Curt Warner ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Warner in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Warner a career score of 86, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Curt Warner

3× Pro BowlTop 1% all-time RBsAll-Time Great📊 Undervalued by voters

Height5'11"

Weight205 lb

BornMar 18, 1961

Age65

CollegePenn State See College Stats

Rookie yr1983

Draft1983 · Rd 1, Pick 3 · SEA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

69thRushing Touchdowns·56 78thRushing Yards·6,844 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 1% all-time running back — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 205 · #352 · Elite

Worth 205 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 9% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +34.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+34.2

Avg surplus

peak +44

6 seasons × ~34.2 surplus ≈ VORP 205

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving
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
1983	—	SEA	16	—	335	1,449	13	4.3	3.9	—	—	—	—	42	325	1	—	7.7	—	—	—
1984	—	SEA	1	—	10	40	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	1	19	0	—	19.0	—	—	—
1985	—	SEA	16	—	291	1,094	8	3.8	2.7	—	—	—	—	47	307	1	—	6.5	—	—	—
1986	—	SEA	16	—	319	1,481	13	4.6	4.1	—	—	—	—	41	342	0	—	8.3	—	—	—
1987	—	SEA	12	—	234	985	8	4.2	3.4	—	—	—	—	17	167	2	—	9.8	—	—	—
1988	—	SEA	16	—	266	1,025	10	3.9	3.8	—	—	—	—	22	154	2	—	7.0	—	—	—
1989	—	SEA	16	—	194	631	3	3.3	1.5	—	—	—	—	23	153	1	—	6.7	—	—	—
1990	—	LAR	7	—	49	139	1	2.8	2.0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—
Career		—	100	—	1,698	6,844	56	4.0	3.3	—	—	—	0	193	1,467	7	—	7.6	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1983	22	SEA	16	—	335	1,449	13	4.3	3.9	—	—	—	22.2
1984	23	SEA	1	—	10	40	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1985	24	SEA	16	—	291	1,094	8	3.8	2.7	—	—	—	15.7
1986	25	SEA	16	—	319	1,481	13	4.6	4.1	—	—	—	21.6
1987	26	SEA	12	—	234	985	8	4.2	3.4	—	—	—	15.7
1988	27	SEA	16	—	266	1,025	10	3.9	3.8	—	—	—	19
1989	28	SEA	16	—	194	631	3	3.3	1.5	—	—	—	13.8
1990	29	LAR	7	—	49	139	1	2.8	2.0	—	—	—	4
Career			100		1,698	6,844	56	4.0	—	—	—	—	112

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1983	22	SEA	16	—	—	42	325	1	—	7.7	—	—	—
1984	23	SEA	1	—	—	1	19	0	—	19.0	—	—	—
1985	24	SEA	16	—	—	47	307	1	—	6.5	—	—	—
1986	25	SEA	16	—	—	41	342	0	—	8.3	—	—	—
1987	26	SEA	12	—	—	17	167	2	—	9.8	—	—	—
1988	27	SEA	16	—	—	22	154	2	—	7.0	—	—	—
1989	28	SEA	16	—	—	23	153	1	—	6.7	—	—	—
1990	29	LAR	7	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—
Career			100		0	193	1,467	7	—	7.6	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 86 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 86 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 84.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 86· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 81

On-field 62.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1983bestavg 78elite 701990

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 37% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

37% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader37

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

8,311

6,844 rush · 1,467 recv

Total TDs

56 rush · 7 recv

Total Touches

1,891

1,698 carries · 193 rec

Yds / Touch

4.4

rushing + receiving

College Stats

Penn StateImported college table

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1979	Penn State	84	391	2	4.7	2.4	—	—	—
1980	Penn State	196	922	6	4.7	3.1	—	—	—
1979	Penn State	171	1,044	8	6.1	4.7	—	—	—
1982	Penn State	198	1,041	8	5.3	4.0	—	—	—
Career		649	3,398	24	5.2	3.7	—	—	—

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1979	Penn State	—	—	129	1	—	12.9	—	—	—
1980	Penn State	—	—	92	0	—	7.1	—	—	—
1979	Penn State	—	—	106	0	—	11.8	—	—	—
1982	Penn State	—	—	335	5	—	14.0	—	—	—
Career		0	0	662	6	—	—	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1983 Draft Class· this player went #3

#1John ElwayQB #2Eric DickersonRB #4Chris HintonG #5Billy Ray Smith Jr.LB #7Todd BlackledgeQB #8Michael HaddixFB #9Bruce MatthewsC #12Tony HunterTE #14Jim KellyQB #15Tony EasonQB #18Willie GaultWR #24Ken O'BrienQB #27Dan MarinoQB #28Darrell GreenCB #31Mark CooperG #32Henry EllardWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Curt inherited the Seattle Seahawks RB room from David Hughes (1981–1985), and handed it to Randall Morris (1984–1988).

David Hughes 1981–1985Curt Warner 1983–1989Randall Morris 1984–1988Derrick Fenner 1989–1991Chris Warren 1990–1997Tracy Johnson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1990team change
Joined LAR (from SEA)
1990final season
Last recorded season with LAR
1983draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 1, Pick 3

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 205 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 90

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

A1983

A1985

A+1986

A1987

A1988

B+1989

C1990

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

79%

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
1983	1,449	90.6	1,718+269	101
1985	1,094	68.4	1,451+357	85.3
1986	1,481	92.6	2,015+534	118.5
1987	985	82.1	1,929+944	113.5
1988	1,025	64.1	1,594+569	93.8
1989	631	39.4	1,014+383	59.6
1990	139	19.9	609+470	35.8

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

205 career value over replacement — #352 all-time of 4,642. 29.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #3 (Rd 1) · SEA · 1983 · +24.2 vs expected KV-H

86actual

61.8 expected · Δ+24.2

💔+52.6 stolen VORP·1.68 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

College Rushing

College Receiving

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1983 Draft Class· this player went #3

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator