Cam Akers is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Akers in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Akers's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 2020 | 21 | LAR | 13 | — | 145 | 625 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 26 | 17.9 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 123 | 1 | 78.6% | 11.2 | 8.8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 22 | LAR | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% | 3.3 | 3.3 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 23 | LAR | 15 | — | 188 | 786 | 7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 39 | 20.7 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 117 | 0 | 72.2% | 9.0 | 6.5 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 24 | LAR / MIN | 7 | — | 60 | 167 | 2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 12 | 20.0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 70 | 0 | 91.7% | 6.4 | 5.8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 25 | HOU / MIN | 17 | — | 104 | 444 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 21 | 20.2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 68 | 3 | 77.8% | 4.9 | 3.8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | MIN / SEA | 6 | — | 5 | 19 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 32 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 32.0 | 52.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 59 | — | 507 | 2,044 | 13 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 99 | 19.5 | 4 | 66 | 52 | 388 | 4 | 78.8% | 7.5 | 5.9 | — | 18 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 32 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 32.0 | 52.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
37 career value over replacement — #2442 all-time of 4,695. 9.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #52 (Rd 2) · LA · 2020 · +8.4 vs expected KV-H
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A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 37 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 53% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.3 on average.See board →
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3 seasons × ~12.3 surplus ≈ VORP 37
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