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

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Ameer Abdullah

Top 35% all-time RBsReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2015Two-Way Profile

Height5'9"

Weight203 lb

BornJun 13, 1993

Age33

CollegeNebraska See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2015

Draft2015 · Rd 2, Pick 54 · DET

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A running back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 27 · #2766 · Role Player

Worth 27 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 61% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

7 replaced

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Replacement

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +13

3 seasons × ~9 surplus ≈ VORP 27

Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2015	—	DET	16	—	143	597	2	4.2	1.4	27	18.9	2	38	25	183	1	65.8%	7.3	4.8	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	355	33.4%	—	0.0%	72	16.3%
2015	—	KC	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	DET	2	—	18	101	0	5.6	0.0	6	33.3	0	5	5	57	1	100.0%	11.4	11.4	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	57	42.0%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
2017	—	DET	14	—	165	552	4	3.3	2.4	24	14.5	1	35	25	162	1	71.4%	6.5	4.6	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	378	41.4%	—	0.0%	11	9.8%
2017	—	MIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	MIN	4	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	4	3	28	0	75.0%	9.3	7.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	4.3%	—	0.0%	99	38.5%
2019	—	MIN	11	—	23	115	0	5.0	0.0	4	17.4	0	21	15	88	1	71.4%	5.9	4.2	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	135	14.1%	—	0.0%	252	59.9%
2020	—	MIN	6	—	8	42	0	5.3	0.0	4	50.0	0	9	8	58	2	88.9%	7.3	6.4	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	71	9.4%	—	0.0%	255	57.3%
2021	—	CAR	15	—	51	166	0	3.3	0.0	8	15.7	0	53	38	289	1	71.7%	7.6	5.5	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	314	31.3%	—	0.0%	107	23.0%
2022	—	LV	13	—	4	20	0	5.0	0.0	2	50.0	0	32	25	211	1	78.1%	8.4	6.6	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	175	18.3%	—	0.0%	225	49.5%
2023	—	LV	16	—	15	89	0	5.9	0.0	6	40.0	0	24	19	131	0	79.2%	6.9	5.5	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	216	20.5%	—	0.0%	256	58.9%
2023	—	LAC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	LV	13	—	66	311	2	4.7	3.0	14	21.2	1	47	40	261	3	85.1%	6.5	5.6	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	410	42.2%	—	0.0%	192	46.8%
2025	—	IND	12	—	14	60	1	4.3	7.1	4	28.6	0	17	16	99	0	94.1%	6.2	5.8	—	4	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	86	10.5%	—	0.0%	135	39.7%
Career		—	129	—	508	2,054	9	4.0	1.8	99	19.5	4	285	219	1,567	11	76.8%	7.2	5.5	—	83	12	12	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2,214	24.3%	—	0.0%	1,605	36.6%

Career EPA-83.1·-69 rushing · -14 receiving·-8.3/season