Arian Foster packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any running back in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 84 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.
Arian Foster
Top 5% all-time RBsAll-Time Great👑 #1 Running Back · 2010🏆 Clutch · +11% playoffs🌅 Early Bloomer · 2010Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #199
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
Season honors and record seasons
A top 5% all-time running back — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history. Their average per-snap value underscores the elite level they operated at.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 148 · #643 · High-ValueWorth 148 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 15% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +29.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+29.6
Avg surplus
peak +35
5 seasons × ~29.6 surplus ≈ VORP 148
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 2009 | — | HOU | 4 | — | 54 | 257 | 3 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 15 | 27.8 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 93 | 0 | 88.9% | 11.6 | 10.3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | HOU | 16 | — | 326 | 1,614 | 16 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 89 | 27.3 | 2 | 84 | 66 | 604 | 2 | 78.6% | 9.2 | 7.2 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | PHI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | — | HOU | 13 | — | 278 | 1,224 | 10 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 58 | 20.9 | 2 | 72 | 53 | 617 | 2 | 73.6% | 11.6 | 8.6 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | CAR | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | — | HOU | 16 | — | 351 | 1,424 | 15 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 78 | 22.2 | 2 | 58 | 40 | 217 | 2 | 69.0% | 5.4 | 3.7 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | NE | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | — | HOU | 8 | — | 121 | 542 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 31 | 25.6 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 183 | 1 | 62.9% | 8.3 | 5.2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | HOU | 13 | — | 260 | 1,246 | 8 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 52 | 20.0 | 2 | 59 | 38 | 327 | 5 | 64.4% | 8.6 | 5.5 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 25.0 | — | 127.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | IND | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | HOU | 4 | — | 63 | 163 | 1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 11 | 17.5 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 227 | 2 | 78.6% | 10.3 | 8.1 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | MIA | 4 | — | 22 | 55 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 60.0% | 13.0 | 7.8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 84 | — | 1,475 | 6,525 | 54 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 336 | 22.8 | 9 | 355 | 255 | 2,346 | 14 | 71.8% | 9.2 | 6.6 | — | 103 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 25.0 | — | 127.1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-46.4·1 passing · -57 rushing · 10 receiving·-5.8/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28 | HOU | 13 | 9* | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 25.0 | — | 127.1 | 0 | 17.8 |
| Career | 13 | 9* | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | — | — | 127.1 | 0 | 111.6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 23 | HOU | 4 | — | 54 | 257 | 3 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 15 | 27.8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 24 | HOU | 16 | — | 326 | 1,614 | 16 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 89 | 27.3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 25 | HOU | 13 | — | 278 | 1,224 | 10 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 58 | 20.9 | 2 |
| 2012 | 26 | HOU | 16 | — | 351 | 1,424 | 15 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 78 | 22.2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 27 | HOU | 8 | 4* | 121 | 542 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 31 | 25.6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 28 | HOU | 13 | 9* | 260 | 1,246 | 8 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 52 | 20.0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 29 | HOU | 4 | 2* | 63 | 163 | 1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 11 | 17.5 | 1 |
| 2016 | 30 | MIA | 4 | 0* | 22 | 55 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 9.1 | 0 |
| Career | 78 | 15* | 1,475 | 6,525 | 54 | 4.4 | — | 336 | — | 9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 23 | HOU | 4 | — | 9 | 8 | 93 | 0 | 88.9% | 11.6 | 10.3 | — | 4 |
| 2010 | 24 | HOU | 16 | — | 84 | 66 | 604 | 2 | 78.6% | 9.2 | 7.2 | — | 34 |
| 2011 | 25 | HOU | 13 | — | 72 | 53 | 617 | 2 | 73.6% | 11.6 | 8.6 | — | 19 |
| 2012 | 26 | HOU | 16 | — | 58 | 40 | 217 | 2 | 69.0% | 5.4 | 3.7 | — | 10 |
| 2013 | 27 | HOU | 8 | 4* | 35 | 22 | 183 | 1 | 62.9% | 8.3 | 5.2 | — | 6 |
| 2014 | 28 | HOU | 13 | 9* | 59 | 38 | 327 | 5 | 64.4% | 8.6 | 5.5 | — | 15 |
| 2015 | 29 | HOU | 4 | 2* | 28 | 22 | 227 | 2 | 78.6% | 10.3 | 8.1 | — | 13 |
| 2016 | 30 | MIA | 4 | 0* | 10 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 60.0% | 13.0 | 7.8 | — | 2 |
| Career | 78 | 15* | 355 | 255 | 2,346 | 14 | 71.8% | 9.2 | 6.6 | — | 103 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24 | PHI | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 25 | CAR | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 26 | NE | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 28 | IND | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 1* | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27 | HOU | 8 | 4* | 327 | 52.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | HOU | 13 | 9* | 622 | 71.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 | HOU | 4 | 2* | 190 | 62.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 30 | MIA | 4 | 0* | 86 | 36.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 29 | 15* | 1,225 | — | — | — | — | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 6.4 | 1.0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2010 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 11.8 | 19.4 | 0 | 24 |
| 2011 | 25 | — | — | — | — | -20.2 | 17.5 | 0 | 28 |
| 2012 | 26 | — | — | — | — | -19.8 | -13.1 | 0 | -46 |
| 2013 | 27 | — | — | 4* | — | -2.2 | -7.5 | 0 | -14 |
| 2014 | 28 | — | — | 9* | 1.3 | -4.0 | -10.8 | 5 | 175 |
| 2015 | 29 | — | — | 2* | — | -19.9 | 5.8 | 0 | 90 |
| 2016 | 30 | — | — | 0* | — | -9.5 | -2.5 | 0 | 39 |
| Career | 15* | — | — | — | 5 | 319 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 77 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
72
Sustained
career value
×.6
84
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 76.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 81%
What builds the career mark of 72
On-field 57
Availability 15
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2009bestavg 59elite 702016
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #199 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position40
Depth
of 100
Reached 36% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
36% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader36
2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67
-5.79 EPA/season over 8 seasons48
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: 93%.
Per-Snap Impact
Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+63
Above average
SIS
Yards/snap2.303Touch rate0.488EPA/snap-0.04Snap share55.5%Off snaps1,225ReliableCV 0.32
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2009
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.69s
40-Yard
Low · 13th pct
Pos 13thAll 45thClass Pos 15thClass All 40th
23 reps
Bench
Above avg · 73th pct
Pos 73thAll 63thClass Pos 55thClass All 59th
Playoff vs Regular Season
🏆 Playoff Performer
Yards / Carry: 4.4 regular season → 4.9 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
+11%
vs reg season
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
8,871
6,525 rush · 2,346 recv
Total TDs
68
54 rush · 14 recv
Total Touches
1,730
1,475 carries · 255 rec
Yds / Touch
5.1
rushing + receiving
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesRushing
Att105Yds515TD5Y/A4.9TD%4.81D231D%21.9
Receiving
Tgt25Rec23Yds148TD1Ctch%92.0%Y/R6.4Y/Tgt5.91D10
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA9.8Rec EPA8.2Rec AirYd-16
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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.
Top Teammates
Brian CushingILB7yAndre JohnsonWR6yKareem JacksonS6yTim JamisonNT6yJohnathan JosephCB5yAntonio SmithDE5yJ.J. WattDE5yMatt SchaubQB5yOwen DanielsTE5yEarl MitchellDT5yBrice McCainCB5yGarrett GrahamTE5yT.J. YatesQB5yGlover QuinFS4yMario WilliamsDE4yWhitney MercilusDE4yKevin WalterWR4yDanieal ManningS4yBrooks ReedLB4yShaun CodyNT4yJared CrickDE4yJames CaseyTE4yDarryl SharptonILB4yJon WeeksLS3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterArian inherited the Houston Texans RB room from Steve Slaton (2008–2010), and handed it to Ben Tate (2011–2013).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2016team change
Joined MIA (from HOU)
- 2016final season
Last recorded season with MIA
- 2009signing
Entered the NFL with HOU
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 227 lb
Frame
226 lb at 4.69s
Size-speed
23 reps
Bench power
Injury History
6 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MIA | 2 | W2Questionable· HamstringW3Out· GroinW4Out· HamstringW5Doubtful· HamstringW6Questionable· HamstringW7Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2015 | HOU | 3 | W1Out· GroinW2Out· GroinW3Out· GroinW4Questionable· Groin |
| 2014 | HOU | 0 | W3Questionable· HamstringW4Questionable· HamstringW11Questionable· GroinW12Questionable· Groin |
| 2013 | HOU | 1 | W9Questionable· HamstringW10Out· Back |
| 2012 | HOU | 0 | W1Questionable· Knee |
| 2011 | HOU | 0 | W1Questionable· HamstringW2Questionable· HamstringW3Questionable· Hamstring |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
77
peak 84
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2009
A2010
A2011
A2012
B2013
A2014
F2015
F2016
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
66%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 257 | 64.3 | 1,013+756 | 59.6 |
| 2010 | 1,614 | 100.9 | 1,636+22 | 96.2 |
| 2011 | 1,224 | 94.2 | 1,580+356 | 93 |
| 2012 | 1,424 | 89 | 1,534+110 | 90.3 |
| 2013 | 542 | 67.8 | 1,223+681 | 71.9 |
| 2014 | 1,246 | 95.8 | 1,766+520 | 103.9 |
| 2015 | 163 | 40.8 | 731+568 | 43 |
| 2016 | 55 | 13.8 | 200+145 | 11.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
148 career value over replacement — #643 all-time of 4,642. 18.5/season above a replacement-level RB.
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