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

RBPHI#25ACT

Dorsey Levens

1× Pro BowlTop 20% all-time RBsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -29% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight230 lb

BornMay 21, 1970

Age56

CollegeGeorgia Tech; Notre Dame See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 5, Pick 149 · GB

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

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 50 · #2042 · Above Average

Worth 50 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 45% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10

Avg surplus

peak +28

5 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 50

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
1994	—	GB	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	GB	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	GB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	GB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	GB	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	GB	14	—	276	1,019	9	3.7	3.3	56	20.3	4	90	69	564	1	76.7%	8.2	6.3	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	TB	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2000	—	GB	5	—	76	217	3	2.9	3.9	13	17.1	0	21	16	146	0	76.2%	9.1	7.0	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	GB	15	—	44	165	0	3.8	0.0	6	13.6	0	35	24	159	1	68.6%	6.6	4.5	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	PHI	16	—	75	411	1	5.5	1.3	13	17.3	1	28	19	124	1	67.9%	6.5	4.4	—	6	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	NYG	11	—	68	197	3	2.9	4.4	14	20.6	0	5	5	39	0	100.0%	7.8	7.8	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	—	PHI	13	—	94	410	4	4.4	4.3	24	25.5	0	9	9	92	0	100.0%	10.2	10.2	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	147	—	633	2,419	20	3.8	3.2	126	19.9	5	188	302	1,124	3	160.6%	3.7	6.0	—	—	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-51.5·-5 passing · -64 rushing · 18 receiving·-8.6/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2002	32	PHI	16	—	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	9.1
Career			16		0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	116.6

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1999	29	GB	14	—	276	1,019	9	3.7	3.3	56	20.3	4
2000	30	GB	5	—	76	217	3	2.9	3.9	13	17.1	0
2001	31	GB	15	—	44	165	0	3.8	0.0	6	13.6	0
2002	32	PHI	16	—	75	411	1	5.5	1.3	13	17.3	1
2003	33	NYG	11	—	68	197	3	2.9	4.4	14	20.6	0
2004	34	PHI	13	—	94	410	4	4.4	4.3	24	25.5	0
Career			74		633	2,419	20	3.8	—	126	—	5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	24	GB	14	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	25	GB	15	—	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	26	GB	16	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	27	GB	16	—	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	28	GB	7	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	29	GB	14	—	90	69	564	1	76.7%	8.2	6.3	—	26
2000	30	GB	5	—	21	16	146	0	76.2%	9.1	7.0	—	9
2001	31	GB	15	—	35	24	159	1	68.6%	6.6	4.5	—	7
2002	32	PHI	16	—	28	19	124	1	67.9%	6.5	4.4	—	6
2003	33	NYG	11	—	5	5	39	0	100.0%	7.8	7.8	—	2
2004	34	PHI	13	—	9	9	92	0	100.0%	10.2	10.2	—	5
Career			142		188	302	1,124	3	160.6%	3.7	6.0	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	29	TB	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2002	32	LA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2003	33	BUF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			5		5	5	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	29	—	—	—	—	-42.0	7.1
2000	30	—	—	—	—	-10.2	5.9
2001	31	—	—	—	—	-10.2	-6.7
2002	32	—	—	—	-4.8	0.1	1.3
2003	33	—	—	—	—	-8.1	3.1
2004	34	—	—	—	—	6.3	6.8
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 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 61.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 42.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 56elite 702004

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Receptions leader20

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-8.57 EPA/season over 6 seasons47

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: 87%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 3.8 regular season → 2.7 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-29%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

3,543

2,419 rush · 1,124 recv

Total TDs

20 rush · 3 recv

Total Touches

935

633 carries · 302 rec

Yds / Touch

3.8

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Rushing

Att23Yds62TD1Y/A2.7TD%4.31D31D%13.0

Receiving

Tgt10Rec7Yds58Ctch%70.0%Y/R8.3Y/Tgt5.8

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-6.1Rec EPA-1.9

College Stats

Georgia Tech; Notre DameCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia Tech; Notre Dame), 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 #149

#125Mike WellsDT #126Gabe WilkinsDE #127Bracy WalkerFS #131DeWayne DotsonLB #137Aaron LaingTE #140Myron BellDB #145Rodney HarrisonS #146Terry MickensWR #153Tony PetersonLB #154Tony SempleG #155Chad BratzkeDE #157Roderick LewisTE #158A.J. OfodileTE #162Kimo von OelhoffenDT #164Lamont WarrenRB #168Max LaneOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Dorsey inherited the Green Bay Packers RB room from Edgar Bennett (1992–1996), and handed it to William Henderson (1995–2006).

Gerry Ellis 1980–1986Jessie Clark 1983–1987Gary Ellerson 1985–1986Kenneth Davis 1986–1988Brent Fullwood 1987–1990Keith Woodside

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004team change
Joined PHI (from NYG)
2004final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2003team change
Joined NYG (from PHI)
2002team change
Joined PHI (from GB)
1994draft
Drafted by GB — Round 5, Pick 149

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 230 lb

Frame

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 65

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

B+1999

D2000

C+2001

B2002

C+2003

C+2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

81%

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
1999	1,019	72.8	1,418+399	83.4
2000	217	43.4	862+645	50.7
2001	165	11	326+161	19.2
2002	411	25.7	526+115	31
2003	197	17.9	389+192	22.9
2004	410	31.5	561+151	33

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

50 career value over replacement — #2042 all-time of 4,642. 8.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #149 (Rd 5) · GB · 1994 · +28 vs expected KV-H

61actual

33 expected · Δ+28

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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

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #149

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography