DeShaun Foster is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Foster in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Foster's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

RBSF#29ACT

DeShaun Foster

Top 18% all-time RBsElite Playmaker🏆 Clutch · +23% playoffsTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight222 lb

BornJan 10, 1980

Age46

CollegeUCLA See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 2, Pick 34 · CAR

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

69thPlayoff Rushing Yards·401 yds

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 60 · #1824 · Above Average

Worth 60 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 40% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15

Avg surplus

peak +18

4 seasons × ~15 surplus ≈ VORP 60

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									Passing													Defense
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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2003	—	CAR	14	—	113	429	0	3.8	0.0	22	19.5	1	26	26	207	2	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	CAR	4	—	59	255	2	4.3	3.4	13	22.0	0	9	9	76	0	100.0%	8.4	8.4	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CAR	15	—	206	882	2	4.3	1.0	34	16.5	0	34	34	372	1	100.0%	10.9	10.9	—	12	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	CAR	14	—	227	897	3	4.0	1.3	49	21.6	2	32	32	159	0	100.0%	5.0	5.0	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	PIT	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2007	—	CAR	16	—	247	876	3	3.5	1.2	42	17.0	4	24	24	173	1	100.0%	7.2	7.2	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	TEN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	—	SF	11	—	76	234	1	3.1	1.3	12	15.8	1	16	16	133	1	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	79	—	928	3,573	11	3.9	1.2	172	18.5	8	141	141	1,120	5	100.0%	7.9	7.9	—	38	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-111.2·-0 passing · -137 rushing · 26 receiving·-18.5/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2005	25	CAR	15	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	13
Career			15		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	55.4

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2003	23	CAR	14	—	113	429	0	3.8	0.0	22	19.5	1
2004	24	CAR	4	—	59	255	2	4.3	3.4	13	22.0	0
2005	25	CAR	15	—	206	882	2	4.3	1.0	34	16.5	0
2006	26	CAR	14	—	227	897	3	4.0	1.3	49	21.6	2
2007	27	CAR	16	—	247	876	3	3.5	1.2	42	17.0	4
2008	28	SF	11	—	76	234	1	3.1	1.3	12	15.8	1
Career			74		928	3,573	11	3.9	—	172	—	8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2003	23	CAR	14	—	26	26	207	2	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	7
2004	24	CAR	4	—	9	9	76	0	100.0%	8.4	8.4	—	4
2005	25	CAR	15	—	34	34	372	1	100.0%	10.9	10.9	—	12
2006	26	CAR	14	—	32	32	159	0	100.0%	5.0	5.0	—	3
2007	27	CAR	16	—	24	24	173	1	100.0%	7.2	7.2	—	6
2008	28	SF	11	—	16	16	133	1	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	6
Career			74		141	141	1,120	5	100.0%	7.9	7.9	—	38

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2005	25	CAR	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2006	26	PIT	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2007	27	TEN	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2008	28	LA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			7		6	6	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2003	23	—	—	—	—	-18.9	-6.8	0
2004	24	—	—	—	—	0.4	-0.1	0
2005	25	—	—	—	-0.5	-13.4	21.3	0
2006	26	—	—	—	—	-36.1	-2.6	-12
2007	27	—	—	—	—	-52.8	8.7	9
2008	28	—	—	—	—	-16.2	5.8	54
Career					—	—	—	51

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 44

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 562008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 19% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

19% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader19

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-18.53 EPA/season over 6 seasons44

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: 91%.

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 · 2002

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

RB · 2002 class

4.57s

40-Yard

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 64thClass Pos 52thClass All 69th

35.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 69thClass Pos 66thClass All 65th

119"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 60thClass Pos 64thClass All 66th

20 reps

Bench

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 44thClass Pos 26thClass All 38th

6.82s

3-Cone

Elite · 90th pct

Pos 90thAll 89thClass Pos 97thClass All 85th

4.16s

Shuttle

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 79thClass Pos 46thClass All 64th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Carry: 3.9 regular season → 4.7 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+23%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

4,693

3,573 rush · 1,120 recv

Total TDs

11 rush · 5 recv

Total Touches

1,069

928 carries · 141 rec

Yds / Touch

4.4

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Rushing

Att85Yds401TD2Y/A4.7TD%2.41D221D%25.9

Receiving

Tgt7Rec7Yds42Ctch%100.0%Y/R6.0Y/Tgt6.01D1

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA8.0Rec EPA0.6

College Stats

UCLACollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCLA), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #34

#25Charles GrantDE #26Lito SheppardCB #27Mike RumphDB #28Jerramy StevensTE #29Marc ColomboOT #30Kendall SimmonsG #32Patrick RamseyQB #33Jabar GaffneyWR #35Kalimba EdwardsDE #36Josh ReedWR #37Andre GurodeC #38Raonall SmithLB #40Mike PearsonOT #41Lamont ThompsonDB #42Larry TripplettDT #43Eddie FreemanDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

DeShaun inherited the Carolina Panthers RB room from Stephen Davis (2003–2005), and handed it to DeAngelo Williams (2006–2014).

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

2008team change
Joined SF (from CAR)
2008final season
Last recorded season with SF
2002draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 2, Pick 34

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 222 lb

Frame

222 lb at 4.57s

Size-speed

35.5" vert / 119" broad

Explosion

20 reps

Bench power

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 67

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

C+2003

F2004

B2005

B2006

B2007

C+2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

77%

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
2003	429	30.6	569+140	33.5
2004	255	63.8	1,008+753	59.3
2005	882	58.8	924+42	54.3
2006	897	64.1	950+53	55.9
2007	876	54.8	838-38	49.3
2008	234	21.3	352+118	20.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, 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

Career Value · VORP

60 career value over replacement — #1824 all-time of 4,642. 10/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #34 (Rd 2) · CAR · 2002 · +8.1 vs expected KV-H

63actual

54.9 expected · Δ+8.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

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College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #34

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator