Junior Miller is a career quality starter β 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.
Junior Miller
Height6'4"
Weight239 lb
BornNov 26, 1957
Age68
CollegeNebraskaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1980
Draft1980 Β· Rd 1, Pick 7 Β· ATL
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context2x
Pro Bowls
A high-end tight end defined as much by exceptional availability β almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 96 Β· #1193 Β· High-ValueWorth 96 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end β top 27% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.2 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+19.2
Avg surplus
peak +26
5 seasons Γ ~19.2 surplus β VORP 96
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1980 | β | ATL | 16 | β | β | 46 | 584 | 9 | β | 12.7 | β | β | β |
| 1981 | β | ATL | 16 | β | β | 32 | 398 | 3 | β | 12.4 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | β | ATL | 9 | β | β | 20 | 221 | 1 | β | 11.1 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | ATL | 15 | β | β | 16 | 125 | 0 | β | 7.8 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | NOR | 15 | β | β | 8 | 81 | 1 | β | 10.1 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 71 | β | 0 | 244 | 2,818 | 28 | β | 11.5 | β | β | β | |
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 68 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
65
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
72
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 67.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 68Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 65
On-field 45.4
Availability 19.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1980bestavg 65elite 701984
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position14
Depth
of 100
Reached 16% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
16% of the all-time Receptions leader16
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
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: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
Receiving
Rec6Yds96Y/R16.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nebraska), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJunior opened the Atlanta Falcons TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Cliff Benson (1984β1985).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1984team change
Joined NOR (from ATL)
- 1984final season
Last recorded season with NOR
- 1980draft
Drafted by ATL β Round 1, Pick 7
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 239 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
68
peak 72
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+1980
B+1981
B+1982
C+1983
C+1984
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
97%
Era Translator
Rec Yds 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 Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 584 | 36.5 | 701+117 | 41.2 |
| 1981 | 398 | 24.9 | 688+290 | 40.5 |
| 1982 | 221 | 24.6 | 673+452 | 39.6 |
| 1983 | 125 | 8.3 | 374+249 | 22 |
| 1984 | 81 | 5.4 | 296+215 | 17.4 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
96 career value over replacement β #1193 all-time of 4,642. 19.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #7 (Rd 1) Β· ATL Β· 1980 Β· +6.2 vs expected KV-H
68actual
61.8 expected Β· Ξ+6.2
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