Trey Burton is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Burton in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Burton's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Trey Burton
Height6'2"
Weight238 lb
BornOct 29, 1991
Age34
CollegeFloridaSee College Stats
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2014
A tight end with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 49 · #2093 · Above AverageWorth 49 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 46% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+12.3
Avg surplus
peak +23
4 seasons × ~12.3 surplus ≈ VORP 49
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 | Rushing | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2014 | — | PHI | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | PHI | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 75.0% | 18.0 | 13.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | PHI | 14 | — | 60 | 37 | 327 | 1 | 61.7% | 8.8 | 5.5 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | BAL | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | PHI | 12 | — | 31 | 23 | 248 | 5 | 74.2% | 10.8 | 8.0 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | CHI | 16 | — | 76 | 54 | 569 | 6 | 71.1% | 10.5 | 7.5 | — | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | SF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | CHI | 8 | — | 24 | 14 | 84 | 0 | 58.3% | 6.0 | 3.5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | WAS | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | IND | 11 | — | 47 | 28 | 250 | 3 | 59.6% | 8.9 | 5.3 | — | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 71 | — | 242 | 159 | 1,532 | 15 | 65.7% | 9.6 | 6.3 | — | 83 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1.9 | 25.0 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA24.6·-1 rushing · 25 receiving·3.5/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No regular-season passing rows are available in this profile artifact. | ||||||||||||||||||
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 | PHI | 2 | 0* | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 27 | CHI | 16 | 13* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 29 | IND | 11 | 0* | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Career | 29 | 13* | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1.9 | — | 3 | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24 | PHI | 3 | 0* | 4 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 75.0% | 18.0 | 13.5 | — | 1 |
| 2016 | 25 | PHI | 14 | 0* | 60 | 37 | 327 | 1 | 61.7% | 8.8 | 5.5 | — | 20 |
| 2017 | 26 | PHI | 12 | 0* | 31 | 23 | 248 | 5 | 74.2% | 10.8 | 8.0 | — | 14 |
| 2018 | 27 | CHI | 16 | 13* | 76 | 54 | 569 | 6 | 71.1% | 10.5 | 7.5 | — | 29 |
| 2019 | 28 | CHI | 8 | 5* | 24 | 14 | 84 | 0 | 58.3% | 6.0 | 3.5 | — | 5 |
| 2020 | 29 | IND | 11 | 0* | 47 | 28 | 250 | 3 | 59.6% | 8.9 | 5.3 | — | 14 |
| Career | 64 | 18* | 242 | 159 | 1,532 | 15 | 65.7% | 9.6 | 6.3 | — | 83 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 25 | BAL | 3 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 27 | SF | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28 | WAS | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 2* | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 | PHI | 15 | 0* | 6 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | 289 | 59.2% |
| 2015 | 24 | PHI | 16 | 0* | 63 | 13.9% | — | 0.0% | 420 | 83.9% |
| 2016 | 25 | PHI | 15 | 0* | 328 | 30.6% | — | 0.0% | 274 | 66.7% |
| 2017 | 26 | PHI | 15 | 0* | 300 | 28.1% | — | 0.0% | 308 | 71.3% |
| 2018 | 27 | CHI | 16 | 13* | 860 | 79.8% | — | 0.0% | 11 | 6.0% |
| 2019 | 28 | CHI | 8 | 5* | 283 | 57.4% | — | 0.0% | 22 | 15.8% |
| 2020 | 29 | IND | 13 | 0* | 376 | 42.6% | — | 0.0% | 39 | 11.6% |
| Career | 98 | 18* | 2,216 | — | — | — | 1,363 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | -2.7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 1.9 | 0 | 27 |
| 2016 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 3.7 | 0 | 442 |
| 2017 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 18.9 | 0 | 308 |
| 2018 | 27 | — | — | 13* | — | 0.1 | 13.4 | 0 | 623 |
| 2019 | 28 | — | — | 5* | — | — | -8.6 | 0 | 120 |
| 2020 | 29 | — | — | 0* | — | 1.8 | -3.9 | 0 | 341 |
| Career | 18* | — | — | — | 0 | 1,861 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 27 | CHI | 16 | 13* | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2020 | 29 | IND | 13 | 0* | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Career | 29 | 13* | 1 | — | 4 | — | 0 | — | 3 |
* 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 | 27 | CHI | 16 | 13* | 8.2 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 29 | 107.8 |
| 2019 | 28 | CHI | 8 | 5* | 5.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 5 | 47.9 |
| 2020 | 29 | IND | 13 | 0* | 7.5 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 | 14 | 86.3 |
| Career | 37 | 18* | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | 48 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
57
Sustained
career value
×.6
60
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 58.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 40.9
Availability 16.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2016bestavg 552020
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position13
Depth
of 100
Reached 10% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
10% of the all-time Receptions leader10
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
3.51 EPA/season over 7 seasons51
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: 89%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+57
Above average
SIS
Yards/snap0.698Touch rate0.113EPA/snap0.011Snap share37.2%Off snaps2,216ReliableCV 0.34
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+).
Combine · 2014
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.62s
40-Yard
Strong · 80th pct
Pos 80thAll 55thClass Pos 75thClass All 61th
30"
Vertical
Low · 12th pct
Pos 12thAll 21thClass Pos 13thClass All 28th
112"
Broad Jump
Low · 23th pct
Pos 23thAll 31thClass Pos 13thClass All 31th
7.14s
3-Cone
Below avg · 44th pct
Pos 44thAll 51thClass Pos 55thClass All 57th
4.32s
Shuttle
Above avg · 54th pct
Pos 54thAll 53thClass Pos 55thClass All 52th
Playoff vs Regular Season
🏆 Playoff Performer
Yards / Reception: 9.6 regular season → 11.5 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
+19%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesPassing
Cmp1Att1Cmp%100.0%Yds1TD1TD%100.0Y/A1.0AdjY/A21.0Rate118.8
Receiving
Tgt7Rec4Yds46Ctch%57.1%Y/R11.5Y/Tgt6.61D3
Defense
Tkl1Ast1
Advanced (EPA)
Pass EPA3.1Rec EPA2.3Pass AirYd1Rec AirYd96
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida), 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
Brandon GrahamDE4yMalcolm JenkinsS4yFletcher CoxDT4yZach ErtzTE4yJason KelceC4yDarren SprolesRB4yDonnie JonesP4yLane JohnsonOT4yJason PetersOT4yBrent CelekTE4yVinny CurryDE4yMychal KendricksLB4yBeau AllenDT4yNajee GoodeLB4yJaylen WatkinsFS4yChris MaragosDB4yBryan BramanLB4yNelson AgholorWR3yConnor BarwinILB3yJordan HicksMLB3yCody ParkeyK3yBennie LoganDT3yMark SanchezQB3yJordan MatthewsTE3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterTrey inherited the Philadelphia Eagles TE room from Zach Ertz (2013–2020), and handed it to Jordan Matthews (2014–2019).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2020team change
Joined IND (from CHI)
- 2020final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 2018team change
Joined CHI (from PHI)
- 2014signing
Entered the NFL with PHI
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 238 lb
Frame
224 lb at 4.62s
Size-speed
30" vert / 112" broad
Explosion
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CHI | 1 | W1Questionable· GroinW2Questionable· GroinW3Questionable· GroinW4Questionable· GroinW11Out· Calf |
| 2017 | PHI | 0 | W12Questionable· Back |
| 2016 | PHI | 0 | W1Questionable· CalfW10Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2014 | PHI | 0 | W14Questionable· Hamstring |
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 5-season peers. See all →
58
peak 60
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2016
C+2017
B2018
C2019
C+2020
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
88%
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 | 327 | 23.4 | 403+76 | 23.7 |
| 2017 | 248 | 20.7 | 355+107 | 20.9 |
| 2018 | 569 | 35.6 | 640+71 | 37.6 |
| 2019 | 84 | 10.5 | 166+82 | 9.8 |
| 2020 | 250 | 22.7 | 413+163 | 24.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2093 all-time of 4,642. 9.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
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