Stephen Carlson
Role Player
Height6'4"
Weight248 lb
BornDec 12, 1996
Age29
CollegePrincetonSee College Stats
ConferenceIvy League
Rookie yr2019
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
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 | 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 | |||||
| 2019 | — | CLE | 6 | — | 7 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 71.4% | 10.2 | 7.3 | — | 2 | 204 | 35.4% | — | 0.0% | 113 | 47.9% | — | — | — | — | — | 7.3 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 131.5 |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 0 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | CLE | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 50.0% | 11.0 | 5.5 | — | 1 | 90 | 12.6% | — | 0.0% | 336 | 78.6% | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 66.7 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | CHI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 4.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | CHI | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 10.5% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 22.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 12 | — | 9 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 66.7% | 10.3 | 6.9 | — | 3 | 308 | 19.5% | — | 0.0% | 462 | 38.1% | — | — | 2.5 | 0 | 51 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | — | |
Career EPA2.5·2 receiving·1.2/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | CLE | 6 | 0* | 7 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 71.4% | 10.2 | 7.3 | — | 2 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 24 | CLE | 3 | 0* | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 50.0% | 11.0 | 5.5 | — | 1 | — |
| Career | 9 | 9 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 66.7% | 10.3 | 6.9 | — | 3 | 2.3 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | CLE | 9 | 0* | 204 | 35.4% | — | 0.0% | 113 | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 24 | CLE | 16 | 0* | 90 | 12.6% | — | 0.0% | 336 | 78.6% |
| 2023 | 27 | CHI | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2025 | 29 | CHI | 2 | — | 14 | 10.5% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 22.0% |
| Career | 28 | 308 | — | — | — | 462 | — |
* 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* | — | — | 3.5 | 0 | 51 |
| 2020 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 51 |
* 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 | CLE | 9 | 0* | 7.3 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 131.5 |
| 2020 | 24 | CLE | 16 | 0* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 66.7 |
| Career | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 19 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 19 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
27
Sustained
career value
×.6
27
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 27 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 19· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 27
On-field 21.3
Availability 5.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2019bestavg 272019
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
1.24 EPA/season over 2 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: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.211Touch rate0.031EPA/snap0.008Snap share24%Off snaps294Emerging
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+).
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.
Top Teammates
Cairo SantosK2yJoel BitonioG2yCharley HughlettLS2yDJ MooreWR2ySheldon RichardsonDT2yJarvis LandryWR2yBaker MayfieldQB2yMyles GarrettDE2yLarry OgunjobiDT2yDavid NjokuTE2yKareem HuntRB2yOlivier VernonDE2yKendall LammOT2yOdell Beckham Jr.WR2yTremaine EdmundsMLB2yKhaDarel HodgeWR2yTavierre ThomasSAF2yJC TretterC2yDenzel WardCB2yMontez SweatDE2yWyatt TellerG2yJamie GillanP2yT.J. EdwardsLB2yChris HubbardOT2y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 2023team change
Joined CHI (from CLE)
- 2019signing
Entered the NFL with CLE
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 248 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CHI | 1 | W4Out· Collarbone |
| 2020 | CLE | 0 | W19Questionable· Groin |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
19
peak 27
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
42%
20192025
2019 · cause not documented · 56%2023 · cause not documented · 6%
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 | 51 | 8.5 | 126+75 | 7.4 |
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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