Chester Willis
Height5'11"
Weight195 lb
BornMay 2, 1958
Age68
CollegeAuburnSee College Stats
Rookie yr1981
Draft1981 Β· Rd 11, Pick 304 Β· OAK
A running back who maximized value through exceptional availability β almost never missed time. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 2 Β· #4086 Β· Role PlayerWorth 2 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back β top 89% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +1 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+1
Avg surplus
peak +1
2 seasons Γ ~1 surplus β VORP 2
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| 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 | |||||
| 1981 | β | LV | 15 | β | 16 | 54 | 1 | 3.4 | 6.3 | β | β | β | β | 1 | 24 | 0 | β | 24.0 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | β | LV | 8 | β | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 5 | 4 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | LV | 13 | β | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | LV | 16 | β | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 52 | β | 32 | 73 | 1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | β | β | β | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | β | 24.0 | β | β | β | 8 | 7 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 46 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
50
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
50
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 50 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 46Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 50
On-field 31.5
Availability 18.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1981bestavg 501984
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader1
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Auburn), 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 β every name is linked.
1981 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #304
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterChester opened the Las Vegas Raiders RB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Frank Hawkins (1981β1987).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1984final season
Last recorded season with LV
- 1981draft
Drafted by OAK β Round 11, Pick 304
- 1981team change
Joined LV (from OAK)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 195 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
46
peak 50
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1981
C1982
C1983
C+1984
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
91%
19811984
Era Translator
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rush Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 54 | 3.6 | 175+121 | 10.3 |
| 1982 | 15 | 1.9 | 120+105 | 7.1 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 110+110 | 6.5 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0.3 | 142+138 | 8.3 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
2 career value over replacement β #4086 all-time of 4,642. 0.5/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #304 (Rd 11) Β· OAK Β· 1981 Β· +38 vs expected KV-H
46actual
8 expected Β· Ξ+38
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