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

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Brad Muster

Top 18% all-time RBsIron Man

Height6'3"

Weight235 lb

BornApr 11, 1965

Age61

CollegeStanford See College Stats

Rookie yr1988

Draft1988 · Rd 1, Pick 23 · CHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

98thRushing Touchdowns·48

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 78 · #1452 · Above Average

Worth 78 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 32% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13

Avg surplus

peak +23

6 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 78

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving
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
1988	—	CHI	16	—	44	197	0	4.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	21	236	1	—	11.2	—	—	—
1989	—	CHI	16	—	82	327	5	4.0	6.1	—	—	—	—	32	259	3	—	8.1	—	—	—
1990	—	CHI	16	—	141	664	6	4.7	4.3	—	—	—	—	47	452	0	—	9.6	—	—	—
1991	—	CHI	11	—	90	412	6	4.6	6.7	—	—	—	—	35	287	1	—	8.2	—	—	—
1992	—	CHI	16	—	98	414	3	4.2	3.1	—	—	—	—	34	389	2	—	11.4	—	—	—
1993	—	NOR	13	—	64	214	3	3.3	4.7	—	—	—	—	23	195	0	—	8.5	—	—	—
1994	—	NOR	7	—	1	3	1	3.0	100.0	—	—	—	—	10	88	0	—	8.8	—	—	—
Career		—	95	—	1,040	4,462	48	4.3	4.6	—	—	—	—	404	3,812	14	—	9.4	—	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
Career					0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	—	—	0.0	—	82.1

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1988	23	CHI	16	—	44	197	0	4.5	0.0	—	—	—
1989	24	CHI	16	—	82	327	5	4.0	6.1	—	—	—
1990	25	CHI	16	—	141	664	6	4.7	4.3	—	—	—
1991	26	CHI	11	—	90	412	6	4.6	6.7	—	—	—
1992	27	CHI	16	—	98	414	3	4.2	3.1	—	—	—
1993	28	NOR	13	—	64	214	3	3.3	4.7	—	—	—
1994	29	NOR	7	—	1	3	1	3.0	100.0	—	—	—
Career			95		1,040	4,462	48	4.3	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1988	23	CHI	16	—	—	21	236	1	—	11.2	—	—	—
1989	24	CHI	16	—	—	32	259	3	—	8.1	—	—	—
1990	25	CHI	16	—	—	47	452	0	—	9.6	—	—	—
1991	26	CHI	11	—	—	35	287	1	—	8.2	—	—	—
1992	27	CHI	16	—	—	34	389	2	—	11.4	—	—	—
1993	28	NOR	13	—	—	23	195	0	—	8.5	—	—	—
1994	29	NOR	7	—	—	10	88	0	—	8.8	—	—	—
Career			95		—	404	3,812	14	—	9.4	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 43.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

1988bestavg 59elite 701994

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 29% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

29% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader29

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.3 regular season → 4.2 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-2%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

8,274

4,462 rush · 3,812 recv

Total TDs

48 rush · 14 recv

Total Touches

1,444

1,040 carries · 404 rec

Yds / Touch

5.7

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

Rushing

Att56Yds236Y/A4.2

Receiving

Rec12Yds102Y/R8.5

College Stats

StanfordCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford), 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.

1988 Draft Class· this player went #23

#7Sterling SharpeWR #11Michael IrvinWR #13Keith JacksonTE #14Gaston GreenRB #17John StephensRB #19Randall McDanielG #20Aaron CoxWR #22Lorenzo WhiteRB #24Craig HeywardRB #27Wendell DavisWR #30Eric AllenCB #31Ickey WoodsRB #32Pat CarterTE #35Anthony NewmanS #36Jumbo ElliottOT #40Thurman ThomasRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Brad inherited the Chicago Bears RB room from Neal Anderson (1986–1993), and handed it to Mark Green (1989–1992).

Matt Suhey 1980–1989Dennis Gentry 1982–1992Thomas Sanders 1985–1989Neal Anderson 1986–1993Brad Muster 1988–1992Mark Green

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

1994final season
Last recorded season with NOR
1993team change
Joined NOR (from CHI)
1988draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 1, Pick 23

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 235 lb

Frame

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 66

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+1988

B1989

B+1990

B1991

B1992

C+1993

D1994

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

85%

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
1988	197	12.3	396+199	23.3
1989	327	20.4	585+258	34.4
1990	664	41.5	1,113+449	65.5
1991	412	37.5	1,007+595	59.3
1992	414	25.9	740+326	43.5
1993	214	16.5	558+344	32.8
1994	3	0.4	260+257	15.3

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

78 career value over replacement — #1452 all-time of 4,642. 11.1/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #23 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1988 · +6.5 vs expected KV-H

63actual

56.5 expected · Δ+6.5

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1988 Draft Class· this player went #23

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator