Mikhael Ricks is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Ricks in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ricks's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1998 | 23–24 | SD | 16 | — | — | 30 | 450 | 2 | — | 15.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | 74 | 40 | 429 | 0 | 54.1% | 10.7 | 5.8 | — | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | SD | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 50.0% | 11.7 | 5.8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 26–27 | KC | 11 | — | 30 | 18 | 252 | 1 | 60.0% | 14.0 | 8.4 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 27–28 | DET | 14 | — | 68 | 27 | 339 | 3 | 39.7% | 12.6 | 5.0 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 28–29 | DET | 13 | — | 37 | 37 | 434 | 2 | 100.0% | 11.7 | 11.7 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 72 | — | 215 | 155 | 1,939 | 8 | 72.1% | 12.5 | 9.0 | — | 78 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
97 career value over replacement — #1203 all-time of 4,695. 19.4/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #59 (Rd 2) · SDG · 1998 · +21.9 vs expected KV-H
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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Worth 97 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 27% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 seasons × ~19.4 surplus ≈ VORP 97
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