Zach Ertz ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Ertz in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ertz a career score of 87, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Zach Ertz

3× Pro BowlTop 2% all-time TEsFranchise Cornerstone⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2018Two-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight250 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

360 career value over replacement — #63 all-time of 4,695. 27.7/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Compiler34% in top 3 yrs

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #35 (Rd 2) · PHI · 2013 · +32.2 vs expected KV-H

87actual

54.8 expected · Δ+32.2

💔+77.6 stolen VORP·2.8 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Snap Counts						Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2013	22–23	PHI	16	—	56	36	469	4	64.3%	13.0	8.4	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	450	40.9%	—	0.0%	167	34.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	23–24	PHI	16	—	89	58	702	3	65.2%	12.1	7.9	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	588	50.4%	—	0.0%	210	40.4%	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2015	24–25	PHI	15	—	112	75	853	2	67.0%	11.4	7.6	—	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	789	71.5%	—	0.0%	83	17.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	25–26	PHI	14	—	106	78	816	4	73.6%	10.5	7.7	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	849	85.6%	—	0.0%	137	35.7%	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2017	26–27	PHI	14	—	110	74	824	8	67.3%	11.1	7.5	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	776	79.5%	—	0.0%	83	20.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	27–28	PHI	16	—	156	116	1,163	8	74.4%	10.0	7.5	—	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,000	91.6%	—	0.0%	2	0.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	28–29	PHI	15	—	135	88	916	6	65.2%	10.4	6.8	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	932	85.1%	—	0.0%	3	0.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	29–30	PHI	11	—	72	36	335	1	50.0%	9.3	4.7	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	635	81.3%	—	0.0%	10	2.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	30–31	ARI / PHI	17	—	112	74	763	5	66.1%	10.3	6.8	—	40	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	849	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	31–32	ARI	10	—	69	47	406	4	68.1%	8.6	5.9	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	575	78.6%	—	0.0%	3	1.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	32–33	ARI	7	—	43	27	187	1	62.8%	6.9	4.3	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	295	64.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	33–34	WAS	17	—	91	66	654	7	72.5%	9.9	7.2	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	771	66.9%	—	0.0%	2	0.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	34–35	WAS	13	—	72	50	504	4	69.4%	10.1	7.0	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	551	66.5%	—	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2026	35–36	PHI	3	—	8	3	22	0	37.5%	7.3	2.8	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	23.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	184	—	1,231	828	8,614	57	67.3%	10.4	7.0	—	460	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

35thReceptions·828 85thReceiving Yards·8,614 yds 100thReceiving Touchdowns·57

Postseason all-time ranks

38thPlayoff Receptions·54

Archetype Intelligence

Franchise CornerstoneExplore archetypes →

A top 5% all-time tight end with reliable availability and above-average snap-level impact. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.

Record Chase →

#35 all-time in Rec (828). 23 behind Irving Fryar for #34 — on pace in ~1 season

Career Value · VORP

VORP 360 · #63 · All-Time

Worth 360 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 2% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 12 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+30

Avg surplus

peak +53

12 seasons × ~30 surplus ≈