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

RBHOU#37RES

Domanick Williams

Top 18% all-time RBsIron ManTeam Carrier · #100

Height5'9"

Weight216 lb

BornOct 1, 1980

Age45

CollegeLSU See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 4, Pick 101 · HOU

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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 68 · #1666 · Above Average

Worth 68 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.7

Avg surplus

peak +24

3 seasons × ~22.7 surplus ≈ VORP 68

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	—	HOU	14	—	238	1,031	8	4.3	3.4	47	19.7	2	47	47	351	0	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	HOU	15	—	301	1,180	13	3.9	4.3	56	18.6	2	69	69	596	1	100.0%	8.6	8.6	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	DET	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	HOU	11	—	230	976	2	4.2	0.9	39	17.0	1	39	39	337	4	100.0%	8.6	8.6	—	18	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	42	—	769	3,187	23	4.1	3.0	142	18.5	5	155	155	1,284	5	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	60	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-9.1·-0 passing · -67 rushing · 58 receiving·-3.0/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	HOU	11	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	12.9
Career			11		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	48.7

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2003	23	HOU	14	—	238	1,031	8	4.3	3.4	47	19.7	2
2004	24	HOU	15	—	301	1,180	13	3.9	4.3	56	18.6	2
2005	25	HOU	11	—	230	976	2	4.2	0.9	39	17.0	1
Career			40		769	3,187	23	4.1	—	142	—	5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2003	23	HOU	14	—	47	47	351	0	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	15
2004	24	HOU	15	—	69	69	596	1	100.0%	8.6	8.6	—	27
2005	25	HOU	11	—	39	39	337	4	100.0%	8.6	8.6	—	18
Career			40		155	155	1,284	5	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	60

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2003	23	—	—	—	—	-17.5	7.8
2004	24	—	—	—	—	-27.8	21.6
2005	25	—	—	—	-0.4	-21.9	29.1
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 73 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 73

On-field 56.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 73elite 702005

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #100 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

3 qualifying seasons

2005 HOU·2 team wins#18

Rushing Yards · 976 · score 40

2003 HOU·5 team wins#14

Rushing Yards · 1,031 · score 24

2003 HOU·5 team wins#14

Rushing Touchdowns · 8 · score 24

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader17

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-3.05 EPA/season over 3 seasons49

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 · 2003

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

RB · 2003 class

4.63s

40-Yard

Low · 24th pct

Pos 24thAll 53thClass Pos 30thClass All 60th

32.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 39thClass Pos 50thClass All 38th

112"

Broad Jump

Low · 14th pct

Pos 14thAll 31thClass Pos 43thClass All 36th

22 reps

Bench

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 56thClass Pos 63thClass All 47th

7.32s

3-Cone

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 36thClass Pos 50thClass All 43th

4.47s

Shuttle

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 31thClass Pos 17thClass All 25th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

4,471

3,187 rush · 1,284 recv

Total TDs

23 rush · 5 recv

Total Touches

924

769 carries · 155 rec

Yds / Touch

4.8

rushing + receiving

College Stats

LSUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (LSU), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #101

#92Julian BattleCB #93Chris BrownRB #94Angelo CrowellLB #95Billy McMullenWR #96Justin FargasRB #97Chris SimmsQB #99Artose PinnerRB #100Todd JohnsonDB #102Montrae HollandG #103Bradie JamesILB #104George WrighsterTE #105Onterrio SmithRB #106Shaun McDonaldWR #107DeJuan GroceDB #108Quentin GriffinRB #109Jarret JohnsonOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Domanick inherited the Houston Texans RB room from Jonathan Wells (2002–2005), and handed it to Ron Dayne (2006–2007).

Allen Pinkett 1986–1991Lorenzo White 1988–1994Gary Brown 1991–1995Eddie George 1996Jonathan Wells 2002–2005Domanick Williams

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2005final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2003draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 4, Pick 101

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 216 lb

Frame

213 lb at 4.63s

Size-speed

32.5" vert / 112" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →

peak 73

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

B+2003

B+2004

B+2005

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.

83%

20032005

2005 · cause not documented · 69%

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	1,031	73.6	1,178+147	69.3
2004	1,180	78.7	1,215+35	71.5
2005	976	88.7	1,341+365	78.9

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

Career Value · VORP

68 career value over replacement — #1666 all-time of 4,642. 22.7/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #101 (Rd 4) · HOU · 2003 · +26.2 vs expected KV-H

63actual

36.8 expected · Δ+26.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #101

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography