Also in other sports:nhlChris Wells (C · 1996–2000).

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

RBARI#26ACT

Chris Wells

Top 22% all-time RBsReliable StarterTeam Carrier · #529

Height6'2"

Weight229 lb

BornAug 7, 1988

Age37

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

Rookie yr2009

Draft2009 · Rd 1, Pick 31 · ARI

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 47 · #2126 · Above Average

Worth 47 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 47% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.8

Avg surplus

peak +24

4 seasons × ~11.8 surplus ≈ VORP 47

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
2009	—	ARI	16	—	176	793	7	4.5	4.0	39	22.2	2	16	12	143	0	75.0%	11.9	8.9	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.8	-1.9	0	36
2010	—	ARI	13	—	116	397	2	3.4	1.7	18	15.5	0	8	5	74	0	62.5%	14.8	9.3	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-18.2	3.4	0	53
2011	—	ARI	14	—	245	1,047	10	4.3	4.1	48	19.6	2	16	10	52	0	62.5%	5.2	3.3	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	LA	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-11.3	-4.0	0	27
2012	—	ARI	8	—	88	234	5	2.7	5.7	11	12.5	1	1	1	24	0	100.0%	24.0	24.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-27.6	1.6	0	5
Career		—	54	—	625	2,471	24	4.0	3.8	116	18.6	5	41	28	293	0	68.3%	10.5	7.1	—	10	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-63.8	-0.8	0	121

Career EPA-64.6·-64 rushing·-16.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2009	21	ARI	16	—	176	793	7	4.5	4.0	39	22.2	2	12.5
2010	22	ARI	13	—	116	397	2	3.4	1.7	18	15.5	0	7.2
2011	23	ARI	14	—	245	1,047	10	4.3	4.1	48	19.6	2	14.5
2012	24	ARI	8	—	88	234	5	2.7	5.7	11	12.5	1	6.1
Career			51		625	2,471	24	4.0	—	116	—	5	40.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2009	21	ARI	16	—	16	12	143	75.0%	11.9	8.9	—	5
2010	22	ARI	13	—	8	5	74	62.5%	14.8	9.3	—	3
2011	23	ARI	14	—	16	10	52	62.5%	5.2	3.3	—	1
2012	24	ARI	8	—	1	1	24	100.0%	24.0	24.0	—	1
Career			51		41	28	293	68.3%	10.5	7.1	—	10

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2009	21	—	—	—	—	-6.8	-1.9	36
2010	22	—	—	—	—	-18.2	3.4	53
2011	23	—	—	—	—	-11.3	-4.0	27
2012	24	—	—	—	—	-27.6	1.6	5
Career					—	—	—	121

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 63.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 60· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 46.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 62elite 702012

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #529 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2012 ARI·5 team wins#23

Rushing Touchdowns · 5 · score 6

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader15

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-16.16 EPA/season over 4 seasons45

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: 89%.

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 · 2009

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

RB · 2009 class

4.38s

40-Yard

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 95thClass Pos 90thClass All 94th

33.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 49thClass Pos 19thClass All 46th

128"

Broad Jump

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 93thClass Pos 98thClass All 93th

25 reps

Bench

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 74thClass Pos 79thClass All 75th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Rushing

Att19Yds98TD1Y/A5.2TD%5.31D51D%26.3

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA0.9

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio State), 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.

2009 Draft Class· this player went #31

#23Michael OherOT #24Peria JerryDT #25Vontae DavisCB #26Clay MatthewsOLB #27Donald BrownRB #28Eric WoodC #29Hakeem NicksWR #30Kenny BrittWR #32Ziggy HoodDT #33Louis DelmasFS #34Patrick ChungS #35James LaurinaitisILB #36Brian RobiskieWR #37Alphonso SmithDB #38Rey MaualugaOLB #39Eben BrittonOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chris inherited the Arizona Cardinals RB room from Tim Hightower (2008–2010), and handed it to LaRod Stephens-Howling (2009–2012).

Stump Mitchell 1981–1989Earl Ferrell 1983–1989Ron Wolfley 1985–1990Vai Sikahema 1986–1990Johnny Johnson 1990–1992Larry Centers

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2009draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 1, Pick 31

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 229 lb

Frame

235 lb at 4.38s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 128" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2012	ARI	W1Questionable· HamstringW13Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· Knee
2011	ARI	W3Questionable· HamstringW4Questionable· HamstringW5Questionable· HamstringW8Questionable· KneeW9Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee
2010	ARI	W1Questionable· KneeW2Questionable· KneeW3Questionable· KneeW9Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· Knee
2009	ARI	W7Questionable· HipW17Questionable· Groin

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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

B2009

C+2010

B+2011

C+2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

80%

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
2009	793	49.6	788-5	46.4
2010	397	30.5	537+140	31.6
2011	1,047	74.8	1,273+226	74.9
2012	234	29.3	559+325	32.9

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

47 career value over replacement — #2126 all-time of 4,642. 11.8/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #31 (Rd 1) · ARI · 2009 · +5.1 vs expected KV-H

60actual

54.9 expected · Δ+5.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2009

Postseason Career

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2009 Draft Class· this player went #31

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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