Clyde Edwards-Helaire is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Edwards-Helaire in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Edwards-Helaire's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2020 | 21 | KC | 13 | — | 181 | 803 | 4 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 39 | 21.5 | 0 | 54 | 36 | 297 | 1 | 66.7% | 8.3 | 5.5 | — | 12 | 542 | 59.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 419 | 2.3 | 384 | 2.1 | 15 | 12.1 | 39 |
| 2021 | 22 | KC | 10 | — | 119 | 517 | 4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 21 | 17.6 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 129 | 2 | 82.6% | 6.8 | 5.6 | — | 8 | 342 | 51.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 309 | 2.6 | 208 | 1.7 | 7 | 17.0 | 21 |
| 2022 | 23 | KC | 10 | — | 71 | 302 | 3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 15 | 21.1 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 151 | 3 | 73.9% | 8.9 | 6.6 | — | 11 | 224 | 32.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 134 | 1.9 | 168 | 2.4 | 3 | 23.7 | 15 |
| 2023 | 24 | KC | 15 | — | 70 | 223 | 1 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 12 | 17.1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 188 | 1 | 77.3% | 11.1 | 8.5 | — | 7 | 227 | 22.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 145 | 2.1 | 78 | 1.1 | 4 | 17.5 | 12 |
| 2024 | 25 | NO | 2 | — | 13 | 46 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 60.0% | 8.0 | 4.8 | — | 1 | 44 | 35.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 17 | 1.3 | 29 | 2.2 | 3 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 26 | KC | 2 | — | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 | 19 | 10.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Career | — | 52 | — | 461 | 1,904 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 90 | 19.5 | 2 | 129 | 94 | 798 | 7 | 72.9% | 8.5 | 6.2 | — | 39 | 1,398 | 39.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 1,027 | — | 877 | — | 32 | — | 90 | |
Career Value · VORP
31 career value over replacement — #2655 all-time of 4,695. 7.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #32 (Rd 1) · KC · 2020 · +0.2 vs expected KV-H
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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 31 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 58% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~7.8 surplus ≈ VORP 31
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