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Gavin Bartholomew Minnesota Vikings · #86

Tight End · 6' 5", 249 lbs · Schuylkill Haven, PA · Age 23

Gavin Bartholomew is a Tight End for the Minnesota Vikings, drafted 202nd overall, 2025.

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Minnesota Vikings · #86 · Tight End

Gavin Bartholomew

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Scouting report

Gavin Bartholomew — 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

Gavin Bartholomew is a Tight End for the Minnesota Vikings, drafted 202nd overall, 2025.

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Gavin Bartholomew 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

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1603 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

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Career scoring average0.0 ppg

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Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Gavin Bartholomew — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

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Playmaking

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

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The engine

How the model sees Gavin Bartholomew

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 next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the production line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 23 — applied per stat

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Gavin Bartholomew career stats, season by season

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.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Minnesota Vikings built to win?

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

49–33proj record

#5conf seed

+3.1net rtg

115.6off rtg

112.5def rtg

89%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Aaron Jones Sr., Andrew Van Ginkel.

How his role moves

Projected 49–33, 5th in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load 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 Gavin Bartholomew

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

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The beginning

Gavin Bartholomew is a Tight End for the Minnesota Vikings, in his 2nd NFL season.

Minnesota Vikings

Turning pro

Drafted 202nd overall, 2025 as a Tight End.

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Gavin Bartholomew is a Minnesota Vikings tight end, drafted 202nd overall, 2025.

Chapter

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Bartholomew goes from here.

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Bartholomew's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

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Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 249 lbs
Draft: 202nd overall, 2025
Born: Schuylkill Haven, PA
Age: 23
Jersey: #86

Background

Gavin Bartholomew is from Schuylkill Haven, PA and is 23 years old. He was drafted 202nd overall, 2025 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 249 lbs.

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. Bartholomew is currently on the Minnesota Vikings roster.

The person

Gavin Bartholomew is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns across his career.

Receiving0 career receptions for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Draft pedigree202nd overall, 2025.

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FAQ

Gavin Bartholomew — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Gavin Bartholomew, answered.

What position does Gavin Bartholomew play?

Gavin Bartholomew is a Tight End for the Minnesota Vikings.

When was Gavin Bartholomew drafted?

Gavin Bartholomew was drafted 202nd overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Gavin Bartholomew played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Gavin Bartholomew's career stats?

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Gavin Bartholomew 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.

Gavin Bartholomew Minnesota Vikings · #86

Gavin Bartholomew — the report card

Where Gavin Bartholomew stands

Gavin Bartholomew — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Gavin Bartholomew

Gavin Bartholomew career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Minnesota Vikings built to win?

The Ballad of Gavin Bartholomew

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Gavin Bartholomew — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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