Darren McFadden is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places McFadden in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McFadden's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Darren McFadden
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 21 | OAK | 13 | — | 113 | 499 | 4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 24 | 21.2 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 285 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.8 | 9.8 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 22 | OAK | 12 | — | 104 | 356 | 1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 13 | 12.5 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 245 | 0 | 58.3% | 11.7 | 6.8 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23 | OAK | 13 | — | 223 | 1,157 | 7 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 45 | 20.2 | 2 | 61 | 47 | 507 | 3 | 77.0% | 10.8 | 8.3 | — | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24 | OAK | 7 | — | 113 | 614 | 4 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 23 | 20.4 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 154 | 1 | 82.6% | 8.1 | 6.7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25 | OAK | 12 | — | 216 | 707 | 2 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 33 | 15.3 | 1 | 62 | 42 | 258 | 1 | 67.7% | 6.1 | 4.2 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | OAK | 10 | — | 114 | 379 | 5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 16 | 14.0 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 108 | 0 | 68.0% | 6.4 | 4.3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 16 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 36.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | 336 | 53.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 155 | 534 | 2 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 20 | 12.9 | 1 | 56 | 36 | 212 | 0 | 64.3% | 5.9 | 3.8 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 514 | 50.9% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 28 | DAL | 16 | — | 239 | 1,089 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 52 | 21.8 | 2 | 53 | 40 | 328 | 0 | 75.5% | 8.2 | 6.2 | — | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 615 | 60.6% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 29 | DAL | 3 | — | 24 | 87 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 5 | 20.8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 60.0% | 5.7 | 3.4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 26.7% | — | 0.0% | 13 | 15.0% |
| 2017 | 30 | DAL | 1 | — | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 103 | — | 1,302 | 5,420 | 28 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 231 | 17.7 | 12 | 350 | 254 | 2,114 | 5 | 72.6% | 8.3 | 6.0 | — | 87 | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 16 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | — | 83.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
113 career value over replacement — #940 all-time of 4,666. 14.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #4 (Rd 1) · LV · 2008 · +4.1 vs expected KV-H
68actual
63.9 expected · Δ+4.1
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