Curtis Dickey is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Dickey in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Dickey's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | 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 | 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 | |||||
| 1980 | 23–24 | IND | 15 | — | 176 | 800 | 11 | 4.5 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 204 | 2 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 24–25 | IND | 15 | — | 164 | 779 | 7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 419 | 3 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 25–26 | IND | 8 | — | 66 | 232 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 228 | 0 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 26–27 | IND | 16 | — | 254 | 1,122 | 4 | 4.4 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 483 | 3 | — | 20.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 27–28 | IND | 10 | — | 131 | 523 | 3 | 4.0 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 135 | 0 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 63 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 63.0 | 83.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 28–29 | CLE / IND | 14 | — | 11 | 40 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 30 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 29–30 | CLE | 14 | — | 135 | 523 | 6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 78 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 92 | — | 937 | 4,019 | 32 | 4.3 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 134 | 1,577 | 8 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 63 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 63.0 | 83.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
106 career value over replacement — #1066 all-time of 4,695. 15.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #5 (Rd 1) · BAL · 1980 · +4.7 vs expected KV-H
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