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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 Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

67thPlayoff Receiving Yards·587 yds 81stPlayoff Receptions·43

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

Solid ContributorExplore archetypes →

A wide receiver with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 11 · #3558 · Role Player

Worth 11 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 78% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+5.5

Avg surplus

peak +9

2 seasons × ~5.5 surplus ≈ VORP 11

Combined Season Grid

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

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1991	—	PIT	2	—	—	3	79	1	—	26.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	PIT	5	—	—	30	383	3	—	12.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	PIT	5	—	—	29	386	1	—	13.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	PIT	6	—	—	19	384	1	—	20.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	PIT	6	—	—	39	679	8	—	17.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	PIT	3	—	—	7	92	1	—	13.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CAR	5	—	—	11	127	1	—	11.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	DAL	1	—	—	28	479	4	—	17.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DAL	11	—	51	29	317	0	56.9%	10.9	6.2	—	14	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.8	3.6	0	0
Career		—	45	—	51	195	2,926	20	382.4%	15.0	57.4	—	—	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-0.8	3.6	0	0

Career EPA2.8·-1 rushing · 4 receiving·2.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1999	31	DAL	11	—	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	4.8
Career			11		1	-1	0	-1.0	—	0	—	0	30.7

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1991	23	PIT	2	—	—	3	79	1	—	26.3	—	—	—
1992	24	PIT	5	—	—	30	383	3	—	12.8	—	—	—
1993	25	PIT	5	—	—	29	386	1	—	13.3	—	—	—
1994	26	PIT	6	—	—	19	384	1	—	20.2	—	—	—
1995	27	PIT	6	—	—	39	679	8	—	17.4	—	—	—
1996	28	PIT	3	—	—	7	92	1	—	13.1	—	—	—
1997	29	CAR	5	—	—	11	127	1	—	11.5	—	—	—
1998	30	DAL	1	—	—	28	479	4	—	17.1	—	—	—
1999	31	DAL	11	—	51	29	317	0	56.9%	10.9	6.2	—	14
Career			44		51	195	2,926	20	382.4%	15.0	57.4	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	31	—	—	—	—	-0.8	3.6	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 47 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 46.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 47· confidence 73%

What builds the career mark of 44

On-field 36.8

On-field production Staying available

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

1992bestavg 431999

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

2.8 EPA/season over 1 season51

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%.

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

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Receiving

Rec43Yds587TD2Y/R13.7

College Stats

FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

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Reference Graph

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

1991 Draft Class· this player went #73

#58Reggie BarrettWR #59Aeneas WilliamsFS #60Aaron CraverFB #61Keith TraylorNT #63Mo LewisOLB #66Lawrence DawseyWR #68Jake ReedWR #71Steve JacksonDB #74David DanielsWR #76Ricky ErvinsRB #77Tim BarnettWR #78Chris GardockiP #79Kevin DonnalleyG #83Ed McCaffreyWR #84Scott ZolakQB #89Derek RussellWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ernie inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers WR room from Dwight Stone (1987–1994), and handed it to Yancey Thigpen (1992–1997).

Weegie Thompson 1984–1989Louis Lipps 1984–1991Dwight Stone 1987–1994Ernie Mills 1991–1996Yancey Thigpen 1992–1997Andre Hastings

Similar Players

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

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%

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	1,206+823	70.9
1993	386	77.2	1,200+814	70.6
1994	384	64	957+573	56.3
1995	679	113.2	1,564+885	92
1997	127	25.4	402+275	23.6
1999	317	28.8	423+106	24.9

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

Career Value · VORP

11 career value over replacement — #3558 all-time of 4,642. 1.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #73 (Rd 3) · PIT · 1991 · +6.1 vs expected KV-H

47actual

40.9 expected · Δ+6.1

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

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

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