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Joseph Fortson
TE · KC · 2021–2024
Born December 7, 1995 · College Valdosta State; Erie CC · Undrafted · 6-4, 226 lb
EPA per target by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | KC | 4 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 100.0 | +1.070 | +0.130−0.059 to +0.318 | 3.4 | 7.6 | +5.4 | +0.14 |
| 2022 | KC | 10 | 13 | 9 | 108 | 2 | 69.2 | +0.633 | +0.136−0.047 to +0.320 | 3.8 | 6.8 | +8.2 | +0.14 |
| 2022 playoffs | KC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | −1.583 | 4.0 | 2.0 | −1.6 | −0.04 | |
| 2024 | KC | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 33.3 | −1.889 | +0.095−0.095 to +0.285 | 3.2 | 1.3 | −5.7 | −0.13 |
| Career | KC | 17 | 21 | 15 | 160 | 4 | 71.4 | +0.377 | 3.6 | 6.2 | +7.9 | +0.15 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | KC | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | KC | 6 | 51 | 12.0 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | KC | 13 | 173 | 20.0 | 1 | 1.9 |
| 2022 playoffs | KC | 2 | 25 | 20.7 | – | – |
| 2024 | KC | 3 | 35 | 16.1 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 | 69.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
Game logs
2024 game log (3 games)
2022 game log (11 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | @ ARI | W 44–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-15 | vs LAC | W 27–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | @ IND | L 17–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ TB | W 41–31 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-23 | @ SF | W 44–23 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | +0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | vs JAX | W 27–17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | @ LAC | W 30–27 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0 | +5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-27 | vs LA | W 26–10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 0 | +0.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-04 | @ CIN | L 24–27 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | @ HOU | W 30–24 OT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P22 | 2023-02-12 | @ PHI | W 38–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |