Chris Miller is a career quality starter — a quarterback 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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Chris Miller

1× Pro BowlTop 14% all-time QBsElite Playmaker

Height6'2"

Weight212 lb

BornAug 9, 1965

Age60

CollegeOregon See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1987 · Rd 1, Pick 13 · ATL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

85thPassing Touchdowns·123 95thPassing Yards·19,305 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 166 · #535 · High-Value

Worth 166 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 13% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23.7

Avg surplus

peak +31

7 seasons × ~23.7 surplus ≈ VORP 166

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	Passing													Rushing								Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1987	—	ATL	3	—	39	92	42.4%	552	1	9	1.1	9.8	6.0	1.8	0.1	26.4	5	4	21	0	5.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	ATL	13	—	184	351	52.4%	2,133	11	12	3.1	3.4	6.1	5.2	0.9	67.3	24	31	138	1	4.5	3.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	ATL	15	—	280	526	53.2%	3,459	16	10	3.0	1.9	6.6	6.3	1.6	76.1	41	10	20	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	ATL	12	—	222	388	57.2%	2,735	17	14	4.4	3.6	7.0	6.3	1.2	78.7	26	26	99	1	3.8	3.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	ATL	15	—	220	413	53.3%	3,103	26	18	6.3	4.4	7.5	6.8	1.4	80.6	23	32	229	0	7.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	ATL	8	—	152	253	60.1%	1,739	15	6	5.9	2.4	6.9	7.0	2.5	90.7	16	23	89	0	3.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	ATL	3	—	32	66	48.5%	345	1	3	1.5	4.5	5.2	3.5	0.3	50.4	8	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	LAR	13	—	173	317	54.6%	2,104	16	14	5.0	4.4	6.6	5.7	1.1	73.6	28	20	100	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	LAR	13	—	232	405	57.3%	2,623	18	15	4.4	3.7	6.5	5.7	1.2	76.2	31	22	67	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DEN	3	—	45	80	56.3%	512	2	1	2.5	1.3	6.4	6.3	2.0	78.8	7	8	40	0	5.0	0.0	3	37.5	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.9	1.9	—	0	0
Career		—	98	—	1,579	2,891	54.6%	19,305	123	102	4.3	3.5	6.7	5.9	1.2	74.9	209	178	814	2	4.6	1.1	3	1.7	0	-5.9	1.9	—	0	0

Career EPA-4.0·-6 passing · 2 rushing·-4.0/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1987	22	ATL	3	—	39	92	42.4%	552	1	9	1.1	9.8	6.0	1.8	0.1	26.4	5	—
1988	23	ATL	13	—	184	351	52.4%	2,133	11	12	3.1	3.4	6.1	5.2	0.9	67.3	24	9.6
1989	24	ATL	15	—	280	526	53.2%	3,459	16	10	3.0	1.9	6.6	6.3	1.6	76.1	41	12.2
1990	25	ATL	12	—	222	388	57.2%	2,735	17	14	4.4	3.6	7.0	6.3	1.2	78.7	26	10.3
1991	26	ATL	15	—	220	413	53.3%	3,103	26	18	6.3	4.4	7.5	6.8	1.4	80.6	23	15.1
1992	27	ATL	8	—	152	253	60.1%	1,739	15	6	5.9	2.4	6.9	7.0	2.5	90.7	16	9.1
1993	28	ATL	3	—	32	66	48.5%	345	1	3	1.5	4.5	5.2	3.5	0.3	50.4	8	—
1994	29	LAR	13	—	173	317	54.6%	2,104	16	14	5.0	4.4	6.6	5.7	1.1	73.6	28	9
1995	30	LAR	13	—	232	405	57.3%	2,623	18	15	4.4	3.7	6.5	5.7	1.2	76.2	31	8.9
1999	34	DEN	3	—	45	80	56.3%	512	2	1	2.5	1.3	6.4	6.3	2.0	78.8	7	—
Career			98		1,579	2,891	54.6%	19,305	123	102	4.3	3.5	6.7	—	—	74.9	209	74.2

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1987	22	ATL	3	—	4	21	0	5.3	0.0	—	—	—
1988	23	ATL	13	—	31	138	1	4.5	3.2	—	—	—
1989	24	ATL	15	—	10	20	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—
1990	25	ATL	12	—	26	99	1	3.8	3.8	—	—	—
1991	26	ATL	15	—	32	229	0	7.2	0.0	—	—	—
1992	27	ATL	8	—	23	89	0	3.9	0.0	—	—	—
1993	28	ATL	3	—	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	—	—	—
1994	29	LAR	13	—	20	100	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—
1995	30	LAR	13	—	22	67	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—
1999	34	DEN	3	—	8	40	0	5.0	0.0	3	37.5	0
Career			98		178	814	2	4.6	—	3	—	0

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	34	—	—	—	-5.9	1.9	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 62 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 43.7

Availability 16.3

On-field production Staying available

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

1988bestavg 601995

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 22% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

22% of the all-time Passing Yards leader22

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-3.98 EPA/season over 1 season49

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: 86%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

OregonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon), 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.

1987 Draft Class· this player went #13

#1Vinny TestaverdeQB #2Cornelius BennettOLB #3Alonzo HighsmithRB #3Cris CarterWR #4Brent FullwoodRB #6Kelly StoufferQB #10Rod WoodsonFS #14D.J. DozierRB #19Paul PalmerRB #20Haywood JeffiresWR #21Roger VickRB #23Bruce ArmstrongOT #24Rod BernstineRB #25Terrence FlaglerRB #26Jim HarbaughQB #27Ricky NattielWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chris opened the Atlanta Falcons QB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Billy Joe Tolliver (1991–1997).

Chris Miller 1987–1993Billy Joe Tolliver 1991–1997Jeff George 1994–1996Chris Chandler 1997–2001Mike Vick 2001–2006Matt Schaub 2004–2020

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1999team change
Joined DEN (from LAR)
1999final season
Last recorded season with DEN
1994team change
Joined LAR (from ATL)
1987draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 1, Pick 13

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 212 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

C+1988

B1989

B1990

B1991

C+1992

C+1994

C+1995

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

66%

Era Translator

Pass 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 Pass Yds	Pass Yds/G	→ 2025 Pass Yds	→ 2025 /G
1988	2,133	164.1	3,672+1,539	216
1989	3,459	230.6	4,183+724	246
1990	2,735	227.9	4,182+1,447	246
1991	3,103	206.9	4,016+913	236.2
1992	1,739	217.4	4,129+2,390	242.9
1994	2,104	161.8	3,543+1,439	208.4
1995	2,623	201.8	3,874+1,251	227.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

166 career value over replacement — #535 all-time of 4,642. 23.7/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #13 (Rd 1) · ATL · 1987 · +1.7 vs expected KV-H

62actual

60.3 expected · Δ+1.7

💔+72.5 stolen VORP·3.06 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

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1987 Draft Class· this player went #13

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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