Xavier Grimble
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2016
Height6'4"
Weight261 lb
BornSep 22, 1992
Age33
CollegeUSCSee College Stats
ConferencePacific Twelve
Rookie yr2014
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 · #4640 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 101% 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.
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 | |||||
| 2016 | — | PIT | 8 | — | 21 | 11 | 118 | 2 | 52.4% | 10.7 | 5.6 | — | 8 | 197 | 26.6% | — | 0.0% | 67 | 19.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.1 | 0 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | PIT | 6 | — | 9 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 55.6% | 6.4 | 3.6 | — | 2 | 169 | 17.9% | — | 0.0% | 42 | 15.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.8 | 0 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | PIT | 7 | — | 8 | 6 | 86 | 0 | 75.0% | 14.3 | 10.8 | — | 4 | 174 | 16.6% | — | 0.0% | 89 | 19.6% | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 5.0 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 109.4 |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | PIT | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33.3% | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 60 | 37.0% | — | 0.0% | 19 | 23.3% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | — | 42.4 |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.8 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 23 | — | 41 | 23 | 239 | 3 | 56.1% | 10.4 | 5.8 | — | 14 | 600 | 24.5% | — | 0.0% | 217 | 19.5% | — | — | -4.0 | 0 | 278 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | 4 | — | |
Career EPA-4.0·-4 receiving·-1.0/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | PIT | 8 | 0* | 21 | 11 | 118 | 2 | 52.4% | 10.7 | 5.6 | — | 8 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 25 | PIT | 6 | 0* | 9 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 55.6% | 6.4 | 3.6 | — | 2 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 26 | PIT | 7 | 0* | 8 | 6 | 86 | 0 | 75.0% | 14.3 | 10.8 | — | 4 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 27 | PIT | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33.3% | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — |
| Career | 23 | 41 | 23 | 239 | 3 | 56.1% | 10.4 | 5.8 | — | 14 | 9 |
* 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 | 24 | PIT | 13 | 0* | 197 | 26.6% | — | 0.0% | 67 | 19.4% |
| 2017 | 25 | PIT | 15 | 0* | 169 | 17.9% | — | 0.0% | 42 | 15.6% |
| 2018 | 26 | PIT | 16 | 0* | 174 | 16.6% | — | 0.0% | 89 | 19.6% |
| 2019 | 27 | PIT | 3 | — | 60 | 37.0% | — | 0.0% | 19 | 23.3% |
| Career | 47 | 600 | — | — | — | 217 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -0.1 | 0 | 144 |
| 2017 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -2.8 | 0 | 69 |
| 2018 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.7 | 0 | 56 |
| 2019 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 278 |
* 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 | PIT | 16 | 0* | 7.0 | 5.0 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 109.4 |
| 2019 | 27 | PIT | 3 | — | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | — | 42.4 |
| Career | 19 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | 4 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 | 25 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 | 26 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 30 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 30 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
35
Sustained
career value
×.6
34
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 34.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 30· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 35
On-field 27.1
Availability 7.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2016bestavg 342018
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-0.99 EPA/season over 4 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+45
Solid
SIS
Yards/snap0.398Touch rate0.068EPA/snap-0.007Snap share24.5%Off snaps600ReliableCV 0.41
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.
4.76s
40-Yard
Below avg · 45th pct
Pos 45thAll 38thClass Pos 50thClass All 43th
26.5"
Vertical
Low · 1th pct
Pos 1thAll 6thClass Pos 4thClass All 10th
113"
Broad Jump
Below avg · 29th pct
Pos 29thAll 35thClass Pos 21thClass All 34th
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameReceiving
Tgt1
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA-0.8Rec AirYd4
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC), 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
Ben RoethlisbergerQB4yCameron HeywardDE4yChris BoswellK4yBud DupreeOLB4yJavon HargraveNT4yDavid DeCastroG4yJordan BerryP4yRamon FosterG4yVince WilliamsILB4yTyler MatakevichILB4yAlejandro VillanuevaOT4yArtie BurnsCB4yStephon TuittDE4yMaurkice PounceyC4yB.J. FinneyG4ySean DavisFS4yAnthony ChickilloLB4yDan McCullersDT4yRoosevelt NixFB4yTyson AlualuDE3yJoe HadenCB3yAntonio BrownWR3yT.J. WattOLB3yJuJu Smith-SchusterWR3y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2019final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 2016signing
Entered the NFL with PIT
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 261 lb
Frame
257 lb at 4.76s
Size-speed
26.5" vert / 113" broad
Explosion
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | PIT | 1 | W11Questionable· QuadricepW12Out· QuadricepW17Questionable· Ribs |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
30
peak 34
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2016
F2017
D2018
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
73%
20162019
2019 · cause not documented · 19%
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 | 118 | 14.8 | 252+134 | 14.8 |
| 2017 | 32 | 5.3 | 80+48 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 86 | 12.3 | 190+104 | 11.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4640 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level TE.
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