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Rob GronkowskiTampa Bay Buccaneers · #87

Tight End · 6'6", 265 lb · Amherst, New York · Age 37

Rob Gronkowski caught 621 passes for 9,286 yards and 92 touchdowns over 143 games. A four-time Super Bowl champion and four-time first-team All-Pro, he set the single-season tight end record with 17 receiving touchdowns in 2011.

Tight EndDrafted 201011-yr veteran
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #87 · Tight End
Rob Gronkowski
Season avg55 rec · 802 yds · 6 td
Career avg621 rec · 9,286 yds · 92 td
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Scouting report

Rob Gronkowski — 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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Scoring
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Act II

Where Rob Gronkowski 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
Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
MVP odds
50Impact index
1060Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file3
4× Super Bowl · 4× First-Team All-Pro
Stat explorer

Rob Gronkowski — every number, three levels deep

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

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Receiving
802 YDS
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Volume
55 REC
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Big-play
14.6 Y/R
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Scoring
6 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Rob Gronkowski

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 2022  modeled
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rec
37–45
592
rec yds
521–664
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td
3–6
67
targets
61–74
14
games
12–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 11-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 55 → projected 41 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season-13.7 rec
Everything it reads
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11 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 37 — 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: 13 / 16 / 12
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Rob Gronkowski career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
20101642546105913.0
2011 17 TD16901,3271712414.7
20121155790117914.4
201373959246615.2
2014 SB champ15821,1241213113.7
201515721,1761112016.3
2016 SB champ82554033821.6
201714691,084810515.7
2018 SB champ134768237214.5
2020 SB champ164562377713.8
2021125580268914.6
Career1436219,28692960
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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

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

10–7proj record
73off index
82def index
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68%playoff odds
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Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B- (73), defense B+ (82) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 69, pass rush 76, coverage 87.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 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
◆ Epic
Rank #48 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
3 accolades
4× Super Bowl · 4× First-Team All-Pro · 5× Pro Bowl
Act IV

The Ballad of Rob Gronkowski

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

1989-05-14

The beginning

Rob Gronkowski combined size, hands and blocking into one of the most dominant tight end careers ever and won four Super Bowls.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Turning pro

Drafted 2010, Round 2 (#42 overall) as a Tight End.

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Second-round steal out of Arizona in 2010

Chapter

Record 17 receiving touchdowns in 2011

Chapter

Three titles with Brady and the Patriots

Off the court

Measurables
Height
6'6"
Weight
265 lb
Draft
2010, Round 2 (#42 overall)
Born
Amherst, New York
Age
37
Jersey
#87
Off the Field

After football, Gronkowski built a wide media and endorsement presence, working as a broadcast analyst and pitchman while embracing his party-loving image. His profile grew well beyond the game, making him one of the sport's most marketable retired stars.

The person

Exuberant, tough and larger than life, Gronkowski paired elite production with an infectious, party-loving personality.

DominantAn unstoppable red-zone force whose 92 scores came in just 143 games.
CompleteAn elite receiver and a genuinely powerful in-line blocker.
Fun-lovingA charismatic showman whose celebrations became his brand.
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FAQ

Rob Gronkowski — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Rob Gronkowski, answered.

How many Super Bowls did Rob Gronkowski win?
Four. He won three with the New England Patriots (XLIX, LI, LIII) and a fourth with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV.
What is Rob Gronkowski's single-season touchdown record?
Gronkowski caught 17 touchdown passes in 2011, a single-season record for a tight end, part of an 18-total-touchdown season.
Is Rob Gronkowski in the Hall of Fame?
Not yet. Gronkowski retired after the 2021 season and is widely expected to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer once he becomes eligible.
Rob Gronkowski 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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Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
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Season outlook
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