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

WRJAX#15CUT

Mike Sims-Walker

Top 39% all-time WRsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight212 lb

BornNov 21, 1984

Age41

CollegeUCF See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 3, Pick 79 · JAX

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 30 · #2686 · Role Player

Worth 30 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 59% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15

Avg surplus

peak +20

2 seasons × ~15 surplus ≈ VORP 30

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
2008	—	JAX	6	—	16	16	217	0	100.0%	13.6	13.6	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	MIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.3	0	193
2009	—	JAX	15	—	111	63	869	7	56.8%	13.8	7.8	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NE	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.8	0	1,226
2010	—	JAX	14	—	80	43	562	7	53.8%	13.1	7.0	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	PHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.2	0	906
2011	—	JAX	6	—	33	12	150	0	36.4%	12.5	4.5	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	HOU	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.3	0	351
Career		—	47	—	240	134	1,798	14	55.8%	13.4	7.5	—	94	8	8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	56.1	0	2,676

Career EPA56.1·56 receiving·14.0/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2008	24	JAX	6	—	16	16	217	0	100.0%	13.6	13.6	—	11	2.3
2009	25	JAX	15	—	111	63	869	7	56.8%	13.8	7.8	—	43	14.7
2010	26	JAX	14	—	80	43	562	7	53.8%	13.1	7.0	—	32	11.1
2011	27	JAX	6	—	33	12	150	0	36.4%	12.5	4.5	—	8	2
Career			41		240	134	1,798	14	55.8%	13.4	7.5	—	94	30.1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2008	24	MIN	1	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2009	25	NE	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2010	26	PHI	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2011	27	HOU	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			6		8	8	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2008	24	—	—	—	—	—	17.3	193
2009	25	—	—	—	—	—	25.8	1,226
2010	26	—	—	—	—	—	18.2	906
2011	27	—	—	—	—	—	-5.3	351
Career					—	—	—	2,676

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 50 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 53.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 50· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 39.6

Availability 14.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2008bestavg 482011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Receptions leader9

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

14.03 EPA/season over 4 seasons55

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: 92%.

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+).

Combine · 2007

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2007 class

4.35s

40-Yard

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 97thClass Pos 89thClass All 98th

36.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 77thClass Pos 50thClass All 79th

121"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 44th pct

Pos 44thAll 70thClass Pos 32thClass All 69th

18 reps

Bench

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 33thClass Pos 21thClass All 28th

6.92s

3-Cone

Above avg · 54th pct

Pos 54thAll 79thClass Pos 48thClass All 75th

4.39s

Shuttle

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 42thClass Pos 3thClass All 41th

College Stats

UCFCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCF), 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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #79

#71Lorenzo BookerRB #72Marcus McCauleyDB #73Jacoby JonesWR #74Yamon FigursWR #75Laurent RobinsonWR #76Jason HillWR #77Matt SpaethTE #78James JonesWR #80Paul WilliamsWR #81Jay AlfordNT #82Tank TylerDT #84Jonathan WadeDB #85Brandon MebaneDT #86Marshal YandaG #87Stewart BradleyLB #89Aaron RouseFS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mike inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars WR room from Dennis Northcutt (2007–2008), and handed it to Cecil Shorts (2011–2014).

Jimmy Smith 1995–2005Keenan McCardell 1996–2001Reggie Williams 2004–2008Ernest Wilford 2004–2010Dennis Northcutt 2007–2008Mike Sims-Walker

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 JAX
2007draft
Drafted by JAX — Round 3, Pick 79

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 212 lb

Frame

209 lb at 4.35s

Size-speed

36.5" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	JAX	1	W11Doubtful· AnkleW12Questionable· AnkleW13Out· AnkleW16Questionable· Ankle
2009	JAX	0	W14Doubtful· Calf

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 53

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

D2008

B2009

C+2010

D2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

73%

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
2008	217	36.2	467+250	27.5
2009	869	57.9	898+29	52.8
2010	562	40.1	575+13	33.8
2011	150	25	310+160	18.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

30 career value over replacement — #2686 all-time of 4,642. 7.5/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #79 (Rd 3) · JAX · 2007 · +11.3 vs expected KV-H

50actual

38.7 expected · Δ+11.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #79

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography