Danny Woodhead is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Woodhead in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Woodhead's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Danny Woodhead
Top 30% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -21% playoffs🌅 Early Bloomer · 2010Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #369
Height5'8"
Weight204 lb
BornJan 25, 1985
Age41
ConferenceRocky Mountain Athletic
Rookie yr2008
A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 39 · #2350 · Role PlayerWorth 39 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 52% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+7.8
Avg surplus
peak +11
5 seasons × ~7.8 surplus ≈ VORP 39
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | — | NYJ | 7 | — | 15 | 64 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 57.1% | 10.9 | 6.2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | NE | 14 | — | 97 | 547 | 5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 23 | 23.7 | 1 | 44 | 34 | 379 | 1 | 77.3% | 11.1 | 8.6 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | NE | 14 | — | 77 | 351 | 1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 18 | 23.4 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 157 | 0 | 58.1% | 8.7 | 5.1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | DAL | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | NE | 15 | — | 76 | 301 | 4 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 19 | 25.0 | 0 | 55 | 40 | 446 | 3 | 72.7% | 11.2 | 8.1 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 106 | 429 | 2 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 26 | 24.5 | 1 | 87 | 76 | 605 | 6 | 87.4% | 8.0 | 7.0 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | MIA | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 491 | 43.8% | — | 0.0% | 81 | 18.0% |
| 2014 | — | LAC | 3 | — | 15 | 38 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 83.3% | 6.8 | 5.7 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | ARI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | SD | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 32.0% | — | 0.0% | 10 | 19.5% |
| 2015 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 98 | 336 | 3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 21 | 21.4 | 0 | 106 | 80 | 755 | 6 | 75.5% | 9.4 | 7.1 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | DEN | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 594 | 51.1% | — | 0.0% | 73 | 19.1% |
| 2016 | — | LAC | 2 | — | 19 | 116 | 0 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 6 | 31.6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 75.0% | 5.8 | 4.4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | SD | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 37.5% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 9.0% |
| 2017 | — | BAL | 8 | — | 14 | 56 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 39 | 33 | 200 | 0 | 84.6% | 6.1 | 5.1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 28.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | — | PIT | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 142 | — | 517 | 2,238 | 15 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 119 | 23.0 | 2 | 390 | 300 | 2,698 | 17 | 76.9% | 9.0 | 6.9 | — | 133 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1,365 | 38.6% | — | 0.0% | 167 | 16.4% | |
Career EPA71.7·-1 rushing · 72 receiving·8.0/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24 | NYJ | 7 | — | 15 | 64 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2010 | 25 | NE | 14 | — | 97 | 547 | 5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 23 | 23.7 | 1 | 12.7 |
| 2011 | 26 | NE | 14 | — | 77 | 351 | 1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 18 | 23.4 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | 27 | NE | 15 | — | 76 | 301 | 4 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 19 | 25.0 | 0 | 14.7 |
| 2013 | 28 | LAC | 16 | 0* | 106 | 429 | 2 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 26 | 24.5 | 1 | 15.6 |
| 2014 | 29 | LAC | 3 | — | 15 | 38 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 30 | LAC | 16 | 8* | 98 | 336 | 3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 21 | 21.4 | 0 | 17 |
| 2016 | 31 | LAC | 2 | — | 19 | 116 | 0 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 6 | 31.6 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 32 | BAL | 8 | 0* | 14 | 56 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Career | 95 | 8* | 517 | 2,238 | 15 | 4.3 | — | 119 | — | 2 | 75.3 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24 | NYJ | 7 | — | 14 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 57.1% | 10.9 | 6.2 | — | 4 |
| 2010 | 25 | NE | 14 | — | 44 | 34 | 379 | 1 | 77.3% | 11.1 | 8.6 | — | 15 |
| 2011 | 26 | NE | 14 | — | 31 | 18 | 157 | 0 | 58.1% | 8.7 | 5.1 | — | 8 |
| 2012 | 27 | NE | 15 | — | 55 | 40 | 446 | 3 | 72.7% | 11.2 | 8.1 | — | 22 |
| 2013 | 28 | LAC | 16 | 0* | 87 | 76 | 605 | 6 | 87.4% | 8.0 | 7.0 | — | 30 |
| 2014 | 29 | LAC | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 83.3% | 6.8 | 5.7 | — | 4 |
| 2015 | 30 | LAC | 16 | 8* | 106 | 80 | 755 | 6 | 75.5% | 9.4 | 7.1 | — | 39 |
| 2016 | 31 | LAC | 2 | — | 8 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 75.0% | 5.8 | 4.4 | — | 2 |
| 2017 | 32 | BAL | 8 | 0* | 39 | 33 | 200 | 0 | 84.6% | 6.1 | 5.1 | — | 9 |
| Career | 95 | 8* | 390 | 300 | 2,698 | 17 | 76.9% | 9.0 | 6.9 | — | 133 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 26 | DAL | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 28 | MIA | 2 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 29 | ARI | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | DEN | 3 | 3* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 32 | PIT | 2 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 10 | 3* | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28 | SD | 16 | 0* | 491 | 43.8% | — | 0.0% | 81 | 18.0% |
| 2014 | 29 | SD | 3 | — | 68 | 32.0% | — | 0.0% | 10 | 19.5% |
| 2015 | 30 | SD | 16 | 8* | 594 | 51.1% | — | 0.0% | 73 | 19.1% |
| 2016 | 31 | SD | 2 | — | 55 | 37.5% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 9.0% |
| 2017 | 32 | BAL | 8 | 0* | 157 | 28.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 45 | 8* | 1,365 | — | — | — | 167 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24 | — | — | — | — | -2.7 | -3.1 | 0 | 58 |
| 2010 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 19.9 | 13.4 | 0 | 88 |
| 2011 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | -4.8 | 0 | 102 |
| 2012 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 4.3 | 22.2 | 0 | 165 |
| 2013 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | -6.5 | 28.4 | 0 | 176 |
| 2014 | 29 | — | — | — | — | -4.7 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | 30 | — | — | 8* | — | -14.1 | 12.6 | 0 | 79 |
| 2016 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2017 | 32 | — | — | 0* | — | -2.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 108 |
| Career | 8* | — | — | — | 0 | 799 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
54
Sustained
career value
×.6
59
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 56 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 98%
What builds the career mark of 54
On-field 37
Availability 17
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2009bestavg 522017
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #369 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position21
Depth
of 100
Reached 19% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
19% of the all-time Receptions leader19
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
7.97 EPA/season over 9 seasons53
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: 91%.
Per-Snap Impact
Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+54
Solid
SIS
Yards/snap1.908Touch rate0.365EPA/snap0.015Snap share38.6%Off snaps1,365ReliableCV 0.35
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
📉 Regular Season Player
Yards / Carry: 4.3 regular season → 3.4 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)
-21%
vs reg season
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
4,936
2,238 rush · 2,698 recv
Total TDs
32
15 rush · 17 recv
Total Touches
817
517 carries · 300 rec
Yds / Touch
6.0
rushing + receiving
Postseason Career
9 playoff gamesRushing
Att59Yds201TD1Y/A3.4TD%1.71D71D%11.9
Receiving
Tgt26Rec18Yds136TD1Ctch%69.2%Y/R7.6Y/Tgt5.21D10
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-0.8Rec EPA3.2Rec AirYd18
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Chadron State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Philip RiversQB8yAntonio GatesTE8yKeenan AllenWR8yMelvin IngramLB8yCorey LiugetDT8yJahleel AddaeS8yManti Te'oMLB8yEric WeddleFS7yDarrell StuckeyDB7yMike ScifresP6yAdrian PhillipsDB6yBrandon FlowersCB6yMalcom FloydWR6yDonald ButlerOLB6yKendall ReyesDT6yDontrelle InmanWR6yJeremiah AttaochuLB6ySean LissemoreNT6yLadarius GreenTE6yJason VerrettDB6yTourek WilliamsOLB6yKellen ClemensQB6yRyan CarrethersNT6yJohn PhillipsTE5y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterDanny inherited the Los Angeles Chargers RB room from Ryan Mathews (2010–2014), and handed it to Melvin Gordon (2015–2019).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2017team change
Joined BAL (from LAC)
- 2017final season
Last recorded season with BAL
- 2013team change
Joined LAC (from NE)
- 2010team change
Joined NE (from NYJ)
- 2009signing
Entered the NFL with NYJ
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'8" / 204 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NE | 0 | W5Doubtful· AnkleW6Questionable· AnkleW13Questionable· AbdomenW14Questionable· AbdomenW15Questionable· Abdomen |
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 →
56
peak 59
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2009
B2010
C+2011
C+2012
C+2013
C+2015
C2017
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
69%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 64 | 9.1 | 170+106 | 10 |
| 2010 | 547 | 39.1 | 670+123 | 39.4 |
| 2011 | 351 | 25.1 | 484+133 | 28.5 |
| 2012 | 301 | 20.1 | 409+108 | 24 |
| 2013 | 429 | 26.8 | 502+73 | 29.5 |
| 2015 | 336 | 21 | 351+15 | 20.6 |
| 2017 | 56 | 7 | 88+32 | 5.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
39 career value over replacement — #2350 all-time of 4,642. 5.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
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