Sam Mills ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Mills in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mills a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Sam Mills
Height5'9"
Weight232 lb
BornJun 3, 1959
Age67
Rookie yr1986
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1986 | 27 | NO | 16 | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1987 | 28 | NO | 12 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 1988 | 29 | NO | 16 | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 1989 | 30 | NO | 16 | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1990 | 31 | NO | 16 | — | 112 | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1991 | 32 | NO | 16 | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1992 | 33 | NO | 16 | — | 130 | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| 1993 | 34 | NO | 9 | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1994 | 35 | NO | 16 | — | 155 | 115 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1995 | 36 | CAR | 16 | — | 110 | 86 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — |
| 1996 | 37 | CAR | 16 | — | 122 | 90 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1997 | 38 | CAR | 16 | — | 99 | 72 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 1,265 | 363 | — | — | — | 20.5 | 20.5 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 23 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
304 career value over replacement — #126 all-time of 4,695. 25.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
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