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

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Butch Woolfolk

Top 19% all-time RBsElite PlaymakerTwo-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight210 lb

BornMar 1, 1960

Age66

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr1982

Draft1982 · Rd 1, Pick 18 · NYG

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 56 · #1897 · Above Average

Worth 56 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 42% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14

Avg surplus

peak +22

4 seasons × ~14 surplus ≈ VORP 56

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1982	—	NYG	9	—	112	439	2	3.9	1.8	—	—	—	—	23	224	2	—	9.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	—	NYG	16	—	246	857	4	3.5	1.6	—	—	—	—	28	368	0	—	13.1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	NYG	15	—	40	92	1	2.3	2.5	—	—	—	—	9	53	0	—	5.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	—	TEN	16	—	103	392	1	3.8	1.0	—	—	—	—	80	814	4	—	10.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	—	TEN	10	—	23	57	0	2.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	28	314	2	—	11.2	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
1987	—	DET	12	—	12	82	0	6.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	19	166	0	—	8.7	—	—	—	6	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	DET	3	—	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
Career		—	81	—	537	1,923	8	3.6	1.5	—	—	—	0	187	1,939	8	—	10.4	—	—	—	9	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	2	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1982	22	NYG	9	—	112	439	2	3.9	1.8	—	—	—	9.8
1983	23	NYG	16	—	246	857	4	3.5	1.6	—	—	—	14.3
1984	24	NYG	15	—	40	92	1	2.3	2.5	—	—	—	7
1985	25	TEN	16	—	103	392	1	3.8	1.0	—	—	—	15.7
1986	26	TEN	10	—	23	57	0	2.5	0.0	—	—	—	8.1
1987	27	DET	12	—	12	82	0	6.8	0.0	—	—	—	5.7
1988	28	DET	3	—	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career			81		537	1,923	8	3.6	—	—	—	—	60.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1982	22	NYG	9	—	—	23	224	2	—	9.7	—	—	—
1983	23	NYG	16	—	—	28	368	0	—	13.1	—	—	—
1984	24	NYG	15	—	—	9	53	0	—	5.9	—	—	—
1985	25	TEN	16	—	—	80	814	4	—	10.2	—	—	—
1986	26	TEN	10	—	—	28	314	2	—	11.2	—	—	—
1987	27	DET	12	—	—	19	166	0	—	8.7	—	—	—
Career			78		0	187	1,939	8	—	10.4	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1983	23	NYG	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1986	26	TEN	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	—	—	—
1987	27	DET	—	—	6	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1988	28	DET	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	—	—	—
Career					9	8	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 62.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 40.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1982bestavg 59elite 701987

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 12% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

12% of the all-time Receptions leader12

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 88%.

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+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

3,862

1,923 rush · 1,939 recv

Total TDs

8 rush · 8 recv

Total Touches

724

537 carries · 187 rec

Yds / Touch

5.3

rushing + receiving

College Stats

MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), 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.

1982 Draft Class· this player went #18

#7Darrin NelsonRB #9Gerald RiggsRB #11Anthony HancockWR #12Walter AbercrombieRB #13Lindsay ScottWR #14Barry ReddenRB #16Luis SharpeOT #17Sean FarrellG #19Perry TuttleWR #20Mike QuickWR #21Gerald WillhiteRB #34Rohn StarkP #40Robert WeathersRB #44Oliver LuckQB #45Joe MorrisRB #47Lawrence SampletonTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Butch opened the New York Giants RB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Joe Morris (1982–1988).

Butch Woolfolk 1982–1984Joe Morris 1982–1988George Adams 1985–1989Lee Rouson 1985–1990Lewis Tillman 1989–1993Dave Meggett 1989–1994

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1988final season
Last recorded season with DET
1987team change
Joined DET (from TEN)
1985team change
Joined TEN (from NYG)
1982draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 1, Pick 18

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 210 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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 68

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

B+1982

B+1983

C+1984

B1985

C1986

C+1987

Availability

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

78%

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
1982	439	48.8	977+538	57.4
1983	857	53.6	1,061+204	62.4
1984	92	6.1	254+162	14.9
1985	392	24.5	588+196	34.6
1986	57	5.7	215+158	12.6
1987	82	6.8	265+183	15.6

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

56 career value over replacement — #1897 all-time of 4,642. 9.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #18 (Rd 1) · NYG · 1982 · +5.5 vs expected KV-H

62actual

56.5 expected · Δ+5.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1982 Draft Class· this player went #18

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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