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

BornNov 10, 1990

Age35

CollegeStanford

Combined Season Grid

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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	22–23	PHI	15	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	588	50.4%	—	0.0%	210	40.4%
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	849	85.6%	—	0.0%	137	35.7%
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	TOT	17	—	112	74	763	5	66.1%	10.3	6.8	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	849	—	—	—	1	—
2021	30–31	ARI	11	—	81	56	574	3	69.1%	10.3	7.1	—	30	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	618	80.8%	—	0.0%	1	0.4%
2021	30–31	PHI	6	—	31	18	189	2	58.1%	10.5	6.1	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	231	62.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	551	66.5%	—	0.0%	1	0.2%
Career		—	197	—	1,223	825	8,592	57	67.5%	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	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career Value · VORP

360 career value over replacement — #62 all-time of 4,666. 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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ConferencePacific Twelve

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2021	30–31	ARI	11	—	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	15.8
Career			11		1	4	0	4.0	—	0	—	0	186.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2013	22–23	PHI	15	0*	56	36	469	4	64.3%	13.0	8.4	—	25
2014	23–24	PHI	16	8*	89	58	702	3	65.2%	12.1	7.9	—	42
2015	24–25	PHI	15	11*	112	75	853	2	67.0%	11.4	7.6	—	39
2016	25–26	PHI	14	12*	106	78	816	4	73.6%	10.5	7.7	—	42
2017	26–27	PHI	14	11*	110	74	824	8	67.3%	11.1	7.5	—	46
2018	27–28	PHI	16	15*	156	116	1,163	8	74.4%	10.0	7.5	—	65
2019	28–29	PHI	15	13*	135	88	916	6	65.2%	10.4	6.8	—	50
2020	29–30	PHI	11	9*	72	36	335	1	50.0%	9.3	4.7	—	16
2021	30–31	TOT	17	—	112	74	763	5	66.1%	10.3	6.8	—	40
2021	30–31	ARI	11	—	81	56	574	3	69.1%	10.3	7.1	—	30
2021	30–31	PHI	6	—	31	18	189	2	58.1%	10.5	6.1	—	10
2022	31–32	ARI	10	8*	69	47	406	4	68.1%	8.6	5.9	—	24
2023	32–33	ARI	7	5*	43	27	187	1	62.8%	6.9	4.3	—	8
2024	33–34	WAS	17	11*	91	66	654	7	72.5%	9.9	7.2	—	38
2025	34–35	WAS	13	9*	72	50	504	4	69.4%	10.1	7.0	—	25
Career			180	112*	1,223	825	8,592	57	67.5%	10.4	7.0	—	460

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2014	23–24	PHI	1	1*	0	0	0.0	0.0	1
2016	25–26	PHI	1	1*	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2025	34–35	WAS	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			3	3*	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	22–23	PHI	16	0*	450	40.9%	—	0.0%	167	34.1%
2014	23–24	PHI	16	8*	588	50.4%	—	0.0%	210	40.4%
2015	24–25	PHI	15	11*	789	71.5%	—	0.0%	83	17.7%
2016	25–26	PHI	14	12*	849	85.6%	—	0.0%	137	35.7%
2017	26–27	PHI	14	11*	776	79.5%	—	0.0%	83	20.9%
2018	27–28	PHI	16	15*	1,000	91.6%	—	0.0%	2	0.4%
2019	28–29	PHI	15	13*	932	85.1%	—	0.0%	3	0.7%
2020	29–30	PHI	11	9*	635	81.3%	—	0.0%	10	2.7%
2021	30–31	TOT	17	—	849	—	—	—	1	—
2021	30–31	ARI	11	—	618	80.8%	—	0.0%	1	0.4%
2021	30–31	PHI	6	—	231	62.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2022	31–32	ARI	10	8*	575	78.6%	—	0.0%	3	1.0%
2023	32–33	ARI	7	5*	295	64.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2024	33–34	WAS	17	11*	771	66.9%	—	0.0%	2	0.5%
2025	34–35	WAS	13	9*	551	66.5%	—	0.0%	1	0.2%
Career			181	112*	—	—	—	—	—	—

* 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	30–31	TOT*	17	—	4	4.0	0	0.0	0	—	0
Career			17		4	—	0	—	0	—	0

* Advanced source publishes an all-team season aggregate only. Exact team stints and team-specific counting stats remain available in the primary season tables.

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2018	27–28	PHI	16	15*	7.2	7.0	3.0	3	5	0.0	66	98.9
2019	28–29	PHI	15	13*	8.6	7.5	2.9	5	5	0.0	50	96.4
2020	29–30	PHI	11	9*	7.4	6.9	2.4	0	5	0.1	16	50.4
2021	30–31	TOT*	17	—	7.6	5.7	4.6	2	6	0.1	40	85.5
2022	31–32	ARI	10	8*	7.9	5.9	2.8	2	3	0.0	24	96.6
2023	32–33	ARI	7	5*	7.7	5.2	1.7	0	2	0.0	8	60.9
2024	33–34	WAS	17	11*	7.4	7.1	2.8	0	4	0.0	38	109.0
2025	34–35	WAS	13	9*	9.0	7.6	2.5	1	5	0.1	25	96.1
Career			106	70*	—	—	—	13	35	—	267	—

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

* Advanced source publishes an all-team season aggregate only. Exact team stints and team-specific counting stats remain available in the primary season tables.

Game Log

Wk	Opp	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ru Yds	FP
W1	TB	4	3	28	—	—	2.8
W2	NYG	4	4	62	—	—	6.2
W3	CIN	5	5	38	—	—	3.8
W4	ARI	3	3	22	—	—	4.2
W5	CLE	8	2	10	—	—	1.0
W6	BAL	5	4	68	—	—	6.8
W7	CAR	5	4	40	1	—	10.0
W8	CHI	11	7	77	—	—	7.7
W9	NYG	1	1	5	—	—	0.5
W10	PIT	8	4	31	—	—	3.1
W11	PHI	7	6	47	1	—	12.7
W12	DAL	8	6	38	1	—	9.8
W13	TEN	6	3	35	1	—	9.5
W15	NO	2	2	25	—	—	2.5
W16	PHI	2	1	12	—	—	1.2
W17	ATL	7	6	72	2	—	19.2
W18	DAL	5	5	44	1	—	10.4
PO19	TB	4	2	23	—	—	2.3
PO20	DET	5	5	28	1	—	8.8
PO21	PHI	16	11	104	—	—	10.4

Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–present · 20 games

Splits

131 games · 2016–2024

Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.

Home / Away2 rows

Home / Away	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Home	64	1	4	506	357	3658	28	536.2
Away	67	—	—	458	300	2920	18	406

Wins / Losses3 rows

Wins / Losses	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Wins	65	1	4	442	317	3156	31	506
Losses	65	—	—	512	333	3352	15	429.2
Ties	1	—

Regular season / Postseason2 rows

Regular season / Postseason	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Regular season	121	1	4	894	606	6064	44	878.8
Postseason	10	—	—	70	51	514	2	63.4

By opponent31 rows

By opponent	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
vs ARI	3	—	—	22	11	152	1	23.2
vs ATL	6	—	—	47	30	313	2	45.3
vs BAL	3	—

By month6 rows

By month	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
January	14	—	—	107	79	771	4	101.1
February	1	—	—	9	7	67	1	12.7
September	28	—

Division games2 rows

Division games	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Division	46	—	—	335	242	2389	20	358.9
Non-division	85	1	4	629	415	4189	26	583.3

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

Rec Yds career shape vs similar tight ends

2013-2025

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best Rec Yds season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position, overlapping-era comps when available.