Corey Miller is a career quality starter β a linebacker 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.
A linebacker with a top 30% among starters β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Worth 51 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker β top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
7 seasons Γ ~7.3 surplus β VORP 51
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1991 | β | NYG | 16 | β | 8 | 0 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | NYG | 16 | β | 38 | 31 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | NYG | 16 | β | 60 | 44 | β | β | β | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | NYG | 15 | β | 42 | 32 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | NYG | 14 | β | 26 | 20 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 3 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | NYG | 14 | β | 49 | 39 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | NYG | 14 | β | 23 | 14 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 3 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | MIN | 3 | β | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 108 | β | 254 | 185 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23 | NYG | 16 | β | 8 | 0 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 6 |
| 1992 | 24 | NYG | 16 | β | 38 | 31 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | β | β | β | 10.3 |
| 1993 | 25 | NYG | 16 | β | 60 | 44 | β | β | β | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | β | β | β | 17.7 |
| 1994 | 26 | NYG | 15 | β | 42 | 32 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.7 |
| 1995 | 27 | NYG | 14 | β | 26 | 20 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 3 | 0 | β | β | β | 4.4 |
| 1996 | 28 | NYG | 14 | β | 49 | 39 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 8 |
| 1997 | 29 | NYG | 14 | β | 23 | 14 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 3 | 1 | β | β | β | 6.2 |
| 1999 | 31 | MIN | 3 | β | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 108 | 254 | 185 | 3 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.3 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 55.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 56Β· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 85%.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (South Carolina), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Corey inherited the New York Giants LB room from Carl Banks (1984β1992), and handed it to Corey Widmer (1992β1999).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Joined MIN (from NYG)
Last recorded season with MIN
Drafted by NYG β Round 6, Pick 167
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 7-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
Tackles translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Tackles | Tackles/G | β 2025 Tackles | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8 | 0.5 | 15+7 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | 38 | 2.4 | 44+6 | 2.6 |
| 1993 | 60 | 3.8 | 59-1 | 3.5 |
| 1994 | 42 | 2.8 | 45+3 | 2.6 |
| 1995 | 26 | 1.9 | 33+7 | 1.9 |
| 1996 | 49 | 3.5 | 63+14 | 3.7 |
| 1997 | 23 | 1.6 | 33+10 | 2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
51 career value over replacement β #2002 all-time of 4,642. 7.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #167 (Rd 6) Β· NYG Β· 1991 Β· +28.8 vs expected KV-H
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