Charlie Garner ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Garner in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Garner a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

RBTB#30RES

Charlie Garner

1× Pro BowlTop 7% all-time RBsIron Man🏆 Clutch · +17% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999 Team Carrier · #128

Height5'10"

Weight190 lb

BornFeb 13, 1972

Age54

CollegeTennessee; Scottsdale CC See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 2, Pick 42 · PHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

75thRushing Yards·7,041 yds

Postseason all-time ranks

85thPlayoff Rushing Yards·361 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 186 · #435 · Elite

Worth 186 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.6

Avg surplus

peak +31

10 seasons × ~18.6 surplus ≈ VORP 186

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
1994	—	PHI	10	—	109	399	3	3.7	2.8	—	—	—	—	8	74	0	—	9.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	PHI	15	—	108	588	6	5.4	5.6	—	—	—	—	10	61	0	—	6.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	PHI	15	—	66	346	1	5.2	1.5	—	—	—	—	14	92	0	—	6.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	PHI	16	—	116	547	3	4.7	2.6	—	—	—	—	24	225	0	—	9.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	PHI	10	—	96	381	4	4.0	4.2	—	—	—	—	19	110	0	—	5.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SF	16	—	237	1,200	4	5.1	1.7	51	21.5	1	75	55	532	2	73.3%	9.7	7.1	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.6	-0.3	15.0	0	0
2000	—	SF	16	—	252	1,115	7	4.4	2.8	53	21.0	3	92	67	642	3	72.8%	9.6	7.0	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-15.4	21.3	0	0
2001	—	LV	16	—	211	839	1	4.0	0.5	31	14.7	2	91	72	578	2	79.1%	8.0	6.4	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	KC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-21.1	14.4	0	0
2002	—	LV	16	—	182	962	7	5.3	3.8	47	25.8	0	111	91	941	4	82.0%	10.3	8.5	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.0	53.5	0	0
2003	—	LV	14	—	120	553	3	4.6	2.5	27	22.5	0	48	48	386	1	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1	12.2	0	0
2004	—	TB	3	—	30	111	0	3.7	0.0	3	10.0	0	9	9	62	0	100.0%	6.9	6.9	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.7	0.3	0	0
Career		—	151	—	1,527	7,041	39	4.6	2.6	212	13.9	6	426	417	3,703	12	97.9%	8.9	8.7	—	138	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	-3.6	-17.5	116.6	0	0

Career EPA95.5·-4 passing · -18 rushing · 117 receiving·15.9/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1994	22	PHI	10	—	109	399	3	3.7	2.8	—	—	—	8
1995	23	PHI	15	—	108	588	6	5.4	5.6	—	—	—	11.9
1996	24	PHI	15	—	66	346	1	5.2	1.5	—	—	—	8.3
1997	25	PHI	16	—	116	547	3	4.7	2.6	—	—	—	12.2
1998	26	PHI	10	—	96	381	4	4.0	4.2	—	—	—	8.9
1999	27	SF	16	—	237	1,200	4	5.1	1.7	51	21.5	1	18.6
2000	28	SF	16	—	252	1,115	7	4.4	2.8	53	21.0	3	19.9
2001	29	LV	16	—	211	839	1	4.0	0.5	31	14.7	2	15.9
2002	30	LV	16	—	182	962	7	5.3	3.8	47	25.8	0	19.9
2003	31	LV	14	—	120	553	3	4.6	2.5	27	22.5	0	12.8
2004	32	TB	3	—	30	111	0	3.7	0.0	3	10.0	0	—
Career			147		1,527	7,041	39	4.6	—	212	—	6	136.4

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	22	PHI	10	—	—	8	74	0	—	9.3	—	—	—
1995	23	PHI	15	—	—	10	61	0	—	6.1	—	—	—
1996	24	PHI	15	—	—	14	92	0	—	6.6	—	—	—
1997	25	PHI	16	—	—	24	225	0	—	9.4	—	—	—
1998	26	PHI	10	—	—	19	110	0	—	5.8	—	—	—
1999	27	SF	16	—	75	55	532	2	73.3%	9.7	7.1	—	22
2000	28	SF	16	—	92	67	642	3	72.8%	9.6	7.0	—	28
2001	29	LV	16	—	91	72	578	2	79.1%	8.0	6.4	—	28
2002	30	LV	16	—	111	91	941	4	82.0%	10.3	8.5	—	44
2003	31	LV	14	—	48	48	386	1	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	15
2004	32	TB	3	—	9	9	62	0	100.0%	6.9	6.9	—	1
Career			147		426	417	3,703	12	97.9%	8.9	8.7	—	138

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	-3.6	-0.3	15.0
2000	28	—	—	—	—	-15.4	21.3
2001	29	—	—	—	—	-21.1	14.4
2002	30	—	—	—	—	24.0	53.5
2003	31	—	—	—	—	-0.1	12.2
2004	32	—	—	—	—	-4.7	0.3
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 72 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 71.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 50.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1994bestavg 69elite 702003

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #128 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

3 qualifying seasons

1999 SF·4 team wins#8

Rushing Yards · 1,200 · score 54

2000 SF·6 team wins#16

Rushing Yards · 1,115 · score 10

2000 SF·6 team wins#16

Rushing Touchdowns · 7 · score 10

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 38% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

38% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader38

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

15.92 EPA/season over 6 seasons55

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: 93%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Carry: 4.6 regular season → 5.4 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+17%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

10,744

7,041 rush · 3,703 recv

Total TDs

39 rush · 12 recv

Total Touches

1,944

1,527 carries · 417 rec

Yds / Touch

5.5

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Rushing

Att67Yds361TD1Y/A5.4TD%1.51D161D%23.9

Receiving

Tgt37Rec24Yds191TD1Ctch%64.9%Y/R8.0Y/Tgt5.21D6

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA6.8Rec EPA2.4

College Stats

Tennessee; Scottsdale CCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee; Scottsdale CC), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #42

#33Isaac BruceWR #34Errict RhettRB #35Kevin LeeWR #36Kevin MawaeC #38Chuck LevyRB #39Marcus SpearsOT #40David PalmerRB #41Ryan YarboroughWR #44Mario BatesRB #45Bert EmanuelWR #46Larry AllenG #47Thomas RandolphDB #49Toby WrightDB #50Brentson BucknerDT #51Allen AldridgeOLB #52James FolstonLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Charlie inherited the Philadelphia Eagles RB room from Herschel Walker (1992–1994), and handed it to Ricky Watters (1995–1997).

Perry Harrington 1980–1983Hubie Oliver 1981–1985Michael Haddix 1983–1988Junior Tautalatasi 1986–1988Anthony Toney 1986–1990Keith Byars

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004team change
Joined TB (from LV)
2004final season
Last recorded season with TB
2001team change
Joined LV (from SF)
1999team change
Joined SF (from PHI)
1994draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 2, Pick 42

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 190 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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

B1994

B+1995

B1996

B1997

B1998

A1999

B+2000

B+2001

B+2002

B2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

84%

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
1994	399	39.9	1,025+626	60.3
1995	588	39.2	1,018+430	59.9
1996	346	23.1	734+388	43.2
1997	547	34.2	893+346	52.5
1998	381	38.1	937+556	55.1
1999	1,200	75	1,454+254	85.5
2000	1,115	69.7	1,243+128	73.1
2001	839	52.4	947+108	55.7
2002	962	60.1	1,012+50	59.5
2003	553	39.5	694+141	40.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

186 career value over replacement — #435 all-time of 4,642. 18.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #42 (Rd 2) · PHI · 1994 · +22.2 vs expected KV-H

72actual

49.8 expected · Δ+22.2

💔+32.9 stolen VORP·1.76 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #42

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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