Carwell Gardner is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Gardner in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gardner's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Carwell Gardner
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1990 | 23–24 | BUF | 7 | — | 15 | 41 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 24–25 | BUF | 16 | — | 42 | 146 | 4 | 3.5 | 9.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 0 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 25–26 | BUF | 16 | — | 40 | 166 | 2 | 4.2 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 67 | 0 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 26–27 | BUF | 13 | — | 20 | 56 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 50 | 1 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 27–28 | BUF | 16 | — | 41 | 135 | 4 | 3.3 | 9.8 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 89 | 0 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 28–29 | BUF | 15 | — | 20 | 77 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 0 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 29–30 | BAL | 13 | — | 26 | 108 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 0 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 30–31 | SD | 5 | — | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 101 | — | 211 | 749 | 10 | 3.5 | 4.7 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 281 | 1 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | 54 | 38 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
29 career value over replacement — #2735 all-time of 4,695. 3.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #42 (Rd 2) · BUF · 1990 · +3.3 vs expected KV-H
54actual
50.7 expected · Δ+3.3
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