Mike Lucky
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2001
Height6'6"
Weight280 lb
BornNov 23, 1975
Age50
CollegeArizonaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1999
Draft1999 · Rd 7, Pick 229 · DAL
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1999 | — | DAL | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | DAL | 10 | — | 21 | 13 | 96 | 1 | 61.9% | 7.4 | 4.6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -6.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | DAL | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 33.3% | 22.0 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 17 | — | 29 | 19 | 143 | 1 | 65.5% | 7.5 | 4.9 | — | 10 | — | — | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-4.0·-4 receiving·-1.4/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 27 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 27 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
36
Sustained
career value
×.6
31
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 34 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 27· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 36
On-field 26.4
Availability 9.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1999bestavg 312001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-1.35 EPA/season over 3 seasons50
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: 89%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona), 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.
Top Teammates
Emmitt SmithRB3yDarren WoodsonS3yGreg EllisDE3yDexter CoakleyLB3yMichael MyersDT3yEbenezer EkubanDE3yDat NguyenILB3yPeppi ZellnerDE3yBrandon NobleDT3yRobert ThomasFB3yDuane HawthorneCB3yJoey GallowayWR2yGeorge TeagueFS2yRaghib IsmailWR2yDemetric EvansDE2yIzell ReeseFS2yMario EdwardsCB2yTroy HambrickRB2yMichael WileyRB2yQuincy CarterQB2yMicah KnorrP2yTony DixonDB2yReggie SwintonWR2yLynn ScottDB2y
1999 Draft Class· this player went #229
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 1999draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 7, Pick 229
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 280 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 2-season peers. See all →
27
peak 31
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1999
C2001
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
41%
19992002
1999 · backup · 4/16 G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25 | 6.3 | 225+200 | 13.3 |
| 2001 | 96 | 9.6 | 186+90 | 10.9 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #229 (Rd 7) · DAL · 1999 · +4.2 vs expected KV-H
27actual
22.8 expected · Δ+4.2
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