Mike Sellers
Height6'3"
Weight272 lb
BornJul 21, 1975
Age50
Rookie yr1998
A tight end with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 11 · #3576 · Role PlayerWorth 11 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 78% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
6 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+2.8
Avg surplus
peak +6
4 seasons × ~2.8 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1998 | — | WAS | 14 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | WAS | 8 | — | 12 | 7 | 105 | 2 | 58.3% | 15.0 | 8.8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | ARI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | WAS | 8 | — | 11 | 8 | 78 | 2 | 72.7% | 9.8 | 7.1 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | CLE | 7 | — | 13 | 7 | 73 | 2 | 53.8% | 10.4 | 5.6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | WAS | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% | 14.0 | 14.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | WAS | 9 | — | 12 | 12 | 72 | 7 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | DAL | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | WAS | 14 | — | 18 | 18 | 105 | 1 | 100.0% | 5.8 | 5.8 | — | 6 | 12 | 51 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 7 | 58.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0 | 21 |
| 2007 | — | WAS | 13 | — | 17 | 17 | 117 | 1 | 100.0% | 6.9 | 6.9 | — | 7 | 26 | 78 | 2 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 9 | 34.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | DAL | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -3.6 | 8.0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2008 | — | WAS | 8 | — | 13 | 12 | 98 | 1 | 92.3% | 8.2 | 7.5 | — | 5 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -6.0 | 3.3 | 0 | 36 |
| 2009 | — | WAS | 14 | — | 26 | 17 | 176 | 2 | 65.4% | 10.4 | 6.8 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | TB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5 | 0 | 116 |
| 2010 | — | WAS | 15 | — | 40 | 20 | 224 | 0 | 50.0% | 11.2 | 5.6 | — | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.9 | -8.4 | 0 | 171 |
| 2011 | — | WAS | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 50.0% | 15.0 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | MIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | — | 120 | — | 165 | 123 | 1,095 | 18 | 74.5% | 8.9 | 6.6 | — | 62 | 50 | 158 | 3 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 20 | 40.0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | -6.3 | 37.3 | 0 | 415 | |
Career EPA31.0·-6 rushing · 37 receiving·2.8/season
Rushing
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24 | WAS | 8 | — | 12 | 7 | 105 | 2 | 58.3% | 15.0 | 8.8 | — | 4 |
| 2000 | 25 | WAS | 8 | — | 11 | 8 | 78 | 2 | 72.7% | 9.8 | 7.1 | — | 6 |
| 2001 | 26 | CLE | 7 | — | 13 | 7 | 73 | 2 | 53.8% | 10.4 | 5.6 | — | 6 |
| 2004 | 29 | WAS | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% | 14.0 | 14.0 | — | 1 |
| 2005 | 30 | WAS | 9 | — | 12 | 12 | 72 | 7 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 9 |
| 2006 | 31 | WAS | 14 | — | 18 | 18 | 105 | 1 | 100.0% | 5.8 | 5.8 | — | 6 |
| 2007 | 32 | WAS | 13 | — | 17 | 17 | 117 | 1 | 100.0% | 6.9 | 6.9 | — | 7 |
| 2008 | 33 | WAS | 8 | — | 13 | 12 | 98 | 1 | 92.3% | 8.2 | 7.5 | — | 5 |
| 2009 | 34 | WAS | 14 | — | 26 | 17 | 176 | 2 | 65.4% | 10.4 | 6.8 | — | 8 |
| 2010 | 35 | WAS | 15 | — | 40 | 20 | 224 | 0 | 50.0% | 11.2 | 5.6 | — | 9 |
| 2011 | 36 | WAS | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 50.0% | 15.0 | 7.5 | — | 1 |
| Career | 113 | 165 | 123 | 1,095 | 18 | 74.5% | 8.9 | 6.6 | — | 62 |
Defense
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 47 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
45
Sustained
career value
×.6
49
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 46.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 47· confidence 99%
What builds the career mark of 45
On-field 30.2
Availability 14.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1998bestavg 442010
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position12
Depth
of 100
Reached 9% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
9% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader9
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
2.82 EPA/season over 11 seasons51
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: 87%.
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+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameRushing
Att3Yds4Y/A1.3
Receiving
Tgt1Rec1Yds4Ctch%100.0%Y/R4.0Y/Tgt4.0
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-2.6Rec EPA-0.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Walla Walla Community College), 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
Santana MossWR8yJames ThrashWR8yChris CooleyTE8yClinton PortisRB7yPhillip DanielsDE6yCornelius GriffinDT6yCarlos RogersCB6yLadell BettsRB6yKedric GolstonDE6yRocky McIntoshLB6yReed DoughtyS6yRock CartwrightRB6yLondon FletcherILB5yAndre CarterDE5yShawn SpringsCB5yLorenzo AlexanderOLB5yMarcus WashingtonOLB5yShaun SuishamK5yLaRon LandryFS5yDemetric EvansDE5yKhary CampbellLB5yDeAngelo HallS4yRenaldo WynnDE4yAntwaan Randle ElWR4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterMike inherited the Washington Commanders TE room from Stephen Alexander (1998–2001), and handed it to Chris Cooley (2004–2012).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2011final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 2004team change
Joined WAS (from CLE)
- 2001team change
Joined CLE (from WAS)
- 1998signing
Entered the NFL with WAS
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 272 lb
Frame
Injury History
3 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | WAS | 2 | W3Questionable· AnkleW8Out· BackW15Out· Elbow |
| 2010 | WAS | 0 | W1Questionable· KneeW7Questionable· HeelW8Questionable· FootW16Questionable· Calf |
| 2009 | WAS | 1 | W12Questionable· HamstringW14Out· ThighW15Questionable· Quadricep |
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 10-season peers. See all →
47
peak 49
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1998
C1999
C2000
D2001
D2005
C2006
C2007
C2008
C2009
C+2010
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.
59%
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 | 18 | 1.3 | 167+149 | 9.8 |
| 1999 | 105 | 13.1 | 369+264 | 21.7 |
| 2000 | 78 | 9.8 | 227+149 | 13.4 |
| 2001 | 73 | 10.4 | 206+133 | 12.1 |
| 2005 | 72 | 8 | 87+15 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 105 | 7.5 | 97-8 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | 117 | 9 | 139+22 | 8.2 |
| 2008 | 98 | 12.3 | 190+92 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 176 | 12.6 | 197+21 | 11.6 |
| 2010 | 224 | 14.9 | 244+20 | 14.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (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
11 career value over replacement — #3576 all-time of 4,642. 1.1/season above a replacement-level TE.
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