Brandon Bennett is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Bennett in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bennett's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Brandon Bennett
A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 26 · #2819 · Role PlayerWorth 26 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 62% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+6.5
Avg surplus
peak +9
4 seasons × ~6.5 surplus ≈ VORP 26
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 | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1998 | — | CIN | 14 | — | 77 | 243 | 2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 153 | 0 | — | 19.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | CIN | 15 | — | 89 | 322 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 17 | 19.1 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 168 | 0 | 65.5% | 8.8 | 5.8 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | CLE | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -19.2 | -2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | CIN | 15 | — | 50 | 232 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 15 | 30.0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 150 | 0 | 76.9% | 7.5 | 5.8 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | BAL | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | CIN | 10 | — | 33 | 155 | 0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 10 | 30.3 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 109 | 0 | 72.0% | 6.1 | 4.4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.7 | -11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | CIN | 14 | — | 56 | 173 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 11 | 19.6 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 176 | 1 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | BAL | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -14.8 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | CAR | 3 | — | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2.8 | 16.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 79 | — | 311 | 1,142 | 6 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 55 | 17.7 | 2 | 105 | 90 | 756 | 1 | 85.7% | 8.4 | 7.2 | — | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | -35.5 | -5.5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-41.0·-35 rushing · -5 receiving·-8.2/season
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
×.6
58
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 56.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 37.8
Availability 17.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1998bestavg 552003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position10
Depth
of 100
Reached 6% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
6% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader6
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-8.19 EPA/season over 5 seasons47
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: 90%.
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+).
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
1,898
1,142 rush · 756 recv
Total TDs
7
6 rush · 1 recv
Total Touches
401
311 carries · 90 rec
Yds / Touch
4.7
rushing + receiving
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (South Carolina), 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
Corey DillonRB5yBrian SimmonsLB5yArtrell HawkinsFS5yPeter WarrickWR5yGlen SteeleDT5yTakeo SpikesILB4yMark RomanS4yOliver GibsonDT4yReinard WilsonLB4yAdrian RossOLB4yJustin SmithDE3yChad JohnsonWR3yNeil RackersK3yJon KitnaQB3yTony McGeeTE3yVaughn BookerDE3yKevin KaesviharnDB3yTony WilliamsDT3yCory HallFS3ySteve FoleyLB3yJevon LangfordDE3yRon DugansWR3yNicolas LucheyRB3yCanute CurtisOLB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBrandon inherited the Cincinnati Bengals RB room from Corey Dillon (1997–2003), and handed it to Rudi Johnson (2002–2007).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004team change
Joined CAR (from CIN)
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with CAR
- 1998signing
Entered the NFL with CIN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 220 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 5-season peers. See all →
56
peak 58
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1998
C+2000
C+2001
C2002
C+2003
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
74%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 243 | 17.4 | 569+326 | 33.5 |
| 2000 | 322 | 21.5 | 544+222 | 32 |
| 2001 | 232 | 15.5 | 393+161 | 23.1 |
| 2002 | 155 | 15.5 | 383+228 | 22.5 |
| 2003 | 173 | 12.4 | 310+137 | 18.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
26 career value over replacement — #2819 all-time of 4,642. 5.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
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