Bilal Powell is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Powell in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Powell'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 | Passing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2011 | 22–23 | NYJ | 2 | — | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23–24 | NYJ | 14 | — | 110 | 437 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 23 | 20.9 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 140 | 0 | 47.2% | 8.2 | 3.9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24–25 | NYJ | 16 | — | 176 | 697 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 35 | 19.9 | 0 | 57 | 36 | 272 | 0 | 63.2% | 7.6 | 4.8 | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | 618 | 59.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 25–26 | NYJ | 15 | — | 33 | 141 | 1 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 7 | 21.2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 92 | 0 | 73.3% | 8.4 | 6.1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | 23.3% | — | 0.0% | 267 | 62.0% |
| 2015 | 26–27 | NYJ | 11 | — | 70 | 313 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 18 | 25.7 | 0 | 63 | 47 | 388 | 2 | 74.6% | 8.3 | 6.2 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 366 | 46.6% | — | 0.0% | 46 | 15.2% |
| 2016 | 27–28 | NYJ | 16 | — | 131 | 722 | 3 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 46 | 35.1 | 0 | 74 | 58 | 388 | 2 | 78.4% | 6.7 | 5.2 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 530 | 50.8% | — | 0.0% | 59 | 13.9% |
| 2017 | 28–29 | NYJ | 15 | — | 178 | 772 | 5 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 30 | 16.9 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 170 | 0 | 69.7% | 7.4 | 5.2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 401 | 41.9% | — | 0.0% | 65 | 14.9% |
| 2018 | 29–30 | NYJ | 7 | — | 80 | 343 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 16 | 20.0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 110 | 1 | 61.1% | 10.0 | 6.1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208 | 47.1% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 4.0% |
| 2019 | 30–31 | NYJ | 13 | — | 59 | 229 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 12 | 20.3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 58.3% | 4.7 | 2.8 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 164 | 18.9% | — | 0.0% | 14 | 3.7% |
| Career | — | 109 | — | 850 | 3,675 | 15 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 188 | 22.1 | 1 | 309 | 211 | 1,600 | 5 | 68.3% | 7.6 | 5.2 | — | 81 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | — | 95.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
61 career value over replacement — #1836 all-time of 4,695. 7.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #126 (Rd 4) · NYJ · 2011 · +31.4 vs expected KV-H
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