Scott Miller

Career StatsC-

Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yards	TD
Career		93	99	1,216	6
2025		13	9	62	0
2024		13	5	69	0
2023		17

Season	Team	GP	Rec	Yds	TD	YPR	Grade
2025		13	9	62	0	6.9	F F Bottom 5%
2024		13	5	69	0	13.8	F F Bottom 5%
2023		17	11	161	2	14.6	F F Bottom 5%
2022		15	23	185	0	8.0	F F Bottom 5%
2021		9	5	38	0	7.6	F F Bottom 5%
2020		16	33	501	3	15.2	D- D- Bottom 12%
2019		10	13	200	1	15.4	F F Bottom 5%

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Scott Miller's $1.3M deal lands at a C- Contract Value Index, signaling a measured outcome for Chicago. The verdict reflects a straightforward market reality: a seven-year veteran entering the 2026 offseason with minimal recent production—62 receiving yards across 13 games in the 2025 season—does not command premium compensation, and the Bears are not treating him as such. At the veteran-minimum end of the wide receiver market, Miller's one-year pact carries virtually no dead-cap risk and allows Chicago maximum flexibility to pivot or release him without consequence, which is precisely the organizational posture his C- CVI grade captures. His C- performance grade and the media framing around "low-risk tryout signing" and "camp body addition" align cleanly with the contract structure: this is rotational depth on the cheapest possible terms, not a bet on resurgent production. The Bears' recent offseason activity—a parade of low-cost signings and cuts across linebacker, running back, and defensive back—suggests a team managing roster volume rather than chasing impact upgrades, placing Miller squarely in that evaluation-and-competition bucket. Given the one-year window and minimal financial commitment, the Bears have correctly sized Miller's role and compensation; the C- grade reflects neither a bargain nor an overpay, but rather a rational matching of veteran minimum salary to a limited-impact depth receiver.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Scott's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Scott Miller's on-field production earns a C- performance grade against WR peers across the league. The 28-year-old seventh-year veteran managed only 62 receiving yards across 13 games during the 2025 season, a production profile that underscores significant decline from any meaningful starter or even consistent rotational benchmark. His limited yardage output is the clearest signal of his current standing—he's operating at a depth-piece tier rather than as a competitive pass-catcher in an NFL offense. Miller appeared in a modest number of games (13), indicating he retained a roster spot but saw minimal snaps or opportunity in what was ostensibly his primary season with the Bears. The media framing pegs him as a low-risk, veteran-minimum tryout signing for 2026—a camp body and special teams contributor rather than a player expected to impact the passing game. At this stage of his career, with a sixth-round pedigree from 2019 and dwindling production, Miller represents the kind of organizational depth play that satisfies roster flexibility without generating front-office confidence or fan enthusiasm, and the C- grade appropriately reflects that fungible status.

How Scott Compares at the Position

Scott Miller ranks 185th of 295 graded wide receivers by performance. That slots Scott between Joaquin Davis (C-) just ahead and Jordan Whittington (C-) just behind.

Fan Sentiment

Public perception of Scott Miller sits at a C- sentiment grade, capturing how the Chicago Bears fan base and beat writers are framing his role. The narrative around Miller is decidedly uninspiring—he's being positioned as a low-risk, veteran-minimum depth addition rather than a meaningful roster upgrade, with minimal media coverage reflecting limited organizational confidence in his impact. This tepid reception aligns squarely with his on-field performance grade of F; a 7-year veteran producing 62 receiving yards across 13 games in the 2025 season offers little reason for optimism, and scouts view him as a camp body and special teams contributor rather than a competitive receiver. Recent Bears roster moves—adding fellow depth receivers like Kyron Hudson alongside new defensive and running back options—suggest Chicago is building through volume signings at low cost, positioning Miller as fungible rather than essential. The bottom line: Miller's arrival barely registered as a headline because it wasn't meant to; he's the kind of veteran minimum signing that satisfies roster flexibility without capturing fan enthusiasm or analytical interest, and that's precisely where the C- grade lands.