TE#87
Rob Gronkowski
gsis_id 00-0027656
TB
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2021 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.46 yd
- Cushion
- 4.88 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.16
- Avg YAC
- 7.03
- Share of intended air yards
- 25.0%
- Catch rate
- 63.7%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2021 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 9
- Drops
- 5
- Drop rate
- 4.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 94.4
- Interceptions on targets
- 1
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | 106 | 64 | 918 | 7 | 31.7 | 0.173 | 0.42 | 0 | 197.8 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 265 lb
- College
- Arizona (Pacific Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2010 · Rd 2 · Pk 42 · NE
- Rookie season
- 2010
- Experience
- 11 yr
- Status
- ACT
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2021 · TE cohort of 29
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2021; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Cole KmetTE · CHI · distance 0.59
- Separation
- 3.28
- Cushion
- 5.37
- YAC over expected
- 0.57
- Share of air yards
- 16.1
- Catch rate
- 64.5
David NjokuTE · CLE · distance 0.63
- Separation
- 3.03
- Cushion
- 4.66
- YAC over expected
- 1.13
- Share of air yards
- 10.8
- Catch rate
- 67.9
Mo Alie-CoxTE · IND · distance 0.77
- Separation
- 3.40
- Cushion
- 5.27
- YAC over expected
- 1.74
- Share of air yards
- 11.6
- Catch rate
- 53.3
Travis KelceTE · — · distance 0.84
- Separation
- 3.31
- Cushion
- 5.53
- YAC over expected
- 1.58
- Share of air yards
- 20.6
- Catch rate
- 68.7
Austin HooperTE · CLE · distance 0.89
- Separation
- 2.81
- Cushion
- 4.63
- YAC over expected
- 0.39
- Share of air yards
- 8.1
- Catch rate
- 62.3
Rob Gronkowski baseline
- Separation
- 3.41
- Cushion
- 4.81
- YAC over expected
- 1.17
- Share of air yards
- 15.1
- Catch rate
- 61.8