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

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Itula Mili

Top 26% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter🏆 Clutch · +25% playoffs

Height6'4"

Weight260 lb

BornApr 20, 1973

Age53

CollegeBYU See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 6, Pick 174 · SEA

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 69 · #1646 · Above Average

Worth 69 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 36% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 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

+17.3

Avg surplus

peak +26

4 seasons × ~17.3 surplus ≈ VORP 69

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
1998	—	SEA	7	—	—	1	20	0	—	20.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SEA	7	—	10	5	28	1	50.0%	5.6	2.8	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.3	0	0
2000	—	SEA	15	—	47	28	288	3	59.6%	10.3	6.1	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	MIA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.2	0	0
2001	—	SEA	8	—	12	8	98	2	66.7%	12.3	8.2	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.6	0	0
2002	—	SEA	15	—	64	43	508	2	67.2%	11.8	7.9	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.2	0	0
2003	—	SEA	16	—	46	46	492	4	100.0%	10.7	10.7	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	41.5	0	0
2004	—	SEA	11	—	23	23	240	1	100.0%	10.4	10.4	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.6	0	0
2006	—	SEA	6	—	10	10	69	0	100.0%	6.9	6.9	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.5	0	39
Career		—	86	—	212	164	1,743	13	77.4%	10.6	8.2	—	93	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	79.2	0	39

Career EPA79.2·79 receiving·11.3/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1998	25	SEA	7	—	—	1	20	0	—	20.0	—	—	—	2.4
1999	26	SEA	7	—	10	5	28	1	50.0%	5.6	2.8	—	1	2.8
2000	27	SEA	15	—	47	28	288	3	59.6%	10.3	6.1	—	18	10.1
2001	28	SEA	8	—	12	8	98	2	66.7%	12.3	8.2	—	5	4.6
2002	29	SEA	15	—	64	43	508	2	67.2%	11.8	7.9	—	23	12.2
2003	30	SEA	16	—	46	46	492	4	100.0%	10.7	10.7	—	28	13.3
2004	31	SEA	11	—	23	23	240	1	100.0%	10.4	10.4	—	14	5.4
2006	33	SEA	6	—	10	10	69	0	100.0%	6.9	6.9	—	4	1.9
Career			85		212	164	1,743	13	77.4%	10.6	8.2	—	93	52.7

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	26	—	—	—	—	—	-7.3	0
2000	27	—	—	—	—	—	11.2	0
2001	28	—	—	—	—	—	4.6	0
2002	29	—	—	—	—	—	7.2	0
2003	30	—	—	—	—	—	41.5	0
2004	31	—	—	—	—	—	18.6	0
2006	33	—	—	—	—	—	3.5	39
Career					—	—	—	39

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 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 59.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 40.2

Availability 14.8

On-field production Staying available

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

1998bestavg 49elite 702006

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Receptions leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

11.31 EPA/season over 7 seasons54

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: 91%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 10.6 regular season → 13.3 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+25%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt12Rec12Yds160Ctch%100.0%Y/R13.3Y/Tgt13.31D9

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA10.5

College Stats

BYUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (BYU), 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.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #174

#159Vernon CrawfordLB #162Brad BadgerG #163June HenleyRB #166John FialaLB #168Tony RamirezOT #169Al HarrisCB #170Brian ManningWR #172Calvin BranchDB #176Canute CurtisOLB #177Ed PerryTE #180Calvin CollinsG #183Robert TateDB #184Daimon SheltonFB #185T. Marcus SpriggsOT #186Daryl PorterDB #193Grady JacksonDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Itula inherited the Seattle Seahawks TE room from Christian Fauria (1995–2001), and handed it to Jerramy Stevens (2002–2006).

Pete Metzelaars 1982–1984Travis McNeal 1989–1991Paul Green 1992–1994Carlester Crumpler 1994–1998Christian Fauria 1995–2001Itula Mili

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2006final season
Last recorded season with SEA
1997draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 6, Pick 174

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 260 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 67

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

D1998

D1999

B2000

C2001

B+2002

B2003

C+2004

F2006

Availability

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

74%

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
1998	20	2.9	198+178	11.6
1999	28	4	178+150	10.5
2000	288	19.2	447+159	26.3
2001	98	12.3	249+151	14.6
2002	508	33.9	735+227	43.2
2003	492	30.8	610+118	35.9
2004	240	21.8	399+159	23.4
2006	69	11.5	174+105	10.2

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), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (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

69 career value over replacement — #1646 all-time of 4,642. 8.6/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #174 (Rd 6) · SEA · 1997 · +31.8 vs expected KV-H

59actual

27.2 expected · Δ+31.8

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #174

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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