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Ernie Mills

👑 Dynasty DNA · 6 seasons · 3 titles Top 43% all-time WRsSolid Contributor

Height5'11"

Weight198 lb

BornOct 28, 1968

Age57

CollegeFlorida See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 3, Pick 73 · PIT

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 13% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

13% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader13

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.

Encyclopedia Coverage

Career Value · VORP

11 career value over replacement — #3557 all-time of 4,649. 1.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #73 (Rd 3) · PIT · 1991 · +6.8 vs expected KV-H

47actual

40.2 expected · Δ+6.8

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StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 15.0 regular season → 13.7 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)

-9%

vs reg season

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Receiving

Rec43Yds587TD2Y/R13.7

College Stats

FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

1999final season
Last recorded season with DAL
1998team change
Joined DAL (from CAR)
1997team change
Joined CAR (from PIT)
1991draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 3, Pick 73

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 198 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 50

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C1992

C1993

C1994

C+1995

F1997

C+1999

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

69%

19911999

1991 · backup · 2/16 G1992 · backup · 5/16 G1993 · backup · 5/16 G1994 · backup · 6/16 G1995 · backup · 6/16 G1996 · backup · 3/16 G1997 · backup · 5/16 G1998 · backup · 1/16 G

1999 · cause not documented · 69%

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
1992	383	76.6	1,210+827	71.2
1993	386	77.2	1,211+825	71.2
1994	384	64	972+588	57.2
1995	679	113.2	1,576+897	92.7
1997	127	25.4	416+289	24.5
1999	317	28.8	425+108	25

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 9 seasons (1991–1999) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

PIT 1991–1996 CAR 1997 DAL 1998–1999

Ernie Mills

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #73

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography