Ryan Griffin is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Griffin in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Griffin's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | ||||||
| 2013 | 23–24 | HOU | 15 | — | 0.2 | 28 | 19 | 244 | 1 | 67.9% | 12.8 | 8.7 | — | 14 | 362 | 36.1% | — | 0.0% | 262 | 58.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 24–25 | HOU | 16 | — | 0.0 | 16 | 10 | 91 | 1 | 62.5% | 9.1 | 5.7 | — | 5 | 335 | 28.7% | — | 0.0% | 146 | 31.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25–26 | HOU | 9 | — | 1.6 | 34 | 20 | 251 | 2 | 58.8% | 12.6 | 7.4 | — | 13 | 351 | 55.4% | — | 0.0% | 28 | 10.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 26–27 | HOU | 16 | — | 2.9 | 74 | 50 | 442 | 2 | 67.6% | 8.8 | 6.0 | — | 19 | 507 | 44.6% | — | 0.0% | 66 | 14.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 27–28 | HOU | 7 | — | 0.7 | 26 | 13 | 158 | 1 | 50.0% | 12.2 | 6.1 | — | 8 | 349 | 69.6% | — | 0.0% | 32 | 13.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28–29 | HOU | 14 | — | 0.5 | 43 | 24 | 305 | 0 | 55.8% | 12.7 | 7.1 | — | 15 | 743 | 76.9% | — | 0.0% | 139 | 34.2% | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 | 15 | 68.5 |
| 2019 | 29–30 | NYJ | 13 | — | 2.5 | 41 | 34 | 320 | 5 | 82.9% | 9.4 | 7.8 | — | 19 | 662 | 80.7% | — | 0.0% | 159 | 43.3% | 5.4 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 19 | 138.8 |
| 2020 | 30–31 | NYJ | 15 | — | 0.0 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 0 | 75.0% | 9.6 | 7.2 | — | 4 | 391 | 42.9% | — | 0.0% | 208 | 50.7% | 5.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 94.4 |
| 2021 | 31–32 | NYJ | 14 | — | 1.1 | 42 | 27 | 261 | 2 | 64.3% | 9.7 | 6.2 | — | 14 | 583 | 63.5% | — | 0.0% | 193 | 50.4% | 5.3 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 14 | 77.6 |
| 2022 | 32–33 | CHI | 15 | — | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 50.0% | 6.5 | 3.3 | — | 1 | 159 | 18.5% | — | 0.0% | 175 | 45.9% | 6.6 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 57.3 |
| Career | — | 134 | — | 9.5 | 324 | 210 | 2,184 | 14 | 64.8% | 10.4 | 6.7 | — | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | 53 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
60 career value over replacement — #1879 all-time of 4,695. 6/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #201 (Rd 6) · HOU · 2013 · +33 vs expected KV-H
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