Aaron Stecker is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Stecker in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Stecker'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 | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | 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 | |||||
| 2000 | 24–25 | TB | 5 | — | 12 | 31 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% | 15.0 | 15.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 25–26 | TB | 7 | — | 24 | 72 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3 | 12.5 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 101 | 1 | 76.9% | 10.1 | 7.8 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26–27 | TB | 12 | — | 28 | 174 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 8 | 28.6 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 69 | 0 | 81.3% | 5.3 | 4.3 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27–28 | TB | 12 | — | 37 | 125 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 6 | 16.2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 1 | 100.0% | 5.3 | 5.3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 28–29 | NO | 14 | — | 58 | 244 | 2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 10 | 17.2 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 174 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29–30 | NO | 13 | — | 95 | 363 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 22 | 23.2 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 281 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 30–31 | NO | 7 | — | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 190 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31–32 | NO | 14 | — | 114 | 444 | 5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 28 | 24.6 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 215 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.8 | 5.8 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 32–33 | NO | 6 | — | 8 | 43 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 1 | 100.0% | 5.8 | 5.8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 33–34 | ATL | 3 | — | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.8 | 6.8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 93 | — | 385 | 1,522 | 8 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 82 | 21.3 | 4 | 173 | 167 | 1,179 | 3 | 96.5% | 7.1 | 6.8 | — | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
17 career value over replacement — #3271 all-time of 4,695. 1.9/season above a replacement-level RB.
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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
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