Ross Dwelley
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2020
Height6'5"
Weight235 lb
BornJan 26, 1995
Age31
CollegeSan DiegoSee College Stats
ConferencePioneer Football League
Rookie yr2018
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 8 · #3753 · Role PlayerWorth 8 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 82% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+8
Avg surplus
peak +8
1 seasons × ~8 surplus ≈ VORP 8
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 | 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 | |||||
| 2018 | — | SF | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 9.4% | — | 0.0% | 158 | 50.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2019 | — | SF | 6 | — | 22 | 15 | 91 | 2 | 68.2% | 6.1 | 4.1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 360 | 31.6% | — | 0.0% | 143 | 36.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | SEA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8 | 0 | 117 |
| 2020 | — | SF | 10 | — | 24 | 19 | 245 | 1 | 79.2% | 12.9 | 10.2 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 502 | 45.5% | — | 0.0% | 177 | 39.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.5 | 0 | 182 |
| 2021 | — | SF | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 80.0% | 12.8 | 10.2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | 18.2% | — | 0.0% | 188 | 41.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | ARI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6 | 0 | 59 |
| 2022 | — | SF | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 105 | 1 | 60.0% | 35.0 | 21.0 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 15.6% | — | 0.0% | 225 | 74.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.3 | 0 | 69 |
| 2023 | — | SF | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 50.0% | 12.0 | 6.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 9.6% | — | 0.0% | 206 | 66.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | — | ATL | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 12.0% | — | 0.0% | 166 | 37.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | — | DET | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 40.0% | 3.5 | 1.4 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 118 | 19.0% | — | 0.0% | 116 | 37.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 33 | — | 66 | 47 | 530 | 5 | 71.2% | 11.3 | 8.0 | — | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1,496 | 20.1% | — | 0.0% | 1,379 | 48.0% | — | — | 31.6 | 0 | 458 | |
Career EPA31.6·32 receiving·4.5/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | SF | 2 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 24 | SF | 6 | 0* | 22 | 15 | 91 | 2 | 68.2% | 6.1 | 4.1 | — | 8 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 25 | SF | 10 | 0* | 24 | 19 | 245 | 1 | 79.2% | 12.9 | 10.2 | — | 10 | 5 |
| 2021 | 26 | SF | 3 | 0* | 5 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 80.0% | 12.8 | 10.2 | — | 2 | — |
| 2022 | 27 | SF | 4 | 0* | 5 | 3 | 105 | 1 | 60.0% | 35.0 | 21.0 | — | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 28 | SF | 2 | 0* | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 50.0% | 12.0 | 6.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 2024 | 29 | ATL | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 30 | DET | 3 | 0* | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 40.0% | 3.5 | 1.4 | — | 0 | — |
| Career | 31 | 66 | 47 | 530 | 5 | 71.2% | 11.3 | 8.0 | — | 24 | 11.7 |
* 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 | 23 | SF | 11 | 0* | 39 | 9.4% | — | 0.0% | 158 | 50.6% |
| 2019 | 24 | SF | 16 | 0* | 360 | 31.6% | — | 0.0% | 143 | 36.6% |
| 2020 | 25 | SF | 16 | 0* | 502 | 45.5% | — | 0.0% | 177 | 39.8% |
| 2021 | 26 | SF | 17 | 0* | 195 | 18.2% | — | 0.0% | 188 | 41.4% |
| 2022 | 27 | SF | 12 | 0* | 101 | 15.6% | — | 0.0% | 225 | 74.7% |
| 2023 | 28 | SF | 12 | 0* | 76 | 9.6% | — | 0.0% | 206 | 66.2% |
| 2024 | 29 | ATL | 17 | 0* | 105 | 12.0% | — | 0.0% | 166 | 37.2% |
| 2025 | 30 | DET | 11 | 0* | 118 | 19.0% | — | 0.0% | 116 | 37.2% |
| Career | 112 | 1,496 | — | — | — | 1,379 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2019 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 3.8 | 0 | 117 |
| 2020 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 16.5 | 0 | 182 |
| 2021 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 1.6 | 0 | 59 |
| 2022 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 8.3 | 0 | 69 |
| 2023 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | 29 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 458 |
* 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 | 23 | SF | 11 | 0* | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 95.8 |
| 2019 | 24 | SF | 16 | 0* | 5.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 87.5 |
| 2020 | 25 | SF | 16 | 0* | 7.6 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 123.1 |
| 2021 | 26 | SF | 17 | 0* | 11.8 | 11.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 148.7 |
| 2022 | 27 | SF | 12 | 0* | 13.8 | 20.7 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 143.7 |
| 2023 | 28 | SF | 12 | 0* | 8.5 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 68.7 |
| 2024 | 29 | ATL | 17 | 0* | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| 2025 | 30 | DET | 11 | 0* | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 47.9 |
| Career | 112 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 34 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 34 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
41
Sustained
career value
×.6
36
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 39 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 34· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 41
On-field 32.6
Availability 8.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2019bestavg 362022
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Receptions leader3
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
4.51 EPA/season over 7 seasons52
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
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+40
Solid
SIS
Yards/snap0.354Touch rate0.044EPA/snap0.021Snap share20.1%Off snaps1,496VolatileCV 0.94
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (San Diego), 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
Kyle JuszczykFB6yArik ArmsteadDE6yGeorge KittleTE6yFred WarnerMLB6yRobbie GouldK5yJimmie WardSAF5yMitch WishnowskyP5yMike McGlincheyOT5yCharlie WoernerTE5yDeebo Samuel Sr.WR5yNick BosaDE5yJimmy GaroppoloQB5yDre GreenlawLB5yKevin GivensDT5yEmmanuel MoseleyDB5yLaken TomlinsonG4yTrent WilliamsOT4yD.J. JonesDT4yDaniel BrunskillOT4yRaheem MostertRB4yAzeez Al-ShaairLB4yTaybor PepperLS4yK'Waun WilliamsDB4yKentavius StreetDE4y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined DET (from ATL)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 2024team change
Joined ATL (from SF)
- 2018signing
Entered the NFL with SF
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 235 lb
Frame
Injury History
5 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SF | 5 | W14Out· AnkleW15Out· AnkleW16Out· AnkleW17Out· AnkleW18Out· Ankle |
| 2022 | SF | 0 | W4Questionable· Rib |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
34
peak 36
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2019
C+2020
F2022
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
84%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 91 | 15.2 | 260+169 | 15.3 |
| 2020 | 245 | 24.5 | 448+203 | 26.3 |
| 2022 | 105 | 26.3 | 470+365 | 27.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
8 career value over replacement — #3753 all-time of 4,642. 2.7/season above a replacement-level TE.
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