Dalvin Cook packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any running back in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 82 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

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#65Wasted talentof 67

Streaks4 straight · 1,000 rushing yards · 2019–22

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Dalvin Cook

4× Pro BowlTop 6% all-time RBsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -29% playoffs

Height5'10"

Weight210 lb

BornAug 10, 1995

Career Value · VORP

135 career value over replacement — #764 all-time of 4,695. 19.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

6 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Comet62% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #41 (Rd 2) · MIN · 2017 · +24.3 vs expected KV-H

75actual

50.7 expected · Δ+24.3

💔+35.1 stolen VORP·1.82 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Snap Counts						Advanced Rushing (2018+)
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2017	22	MIN	4	—	74	354	2	4.8	2.7	15	20.3	1	16	11	90	0	68.8%	8.2	5.6	—	3	169	64.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	23	MIN	11	—	133	615	2	4.6	1.5	22	16.5	2	49	40	305	2	81.6%	7.6	6.2	—	15	491	69.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	352	2.6	263	2.0	10	13.3	22
2019	24	MIN	14	—	250	1,135	13	4.5	5.2	60	24.0	2	63	53	519	0	84.1%	9.8	8.2	—	26	604	65.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	539	2.2	596	2.4	20	12.5	60
2020	25	MIN	14	—	312	1,557	16	5.0	5.1	91	29.2	2	54	44	361	1	81.5%	8.2	6.7	—	17	669	70.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	801	2.6	756	2.4	33	9.5	91
2021	26	MIN	13	—	249	1,159	6	4.7	2.4	57	22.9	2	49	34	224	0	69.4%	6.6	4.6	—	9	608	69.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	678	2.7	481	1.9	16	15.6	57
2022	27	MIN	17	—	264	1,173	8	4.4	3.0	50	18.9	3	56	39	295	2	69.6%	7.6	5.3	—	16	841	72.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	692	2.6	481	1.8	12	22.0	50
2023	28	NYJ	15	—	67	214	0	3.2	0.0	10	14.9	2	20	15	78	0	75.0%	5.2	3.9	—	3	202	22.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	29	DAL	2	—	8	20	0	2.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	10	0	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	1	24	18.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	12	1.5	8	1.0	0	—	0
Career		—	90	—	1,357	6,227	47	4.6	3.5	305	22.5	14	308	237	1,882	5	76.9%	7.9	6.1	—	90	3,608	60.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	3,074	—	2,585	—	91	—	280

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

89thRushing Yards·6,227 yds 98thRushing Touchdowns·47

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A top 10% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 135 · #764 · High-Value

Worth 135 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 17% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+27

Avg surplus

peak +39

5 seasons × ~27 surplus ≈