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

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Pete Mitchell

Top 12% all-time TEsElite Playmaker🏆 Clutch · +18% playoffs ⭐ Shooting Star · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight243 lb

BornOct 9, 1971

Age54

CollegeBoston College See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 4, Pick 122 · MIA

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 133 · #760 · High-Value

Worth 133 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19

Avg surplus

peak +31

7 seasons × ~19 surplus ≈ VORP 133

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
1995	—	JAX	5	—	—	41	527	2	—	12.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	JAX	7	—	—	52	575	1	—	11.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	JAX	12	—	—	35	380	4	—	10.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	JAX	16	—	—	38	363	2	—	9.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYG	15	—	90	58	520	3	64.4%	9.0	5.8	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23.7	0	0
2000	—	NYG	13	—	37	25	245	1	67.6%	9.8	6.6	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.2	0	0
2001	—	DET	3	—	5	5	29	0	100.0%	5.8	5.8	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0	0
2002	—	JAX	13	—	36	25	246	2	69.4%	9.8	6.8	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.8	0	0
Career		—	86	—	168	279	2,885	15	166.1%	10.3	17.2	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	1	0	—	—	34.2	0	0

Career EPA34.2·34 receiving·8.6/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1995	24	JAX	5	—	—	41	527	2	—	12.9	—	—	—	8.3
1996	25	JAX	7	—	—	52	575	1	—	11.1	—	—	—	10.2
1997	26	JAX	12	—	—	35	380	4	—	10.9	—	—	—	13.1
1998	27	JAX	16	—	—	38	363	2	—	9.6	—	—	—	11.9
1999	28	NYG	15	—	90	58	520	3	64.4%	9.0	5.8	—	34	15
2000	29	NYG	13	—	37	25	245	1	67.6%	9.8	6.6	—	17	6.8
2001	30	DET	3	—	5	5	29	0	100.0%	5.8	5.8	—	1	—
2002	31	JAX	13	—	36	25	246	2	69.4%	9.8	6.8	—	14	7.8
Career			84		168	279	2,885	15	166.1%	10.3	17.2	—	—	73.1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR	TD
1999	28	PHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
2002	31	IND	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Career			2		1	1	—	—	—	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	28	—	—	—	—	—	23.7
2000	29	—	—	—	—	—	12.2
2001	30	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
2002	31	—	—	—	—	—	-1.8
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 50.1

Availability 15.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 65elite 702002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 18% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

18% of the all-time Receptions leader18

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

8.56 EPA/season over 4 seasons53

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: 90%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 10.3 regular season → 12.2 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

+18%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt7Rec19Yds232Ctch%271.4%Y/R12.2Y/Tgt33.1

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.3

College Stats

Boston CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boston 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.

1995 Draft Class· this player went #122

#110Eric BjornsonTE #112Dave WohlabaughC #113Justin ArmourWR #114Ray McElroyDB #115Lovell PinkneyWR #116Jack JacksonWR #118Mike MortonLB #120Oliver GibsonDT #123Mike ThompsonDT #125Donta JonesLB #126Jason KyleLS #131Tony ClineTE #132Frank GarciaC #134Steve StenstromQB #137Jamie AsherTE #139David DunnWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Pete inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars TE room from Rich Griffith (1995–2000), and handed it to Damon Jones (1997–2001).

Rich Griffith 1995–2000Pete Mitchell 1995–2002Damon Jones 1997–2001Kyle Brady 1999–2006George Wrighster 2003–2008Marcedes Lewis

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined JAX (from DET)
2002final season
Last recorded season with JAX
2001team change
Joined DET (from NYG)
1999team change
Joined NYG (from JAX)
1995draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 4, Pick 122
1995team change
Joined JAX (from MIA)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 243 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

C+1995

B+1996

B+1997

B1998

B+1999

C+2000

C+2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

75%

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
1995	527	105.4	2,229+1,702	131.1
1996	575	82.1	1,775+1,200	104.4
1997	380	31.7	772+392	45.4
1998	363	22.7	590+227	34.7
1999	520	34.7	820+300	48.2
2000	245	18.8	439+194	25.8
2002	246	18.9	376+130	22.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

133 career value over replacement — #760 all-time of 4,642. 19/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #122 (Rd 4) · MIA · 1995 · +34.5 vs expected KV-H

68actual

33.5 expected · Δ+34.5

💔+28.5 stolen VORP·1.5 szns lost

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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

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #122

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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