Craig Heyward is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Heyward in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Heyward's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Craig Heyward
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1988 | 21–22 | NO | 11 | — | 74 | 355 | 1 | 4.8 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 105 | 0 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 22–23 | NO | 16 | — | 49 | 183 | 1 | 3.7 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 69 | 0 | — | 5.3 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 23–24 | NO | 16 | — | 129 | 599 | 4 | 4.6 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 121 | 0 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 24–25 | NO | 7 | — | 76 | 260 | 4 | 3.4 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 34 | 1 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 25–26 | NO | 16 | — | 104 | 416 | 3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 159 | 0 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 26–27 | CHI | 16 | — | 68 | 206 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 132 | 0 | — | 8.3 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 27–28 | ATL | 16 | — | 183 | 779 | 7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 335 | 1 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 28–29 | ATL | 16 | — | 236 | 1,083 | 6 | 4.6 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 350 | 2 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 29–30 | ATL | 15 | — | 72 | 321 | 3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 168 | 0 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 30–31 | STL | 16 | — | 34 | 84 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 77 | 0 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 31–32 | IND | 4 | — | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 149 | — | 1,031 | 4,301 | 30 | 4.2 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 177 | 1,559 | 4 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
141 career value over replacement — #717 all-time of 4,695. 12.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #24 (Rd 1) · NOR · 1988 · +12.7 vs expected KV-H
69actual
56.3 expected · Δ+12.7
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