Mike Wilson is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Wilson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wilson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
43 career value over replacement — #2296 all-time of 4,695. 4.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #246 (Rd 9) · DAL · 1981 · +36 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | ||||||
| 1981 | 22–23 | SF | 16 | — | 0.8 | — | 9 | 125 | 1 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 23–24 | SF | 6 | — | 0.9 | — | 6 | 80 | 1 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24–25 | SF | 15 | — | 3.9 | — | 30 | 433 | 0 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25–26 | SF | 13 | — | 1.9 | — | 17 | 245 | 1 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | — | 1.6 | — | 10 | 165 | 2 | — | 16.5 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27–28 | SF | 11 | — | 0.5 | — | 9 | 104 | 1 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28–29 | SF | 11 | — | 6.8 | — | 29 | 450 | 5 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 29–30 | SF | 16 | — | 4.8 | — | 33 | 405 | 3 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 30–31 | SF | 16 | — | 0.4 | — | 9 | 103 | 1 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 31–32 | SF | 16 | — | 0.0 | — | 7 | 89 | 0 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 136 | — | 21.6 | — | 159 | 2,199 | 15 | — | 13.8 | — | — | — | |
10 seasons · peak 6.8 in 1987
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
1.7 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1987 · +0.5 wins
0.5 of SF's 13 wins (4%)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22–23 | SF | 16 | — | — | 9 | 125 | 1 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| 1982 | 23–24 | SF | 6 | — | — | 6 | 80 | 1 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| 1983 | 24–25 | SF | 15 | — | — | 30 | 433 | 0 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — | 3.9 |
| 1984 | 25–26 | SF | 13 | — | — | 17 | 245 | 1 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — | 1.9 |
| 1985 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | — | — | 10 | 165 | 2 | — | 16.5 | — | — | — | 1.6 |
| 1986 | 27–28 | SF | 11 | — | — | 9 | 104 | 1 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1987 | 28–29 | SF | 11 | — | — | 29 | 450 | 5 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — | 6.8 |
| 1988 | 29–30 | SF | 16 | — | — | 33 | 405 | 3 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — | 4.8 |
| 1989 | 30–31 | SF | 16 | — | — | 9 | 103 | 1 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1990 | 31–32 | SF | 16 | — | — | 7 | 89 | 0 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 136 | — | 159 | 2,199 | 15 | — | 13.8 | — | — | — | 21.6 |
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 53.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 98%
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VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
#460 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)