Brian Westbrook ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Westbrook in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Westbrook a career score of 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Brian Westbrook

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 10% all-time RBsIron Man📈 Late Developer · 2007Two-Way Profile

Height5'10"

Weight203 lb

BornSep 2, 1979

Age46

CollegeVillanova See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 3, Pick 91 · PHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

87thRushing Yards·6,320 yds

Postseason all-time ranks

30thPlayoff Rushing Yards·591 yds 78thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·3 90thPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·3

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

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 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 122 · #849 · High-Value

Worth 122 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.6

Avg surplus

peak +27

9 seasons × ~13.6 surplus ≈ VORP 122

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
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	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
2002	—	PHI	14	—	46	193	0	4.2	0.0	11	23.9	1	13	9	86	0	69.2%	9.6	6.6	—	4	1	1	100.0%	25	1	0	100.0	0.0	25.0	45.0	—	158.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	HOU	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	PHI	15	—	116	605	7	5.2	6.0	27	23.3	0	38	38	340	4	100.0%	8.9	8.9	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	—	PHI	13	—	178	808	3	4.5	1.7	38	21.3	0	73	73	703	6	100.0%	9.6	9.6	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	PHI	12	—	157	614	3	3.9	1.9	27	17.2	0	61	61	616	4	100.0%	10.1	10.1	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	LAC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	PHI	15	—	240	1,217	7	5.1	2.9	60	25.0	1	79	77	699	4	97.5%	9.1	8.8	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	TB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2007	—	PHI	15	—	278	1,333	7	4.8	2.5	73	26.3	0	90	90	771	5	100.0%	8.6	8.6	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	WAS	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	—	PHI	14	—	233	936	9	4.0	3.9	49	21.0	0	54	54	402	5	100.0%	7.4	7.4	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	PHI	8	—	61	274	1	4.5	1.6	13	21.3	0	34	25	181	1	73.5%	7.2	5.3	—	7	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	SF	13	—	77	340	4	4.4	5.2	17	22.1	0	24	16	150	1	66.7%	9.4	6.3	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	127	—	1,386	6,320	41	4.6	3.0	315	22.7	2	466	443	3,948	30	95.1%	8.9	8.5	—	169	1	2	50.0%	25	1	0	50.0	0.0	12.5	22.5	—	135.4	0	10	9	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA202.4·2 passing · -1 rushing · 201 receiving·22.5/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
2002	23	PHI	14	—	1	1	100.0%	25	1	100.0	25.0	45.0	—	158.3	6.2
2009	30	PHI	8	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	6.7
Career			22		1	2	50.0%	25	1	50.0	12.5	—	—	135.4	125.9

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2002	23	PHI	14	—	46	193	0	4.2	0.0	11	23.9	1
2003	24	PHI	15	—	116	605	7	5.2	6.0	27	23.3	0
2004	25	PHI	13	—	178	808	3	4.5	1.7	38	21.3	0
2005	26	PHI	12	—	157	614	3	3.9	1.9	27	17.2	0
2006	27	PHI	15	—	240	1,217	7	5.1	2.9	60	25.0	1
2007	28	PHI	15	—	278	1,333	7	4.8	2.5	73	26.3	0
2008	29	PHI	14	—	233	936	9	4.0	3.9	49	21.0	0
2009	30	PHI	8	—	61	274	1	4.5	1.6	13	21.3	0
2010	31	SF	13	—	77	340	4	4.4	5.2	17	22.1	0
Career			119		1,386	6,320	41	4.6	—	315	—	2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2002	23	PHI	14	—	13	9	86	0	69.2%	9.6	6.6	—	4
2003	24	PHI	15	—	38	38	340	4	100.0%	8.9	8.9	—	17
2004	25	PHI	13	—	73	73	703	6	100.0%	9.6	9.6	—	30
2005	26	PHI	12	—	61	61	616	4	100.0%	10.1	10.1	—	27
2006	27	PHI	15	—	79	77	699	4	97.5%	9.1	8.8	—	30
2007	28	PHI	15	—	90	90	771	5	100.0%	8.6	8.6	—	31
2008	29	PHI	14	—	54	54	402	5	100.0%	7.4	7.4	—	18
2009	30	PHI	8	—	34	25	181	1	73.5%	7.2	5.3	—	7
2010	31	SF	13	—	24	16	150	1	66.7%	9.4	6.3	—	5
Career			119		466	443	3,948	30	95.1%	8.9	8.5	—	169

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
2002	23	HOU	2	—	2	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2003	24	PHI	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2004	25	PIT	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2005	26	LAC	1	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2006	27	TB	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2007	28	WAS	3	—	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			9		10	9	1	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2002	23	—	—	—	3.2	-4.4	-2.9	0	0
2003	24	—	—	—	—	15.7	24.0	0	0
2004	25	—	—	—	—	-0.8	44.8	0	0
2005	26	—	—	—	—	-20.2	33.0	0	0
2006	27	—	—	—	—	11.8	36.5	0	74
2007	28	—	—	—	—	3.8	39.0	0	36
2008	29	—	—	—	—	-8.0	22.9	0	21
2009	30	—	—	—	-1.0	2.0	0.2	1	68
2010	31	—	—	—	—	-0.8	3.5	0	-3
Career					—	—	—	1	196

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 69 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 47.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 64elite 702010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 34% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

34% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader34

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

22.49 EPA/season over 9 seasons57

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%.

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+).

Combine · 2002

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2002 class

4.57s

40-Yard

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 64thClass Pos 52thClass All 69th

37"

Vertical

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 81thClass Pos 70thClass All 77th

118"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 55thClass Pos 52thClass All 61th

26 reps

Bench

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 79thClass Pos 83thClass All 78th

7.09s

3-Cone

Below avg · 46th pct

Pos 46thAll 57thClass Pos 57thClass All 54th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.6 regular season → 4.6 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

+0%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

10,268

6,320 rush · 3,948 recv

Total TDs

41 rush · 30 recv

Total Touches

1,829

1,386 carries · 443 rec

Yds / Touch

5.6

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

11 playoff games

Rushing

Att129Yds591TD3Y/A4.6TD%2.31D301D%23.3

Receiving

Tgt39Rec33Yds334TD3Ctch%84.6%Y/R10.1Y/Tgt8.61D16

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-7.2Rec EPA17.2Rec AirYd10

College Stats

VillanovaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Villanova), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #91

#81Josh McCownQB #83Charles HillNT #84Lamar GordonRB #85Kris RichardDB #87Cliff RussellWR #88Chris BakerTE #89Akin AyodeleILB #90Seth McKinneyG #92Marques AndersonDB #93Terrence MetcalfG #94Chris HopeS #96Dorsett DavisDT #97Coy WireOLB #99Jonathan WellsRB #100Dante WesleyDB #101Kevin BentleyLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Brian inherited the Philadelphia Eagles RB room from Dorsey Levens (2002–2004), and handed it to LeSean McCoy (2009–2014).

Perry Harrington 1980–1983Hubie Oliver 1981–1985Michael Haddix 1983–1988Junior Tautalatasi 1986–1988Anthony Toney 1986–1990Keith Byars

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010team change
Joined SF (from PHI)
2010final season
Last recorded season with SF
2002draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 3, Pick 91

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 203 lb

Frame

200 lb at 4.57s

Size-speed

37" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

26 reps

Bench power

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	PHI	5	W3Questionable· AnkleW8Questionable· Concussion / KneeW9Questionable· ConcussionW11Out· ConcussionW12Out· ConcussionW13Out· ConcussionW14Out· ConcussionW15Out· Concussion

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 74

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

C+2002

B2003

B2004

B2005

B+2006

B+2007

B2008

C+2009

C+2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

83%

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
2002	193	13.8	358+165	21.1
2003	605	40.3	706+101	41.5
2004	808	62.2	986+178	58
2005	614	51.2	817+203	48.1
2006	1,217	81.1	1,184-33	69.7
2007	1,333	88.9	1,334+1	78.5
2008	936	66.9	1,014+78	59.6
2009	274	34.3	554+280	32.6
2010	340	26.2	469+129	27.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

122 career value over replacement — #849 all-time of 4,642. 13.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

3 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #91 (Rd 3) · PHI · 2002 · +30.3 vs expected KV-H

69actual

38.7 expected · Δ+30.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #91

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator