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

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Correll Buckhalter

Top 23% all-time RBsReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001Two-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight223 lb

BornOct 6, 1978

Age47

CollegeNebraska See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 4, Pick 121 · PHI

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 51 · #2003 · Above Average

Worth 51 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.3

Avg surplus

peak +13

7 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 51

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
2001	—	PHI	14	—	129	586	2	4.5	1.6	28	21.7	2	21	13	130	0	61.9%	10.0	6.2	—	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-10.1	4.5	0	0
2003	—	PHI	15	—	126	542	8	4.3	6.3	28	22.2	2	10	10	133	1	100.0%	13.3	13.3	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	NYJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.4	8.2	0	0
2006	—	PHI	16	—	83	345	2	4.2	2.4	16	19.3	1	23	23	201	0	100.0%	8.7	8.7	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	TB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9.4	13.3	0	1
2007	—	PHI	13	—	62	313	4	5.0	6.5	17	27.4	0	12	12	87	0	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.3	5.5	0	4
2008	—	PHI	14	—	76	369	2	4.9	2.6	18	23.7	0	27	26	324	2	96.3%	12.5	12.0	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.6	23.2	0	26
2009	—	DEN	14	—	120	642	1	5.3	0.8	29	24.2	2	38	31	240	0	81.6%	7.7	6.3	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.0	-2.8	0	-2
2010	—	DEN	14	—	59	147	2	2.5	3.4	10	16.9	1	39	28	240	2	71.8%	8.6	6.2	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-24.0	4.7	0	46
Career		—	106	—	655	2,944	21	4.5	3.2	146	22.3	8	170	143	1,355	5	84.1%	9.5	8.0	—	60	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-46.2	56.8	0	75

Career EPA10.5·-46 rushing · 57 receiving·1.5/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2001	23	PHI	14	—	129	586	2	4.5	1.6	28	21.7	2	8.7
2003	25	PHI	15	—	126	542	8	4.3	6.3	28	22.2	2	13
2006	28	PHI	16	—	83	345	2	4.2	2.4	16	19.3	1	9.5
2007	29	PHI	13	—	62	313	4	5.0	6.5	17	27.4	0	7.5
2008	30	PHI	14	—	76	369	2	4.9	2.6	18	23.7	0	10.2
2009	31	DEN	14	—	120	642	1	5.3	0.8	29	24.2	2	9.4
2010	32	DEN	14	—	59	147	2	2.5	3.4	10	16.9	1	10.3
Career			100		655	2,944	21	4.5	—	146	—	8	68.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2001	23	PHI	14	—	21	13	130	0	61.9%	10.0	6.2	—	5
2003	25	PHI	15	—	10	10	133	1	100.0%	13.3	13.3	—	6
2006	28	PHI	16	—	23	23	201	0	100.0%	8.7	8.7	—	10
2007	29	PHI	13	—	12	12	87	0	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	7
2008	30	PHI	14	—	27	26	324	2	96.3%	12.5	12.0	—	15
2009	31	DEN	14	—	38	31	240	0	81.6%	7.7	6.3	—	8
2010	32	DEN	14	—	39	28	240	2	71.8%	8.6	6.2	—	9
Career			100		170	143	1,355	5	84.1%	9.5	8.0	—	60

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2001	23	PHI	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2003	25	NYJ	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2006	28	TB	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2008	30	CHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2009	31	WAS	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			7		6	6	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2001	23	—	—	—	—	-10.1	4.5	0
2003	25	—	—	—	—	-2.4	8.2	0
2006	28	—	—	—	—	-9.4	13.3	1
2007	29	—	—	—	—	6.3	5.5	4
2008	30	—	—	—	—	-6.6	23.2	26
2009	31	—	—	—	—	-0.0	-2.8	-2
2010	32	—	—	—	—	-24.0	4.7	46
Career					—	—	—	75

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 39.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2001bestavg 572010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

1.51 EPA/season over 7 seasons51

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: 88%.

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 · 2001

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

RB · 2001 class

4.53s

40-Yard

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 71thClass Pos 68thClass All 75th

40"

Vertical

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 95thClass Pos 88thClass All 88th

123"

Broad Jump

Strong · 77th pct

Pos 77thAll 78thClass Pos 79thClass All 83th

11 reps

Bench

Low · 2th pct

Pos 2thAll 5thClass Pos 12thClass All 10th

7.08s

3-Cone

Below avg · 49th pct

Pos 49thAll 59thClass Pos 67thClass All 81th

4.06s

Shuttle

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 93thClass Pos 94thClass All 93th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.5 regular season → 4.1 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

-8%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

4,299

2,944 rush · 1,355 recv

Total TDs

21 rush · 5 recv

Total Touches

798

655 carries · 143 rec

Yds / Touch

5.4

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

10 playoff games

Rushing

Att58Yds240TD1Y/A4.1TD%1.71D101D%17.2

Receiving

Tgt14Rec13Yds99Ctch%92.9%Y/R7.6Y/Tgt7.11D4

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-3.7Rec EPA5.1Rec AirYd11

College Stats

NebraskaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nebraska), 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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #121

#113Ben HamiltonG #114Cedric ScottDE #115Moran NorrisFB #116Milton WynnWR #117John HowellDB #118Ryan DiemG #119Jabari HollowayTE #120Nick HarrisP #122Markus SteeleOLB #124Justin McCareinsWR #125Jesse PalmerQB #126Edgerton HartwellMLB #127Curtis FullerDB #128Floyd WomackG #129Brandon ManumaleunaTE #130Shawn WorthenDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Correll inherited the Philadelphia Eagles RB room from Cecil Martin (1999–2002), and handed it to Dorsey Levens (2002–2004).

Perry Harrington 1980–1983Hubie Oliver 1981–1985Michael Haddix 1983–1988Junior Tautalatasi 1986–1988Anthony Toney 1986–1990Keith Byars

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2009team change
Joined DEN (from PHI)
2001draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 4, Pick 121

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 223 lb

Frame

226 lb at 4.53s

Size-speed

40" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

11 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	DEN	1	W5Out· AnkleW15Doubtful· Ankle

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 62

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

B2001

B2003

C+2006

C+2007

C+2008

B2009

C+2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

89%

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
2001	586	41.9	788+202	46.4
2003	542	36.1	647+105	38
2006	345	21.6	366+21	21.5
2007	313	24.1	393+80	23.1
2008	369	26.4	426+57	25.1
2009	642	45.9	732+90	43
2010	147	10.5	224+77	13.2

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

51 career value over replacement — #2003 all-time of 4,642. 7.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #121 (Rd 4) · PHI · 2001 · +25.5 vs expected KV-H

59actual

33.5 expected · Δ+25.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #121

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator