Stephen Spach
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2010
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 0 · #4579 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 100% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | 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 | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2005 | — | PHI | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | ARI | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | — | ARI | 5 | — | 10 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 40.0% | 9.5 | 3.8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -9.5 | 0 | 53 |
| 2010 | — | ARI | 11 | — | 17 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 41.2% | 5.7 | 2.4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -7.7 | 0 | 126 |
| 2011 | — | LA | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66.7% | 1.0 | 0.7 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | SF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -3.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | — | 24 | — | 39 | 22 | 137 | 0 | 56.4% | 6.2 | 3.5 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | -19.4 | 0 | 187 | |
Career EPA-19.4·-19 receiving·-3.9/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 24 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 24 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
30
Sustained
career value
×.6
26
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 28.4 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 24· confidence 71%
What builds the career mark of 30
On-field 21
Availability 9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2005bestavg 262010
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-3.89 EPA/season over 5 seasons49
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: 91%.
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+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameReceiving
Tgt3Rec3Yds34Ctch%100.0%Y/R11.3Y/Tgt11.31D2
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA3.7Rec AirYd20
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Fresno State), 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
Larry FitzgeraldWR4yTim HightowerRB4yMatt WareDB4yCalais CampbellDE3yAnquan BoldinWR3yBryan RobinsonNT3yAdrian WilsonS3yDominique Rodgers-CromartieCB3yDarnell DockettDE3yClark HaggansLB3yAlan BranchNT3yBen GrahamP3yRoderick HoodCB3yGerald HayesLB3ySteve BreastonWR3yEarly DoucetWR3yGabe WatsonNT3yMichael AdamsDB3yBen PatrickTE3yKenny IwebemaDE3yKarlos DansbyILB2yDavid AkersK2yNeil RackersK2yAntrel RolleS2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2011team change
Joined LA (from ARI)
- 2011final season
Last recorded season with LA
- 2008team change
Joined ARI (from PHI)
- 2005signing
Entered the NFL with PHI
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 260 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ARI | 2 | W6Out· AnkleW7Out· AnkleW8Questionable· AnkleW13Doubtful· KneeW14Questionable· Knee |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
24
peak 26
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2005
F2009
D2010
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
38%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42 | 10.5 | 140+98 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | 38 | 7.6 | 113+75 | 6.6 |
| 2010 | 40 | 3.6 | 63+23 | 3.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4579 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level TE.
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