Derek Loville is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Loville in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Loville'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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1990 | 22 | SEA | 1 | — | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 23 | SEA | 16 | — | 22 | 69 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26 | SF | 14 | — | 31 | 99 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 26 | 0 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27 | SF | 16 | — | 218 | 723 | 10 | 3.3 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | 87 | 662 | 3 | — | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28 | SF | 6 | — | 70 | 229 | 2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 138 | 2 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 29 | DEN | 16 | — | 25 | 124 | 1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 30 | DEN | 16 | — | 53 | 161 | 2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | 0 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 31 | DEN | 9 | — | 40 | 203 | 1 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 9 | 22.5 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 68.8% | 4.5 | 3.1 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 94 | — | 466 | 1,620 | 16 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 9 | 1.9 | 0 | 16 | 120 | 915 | 5 | 750.0% | 7.6 | 57.2 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2101 all-time of 4,695. 7/season above a replacement-level RB.
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7 seasons · peak 10.2 in 1995
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.9 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1995 · +0.8 wins
Latest season · 1999 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#276 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22 | SEA | 1 | — | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 23 | SEA | 16 | — | 22 | 69 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | SF | 14 | — | 31 | 99 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | SF | 16 | — | 218 | 723 | 10 | 3.3 | 4.6 | — | — | — | 10.2 |
| 1996 | 28 | SF | 6 | — | 70 | 229 | 2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 1.3 |
| 1997 | 29 | DEN | 16 | — | 25 | 124 | 1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | DEN | 16 | — | 53 | 161 | 2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1999 | 31 | DEN | 9 | — | 40 | 203 | 1 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 9 | 22.5 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Career | 94 | 466 | 1,620 | 16 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 9 | 1.9 | 0 | 12.1 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 60 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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