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

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Donnell Bennett

Top 19% all-time RBsElite Playmaker⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'0"

Weight246 lb

BornSep 14, 1972

Age53

CollegeMiami See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 2, Pick 58 · KC

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 65 · #1716 · Above Average

Worth 65 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 38% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 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

+13

Avg surplus

peak +18

5 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 65

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									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1994	—	KC	15	—	46	178	2	3.9	4.3	—	—	—	—	7	53	0	—	7.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	KC	3	—	7	11	0	1.6	0.0	—	—	—	—	1	12	0	—	12.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	KC	16	—	36	166	0	4.6	0.0	—	—	—	—	8	21	0	—	2.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	KC	14	—	94	369	1	3.9	1.1	—	—	—	—	7	5	0	—	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	KC	16	—	148	527	5	3.6	3.4	—	—	—	—	16	91	1	—	5.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	KC	13	—	159	625	8	3.9	5.0	38	23.9	1	12	10	41	0	83.3%	4.1	3.4	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.4	-0.9	0	0
2000	—	KC	6	—	27	24	1	0.9	3.7	7	25.9	0	2	2	17	0	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-8.3	0.3	0	0
2001	—	WAS	14	—	10	39	0	3.9	0.0	2	20.0	0	25	15	112	0	60.0%	7.5	4.5	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	-4.7	0	0
Career		—	99	—	527	1,939	17	3.7	3.2	47	8.9	1	39	66	352	1	169.2%	5.3	9.0	—	7	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-13.2	-5.3	0	0

Career EPA-18.5·-13 rushing · -5 receiving·-6.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1994	22	KC	15	—	46	178	2	3.9	4.3	—	—	—	8.1
1995	23	KC	3	—	7	11	0	1.6	0.0	—	—	—	—
1996	24	KC	16	—	36	166	0	4.6	0.0	—	—	—	7.3
1997	25	KC	14	—	94	369	1	3.9	1.1	—	—	—	7.8
1998	26	KC	16	—	148	527	5	3.6	3.4	—	—	—	13.3
1999	27	KC	13	—	159	625	8	3.9	5.0	38	23.9	1	11.1
2000	28	KC	6	—	27	24	1	0.9	3.7	7	25.9	0	2.8
2001	29	WAS	14	—	10	39	0	3.9	0.0	2	20.0	0	5.9
Career			97		527	1,939	17	3.7	—	47	—	1	56.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	22	KC	15	—	—	7	53	0	—	7.6	—	—	—
1995	23	KC	3	—	—	1	12	0	—	12.0	—	—	—
1996	24	KC	16	—	—	8	21	0	—	2.6	—	—	—
1997	25	KC	14	—	—	7	5	0	—	0.7	—	—	—
1998	26	KC	16	—	—	16	91	1	—	5.7	—	—	—
1999	27	KC	13	—	12	10	41	0	83.3%	4.1	3.4	—	2
2000	28	KC	6	—	2	2	17	0	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	1
2001	29	WAS	14	—	25	15	112	0	60.0%	7.5	4.5	—	4
Career			97		39	66	352	1	169.2%	5.3	9.0	—	7

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	—	-3.4	-0.9
2000	28	—	—	—	—	-8.3	0.3
2001	29	—	—	—	—	-1.5	-4.7
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 41.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1994bestavg 572001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-6.16 EPA/season over 3 seasons48

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: 90%.

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+).

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #58

#47Thomas RandolphDB #49Toby WrightDB #50Brentson BucknerDT #51Allen AldridgeOLB #52James FolstonLB #53Kevin MitchellMLB #55Fernando SmithDE #56Brad OttisDE #59Jason SehornDB #62Tyronne DrakefordCB #63Vaughn ParkerOT #64Sam RogersOLB #65Tim RuddyC #66Jeff CothranFB #67Jason MathewsOT #68Tydus WinansWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Donnell inherited the Kansas City Chiefs RB room from Greg Hill (1994–1997), and handed it to Tony Richardson (1995–2005).

Jim Hadnot 1980–1983Joe Delaney 1981–1982Billy Jackson 1981–1984Herman Heard 1984–1989Larry Moriarty 1986–1988Paul Palmer

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001team change
Joined WAS (from KC)
2001final season
Last recorded season with WAS
1994draft
Drafted by KC — Round 2, Pick 58

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 246 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 66

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

C+1994

C+1996

B1997

B1998

B1999

D2000

C+2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

76%

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
1994	178	11.9	482+304	28.3
1996	166	10.4	499+333	29.4
1997	369	26.4	751+382	44.2
1998	527	32.9	846+319	49.7
1999	625	48.1	1,027+402	60.4
2000	24	4	291+267	17.1
2001	39	2.8	203+164	12

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

65 career value over replacement — #1716 all-time of 4,642. 9.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #58 (Rd 2) · KC · 1994 · +15.1 vs expected KV-H

62actual

46.9 expected · Δ+15.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #58

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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