +16

2 seasons × ~15 surplus ≈ VORP 30

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%
2011	—	ARI	8	—	26	12	133	0	46.2%	11.1	5.1	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ARI	13	—	68	45	417	0	66.2%	9.3	6.1	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NYJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	ARI	13	—	57	39	454	1	68.4%	11.6	8.0	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	520	60.1%	—	0.0%	19	8.5%
2013	—	HOU	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	ARI	12	—	17	9	129	0	52.9%	14.3	7.6	—	7	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	319	32.0%	—	0.0%	160	37.8%
2014	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	CHI	5	—	7	4	33	0	57.1%	8.3	4.7	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	CLE	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	76	13.3%	—	0.0%	94	32.3%
Career		—	67	—	175	109	1,166	1	62.3%	10.7	6.7	—	54	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	915	35.2%	—	0.0%	273	26.2%

Career EPA-6.7·1 rushing · -7 receiving·-1.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2014	26	ARI	12	0*	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	3.2
Career			12		1	1	0	1.0	—	1	—	0	22.8

* 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
2011	23	ARI	8	—	26	12	133	0	46.2%	11.1	5.1	—	5
2012	24	ARI	13	—	68	45	417	0	66.2%	9.3	6.1	—	17
2013	25	ARI	13	8*	57	39	454	1	68.4%	11.6	8.0	—	22
2014	26	ARI	12	0*	17	9	129	0	52.9%	14.3	7.6	—	7
2015	27	CHI	5	0*	7	4	33	0	57.1%	8.3	4.7	—	3
Career			51	8*	175	109	1,166	1	62.3%	10.7	6.7	—	54

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2011	23	WAS	1	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	24	NYJ	2	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2013	25	HOU	2	2*	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2014	26	SEA	1	0*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			6	2*	6	6	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	—	0	0

* 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	ARI	13	8*	520	60.1%	—	0.0%	19	8.5%
2014	26	ARI	15	0*	319	32.0%	—	0.0%	160	37.8%
2015	27	CLE	10	0*	76	13.3%	—	0.0%	94	32.3%
Career			38	8*	915	—	—	—	273	—

* 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	23	—	—	—	—	—	-11.2	0	258
2012	24	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0	0	463
2013	25	—	—	8*	—	—	2.2	0	535
2014	26	—	—	0*	—	0.5	4.0	0	162
2015	27	—	—	0*	—	—	-0.3	0	46
Career				8*	—	—	—	0	1,464

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

51

Sustained

career value

×.6

56

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 37.2

Availability 13.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2011bestavg 462015

All-Time Standing

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

11

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Receptions leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-1.34 EPA/season over 5 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: 84%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

48

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.674 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.674Touch rate0.09EPA/snap0.007Snap share35.2%Off snaps915Emerging

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 · 2011

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

TE · 2011 class

4.46s

40-Yard

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 84thClass Pos 89thClass All 83th

37"

Vertical

Strong · 86th pct

Pos 86thAll 81thClass Pos 81thClass All 84th

117"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 50thClass Pos 62thClass All 57th

22 reps

Bench

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 56thClass Pos 46thClass All 52th

6.90s

3-Cone

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 81thClass Pos 71thClass All 68th

4.21s

Shuttle

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 71thClass Pos 63thClass All 61th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-1.3Rec AirYd22

College Stats

Florida AtlanticCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida Atlantic), 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.

2011 Draft Class· this player went #69

#59Greg LittleWR #60Brandon HarrisDB #63Marcus GilbertOT #64Randall CobbWR #65Terrell McClainDT #66Dontay MochLB #67Nate IrvingILB #68Kelvin SheppardLB #70Justin HoustonOLB #71DeMarco MurrayRB #72Martez WilsonLB #73Stevan RidleyRB #74Ryan MallettQB #75John MoffittG #76Will RackleyG #77Jurrell CaseyDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Rob inherited the Arizona Cardinals TE room from Jim Dray (2010–2017), and handed it to Jermaine Gresham (2015–2018).

Doug Marsh 1980–1986Greg LaFleur 1981–1985Jay Novacek 1985–1989Rob Awalt 1987–1989Walter Reeves 1989–1993Derek Ware

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Movementderived from season history

2015team change
Joined CHI (from ARI)
2015final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2011draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 3, Pick 69

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 250 lb

Frame

248 lb at 4.46s

Size-speed

37" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	CLE	2	W7Out· HamstringW8Out· Hamstring
2014	ARI	0	W3Questionable· Hip
2013	ARI	2	W1Out· AnkleW2Out· AnkleW10Questionable· GroinW14Questionable· Ankle / HipW15Doubtful· GroinW16Questionable· Groin
2012	ARI	0	W15Questionable· Knee / AnkleW16Questionable· Knee
2011	ARI	1	W9Out· GroinW10Doubtful· GroinW11Questionable· GroinW12Questionable· Groin

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 5-season peers. See all →

53

peak 56

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

C2011

B2012

B2013

C2014

F2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

74%

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
2011	133	16.6	274+141	16.1
2012	417	32.1	514+97	30.3
2013	454	34.9	556+102	32.7
2014	129	10.8	178+49	10.5
2015	33	6.6	117+84	6.9

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

30 career value over replacement — #2691 all-time of 4,642. 6/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #69 (Rd 3) · ARI · 2011 · +9.4 vs expected KV-H

53actual

43.6 expected · Δ+9.4

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