Cory Schlesinger is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Schlesinger in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Schlesinger's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Cory Schlesinger
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 27 | DET | 16 | — | 42 | 121 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 9 | 21.4 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 151 | 1 | 61.8% | 7.2 | 4.4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 28 | DET | 14 | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 73 | 0 | 66.7% | 6.1 | 4.1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 29 | DET | 16 | — | 47 | 154 | 3 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 16 | 34.0 | 0 | 85 | 60 | 466 | 0 | 70.6% | 7.8 | 5.5 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30 | DET | 15 | — | 49 | 139 | 2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 6 | 12.2 | 2 | 54 | 35 | 263 | 0 | 64.8% | 7.5 | 4.9 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 31 | DET | 16 | — | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 5 | 55.6 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 247 | 2 | 100.0% | 7.3 | 7.3 | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32 | DET | 8 | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 91 | 3 | 100.0% | 9.1 | 9.1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 33 | DET | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 100.0% | 3.9 | 3.9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 34 | DET | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 95 | — | 153 | 441 | 5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 39 | 25.5 | 3 | 251 | 188 | 1,358 | 7 | 74.9% | 7.2 | 5.4 | — | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
15 career value over replacement — #3385 all-time of 4,695. 2.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #192 (Rd 6) · DET · 1995 · +30.1 vs expected KV-H
52actual
21.9 expected · Δ+30.1
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