Donald Brown is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Brown in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brown'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 | VAL | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ||||||
| 2009 | 22 | IND | 11 | — | 0.5 | 78 | 281 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 14 | 17.9 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 169 | 0 | 78.6% | 15.4 | 12.1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23 | IND | 13 | — | 0.4 | 129 | 497 | 2 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 26 | 20.2 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 205 | 0 | 71.4% | 10.3 | 7.3 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24 | IND | 12 | — | 3.6 | 134 | 645 | 5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 26 | 19.4 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 86 | 0 | 84.2% | 5.4 | 4.5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25 | IND | 10 | — | 0.0 | 108 | 417 | 1 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 20 | 18.5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 93 | 0 | 69.2% | 10.3 | 7.2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | IND | 16 | — | 4.7 | 102 | 537 | 6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 20 | 19.6 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 214 | 2 | 77.1% | 7.9 | 6.1 | — | 10 | 374 | 35.2% | — | 0.0% | 92 | 20.3% |
| 2014 | 27 | SD | 13 | — | 0.0 | 85 | 223 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 11 | 12.9 | 0 | 41 | 29 | 211 | 0 | 70.7% | 7.3 | 5.1 | — | 7 | 358 | 40.9% | — | 0.0% | 121 | 32.9% |
| 2015 | 28 | SD | 10 | — | 0.0 | 59 | 229 | 1 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 12 | 20.3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 88 | 0 | 61.5% | 11.0 | 6.8 | — | 2 | 120 | 16.2% | — | 0.0% | 51 | 20.0% |
| Career | — | 85 | — | 9.2 | 695 | 2,829 | 18 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 129 | 18.6 | 0 | 163 | 120 | 1,066 | 2 | 73.6% | 8.9 | 6.5 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
45 career value over replacement — #2231 all-time of 4,695. 6.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #27 (Rd 1) · IND · 2009 · +3.2 vs expected KV-H
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Seasons above replacement
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