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

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Aaron Craver

Top 27% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter

Height6'0"

Weight232 lb

BornDec 18, 1968

Age57

CollegeFresno State; El Camino See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 3, Pick 60 · MIA

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A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 37 · #2409 · Role Player

Worth 37 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 53% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.4

Avg surplus

peak +13

5 seasons × ~7.4 surplus ≈ VORP 37

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Passing													Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1991	—	MIA	14	—	20	58	1	2.9	5.0	—	—	—	—	8	67	0	—	8.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	MIA	6	—	3	9	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	MIA	8	—	6	43	0	7.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	24	237	0	—	9.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	DEN	16	—	73	333	5	4.6	6.8	—	—	—	—	43	369	1	—	8.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	DEN	15	—	59	232	2	3.9	3.4	—	—	—	—	39	297	1	—	7.6	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	LAC	15	—	20	71	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	4	26	0	—	6.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NO	16	—	45	180	2	4.0	4.4	—	—	—	—	33	214	2	—	6.5	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NO	11	—	16	37	0	2.3	0.0	2	12.5	1	42	19	154	0	45.2%	8.1	3.7	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CAR	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	104	—	242	963	10	4.0	4.1	2	0.8	1	42	170	1,364	4	404.8%	8.0	32.5	—	6	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-36.3·-9 rushing · -27 receiving·-36.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1991	23	MIA	14	—	20	58	1	2.9	5.0	—	—	—	6.2
1992	24	MIA	6	—	3	9	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	2.5
1994	26	MIA	8	—	6	43	0	7.2	0.0	—	—	—	4.6
1995	27	DEN	16	—	73	333	5	4.6	6.8	—	—	—	14.2
1996	28	DEN	15	—	59	232	2	3.9	3.4	—	—	—	11
1997	29	LAC	15	—	20	71	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—	6.6
1998	30	NO	16	—	45	180	2	4.0	4.4	—	—	—	12.7
1999	31	NO	11	—	16	37	0	2.3	0.0	2	12.5	1	5.4
Career			101		242	963	10	4.0	—	2	—	1	63.2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1991	23	MIA	14	—	—	8	67	0	—	8.4	—	—	—
1994	26	MIA	8	—	—	24	237	0	—	9.9	—	—	—
1995	27	DEN	16	—	—	43	369	1	—	8.6	—	—	—
1996	28	DEN	15	—	—	39	297	1	—	7.6	—	—	—
1997	29	LAC	15	—	—	4	26	0	—	6.5	—	—	—
1998	30	NO	16	—	—	33	214	2	—	6.5	—	—	—
1999	31	NO	11	—	42	19	154	0	45.2%	8.1	3.7	—	6
Career			95		42	170	1,364	4	404.8%	8.0	32.5	—	6

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	31	—	—	—	—	-9.0	-27.2	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Cmp%	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate
1996	28	DEN	15	—	1	0.0%	0.0	—	39.6
1998	30	NO	16	—	1	0.0%	0.0	—	39.6
Career			31		2	0.0%	—	—	39.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 37.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 521999

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Receptions leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-36.25 EPA/season over 1 season38

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: 87%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

2,327

963 rush · 1,364 recv

Total TDs

10 rush · 4 recv

Total Touches

412

242 carries · 170 rec

Yds / Touch

5.6

rushing + receiving

College Stats

Fresno State; El CaminoCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Fresno State; El Camino), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #60

#43Nick BellRB #44John FlanneryG #45Ricky WattersRB #50Joe ValerioOT #51Doug ThomasWR #54Phil HansenDE #58Reggie BarrettWR #59Aeneas WilliamsFS #61Keith TraylorNT #63Mo LewisOLB #66Lawrence DawseyWR #68Jake ReedWR #71Steve JacksonDB #73Ernie MillsWR #74David DanielsWR #76Ricky ErvinsRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Aaron inherited the Denver Broncos RB room from Leonard Russell (1994), and handed it to Terrell Davis (1995–2001).

Rick Parros 1981–1984Gerald Willhite 1982–1988Sammy Winder 1982–1990Gene Lang 1984–1987Steve Sewell 1985–1991Mel Bratton

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1999final season
Last recorded season with NO
1998team change
Joined NO (from LAC)
1997team change
Joined LAC (from DEN)
1995team change
Joined DEN (from MIA)
1991draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 3, Pick 60

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 232 lb

Frame

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

C+1991

D1992

C1994

B1995

B1996

C+1997

C+1998

C1999

Availability

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

79%

Era Translator

Rush 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 Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
1991	58	4.1	253+195	14.9
1992	9	1.5	218+209	12.8
1994	43	5.4	356+313	20.9
1995	333	20.8	666+333	39.2
1996	232	15.5	594+362	34.9
1997	71	4.7	361+290	21.2
1998	180	11.3	460+280	27.1
1999	37	3.4	319+282	18.8

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), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

37 career value over replacement — #2409 all-time of 4,642. 4.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #60 (Rd 3) · MIA · 1991 · +10.1 vs expected KV-H

57actual

46.9 expected · Δ+10.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

Passing

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #60

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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