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

RBLA#33ACT

Cadillac Williams

Top 16% all-time RBsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2005Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #378

Height5'11"

Weight218 lb

BornApr 21, 1982

Age44

CollegeAuburn See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 1, Pick 5 · TB

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 70 · #1622 · Above Average

Worth 70 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 36% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 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 +24

5 seasons × ~14 surplus ≈ VORP 70

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)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2005	—	TB	14	—	290	1,178	6	4.1	2.1	54	18.6	2	20	20	81	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-14.9	-0.5	0	0
2006	—	TB	14	—	225	798	1	3.5	0.4	32	14.2	2	30	30	196	0	100.0%	6.5	6.5	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	ATL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-37.7	1.2	0	7
2007	—	TB	4	—	54	208	3	3.9	5.6	12	22.2	1	3	3	17	0	100.0%	5.7	5.7	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.3	-5.4	0	10
2008	—	TB	6	—	63	233	4	3.7	6.3	17	27.0	0	7	7	43	0	100.0%	6.1	6.1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	1.4	0	2
2009	—	TB	16	—	209	816	4	3.9	1.9	43	20.6	0	40	29	219	3	72.5%	7.6	5.5	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CAR	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-20.0	-7.1	0	75
2010	—	TB	16	—	125	437	2	3.5	1.6	19	15.2	1	64	46	355	1	71.9%	7.7	5.5	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-18.4	1.2	0	108
2011	—	LA	11	—	87	361	1	4.1	1.1	19	21.8	0	23	14	93	0	60.9%	6.6	4.0	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.6	-7.0	0	24
Career		—	87	—	1,053	4,031	21	3.8	2.0	196	18.6	6	187	149	1,004	4	79.7%	6.7	5.4	—	43	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-102.6	-16.2	0	226

Career EPA-118.8·-103 rushing · -16 receiving·-17.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2005	23	TB	14	—	290	1,178	6	4.1	2.1	54	18.6	2	11.7
2006	24	TB	14	—	225	798	1	3.5	0.4	32	14.2	2	9.7
2007	25	TB	4	—	54	208	3	3.9	5.6	12	22.2	1	3.4
2008	26	TB	6	—	63	233	4	3.7	6.3	17	27.0	0	4.7
2009	27	TB	16	—	209	816	4	3.9	1.9	43	20.6	0	14.7
2010	28	TB	16	—	125	437	2	3.5	1.6	19	15.2	1	11.9
2011	29	LA	11	—	87	361	1	4.1	1.1	19	21.8	0	6.4
Career			81		1,053	4,031	21	3.8	—	196	—	6	62.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2005	23	TB	14	—	20	20	81	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	4
2006	24	TB	14	—	30	30	196	0	100.0%	6.5	6.5	—	4
2007	25	TB	4	—	3	3	17	0	100.0%	5.7	5.7	—	0
2008	26	TB	6	—	7	7	43	0	100.0%	6.1	6.1	—	2
2009	27	TB	16	—	40	29	219	3	72.5%	7.6	5.5	—	10
2010	28	TB	16	—	64	46	355	1	71.9%	7.7	5.5	—	18
2011	29	LA	11	—	23	14	93	0	60.9%	6.6	4.0	—	5
Career			81		187	149	1,004	4	79.7%	6.7	5.4	—	43

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2005	23	ATL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2006	24	ATL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2009	27	CAR	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2010	28	NO	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			6		6	6	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2005	23	—	—	—	—	-14.9	-0.5	0
2006	24	—	—	—	—	-37.7	1.2	7
2007	25	—	—	—	—	-7.3	-5.4	10
2008	26	—	—	—	—	1.3	1.4	2
2009	27	—	—	—	—	-20.0	-7.1	75
2010	28	—	—	—	—	-18.4	1.2	108
2011	29	—	—	—	—	-5.6	-7.0	24
Career					—	—	—	226

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 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 63.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 89%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 43.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 55elite 702011

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #378 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2009 TB·3 team wins#21

Rushing Yards · 816 · score 20

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 22% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

22% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader22

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-16.97 EPA/season over 7 seasons44

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 basis

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

Combine · 2005

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

RB · 2005 class

4.43s

40-Yard

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 89thClass Pos 90thClass All 87th

35.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 69thClass Pos 74thClass All 62th

118"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 55thClass Pos 74thClass All 67th

19 reps

Bench

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 38thClass Pos 43thClass All 34th

6.94s

3-Cone

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 77thClass Pos 91thClass All 89th

4.15s

Shuttle

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 81thClass Pos 47thClass All 57th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

5,035

4,031 rush · 1,004 recv

Total TDs

21 rush · 4 recv

Total Touches

1,202

1,053 carries · 149 rec

Yds / Touch

4.2

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Rushing

Att18Yds49Y/A2.71D21D%11.1Fmb1

Receiving

Tgt3Rec3Yds10Ctch%100.0%Y/R3.3Y/Tgt3.3

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-13.4Rec EPA-0.1

College Stats

AuburnCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Auburn), 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #5

#1Manuel WrightDT #2Ronnie BrownRB #3Braylon EdwardsWR #4Cedric BensonRB #6Adam JonesDB #7Troy WilliamsonWR #8Antrel RolleS #9Carlos RogersCB #11DeMarcus WareOLB #12Shawne MerrimanDE #13Jammal BrownOT #14Thomas DavisOLB #15Derrick JohnsonLB #16Travis JohnsonDE #17David PollackLB #18Erasmus JamesDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Cadillac inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB room from Earnest Graham (2004–2011), and handed it to LeGarrette Blount (2010–2012).

James Wilder 1981–1989Lars Tate 1988–1989William Howard 1988–1989Reggie Cobb 1990–1993Anthony McDowell 1992–1994Vince Workman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined LA (from TB)
2011final season
Last recorded season with LA
2005draft
Drafted by TB — Round 1, Pick 5

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 218 lb

Frame

217 lb at 4.43s

Size-speed

35.5" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	STL	1	W3Questionable· HamstringW11Out· CalfW12Questionable· Calf
2009	TB	0	W3Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· Back

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 68

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

B+2005

B2006

F2007

D2008

B2009

C+2010

C+2011

Availability

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

72%

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
2005	1,178	84.1	1,277+99	75.1
2006	798	57	853+55	50.1
2007	208	52	798+590	47
2008	233	38.8	607+374	35.7
2009	816	51	810-6	47.7
2010	437	27.3	487+50	28.6
2011	361	32.8	607+246	35.7

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

70 career value over replacement — #1622 all-time of 4,642. 10/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #5 (Rd 1) · TB · 2005 · +2.2 vs expected KV-H

64actual

61.8 expected · Δ+2.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #5

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator