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Eric Saubert Seattle Seahawks · #81

Tight End · 6' 5", 248 lbs · Hoffman Estates, IL · Age 32

Eric Saubert is a Tight End for the Seattle Seahawks, drafted 174th overall, 2017. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 3 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 174th overall10-yr veteran
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Seattle Seahawks · #81 · Tight End
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Season avg2 rec · 3 yds · 1 td
Career avg53 rec · 423 yds · 4 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
2rec
3yds
1td
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Scouting report

Eric Saubert — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Eric Saubert is a Tight End for the Seattle Seahawks, drafted 174th overall, 2017. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 3 yards and 1 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
B+
Scoring
D
Receiving yards
Average · offense
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Volume
Solid · offense
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Scoring
Excellent · offense
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Big-play
Average · offense
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Target share
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Eric Saubert stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1244 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
58Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Eric Saubert — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
3 YDS
drill in ↓
B
Volume
2 REC
drill in ↓
D
Big-play
1.5 Y/R
drill in ↓
A+
Scoring
1 TD
drill in ↓
The engine

How the model sees Eric Saubert

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
4
rec
0–7
24
rec yds
-14–61
1
td
0–1
5
targets
1–10
9
games
3–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 10-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 4 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+2.2
Age curve
-0.6
Net vs last season+1.5 rec
Everything it reads
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10 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 32 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 11 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Eric Saubert career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
201714
201816548099.6
201922210310.5
20208316045.3
2021178471125.9
202217151481249.9
20239312034.0
20241711971148.8
202511431077.8
2026 in progress · 4 games423131.5
Career11553423479
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Seattle Seahawks built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
98off index
99def index
+63net
95%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (98), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 98, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Eric Saubert

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1994-05-09

The beginning

Eric Saubert is a Tight End for the Seattle Seahawks, in his 9th NFL season.

Seattle Seahawks

Turning pro

Drafted 174th overall, 2017 as a Tight End.

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Eric Saubert is a Seattle Seahawks tight end, drafted 174th overall, 2017.

Chapter

Across 10 seasons (2017–2026) he has caught 53 passes for 423 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 2 passes for 3 yards and 1 touchdown in 2026.

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Saubert's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
248 lbs
Draft
174th overall, 2017
Born
Hoffman Estates, IL
Age
32
Jersey
#81
Background

Eric Saubert is from Hoffman Estates, IL and is 32 years old. He was drafted 174th overall, 2017 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 248 lbs.

Over 10 seasons (2017–2026) he has caught 53 passes for 423 yards and 4 touchdowns. Saubert is currently on the Seattle Seahawks roster.

The person

Eric Saubert is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 53 passes for 423 yards and 4 touchdowns across 10 seasons (2017–2026).

Receiving53 career receptions for 423 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Best season15 catches for 148 yards in 2022.
Draft pedigree174th overall, 2017.
Durability115 career games played.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Eric Saubert — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Eric Saubert, answered.

What position does Eric Saubert play?
Eric Saubert is a Tight End for the Seattle Seahawks.
When was Eric Saubert drafted?
Eric Saubert was drafted 174th overall, 2017.
How many seasons has Eric Saubert played?
10 (2017–2026).
What are Eric Saubert's career stats?
He has caught 53 passes for 423 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Eric Saubert career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE2
behind the starter
Snap share
25%
of offensive snaps
Target share
3%
WOPR 0.04

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs NE
Week 1 · Avoid
Season outlook
45
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
28
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs NEW2 @ ARIW3 @ WASW4 vs LACW5 vs SFW6 @ DENW7 vs KCW8 vs CHIW9 vs ARIW10 @ LVW11 · BYEW12 @ SFW13 vs DALW14 vs NYGW15 @ PHIW16 vs LAW17 @ CARW18 @ LA

Each week grades Eric Saubert's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
7
since 2017
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
6
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk22 · Hamstring2025 Wk15 · Calf (Questionable)2025 Wk9 · Calf (Out)2022 Wk18 · Knee (Questionable)2022 Wk7 · Thigh2022 Wk6 · Thigh (Questionable)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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