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Seth DeValve

Top 50% all-time TEsSolid Contributor

Height6'3"

Weight245 lb

BornJan 29, 1993

Age33

CollegePrinceton See College Stats

ConferenceIvy League

Rookie yr2016

Draft2016 · Rd 4, Pick 138 · CLE

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 15 · #3369 · Role Player

Worth 15 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 74% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

1 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15

Avg surplus

peak +15

1 seasons × ~15 surplus ≈ VORP 15

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)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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
2016	—	CLE	8	—	12	10	127	2	83.3%	12.7	10.6	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	93	12.0%	—	0.0%	96	31.6%	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.9	0	101
2017	—	CLE	16	—	58	33	395	1	56.9%	12.0	6.8	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	531	49.8%	—	0.0%	198	45.7%	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.7	0	501
2018	—	CLE	5	—	7	5	74	1	71.4%	14.8	10.6	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	98	12.2%	—	0.0%	170	46.6%	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.7	0	87
2019	—	JAX	7	—	18	12	140	0	66.7%	11.7	7.8	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	325	39.9%	—	0.0%	111	33.8%	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.9	0	109
2020	—	ARI	1	—	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	20.0%	—	0.0%	52	48.5%	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	0	35
Career		—	38	—	96	60	736	4	62.5%	12.3	7.7	—	35	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,095	26.8%	—	0.0%	627	41.2%	—	—	6.2	0	833

Career EPA6.2·6 receiving·1.2/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2016	23	CLE	8	0*	12	10	127	2	83.3%	12.7	10.6	—	7	4.7
2017	24	CLE	16	0*	58	33	395	1	56.9%	12.0	6.8	—	18	8.4
2018	25	CLE	5	0*	7	5	74	1	71.4%	14.8	10.6	—	3	2.5
2019	26	JAX	7	0*	18	12	140	0	66.7%	11.7	7.8	—	7	2.7
2020	27	ARI	1	0*	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—
Career			37		96	60	736	4	62.5%	12.3	7.7	—	35	18.3

* 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%
2016	23	CLE	12	0*	93	12.0%	—	0.0%	96	31.6%
2017	24	CLE	16	0*	531	49.8%	—	0.0%	198	45.7%
2018	25	CLE	13	0*	98	12.2%	—	0.0%	170	46.6%
2019	26	JAX	12	0*	325	39.9%	—	0.0%	111	33.8%
2020	27	ARI	4	0*	48	20.0%	—	0.0%	52	48.5%
Career			57		1,095	—	—	—	627	—

* 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	Rec AirYd
2016	23	—	—	0*	—	—	4.9	101
2017	24	—	—	0*	—	—	-3.7	501
2018	25	—	—	0*	—	—	1.7	87
2019	26	—	—	0*	—	—	3.9	109
2020	27	—	—	0*	—	—	-0.6	35
Career					—	—	—	833

* 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	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2018	25	CLE	13	0*	12.4	11.8	3.0	1	0.1	3	105.7
2019	26	JAX	12	0*	5.8	6.6	5.1	1	0.1	7	90.0
2020	27	ARI	4	0*	35.0	—	—	0	0.0	—	39.6
Career			29		—	—	—	2	—	10	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 45 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 48.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 45· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 48

On-field 34.9

Availability 13.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2016bestavg 432019

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Receptions leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

1.24 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: 88%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.672 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.672Touch rate0.088EPA/snap0.006Snap share26.8%Off snaps1,095Emerging

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+).

College Stats

PrincetonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Princeton), 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.

2016 Draft Class· this player went #138

#130Alex LewisG #131Blake MartinezILB #132Willie HenryDT #133Rashard RobinsonCB #134Kenneth DixonRB #135Dak PrescottQB #136Devontae BookerRB #137Dean LowryDE #139Cardale JonesQB #140Tajae SharpeWR #141Zack SanchezCB #142Ronald BlairDE #143DeAndre WashingtonRB #144Connor McGovernG #145John TheusOT #146Matthew JudonOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Seth inherited the Cleveland Browns TE room from Gary Barnidge (2013–2016), and handed it to David Njoku (2017–2025).

Lawyer Tillman 1989–1993Scott Galbraith 1990–1992Brian Kinchen 1993–1995Mark Campbell 1999–2002Aaron Shea 2000–2005Steve Heiden

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2020team change
Joined ARI (from JAX)
2020final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2019team change
Joined JAX (from CLE)
2016draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 4, Pick 138

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 245 lb

Frame

Injury History

8 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	JAX	2	W11Doubtful· ObliqueW12Out· ObliqueW13Out· ObliqueW14Doubtful· Oblique
2018	CLE	2	W2Out· HamstringW3Out· HamstringW4Questionable· Hamstring
2017	CLE	0	W14Questionable· Hip
2016	CLE	4	W4Out· KneeW5Out· KneeW6Out· KneeW7Out· Knee

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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 49

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

C2016

B2017

F2018

C2019

Availability

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

71%

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
2016	127	15.9	272+145	16
2017	395	24.7	428+33	25.2
2018	74	14.8	239+165	14.1
2019	140	20	357+217	21

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

Career Value · VORP

15 career value over replacement — #3369 all-time of 4,642. 3.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #138 (Rd 4) · CLE · 2016 · +11.5 vs expected KV-H

45actual

33.5 expected · Δ+11.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2016 Draft Class· this player went #138

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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