Darian Barnes
Role Player
A running back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
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 | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2003 | — | TB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | DAL | 9 | — | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 1 | 100.0% | 5.9 | 5.9 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | WAS | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | NE | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | MIA | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.3 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | — | BUF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 100.0% | 17.0 | 17.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | — | 17 | — | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 121 | 1 | 100.0% | 7.6 | 7.6 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1.3 | 4.9 | 0 | 12 | |
Career EPA6.3·1 rushing · 5 receiving·1.6/season
Rushing
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 30 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 30 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
42
Sustained
career value
×.6
42
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 42 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 30· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 42
On-field 30.9
Availability 11.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2004bestavg 422004
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
1.57 EPA/season over 4 seasons51
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%.
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Hampton; Rutgers), 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
Keyshawn JohnsonWR3yLaveranues ColesWR3yTom TupaP2yBrian KozlowskiTE2yRobert RoyalTE2yRoscoe ParrishWR2yJeff RobinsonLS2yFlozell AdamsOT2yJon RunyanOT2yRon WarnerDE2yAdam VinatieriK1yTom BradyQB1yJason WittenTE1yJason WhittleG1yRonde BarberFS1yVinny TestaverdeQB1yJohn LynchFS1yDerrick BrooksOLB1yJason TaylorOLB1yOlindo MareK1yKeith TraylorNT1yTerence NewmanCB1yKeenan McCardellWR1yKevin CarterDE1y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2008team change
Joined BUF (from MIA)
- 2008final season
Last recorded season with BUF
- 2006team change
Joined MIA (from NE)
- 2005team change
Joined NE (from DAL)
- 2004team change
Joined DAL (from TB)
- 2003signing
Entered the NFL with TB
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 240 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
30
peak 42
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
18%
20032008
2003 · cause not documented · 6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 | 1.1 | 139+129 | 8.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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