Corey Dillon ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Dillon in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Dillon a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

RBNE#28ACT

Corey Dillon

4× Pro BowlTop 3% all-time RBsIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 2004Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #5

Height6'1"

Weight225 lb

BornOct 24, 1974

Age51

CollegeWashington; Dixie College (UT); Garden City CC See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 2, Pick 43 · CIN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

21stRushing Touchdowns·82 23rdRushing Yards·11,138 yds

Postseason all-time ranks

41stPlayoff Rushing Yards·508 yds 55thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·4

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber running back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 261 · #201 · Elite

Worth 261 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 5% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.1 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

+26.1

Avg surplus

peak +34

10 seasons × ~26.1 surplus ≈ VORP 261

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
1997	—	CIN	16	—	233	1,129	10	4.8	4.3	—	—	—	—	27	256	0	—	9.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CIN	15	—	262	1,130	4	4.3	1.5	—	—	—	—	28	178	1	—	6.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CIN	15	—	258	1,172	5	4.5	1.9	59	22.9	2	46	28	260	1	60.9%	9.3	5.7	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	BAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2000	—	CIN	16	—	302	1,360	7	4.5	2.3	64	21.2	3	26	18	158	0	69.2%	8.8	6.1	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	JAX	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2001	—	CIN	16	—	340	1,315	10	3.9	2.9	69	20.3	3	61	34	228	3	55.7%	6.7	3.7	—	13	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	TEN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	—	CIN	16	—	314	1,311	7	4.2	2.2	69	22.0	2	61	43	298	0	70.5%	6.9	4.9	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	CIN	13	—	138	541	2	3.9	1.4	24	17.4	0	11	11	71	0	100.0%	6.5	6.5	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	NE	15	—	345	1,635	12	4.7	3.5	81	23.5	3	15	15	103	1	100.0%	6.9	6.9	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	NE	11	—	209	733	12	3.5	5.7	49	23.4	1	22	22	181	1	100.0%	8.2	8.2	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	NE	16	—	199	812	13	4.1	6.5	48	24.1	2	15	15	147	0	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	156	—	2,600	11,138	82	4.3	3.2	—	—	—	257	241	1,880	7	93.8%	7.8	7.3	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	9	9	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-91.9·-5 passing · -87 rushing·-11.5/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2001	27	CIN	16	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	20.4
Career			16		0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	—	—	0.0	0	152.6

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1997	23	CIN	16	—	233	1,129	10	4.8	4.3	—	—	—
1998	24	CIN	15	—	262	1,130	4	4.3	1.5	—	—	—
1999	25	CIN	15	—	258	1,172	5	4.5	1.9	59	22.9	2
2000	26	CIN	16	—	302	1,360	7	4.5	2.3	64	21.2	3
2001	27	CIN	16	—	340	1,315	10	3.9	2.9	69	20.3	3
2002	28	CIN	16	—	314	1,311	7	4.2	2.2	69	22.0	2
2003	29	CIN	13	—	138	541	2	3.9	1.4	24	17.4	0
2004	30	NE	15	—	345	1,635	12	4.7	3.5	81	23.5	3
2005	31	NE	11	—	209	733	12	3.5	5.7	49	23.4	1
2006	32	NE	16	—	199	812	13	4.1	6.5	48	24.1	2
Career			149		2,600	11,138	82	4.3	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	23	CIN	16	—	—	27	256	0	—	9.5	—	—	—
1998	24	CIN	15	—	—	28	178	1	—	6.4	—	—	—
1999	25	CIN	15	—	46	28	260	1	60.9%	9.3	5.7	—	12
2000	26	CIN	16	—	26	18	158	0	69.2%	8.8	6.1	—	5
2001	27	CIN	16	—	61	34	228	3	55.7%	6.7	3.7	—	13
2002	28	CIN	16	—	61	43	298	0	70.5%	6.9	4.9	—	18
2003	29	CIN	13	—	11	11	71	0	100.0%	6.5	6.5	—	4
2004	30	NE	15	—	15	15	103	1	100.0%	6.9	6.9	—	3
2005	31	NE	11	—	22	22	181	1	100.0%	8.2	8.2	—	8
2006	32	NE	16	—	15	15	147	0	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	5
Career			149		257	241	1,880	7	93.8%	7.8	7.3	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	25	BAL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2000	26	JAX	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2001	27	TEN	2	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2002	28	BUF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			7		9	9	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	25	—	—	—	—	-14.4	2.9	0
2000	26	—	—	—	—	-22.8	3.0	0
2001	27	—	—	—	-4.7	-33.9	-4.6	0
2002	28	—	—	—	—	-8.4	-21.4	0
2003	29	—	—	—	—	-9.1	2.8	0
2004	30	—	—	—	—	10.1	-0.1	0
2005	31	—	—	—	—	-11.5	10.0	0
2006	32	—	—	—	—	2.9	7.2	-32
Career					—	—	—	-32

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 81 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 81 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 79.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 81· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 77

On-field 58.1

Availability 18.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1997bestavg 76elite 702006

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #5 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

298

8 qualifying seasons

2002 CIN·2 team wins#9

Rushing Yards · 1,311 · score 85

2000 CIN·4 team wins#6

Rushing Yards · 1,360 · score 60

1999 CIN·4 team wins#10

Rushing Yards · 1,172 · score 48

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 61% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

61% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader61

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

-11.49 EPA/season over 8 seasons46

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

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.3 regular season → 4.2 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-1%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

13,018

11,138 rush · 1,880 recv

Total TDs

82 rush · 7 recv

Total Touches

2,841

2,600 carries · 241 rec

Yds / Touch

4.6

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Rushing

Att120Yds508TD4Y/A4.2TD%3.3

Receiving

Tgt12Rec12Yds74Ctch%100.0%Y/R6.2Y/Tgt6.2

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-5.0Rec EPA0.6Rec AirYd-5

College Stats

Washington; Dixie College (UT); Garden City CCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Washington; Dixie College (UT); Garden City 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.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #43

#34Jamie SharperOLB #36Tiki BarberRB #37Jerry WunschOT #38John AllredTE #39Jared TomichDE #40Dexter McCleonDB #41Byron HanspardRB #42Jake PlummerQB #44Sam MadisonCB #45Freddie JonesTE #46Joey KentWR #47Kevin LockettWR #48Adam MeadowsOT #50Mike LoganDB #52Marcellus WileyDE #53Will BlackwellWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Corey inherited the Cincinnati Bengals RB room from Ki-Jana Carter (1996–1999), and handed it to Brandon Bennett (1998–2003).

Larry Kinnebrew 1983–1987Stanford Jennings 1984–1990James Brooks 1984–1991Ickey Woods 1988–1991Craig Taylor 1989–1991Eric Ball

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2006final season
Last recorded season with NE
2004team change
Joined NE (from CIN)
1997draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 2, Pick 43

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 225 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 84

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

A1997

A1998

A1999

A2000

A2001

B+2002

B2003

A2004

B2005

B2006

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
1997	1,129	70.6	1,549+420	91.1
1998	1,130	75.3	1,599+469	94.1
1999	1,172	78.1	1,503+331	88.4
2000	1,360	85	1,464+104	86.1
2001	1,315	82.2	1,393+78	81.9
2002	1,311	81.9	1,320+9	77.6
2003	541	41.6	724+183	42.6
2004	1,635	109	1,636+1	96.2
2005	733	66.6	1,033+300	60.8
2006	812	50.8	767-45	45.1

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

261 career value over replacement — #201 all-time of 4,642. 26.1/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

8 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #43 (Rd 2) · CIN · 1997 · +31.2 vs expected KV-H

81actual

49.8 expected · Δ+31.2

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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

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #43

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator