Mikhael Ricks is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Ricks in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ricks's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1998 | 23–24 | SD | 16 | — | — | 30 | 450 | 2 | — | 15.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | 74 | 40 | 429 | 0 | 54.1% | 10.7 | 5.8 | — | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | SD | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 50.0% | 11.7 | 5.8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 26–27 | KC | 11 | — | 30 | 18 | 252 | 1 | 60.0% | 14.0 | 8.4 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 27–28 | DET | 14 | — | 68 | 27 | 339 | 3 | 39.7% | 12.6 | 5.0 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 28–29 | DET | 13 | — | 37 | 37 | 434 | 2 | 100.0% | 11.7 | 11.7 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 72 | — | 215 | 155 | 1,939 | 8 | 72.1% | 12.5 | 9.0 | — | 78 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
97 career value over replacement — #1171 all-time of 4,649. 19.4/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #59 (Rd 2) · LAC · 1998 · +22 vs expected KV-H
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A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 67.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%
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