David Hughes is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Hughes in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hughes'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 | 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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1981 | 22 | SEA | 16 | — | 47 | 135 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 263 | 2 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 23 | SEA | 9 | — | 30 | 106 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 98 | 1 | — | 8.9 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24 | SEA | 16 | — | 83 | 313 | 1 | 3.8 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 100 | 1 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25 | SEA | 16 | — | 94 | 327 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 121 | 1 | — | 5.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26 | SEA | 12 | — | 40 | 128 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 184 | 0 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27 | PIT | 5 | — | 14 | 32 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 98 | 0 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 74 | — | 308 | 1,041 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | 107 | 864 | 5 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
27 career value over replacement — #2817 all-time of 4,695. 4.5/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #31 (Rd 2) · SEA · 1981 · +0.2 vs expected KV-H
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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 27 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 61% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~6.8 surplus ≈ VORP 27
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