Billy Miller is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Miller in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Miller's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Billy Miller

Top 16% all-time TEsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2002Two-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight252 lb

BornApr 24, 1977

Age49

CollegeUSC See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 7, Pick 218 · DEN

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 91 · #1262 · High-Value

Worth 91 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.2

Avg surplus

peak +35

5 seasons × ~18.2 surplus ≈ VORP 91

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	—	DEN	6	—	10	5	59	0	50.0%	11.8	5.9	—	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	0	0
2000	—	DEN	4	—	4	1	7	0	25.0%	7.0	1.8	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	0	0
2002	—	HOU	14	—	80	51	613	3	63.7%	12.0	7.7	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30.8	0	0
2003	—	HOU	15	—	40	40	355	3	100.0%	8.9	8.9	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.9	0	0
2004	—	HOU	9	—	17	17	178	1	100.0%	10.5	10.5	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.6	0	0
2006	—	NO	8	—	14	14	129	0	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.6	0	85
2007	—	NO	12	—	27	27	328	2	100.0%	12.1	12.1	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.1	0	138
2008	—	NO	12	—	45	45	579	1	100.0%	12.9	12.9	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CAR	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43.4	0	389
Career		—	85	—	237	200	2,248	10	84.4%	11.2	9.5	—	122	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	140.8	0	612

Career EPA140.8·141 receiving·17.6/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1999	22	DEN	6	—	10	5	59	0	50.0%	11.8	5.9	—	3	2.1
2000	23	DEN	4	—	4	1	7	0	25.0%	7.0	1.8	—	0	0.5
2002	25	HOU	14	—	80	51	613	3	63.7%	12.0	7.7	—	33	14.7
2003	26	HOU	15	—	40	40	355	3	100.0%	8.9	8.9	—	18	10.2
2004	27	HOU	9	—	17	17	178	1	100.0%	10.5	10.5	—	11	4.1
2006	29	NO	8	—	14	14	129	0	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	7	2.9
2007	30	NO	12	—	27	27	328	2	100.0%	12.1	12.1	—	20	7
2008	31	NO	12	—	45	45	579	1	100.0%	12.9	12.9	—	30	10
Career			80		237	200	2,248	10	84.4%	11.2	9.5	—	122	51.5

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	22	DEN	5	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2000	23	DEN	2	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2002	25	BAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2003	26	NO	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2007	30	PHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	31	CAR	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			12		5	5	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	22	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	0
2000	23	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	0
2002	25	—	—	—	—	—	30.8	0
2003	26	—	—	—	—	—	25.9	0
2004	27	—	—	—	—	—	11.6	0
2006	29	—	—	—	—	—	5.6	85
2007	30	—	—	—	—	—	24.1	138
2008	31	—	—	—	—	—	43.4	389
Career					—	—	—	612

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 44.1

Availability 13.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

1999bestavg 52elite 702008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

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

13% of the all-time Receptions leader13

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

17.61 EPA/season over 8 seasons56

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: 90%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt8Rec8Yds95Ctch%100.0%Y/R11.9Y/Tgt11.91D2

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA6.4Rec AirYd62

College Stats

USCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC), 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.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #218

#206Dennis McKinleyRB #207Madre HillRB #208Jed WeaverTE #210Hunter SmithP #212Chris AkinsDB #213Donald DriverWR #214Antonio DingleDT #215Mike PringleyDT #219Chad KelsayLB #223Ryan YoungOT #224JoJuan ArmourS #225Ryan HaleDT #227Michael BishopQB #228Kris BrownK #229Mike LuckyTE #230Sheldon JacksonTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Billy inherited the Houston Texans TE room from Frank Wycheck (1995–1996), and handed it to Owen Daniels (2006–2013).

Frank Wycheck 1995–1996Billy Miller 2002–2004Owen Daniels 2006–2013Joel Dreessen 2007–2011James Casey 2009–2012Garrett Graham

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2008final season
Last recorded season with NO
2006team change
Joined NO (from HOU)
2002team change
Joined HOU (from DEN)
1999draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 7, Pick 218

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 252 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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 72

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

D1999

F2000

A2002

B2003

C2004

C2006

C+2007

B+2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

73%

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
1999	59	9.8	300+241	17.7
2000	7	1.8	41+34	2.4
2002	613	43.8	972+359	57.2
2003	355	23.7	453+98	26.6
2004	178	19.8	351+173	20.7
2006	129	16.1	263+134	15.5
2007	328	27.3	470+142	27.6
2008	579	48.3	859+280	50.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

91 career value over replacement — #1262 all-time of 4,642. 11.4/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #218 (Rd 7) · DEN · 1999 · +40.1 vs expected KV-H

64actual

23.9 expected · Δ+40.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #218

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography