DeAngelo Williams ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Williams in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Williams a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

RBPIT#34ACT

DeAngelo Williams

1× Pro BowlTop 9% all-time RBsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -22% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2008Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #447

Height5'9"

Weight207 lb

BornApr 25, 1983

Age43

CollegeMemphis See College Stats

ConferenceConference USA

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 1, Pick 27 · CAR

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

53rdRushing Yards·8,099 yds 57thRushing Touchdowns·61

Pro Bowls

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2008·Rush TD18 15thsingle season·Rush TD2008

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

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 160 · #566 · High-Value

Worth 160 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 13% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.8

Avg surplus

peak +30

9 seasons × ~17.8 surplus ≈ VORP 160

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
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2006	—	CAR	13	—	121	501	1	4.1	0.8	30	24.8	0	33	33	313	1	100.0%	9.5	9.5	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	CAR	16	—	144	717	4	5.0	2.8	27	18.8	0	24	24	177	1	100.0%	7.4	7.4	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CAR	16	—	274	1,518	18	5.5	6.6	66	24.1	0	22	22	121	2	100.0%	5.5	5.5	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	ARI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CAR	13	—	216	1,117	7	5.2	3.2	51	23.6	3	41	29	252	0	70.7%	8.7	6.1	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CAR	6	—	87	361	1	4.1	1.1	12	13.8	1	13	11	61	0	84.6%	5.5	4.7	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CAR	16	—	155	836	7	5.4	4.5	32	20.6	0	25	16	135	0	64.0%	8.4	5.4	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CAR	16	—	173	737	5	4.3	2.9	32	18.5	2	20	13	187	2	65.0%	14.4	9.3	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	CAR	15	—	201	843	3	4.2	1.5	35	17.4	1	36	26	333	1	72.2%	12.8	9.3	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	470	48.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2013	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	CAR	6	—	62	219	0	3.5	0.0	6	9.7	1	6	5	44	0	83.3%	8.8	7.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	135	33.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	—	PIT	16	—	200	907	11	4.5	5.5	51	25.5	1	47	40	367	0	85.1%	9.2	7.8	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	701	62.1%	—	0.0%	3	5.5%
2015	—	CLE	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	PIT	8	—	98	343	4	3.5	4.1	20	20.4	0	27	18	118	2	66.7%	6.6	4.4	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	271	44.8%	—	0.0%	2	7.0%
2016	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	153	—	1,731	8,099	61	4.7	3.5	362	20.9	9	294	237	2,108	9	80.6%	8.9	7.2	—	85	11	11	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1,577	47.2%	—	0.0%	5	6.3%

Career EPA5.2·-23 rushing · 28 receiving·0.5/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2006	23	CAR	13	—	121	501	1	4.1	0.8	30	24.8	0	10.7
2007	24	CAR	16	—	144	717	4	5.0	2.8	27	18.8	0	11.5
2008	25	CAR	16	—	274	1,518	18	5.5	6.6	66	24.1	0	22.4
2009	26	CAR	13	—	216	1,117	7	5.2	3.2	51	23.6	3	13.6
2010	27	CAR	6	—	87	361	1	4.1	1.1	12	13.8	1	4.2
2011	28	CAR	16	—	155	836	7	5.4	4.5	32	20.6	0	13.4
2012	29	CAR	16	—	173	737	5	4.3	2.9	32	18.5	2	14.1
2013	30	CAR	15	0*	201	843	3	4.2	1.5	35	17.4	1	12.3
2014	31	CAR	6	0*	62	219	0	3.5	0.0	6	9.7	1	3
2015	32	PIT	16	10*	200	907	11	4.5	5.5	51	25.5	1	17.5
2016	33	PIT	8	0*	98	343	4	3.5	4.1	20	20.4	0	8
Career			141	10*	1,731	8,099	61	4.7	—	362	—	9	130.7

* 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
2006	23	CAR	13	—	33	33	313	1	100.0%	9.5	9.5	—	11
2007	24	CAR	16	—	24	24	177	1	100.0%	7.4	7.4	—	6
2008	25	CAR	16	—	22	22	121	2	100.0%	5.5	5.5	—	7
2009	26	CAR	13	—	41	29	252	0	70.7%	8.7	6.1	—	14
2010	27	CAR	6	—	13	11	61	0	84.6%	5.5	4.7	—	3
2011	28	CAR	16	—	25	16	135	0	64.0%	8.4	5.4	—	6
2012	29	CAR	16	—	20	13	187	2	65.0%	14.4	9.3	—	5
2013	30	CAR	15	0*	36	26	333	1	72.2%	12.8	9.3	—	10
2014	31	CAR	6	0*	6	5	44	0	83.3%	8.8	7.3	—	2
2015	32	PIT	16	10*	47	40	367	0	85.1%	9.2	7.8	—	15
2016	33	PIT	8	0*	27	18	118	2	66.7%	6.6	4.4	—	6
Career			141	10*	294	237	2,108	9	80.6%	8.9	7.2	—	85

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2006	23	NYG	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2007	24	NO	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	25	ARI	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2009	26	WAS	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2011	28	NO	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2012	29	SEA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2013	30	SEA	1	0*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2015	32	CLE	3	3*	2	2	0.0	0.0	1
2016	33	WAS	1	0*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			12	3*	11	11	—	—	1

* 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	30	CAR	15	0*	470	48.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	31	CAR	6	0*	135	33.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	32	PIT	16	10*	701	62.1%	—	0.0%	3	5.5%
2016	33	PIT	9	0*	271	44.8%	—	0.0%	2	7.0%
Career			46	10*	1,577	—	—	—	5	—

* 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	Rec AirYd
2006	23	—	—	—	—	-5.3	11.1	-15
2007	24	—	—	—	—	10.9	-5.2	-30
2008	25	—	—	—	—	37.3	4.8	-17
2009	26	—	—	—	—	-3.5	1.4	127
2010	27	—	—	—	—	-18.5	0.9	-7
2011	28	—	—	—	—	5.5	-3.9	-13
2012	29	—	—	—	—	-14.6	0.8	-38
2013	30	—	—	0*	—	-14.7	9.3	-52
2014	31	—	—	0*	—	-11.5	1.4	-18
2015	32	—	—	10*	—	-2.2	7.0	17
2016	33	—	—	0*	—	-6.6	0.8	-20
Career				10*	—	—	—	-66

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 48.7

Availability 17.3

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

2006bestavg 63elite 702016

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #447 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2011 CAR·6 team wins#16

Rushing Touchdowns · 7 · score 10

2011 CAR·6 team wins#23

Rushing Yards · 836 · score 3

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Solid

of 100

Reached 44% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

44% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader44

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

0.47 EPA/season over 11 seasons50

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:2.013 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap2.013Touch rate0.429EPA/snap-0.01Snap share47.2%Off snaps1,577ConsistentCV 0.15

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2006

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2006 class

4.45s

40-Yard

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 86thClass Pos 72thClass All 82th

35.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 69thClass Pos 69thClass All 53th

121"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 70thClass Pos 68thClass All 71th

25 reps

Bench

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 74thClass Pos 86thClass All 73th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.7 regular season → 3.6 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

-22%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

10,207

8,099 rush · 2,108 recv

Total TDs

61 rush · 9 recv

Total Touches

1,968

1,731 carries · 237 rec

Yds / Touch

5.2

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Rushing

Att39Yds142TD1Y/A3.6TD%2.61D71D%17.9

Receiving

Tgt11Rec10Yds59Ctch%90.9%Y/R5.9Y/Tgt5.41D4

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-7.3Rec EPA3.8Rec AirYd6

College Stats

MemphisCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Memphis), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #27

#19Antonio CromartieCB #20Tamba HaliOLB #21Laurence MaroneyRB #22Manny LawsonOLB #23Davin JosephG #24Johnathan JosephCB #25Santonio HolmesWR #26John McCargoDT #28Marcedes LewisTE #29Nick MangoldC #30Joseph AddaiRB #31Kelly JenningsDB #32Mathias KiwanukaDE #33DeMeco RyansILB #34D'Qwell JacksonILB #35Rocky McIntoshLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

DeAngelo inherited the Carolina Panthers RB room from DeShaun Foster (2003–2007), and handed it to Jonathan Stewart (2008–2017).

Howard Griffith 1995–1996Anthony Johnson 1995–1999Scott Greene 1996–1997Tim Biakabutuka 1996–2001Fred Lane 1997–1999William Floyd

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with PIT
2015team change
Joined PIT (from CAR)
2006draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 1, Pick 27

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 207 lb

Frame

214 lb at 4.45s

Size-speed

35.5" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

10 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	PIT	5	W7Out· KneeW9Questionable· KneeW10Out· KneeW11Out· KneeW12Out· KneeW13Out· KneeW14Questionable· Knee
2015	PIT	0	W18Out· FootW19Out· Foot
2014	CAR	4	W2Questionable· ThighW3Questionable· ThighW5Out· AnkleW6Out· AnkleW7Doubtful· AnkleW8Out· AnkleW14Out· HandW15Doubtful· HandW16Questionable· Hand
2013	CAR	0	W13Questionable· Thigh
2010	CAR	1	W8Doubtful· FootW9Doubtful· FootW10Out· Foot
2009	CAR	0	W10Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· AnkleW16Doubtful· AnkleW17Doubtful· Ankle

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 76

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2006

B2007

A2008

B+2009

C2010

B2011

B2012

B+2013

D2014

B+2015

C+2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2006	501	38.5	599+98	35.2
2007	717	44.8	694-23	40.8
2008	1,518	94.9	1,421-97	83.6
2009	1,117	85.9	1,344+227	79.1
2010	361	60.2	1,000+639	58.8
2011	836	52.3	915+79	53.8
2012	737	46.1	833+96	49
2013	843	56.2	1,019+176	60
2014	219	36.5	671+452	39.5
2015	907	56.7	1,038+131	61.1
2016	343	42.9	760+417	44.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

160 career value over replacement — #566 all-time of 4,642. 14.5/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×4 top-10 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #27 (Rd 1) · CAR · 2006 · +15.1 vs expected KV-H

70actual

54.9 expected · Δ+15.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #27

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator