Tony Gonzalez NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault
Also in other sports:mlbTony Gonzalez (CF · 1960–1971).
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Tony Gonzalez is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Gonzalez's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position
87
Elite
of 100
Reached 85% of the all-time Receptions leader — a elite all-time profile at the position.
85% of the all-time Receptions leader85
3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100
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: 91%.
Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers▼
StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.
Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.
Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.
Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player
Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.
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+).
Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.
Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.
AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.
TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.
Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.
Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.
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Postseason Career
6 playoff games
Receiving
Tgt30Rec30Yds286TD4Ctch%100.0%Y/R9.5Y/Tgt9.51D18
College Stats
CaliforniaCollege listed; stat table pending import
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (California), 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.
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts
6'5" / 247 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
Season
Team
Games Out
Designations
2013
ATL
0
W11Questionable· ToeW12Questionable· ToeW13Questionable· ToeW14Questionable· ToeW15Questionable· ToeW16Questionable· Toe
2009
ATL
0
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 17-season peers. See all →
97
peak 97
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1997
A1998
A+1999
A+2000
A+2001
A2002
A+2003
A+2004
A2005
A2006
A+2007
A+2008
A2009
B+2010
B+2011
A2012
B+2013
Availability
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.
College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.
NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player
Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.
Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
500 career receptions
200450 career receiving TDs
20068K career receiving yards
2007750 career receptions
200810K career receiving yards
200875 career receiving TDs
201012K career receiving yards
20101000 career receptions
2012100 career receiving TDs
201315K career receiving yards
Rushing
Att — Rushing attempts (carries).
Yds — Rushing yards.
TD — Rushing touchdowns.
Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.
TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.
1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.
1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.
Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.
Receiving
Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.
Rec — Receptions — catches made.
Yds — Receiving yards.
TD — Receiving touchdowns.
Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.
Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.
Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.
AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.
1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.
Snap Counts (2012–present)
Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.
Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.
ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.
Proprietary StatVault Metrics
KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.
SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.
VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.
Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
