Boyce Green is a career quality starter β a running back whose body of work places Green in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Green's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Boyce Green
Top 32% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter
A quality running back with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 40 Β· #2316 Β· Above AverageWorth 40 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back β top 51% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+13.3
Avg surplus
peak +19
3 seasons Γ ~13.3 surplus β VORP 40
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno 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 | |||||
| 1983 | β | CLE | 13 | β | 104 | 497 | 3 | 4.8 | 2.9 | β | β | β | β | 25 | 167 | 1 | β | 6.7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | CLE | 16 | β | 202 | 673 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | 12 | 124 | 1 | β | 10.3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1986 | β | KC | 16 | β | 90 | 314 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | β | β | β | β | 19 | 137 | 0 | β | 7.2 | β | β | β | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | β | SEA | 2 | β | 21 | 77 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 47 | β | 417 | 1,561 | 6 | 3.7 | 1.4 | β | β | β | 0 | 56 | 428 | 2 | β | 7.6 | β | β | β | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 55 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
63
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
63
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 63 Γ longevity 0.86 = KV-H 55Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 63
On-field 44.3
Availability 18.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1983bestavg 631986
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 9% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
9% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader9
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Carson Newman), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Ozzie NewsomeTE2ySteve CoxP2yPaul McDonaldQB2yDwight WalkerRB2yTim StrackaTE2yEugene RobinsonFS1yEarnest BynerRB1ySteve LargentWR1yJonathan HayesTE1yBrian BrennanWR1yCarlos CarsonWR1yRay ButlerWR1yPaul SkansiWR1yCharles WhiteRB1yCurt WarnerRB1yLarry MoriartyRB1yEmile HarryWR1yDavid WymanMLB1yHerman HeardRB1yByron FranklinWR1yRuben RodriguezP1yRandall MorrisRB1yAnthony HancockWR1yDaryl TurnerWR1y
1983 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #288
#248Stanley WilsonRB#253Byron WilliamsWR#256Anthony HutchisonRB#267Tom RamseyQB#268Ralph GiacomarroP#272Bruce MathisonQB#277Mervyn FernandezWR#280Jim Bob TaylorQB#297Mark WitteTE#299Bucky ScribnerP#301Mike HarmonWR#307Tim SpencerRB#313Oliver WilliamsWR#320Julius DawkinsWR#322Allama MatthewsTE#334Anthony CarterWR
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBoyce inherited the Cleveland Browns RB room from Dwight Walker (1982β1984), and handed it to Earnest Byner (1984β1995).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1987team change
Joined SEA (from KC)
- 1987final season
Last recorded season with SEA
- 1986team change
Joined KC (from CLE)
- 1983draft
Drafted by CLE β Round 11, Pick 288
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 215 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 3-season peers. See all β
55
peak 63
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1983
B1984
C+1986
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
75%
19831987
1987 Β· cause not documented Β· 13%
Era Translator
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rush Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 497 | 38.2 | 789+292 | 46.4 |
| 1984 | 673 | 42.1 | 938+265 | 55.2 |
| 1986 | 314 | 19.6 | 503+189 | 29.6 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
40 career value over replacement β #2316 all-time of 4,642. 13.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #288 (Rd 11) Β· CLE Β· 1983 Β· +47 vs expected KV-H
55actual
8 expected Β· Ξ+47
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