Tyler Kroft
Height6'6"
Weight252 lb
BornOct 15, 1992
Age33
CollegeRutgersSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2015
Draft2015 · Rd 3, Pick 85 · CIN
A tight end with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 17 · #3278 · Role PlayerWorth 17 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 72% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
6 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+8.5
Avg surplus
peak +15
2 seasons × ~8.5 surplus ≈ VORP 17
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 2015 | — | CIN | 6 | — | 15 | 11 | 129 | 1 | 73.3% | 11.7 | 8.6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 347 | 34.0% | — | 0.0% | 297 | 67.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.3 | 0 | 88 |
| 2016 | — | CIN | 6 | — | 12 | 10 | 92 | 0 | 83.3% | 9.2 | 7.7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 374 | 39.3% | — | 0.0% | 214 | 55.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | NYG | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0 | 92 |
| 2017 | — | CIN | 15 | — | 62 | 42 | 404 | 7 | 67.7% | 9.6 | 6.5 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 825 | 85.8% | — | 0.0% | 55 | 18.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | BAL | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.2 | 0 | 465 |
| 2018 | — | CIN | 5 | — | 6 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 66.7% | 9.0 | 6.0 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 35.2% | — | 0.0% | 49 | 34.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -4.4 | 0 | 43 |
| 2019 | — | BUF | 8 | — | 14 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 42.9% | 11.8 | 5.1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 244 | 34.7% | — | 0.0% | 71 | 25.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0 | 102 |
| 2020 | — | BUF | 6 | — | 16 | 12 | 119 | 3 | 75.0% | 9.9 | 7.4 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 298 | 46.5% | — | 0.0% | 91 | 37.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | LA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.6 | 0 | 121 |
| 2021 | — | NYJ | 9 | — | 25 | 16 | 173 | 1 | 64.0% | 10.8 | 6.9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 363 | 64.9% | — | 0.0% | 64 | 28.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | TEN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.4 | 0 | 144 |
| 2022 | — | SF | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 80.0% | 14.3 | 11.4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | 33.5% | — | 0.0% | 89 | 32.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7 | 0 | 70 |
| 2023 | — | MIA | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 10.7% | — | 0.0% | 31 | 21.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 73 | — | 155 | 105 | 1,081 | 13 | 67.7% | 10.3 | 7.0 | — | 61 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2,849 | 42.7% | — | 0.0% | 961 | 35.5% | — | — | 35.8 | 0 | 1,125 | |
Career EPA35.8·36 receiving·4.5/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | CIN | 6 | 0* | 15 | 11 | 129 | 1 | 73.3% | 11.7 | 8.6 | — | 6 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 24 | CIN | 6 | 0* | 12 | 10 | 92 | 0 | 83.3% | 9.2 | 7.7 | — | 3 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 25 | CIN | 15 | 14* | 62 | 42 | 404 | 7 | 67.7% | 9.6 | 6.5 | — | 23 | 15.6 |
| 2018 | 26 | CIN | 5 | 0* | 6 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 66.7% | 9.0 | 6.0 | — | 4 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 27 | BUF | 8 | 0* | 14 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 42.9% | 11.8 | 5.1 | — | 5 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 28 | BUF | 6 | 0* | 16 | 12 | 119 | 3 | 75.0% | 9.9 | 7.4 | — | 9 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 29 | NYJ | 9 | 6* | 25 | 16 | 173 | 1 | 64.0% | 10.8 | 6.9 | — | 9 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 30 | SF | 4 | 0* | 5 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 80.0% | 14.3 | 11.4 | — | 2 | 1.3 |
| Career | 59 | 20* | 155 | 105 | 1,081 | 13 | 67.7% | 10.3 | 7.0 | — | 61 | 35.3 |
* 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 | 24 | NYG | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 25 | BAL | 2 | 2* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 28 | LA | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 29 | TEN | 2 | 2* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 4* | 7 | 7 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | CIN | 16 | 0* | 347 | 34.0% | — | 0.0% | 297 | 67.1% |
| 2016 | 24 | CIN | 14 | 0* | 374 | 39.3% | — | 0.0% | 214 | 55.4% |
| 2017 | 25 | CIN | 16 | 14* | 825 | 85.8% | — | 0.0% | 55 | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 26 | CIN | 5 | 0* | 117 | 35.2% | — | 0.0% | 49 | 34.4% |
| 2019 | 27 | BUF | 11 | 0* | 244 | 34.7% | — | 0.0% | 71 | 25.1% |
| 2020 | 28 | BUF | 10 | 0* | 298 | 46.5% | — | 0.0% | 91 | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 29 | NYJ | 9 | 6* | 363 | 64.9% | — | 0.0% | 64 | 28.0% |
| 2022 | 30 | SF | 11 | 0* | 238 | 33.5% | — | 0.0% | 89 | 32.9% |
| 2023 | 31 | MIA | 8 | 0* | 43 | 10.7% | — | 0.0% | 31 | 21.0% |
| Career | 100 | 20* | 2,849 | — | — | — | 961 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 5.3 | 0 | 88 |
| 2016 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.6 | 0 | 92 |
| 2017 | 25 | — | — | 14* | — | — | 17.2 | 0 | 465 |
| 2018 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -4.4 | 0 | 43 |
| 2019 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.4 | 0 | 102 |
| 2020 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 8.6 | 0 | 121 |
| 2021 | 29 | — | — | 6* | — | — | 5.4 | 0 | 144 |
| 2022 | 30 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 2.7 | 0 | 70 |
| Career | 20* | — | — | — | 0 | 1,125 |
* 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 | 26 | CIN | 5 | 0* | 7.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 43.1 |
| 2019 | 27 | BUF | 11 | 0* | 7.3 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 82.7 |
| 2020 | 28 | BUF | 10 | 0* | 7.6 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 109.1 |
| 2021 | 29 | NYJ | 9 | 6* | 5.8 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 | 9 | 97.6 |
| 2022 | 30 | SF | 11 | 0* | 14.0 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 114.2 |
| Career | 46 | 6* | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 29 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 44 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 44 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
41
Sustained
career value
×.6
49
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 44.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 44· confidence 80%
What builds the career mark of 41
On-field 31.1
Availability 9.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2015bestavg 362022
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Receptions leader7
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
4.47 EPA/season over 8 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: 87%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+39
Rotational
SIS
Yards/snap0.385Touch rate0.055EPA/snap0.013Snap share46.7%Off snaps2,806ReliableCV 0.26
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 · 2015
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.75s
40-Yard
Below avg · 48th pct
Pos 48thAll 39thClass Pos 74thClass All 45th
17 reps
Bench
Low · 18th pct
Pos 18thAll 27thClass Pos 25thClass All 24th
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt3
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA-1.5Rec AirYd23
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Rutgers), 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
Carlos DunlapDE4yKevin HuberP4yAndy DaltonQB4yA.J. GreenWR4yGeno AtkinsDT4yClark HarrisLS4yGiovani BernardRB4yDre KirkpatrickCB4yC.J. UzomahTE4yClint BolingG4yVincent ReyOLB4yShawn WilliamsS4yVontaze BurfictOLB4yTyler EifertTE4yDarqueze DennardDB4yCedric OgbuehiOT4yJake FisherOT4yRandy BullockK3yPat SimsDT3yAdam JonesDB3yTyler BoydWR3yNick VigilOLB3yGeorge IlokaS3yAlex EricksonWR3y
2015 Draft Class· this player went #85
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterTyler inherited the Cincinnati Bengals TE room from Tyler Eifert (2013–2019), and handed it to C.J. Uzomah (2015–2021).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2023team change
Joined MIA (from SF)
- 2023final season
Last recorded season with MIA
- 2022team change
Joined SF (from NYJ)
- 2021team change
Joined NYJ (from BUF)
- 2019team change
Joined BUF (from CIN)
- 2015draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 3, Pick 85
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 252 lb
Frame
246 lb at 4.75s
Size-speed
17 reps
Bench power
Injury History
14 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MIA | 0 | W3Questionable· Back |
| 2022 | SF | 3 | W3Out· KneeW4Out· KneeW5Out· KneeW6Questionable· Knee |
| 2021 | NYJ | 2 | W4Questionable· RibW5Out· BackW7Out· BackW8Questionable· Back |
| 2019 | BUF | 3 | W1Doubtful· FootW2Questionable· FootW3Out· Foot / AnkleW4Out· AnkleW5Out· Ankle |
| 2018 | CIN | 5 | W6Out· FootW7Out· FootW8Out· FootW10Out· FootW11Out· Foot |
| 2016 | CIN | 1 | W16Out· Knee / AnkleW17Doubtful· Knee / Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
44
peak 49
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2015
D2016
B2017
F2018
D2019
D2020
C2021
F2022
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
68%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 129 | 21.5 | 363+234 | 21.3 |
| 2016 | 92 | 15.3 | 262+170 | 15.4 |
| 2017 | 404 | 26.9 | 468+64 | 27.5 |
| 2018 | 36 | 7.2 | 92+56 | 5.4 |
| 2019 | 71 | 8.9 | 133+62 | 7.9 |
| 2020 | 119 | 19.8 | 357+238 | 21 |
| 2021 | 173 | 19.2 | 347+174 | 20.4 |
| 2022 | 57 | 14.3 | 251+194 | 14.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, 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
17 career value over replacement — #3278 all-time of 4,642. 2.1/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #85 (Rd 3) · CIN · 2015 · +5.3 vs expected KV-H
44actual
38.7 expected · Δ+5.3
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