Dexter Carter is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Carter in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Carter'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 | |||||
| 1990 | 22–23 | SF | 16 | — | 114 | 460 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 217 | 0 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 23–24 | SF | 16 | — | 85 | 379 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 253 | 1 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 24–25 | SF | 3 | — | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 43 | 1 | — | 43.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 25–26 | SF | 16 | — | 10 | 72 | 1 | 7.2 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 40 | 0 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | — | 8 | 34 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 99 | 0 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27–28 | NYJ / SF | — | — | 7 | 22 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28–29 | SF | 16 | — | 19 | 66 | 1 | 3.5 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 247 | 1,042 | 5 | 4.2 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 656 | 2 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
50 career value over replacement — #2077 all-time of 4,695. 8.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #25 (Rd 1) · SFO · 1990 · +5.2 vs expected KV-H
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