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.

TEWAS#86RES

Zach Ertz

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

Height6'5"

Weight250 lb

BornNov 10, 1990

Age35

CollegeStanford See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2013

Draft2013 · Rd 2, Pick 35 · PHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

39thReceptions·825 89thReceiving Yards·8,592 yds

Postseason all-time ranks

40thPlayoff Receptions·54 79thPlayoff Receiving Yards·536 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Franchise CornerstoneExplore archetypes →

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

Record Chase →

#39 all-time in Rec (825). 2 behind Larry Centers for #38 — on pace in ~1 season

Career Value · VORP

VORP 360 · #65 · All-Time

Worth 360 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 2% of all 4,642 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

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+30

Avg surplus

peak +53

12 seasons × ~30 surplus ≈ VORP 360

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								Defense													Snap Counts
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	—	PHI	15	—	56	36	469	4	64.3%	13.0	8.4	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	450	40.9%	—	0.0%	167	34.1%
2014	—	PHI	16	—	89	58	702	3	65.2%	12.1	7.9	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	588	50.4%	—	0.0%	210	40.4%
2015	—	PHI	15	—	112	75	853	2	67.0%	11.4	7.6	—	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	789	71.5%	—	0.0%	83	17.7%
2015	—	TB	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	PHI	14	—	106	78	816	4	73.6%	10.5	7.7	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	849	85.6%	—	0.0%	137	35.7%
2017	—	PHI	14	—	110	74	824	8	67.3%	11.1	7.5	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	776	79.5%	—	0.0%	83	26.6%
2017	—	LV	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	PHI	16	—	156	116	1,163	8	74.4%	10.0	7.5	—	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,000	91.6%	—	0.0%	2	3.5%
2019	—	PHI	15	—	135	88	916	6	65.2%	10.4	6.8	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	932	85.1%	—	0.0%	3	5.5%
2020	—	PHI	11	—	72	36	335	1	50.0%	9.3	4.7	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	635	81.3%	—	0.0%	10	10.0%
2020	—	WAS	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	ARI	17	—	112	74	763	5	66.1%	10.3	6.8	—	40	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	849	74.2%	—	0.0%	1	4.0%
2022	—	ARI	10	—	69	47	406	4	68.1%	8.6	5.9	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	575	78.6%	—	0.0%	3	5.0%
2023	—	ARI	7	—	43	27	187	1	62.8%	6.9	4.3	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	295	64.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2023	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	WAS	17	—	91	66	654	7	72.5%	9.9	7.2	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	771	66.9%	—	0.0%	2	4.0%
2024	—	CLE	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	WAS	13	—	72	50	504	4	69.4%	10.1	7.0	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	551	66.5%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
Career		—	192	—	1,223	825	8,592	57	67.5%	10.4	7.0	—	461	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	17	16	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	9,060	72.1%	—	0.0%	702	15.8%

Career EPA169.4·0 rushing · 169 receiving·14.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2021	31	ARI	17	13*	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	15.8
Career			17	13*	1	4	0	4.0	—	0	—	0	186.5

* 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
2013	23	PHI	15	0*	56	36	469	4	64.3%	13.0	8.4	—	25
2014	24	PHI	16	8*	89	58	702	3	65.2%	12.1	7.9	—	42
2015	25	PHI	15	11*	112	75	853	2	67.0%	11.4	7.6	—	39
2016	26	PHI	14	12*	106	78	816	4	73.6%	10.5	7.7	—	42
2017	27	PHI	14	11*	110	74	824	8	67.3%	11.1	7.5	—	46
2018	28	PHI	16	15*	156	116	1,163	8	74.4%	10.0	7.5	—	65
2019	29	PHI	15	13*	135	88	916	6	65.2%	10.4	6.8	—	50
2020	30	PHI	11	9*	72	36	335	1	50.0%	9.3	4.7	—	16
2021	31	ARI	17	13*	112	74	763	5	66.1%	10.3	6.8	—	40
2022	32	ARI	10	8*	69	47	406	4	68.1%	8.6	5.9	—	24
2023	33	ARI	7	5*	43	27	187	1	62.8%	6.9	4.3	—	8
2024	34	WAS	17	11*	91	66	654	7	72.5%	9.9	7.2	—	38
2025	35	WAS	13	9*	72	50	504	4	69.4%	10.1	7.0	—	26
Career			180	125*	1,223	825	8,592	57	67.5%	10.4	7.0	—	461

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
2014	24	PHI	4	4*	3	2	1	0.0	0.0	0	1
2015	25	TB	3	3*	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	1	—
2016	26	PHI	2	2*	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	—
2017	27	LV	2	2*	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	—
2020	30	WAS	4	4*	4	4	0	0.0	0.0	0	—
2023	33	LA	1	1*	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	—
2024	34	CLE	2	2*	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	—
2025	35	WAS	1	1*	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			19	19*	17	16	1	—	—	1	1

* 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%
2013	23	PHI	16	0*	450	40.9%	—	0.0%	167	34.1%
2014	24	PHI	16	8*	588	50.4%	—	0.0%	210	40.4%
2015	25	PHI	15	11*	789	71.5%	—	0.0%	83	17.7%
2016	26	PHI	14	12*	849	85.6%	—	0.0%	137	35.7%
2017	27	PHI	14	11*	776	79.5%	—	0.0%	83	26.6%
2018	28	PHI	16	15*	1,000	91.6%	—	0.0%	2	3.5%
2019	29	PHI	15	13*	932	85.1%	—	0.0%	3	5.5%
2020	30	PHI	11	9*	635	81.3%	—	0.0%	10	10.0%
2021	31	ARI	17	13*	849	74.2%	—	0.0%	1	4.0%
2022	32	ARI	10	8*	575	78.6%	—	0.0%	3	5.0%
2023	33	ARI	7	5*	295	64.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2024	34	WAS	17	11*	771	66.9%	—	0.0%	2	4.0%
2025	35	WAS	13	9*	551	66.5%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
Career			181	125*	9,060	—	—	—	702	—

* 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	Rec AirYd
2013	23	—	—	0*	—	—	18.7	567
2014	24	—	—	8*	—	—	24.5	924
2015	25	—	—	11*	—	—	6.5	948
2016	26	—	—	12*	—	—	26.2	852
2017	27	—	—	11*	—	—	27.6	862
2018	28	—	—	15*	—	—	19.2	1,130
2019	29	—	—	13*	—	—	34.2	1,179
2020	30	—	—	9*	—	—	-19.3	536
2021	31	—	—	13*	—	0.5	10.3	844
2022	32	—	—	8*	—	—	6.3	548
2023	33	—	—	5*	—	—	-14.0	332
2024	34	—	—	11*	—	—	28.9	686
Career				116*	—	—	—	9,408

* 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
2021	31	2TM	17	13*	4	4.0	0	0.0	0	—	0
Career			17	13*	4	—	0	—	0	—	0

* 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	28	PHI	16	15*	7.2	7.0	3.0	3	5	0.0	66	98.9
2019	29	PHI	15	13*	8.6	7.5	2.9	5	5	0.0	50	96.4
2020	30	PHI	11	9*	7.4	6.9	2.4	0	5	0.1	16	50.4
2021	31	2TM	17	13*	7.6	5.7	4.6	2	6	0.1	40	85.5
2022	32	ARI	10	8*	7.9	5.9	2.8	2	3	0.0	24	96.6
2023	33	ARI	7	5*	7.7	5.2	1.7	0	2	0.0	8	60.9
2024	34	WAS	17	11*	7.4	7.1	2.8	0	4	0.0	38	109.0
2025	35	WAS	13	9*	9.0	7.6	2.5	1	5	0.1	25	96.1
Career			106	83*	—	—	—	13	35	—	267	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 87 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 87 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 82.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 87· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 76

On-field 58.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2013bestavg 74elite 702025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Solid

of 100

Reached 53% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

53% of the all-time Receptions leader53

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

14.12 EPA/season over 12 seasons55

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+

Excellent

SIS

Yards / snap:0.949 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.949Touch rate0.135EPA/snap0.019Snap share72.1%Off snaps9,060Elite · ConsistentCV 0.21

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2013

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

TE · 2013 class

4.76s

40-Yard

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 38thClass Pos 44thClass All 42th

30.5"

Vertical

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 24thClass Pos 12thClass All 28th

111"

Broad Jump

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 28thClass Pos 15thClass All 26th

24 reps

Bench

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 69thClass Pos 89thClass All 67th

7.08s

3-Cone

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 59thClass Pos 71thClass All 56th

4.47s

Shuttle

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 31thClass Pos 46thClass All 38th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 10.4 regular season → 9.9 playoffs (6 playoff seasons)

-5%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

11 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt74Rec54Yds536TD3Ctch%73.0%Y/R9.9Y/Tgt7.21D37

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA41.4Rec AirYd559

College Stats

StanfordCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford), 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.

2013 Draft Class· this player went #35

#27DeAndre HopkinsWR #28Sylvester WilliamsDT #29Cordarrelle PattersonRB #30Alec OgletreeILB #31Travis FrederickC #32Matt ElamS #33Johnathan CyprienDB #34Justin HunterWR #36Darius SlayCB #37Giovani BernardRB #38Manti Te'oMLB #39Geno SmithQB #40Tank CarradineDE #41Robert WoodsWR #42Menelik WatsonOT #43Johnthan BanksDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Zach inherited the Philadelphia Eagles TE room from Brent Celek (2007–2017), and handed it to Trey Burton (2014–2017).

Vyto Kab 1982–1984Keith Jackson 1988–1991Mark Bavaro 1993–1994Jimmie Johnson 1995–1998Jason Dunn 1996–1998Chad Lewis

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2024team change
Joined WAS (from ARI)
2021team change
Joined ARI (from PHI)
2013draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 2, Pick 35

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 250 lb

Frame

249 lb at 4.76s

Size-speed

30.5" vert / 111" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

8 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	WAS	0	W16Questionable· Concussion / Shoulder
2023	ARI	0	W1Questionable· Knee
2022	ARI	2	W1Questionable· CalfW11Out· KneeW12Out· Knee
2021	ARI	1	W6Out· Not Injury RelatedW15Questionable· Hamstring
2020	PHI	1	W7Out· Ankle
2019	PHI	1	W13Questionable· HamstringW17Out· Ribs / BackW18Questionable· Ribs / Back
2017	PHI	0	W9Questionable· HamstringW14Questionable· Concussion
2016	PHI	2	W2Out· RibW3Out· RibW11Questionable· Hamstring
2015	PHI	1	W1Questionable· GroinW12Out· Concussion

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 13-season peers. See all →

peak 92

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2013

B+2014

A2015

A2016

A2017

A+2018

A+2019

B2020

B+2021

B2022

C2023

B+2024

B2025

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
2013	469	31.3	499+30	29.4
2014	702	43.9	699-3	41.1
2015	853	56.9	947+94	55.7
2016	816	58.3	1,016+200	59.8
2017	824	58.9	1,041+217	61.3
2018	1,163	72.7	1,356+193	79.8
2019	916	61.1	1,184+268	69.6
2020	335	30.5	564+229	33.2
2021	763	44.9	834+71	49.1
2022	406	40.6	732+326	43.1
2023	187	26.7	475+288	27.9
2024	654	38.5	678+24	39.9
2025	504	38.8	659+155	38.8

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

360 career value over replacement — #65 all-time of 4,642. 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 · +32.1 vs expected KV-H

87actual

54.9 expected · Δ+32.1

💔+54 stolen VORP·1.95 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2013

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2013 Draft Class· this player went #35

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography