Cedric Benson packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any running back in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 75 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

Streaks3 straight · 1,000 rushing yards · 2009–11

RBGB#32RES

Cedric Benson

Top 9% all-time RBsElite Playmaker🏆 Clutch · +16% playoffs Team Carrier · #108

Height5'11"

Weight227 lb

BornDec 28, 1982

Age

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #108 of 568 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2010 CIN·4 team wins#13

Rushing Yards · 1,111 · score 39

2010 CIN·4 team wins#13

Rushing Touchdowns · 7 · score 39

All-Time Standing

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

Career Value · VORP

116 career value over replacement — #931 all-time of 4,695. 14.5/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Comet55% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #4 (Rd 1) · CHI · 2005 · +6.7 vs expected KV-H

70actual

63.3 expected · Δ+6.7

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Depth

of 100

Reached 33% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

33% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader33

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at 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: 89%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Where this data comes from

Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.

nflverse — CC-BY 4.0 — attribution required
Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

Methodology · Trust Center

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

4.62s

40-Yard

Below avg · 30th pct

Pos 30thAll 57thClass Pos 43thClass All 60th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Carry: 3.8 regular season → 4.3 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

+16%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

6,854

6,021 rush · 833 recv

Total TDs

32 rush · 1 recv

Total Touches

1,721

1,601 carries · 120 rec

Yds / Touch

4.0

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones5

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20071K career rushing yards
20093K career rushing yards
201025 career rushing TDs
20115K career rushing yards
2011100 career receptions

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Rushing

Att66Yds287TD3Y/A4.3TD%4.51D141D%21.2Fmb1

Receiving

Tgt8Rec7Yds34Ctch%87.5%Y/R4.9Y/Tgt4.31D1

College Stats

TexasCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas), 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.

Movementderived from season history

2012team change
Joined GB (from CIN)
2012final season
Last recorded season with GB
2008team change
Joined CIN (from CHI)
2005draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 1, Pick 4

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 227 lb

Frame

222 lb at 4.62s

Size-speed

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 75

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

C+2005

B2006

B2007

B2008

B+2009

B+2010

B+2011

D2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

75%

20052012

2005 · cause not documented · 56%2007 · cause not documented · 69%2012 · cause not documented · 31%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Durable

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025 NFL — 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	272	30.2	534+262	31.4
2006	647	43.1	670+23	39.4
2007	678	61.6	933+255	54.9
2008	747	62.3	942+195	55.4
2009	1,251	96.2	1,475+224	86.8
2010	1,111	69.4	1,130+19	66.5
2011	1,067	71.1	1,207+140	71
2012	248	49.6	893+645	52.5

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, nflverse:combine, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 8/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 8 seasons (2005–2012) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

CHI 2005–2007 CIN 2008–2011 GB 2012

Cedric Benson

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Where this data comes from

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #4

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography