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

RBARI#29ACT

Chester Taylor

Top 18% all-time RBsIron ManTwo-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #358

Height5'11"

Weight213 lb

BornSep 22, 1979

Age46

CollegeToledo See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 6, Pick 207 · BAL

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end running back defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 92 · #1246 · High-Value

Worth 92 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.2

Avg surplus

peak +24

9 seasons × ~10.2 surplus ≈ VORP 92

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									Passing													Defense
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	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
2002	—	BAL	15	—	33	122	0	3.7	0.0	4	12.1	0	22	14	129	2	63.6%	9.2	5.9	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	MIA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	BAL	16	—	63	276	2	4.4	3.2	12	19.0	1	20	20	132	0	100.0%	6.6	6.6	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	—	BAL	16	—	160	714	2	4.5	1.3	35	21.9	1	30	30	184	0	100.0%	6.1	6.1	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	BAL	14	—	117	487	0	4.2	0.0	29	24.8	1	41	41	292	1	100.0%	7.1	7.1	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	MIN	15	—	304	1,214	6	4.0	2.0	53	17.4	3	42	42	288	0	100.0%	6.9	6.9	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	MIN	14	—	157	844	7	5.4	4.5	35	22.3	2	29	29	281	0	100.0%	9.7	9.7	—	12	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	MIN	16	—	101	399	4	4.0	4.0	19	18.8	0	46	45	399	2	97.8%	8.9	8.7	—	17	1	1	100.0%	4	1	0	100.0	0.0	4.0	24.0	—	122.9	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	TB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	MIN	16	—	93	332	1	3.6	1.1	11	11.8	0	59	44	389	1	74.6%	8.8	6.6	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	ARI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	—	CHI	16	—	112	267	3	2.4	2.7	16	14.3	0	26	20	139	0	76.9%	7.0	5.3	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2011	—	ARI	11	—	20	77	1	3.9	5.0	4	20.0	0	24	14	91	0	58.3%	6.5	3.8	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	157	—	1,160	4,732	26	4.1	2.2	218	18.8	8	339	299	2,324	6	88.2%	7.8	6.9	—	111	1	2	50.0%	4	1	0	50.0	0.0	2.0	12.0	—	95.8	0	10	9	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-83.9·2 passing · -144 rushing · 59 receiving·-8.4/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
2007	28	MIN	14	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	12.2
2008	29	MIN	16	—	1	1	100.0%	4	1	100.0	4.0	24.0	—	122.9	12.7
Career			30		1	2	50.0%	4	1	50.0	2.0	—	—	95.8	102

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2002	23	BAL	15	—	33	122	0	3.7	0.0	4	12.1	0
2003	24	BAL	16	—	63	276	2	4.4	3.2	12	19.0	1
2004	25	BAL	16	—	160	714	2	4.5	1.3	35	21.9	1
2005	26	BAL	14	—	117	487	0	4.2	0.0	29	24.8	1
2006	27	MIN	15	—	304	1,214	6	4.0	2.0	53	17.4	3
2007	28	MIN	14	—	157	844	7	5.4	4.5	35	22.3	2
2008	29	MIN	16	—	101	399	4	4.0	4.0	19	18.8	0
2009	30	MIN	16	—	93	332	1	3.6	1.1	11	11.8	0
2010	31	CHI	16	—	112	267	3	2.4	2.7	16	14.3	0
2011	32	ARI	11	—	20	77	1	3.9	5.0	4	20.0	0
Career			149		1,160	4,732	26	4.1	—	218	—	8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2002	23	BAL	15	—	22	14	129	2	63.6%	9.2	5.9	—	8
2003	24	BAL	16	—	20	20	132	0	100.0%	6.6	6.6	—	7
2004	25	BAL	16	—	30	30	184	0	100.0%	6.1	6.1	—	10
2005	26	BAL	14	—	41	41	292	1	100.0%	7.1	7.1	—	14
2006	27	MIN	15	—	42	42	288	0	100.0%	6.9	6.9	—	16
2007	28	MIN	14	—	29	29	281	0	100.0%	9.7	9.7	—	12
2008	29	MIN	16	—	46	45	399	2	97.8%	8.9	8.7	—	17
2009	30	MIN	16	—	59	44	389	1	74.6%	8.8	6.6	—	17
2010	31	CHI	16	—	26	20	139	0	76.9%	7.0	5.3	—	7
2011	32	ARI	11	—	24	14	91	0	58.3%	6.5	3.8	—	3
Career			149		339	299	2,324	6	88.2%	7.8	6.9	—	111

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
2002	23	MIA	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2003	24	BAL	3	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2004	25	WAS	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2005	26	IND	1	—	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	29	TB	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2009	30	ARI	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2010	31	CAR	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			11		10	9	1	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2002	23	—	—	—	—	-0.6	3.8	0	0
2003	24	—	—	—	—	-6.0	6.2	0	0
2004	25	—	—	—	—	-19.3	7.2	0	0
2005	26	—	—	—	—	-10.0	9.4	0	0
2006	27	—	—	—	—	-44.7	14.1	0	3
2007	28	—	—	—	-1.0	-9.4	12.2	5	33
2008	29	—	—	—	2.6	-6.0	14.7	4	42
2009	30	—	—	—	—	-22.2	2.2	0	28
2010	31	—	—	—	—	-24.8	-0.3	0	26
2011	32	—	—	—	—	-1.6	-10.5	0	32
Career					—	—	—	9	164

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 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 62.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 40.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 59elite 702011

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #358 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2006 MIN·6 team wins#9

Rushing Yards · 1,214 · score 17

2006 MIN·6 team wins#21

Rushing Touchdowns · 6 · score 5

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 26% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

26% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader26

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

-8.39 EPA/season over 10 seasons47

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: 91%.

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 · 2002

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

RB · 2002 class

4.58s

40-Yard

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 62thClass Pos 43thClass All 67th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 33th pct

Pos 33thAll 44thClass Pos 34thClass All 38th

114"

Broad Jump

Low · 21th pct

Pos 21thAll 38thClass Pos 30thClass All 41th

22 reps

Bench

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 56thClass Pos 52thClass All 53th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.1 regular season → 4.0 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-1%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

7,056

4,732 rush · 2,324 recv

Total TDs

26 rush · 6 recv

Total Touches

1,459

1,160 carries · 299 rec

Yds / Touch

4.8

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Rushing

Att36Yds145TD2Y/A4.0TD%5.61D101D%27.8

Receiving

Tgt17Rec13Yds101Ctch%76.5%Y/R7.8Y/Tgt5.91D5

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA1.4Rec EPA-0.2Rec AirYd-11

College Stats

ToledoCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Toledo), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #207

#188Wesly MallardLB #190Howard GreenDE #191Jeb PutzierTE #195Lamont BrightfulCB #196John GilmoreTE #197Larry NedRB #202Lee MaysWR #206Javin HunterWR #210Bryan FletcherTE #215Mike PucilloG #220Josh MallardDE #222Kendall NewsonWR #223Mike BanksTE #225Darrell HillWR #226Daryl JonesWR #228Chris YoungDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chester inherited the Baltimore Ravens RB room from Alan Ricard (2002–2005), and handed it to Musa Smith (2003–2007).

Randy McMillan 1981–1983Bam Morris 1996–1997Earnest Byner 1996–1997Priest Holmes 1997–2000Jamal Lewis 2000–2006Alan Ricard

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined ARI (from CHI)
2011final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2010team change
Joined CHI (from MIN)
2006team change
Joined MIN (from BAL)
2002draft
Drafted by BAL — Round 6, Pick 207

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 213 lb

Frame

213 lb at 4.58s

Size-speed

33" vert / 114" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	MIN	0	W13Questionable· Ribs

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 68

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

C+2002

C+2003

B2004

C+2005

B+2006

B2007

C+2008

C+2009

C+2010

C2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

93%

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
2002	122	8.1	279+157	16.4
2003	276	17.3	379+103	22.3
2004	714	44.6	743+29	43.7
2005	487	34.8	589+102	34.6
2006	1,214	80.9	1,181-33	69.5
2007	844	60.3	919+75	54
2008	399	24.9	405+6	23.8
2009	332	20.8	348+16	20.5
2010	267	16.7	321+54	18.9
2011	77	7	197+120	11.6

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

92 career value over replacement — #1246 all-time of 4,642. 9.2/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way Boom-or-BustCV 0.56

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #207 (Rd 6) · BAL · 2002 · +39.1 vs expected KV-H

63actual

23.9 expected · Δ+39.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #207

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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