Duce Staley ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Staley in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Staley a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Duce Staley

Top 8% all-time RBsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #259

Height5'11"

Weight242 lb

BornFeb 27, 1975

Age51

CollegeSouth Carolina; Itawamba JC See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 3, Pick 71 · PHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

51stPlayoff Rushing Yards·464 yds

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 10% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 133 · #754 · High-Value

Worth 133 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 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

+19

Avg surplus

peak +32

7 seasons × ~19 surplus ≈ VORP 133

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
1997	—	PHI	16	—	7	29	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	2	22	0	—	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	PHI	16	—	258	1,065	5	4.1	1.9	—	—	—	—	57	432	1	—	7.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PHI	16	—	324	1,257	4	3.9	1.2	49	15.1	4	65	41	294	2	63.1%	7.2	4.5	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	IND	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.8	-42.8	-1.1	0	0
2000	—	PHI	5	—	77	331	1	4.3	1.3	14	18.2	1	33	25	201	0	75.8%	8.0	6.1	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9.7	4.4	0	0
2001	—	PHI	13	—	166	604	2	3.6	1.2	29	17.5	1	91	63	626	2	69.2%	9.9	6.9	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-22.0	9.9	0	0
2002	—	PHI	16	—	269	1,029	5	3.8	1.9	56	20.8	0	69	51	541	3	73.9%	10.6	7.8	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	TEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-24.0	17.3	0	0
2003	—	PHI	16	—	97	457	5	4.7	5.2	22	22.7	1	36	36	382	2	100.0%	10.6	10.6	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	SF	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	24.2	0	0
2004	—	PIT	10	—	192	830	1	4.3	0.5	38	19.8	2	6	6	55	0	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-13.9	3.3	0	0
2005	—	PIT	4	—	38	148	1	3.9	2.6	9	23.7	0	6	6	34	0	100.0%	5.7	5.7	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	-0.7	0	0
Career		—	122	—	1,428	5,750	24	4.0	1.7	217	15.2	9	306	287	2,587	10	93.8%	9.0	8.5	—	92	10	9	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	-1.8	-112.6	57.3	0	0

Career EPA-57.2·-2 passing · -113 rushing · 57 receiving·-8.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1997	22	PHI	16	—	7	29	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—	6.8
1998	23	PHI	16	—	258	1,065	5	4.1	1.9	—	—	—	17.7
1999	24	PHI	16	—	324	1,257	4	3.9	1.2	49	15.1	4	16.7
2000	25	PHI	5	—	77	331	1	4.3	1.3	14	18.2	1	5.1
2001	26	PHI	13	—	166	604	2	3.6	1.2	29	17.5	1	14
2002	27	PHI	16	—	269	1,029	5	3.8	1.9	56	20.8	0	17.3
2003	28	PHI	16	—	97	457	5	4.7	5.2	22	22.7	1	14.8
2004	29	PIT	10	—	192	830	1	4.3	0.5	38	19.8	2	6.5
2005	30	PIT	4	—	38	148	1	3.9	2.6	9	23.7	0	2.6
Career			112		1,428	5,750	24	4.0	—	217	—	9	101.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	22	PHI	16	—	—	2	22	0	—	11.0	—	—	—
1998	23	PHI	16	—	—	57	432	1	—	7.6	—	—	—
1999	24	PHI	16	—	65	41	294	2	63.1%	7.2	4.5	—	19
2000	25	PHI	5	—	33	25	201	0	75.8%	8.0	6.1	—	12
2001	26	PHI	13	—	91	63	626	2	69.2%	9.9	6.9	—	19
2002	27	PHI	16	—	69	51	541	3	73.9%	10.6	7.8	—	20
2003	28	PHI	16	—	36	36	382	2	100.0%	10.6	10.6	—	19
2004	29	PIT	10	—	6	6	55	0	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	3
2005	30	PIT	4	—	6	6	34	0	100.0%	5.7	5.7	—	0
Career			112		306	287	2,587	10	93.8%	9.0	8.5	—	92

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	24	IND	4	—	4	4	0	0.0	0.0	—
2001	26	WAS	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2002	27	TEN	1	—	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	—
2003	28	SF	3	—	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
2004	29	BAL	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			10		10	9	1	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	24	—	—	—	-1.8	-42.8	-1.1
2000	25	—	—	—	—	-9.7	4.4
2001	26	—	—	—	—	-22.0	9.9
2002	27	—	—	—	—	-24.0	17.3
2003	28	—	—	—	—	1.3	24.2
2004	29	—	—	—	—	-13.9	3.3
2005	30	—	—	—	—	-1.5	-0.7
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 48.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1997bestavg 61elite 702005

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #259 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

1999 PHI·5 team wins#7

Rushing Yards · 1,257 · score 38

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 31% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

31% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader31

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

-8.17 EPA/season over 7 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: 89%.

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

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.0 regular season → 4.1 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

+1%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

8,337

5,750 rush · 2,587 recv

Total TDs

24 rush · 10 recv

Total Touches

1,715

1,428 carries · 287 rec

Yds / Touch

4.9

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Rushing

Att114Yds464TD2Y/A4.1TD%1.81D201D%17.5

Receiving

Tgt42Rec35Yds263TD3Ctch%83.3%Y/R7.5Y/Tgt6.31D10

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-1.2Rec EPA9.8

College Stats

South Carolina; Itawamba JCImported college table

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1997	PHI	7	29	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—
1998	PHI	258	1,065	5	4.1	1.9	—	—	—
1999	PHI	325	1,273	4	3.9	1.2	—	—	—
2000	PHI	79	344	1	4.4	1.3	—	—	—
2001	PHI	166	604	2	3.6	1.2	—	—	—
2002	PHI	269	1,029	5	3.8	1.9	—	—	—
2003	PHI	96	463	5	4.8	5.2	—	—	—
2004	PIT	192	830	1	4.3	0.5	—	—	—
2005	PIT	38	148	1	3.9	2.6	—	—	—
2006	PIT	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career		1,430	5,785	24	4.0	1.7	—	—	—

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	PHI	—	2	22	0	—	11.0	—	—	—
1998	PHI	—	57	432	1	—	7.6	—	—	—
1999	PHI	—	41	294	2	—	7.2	—	—	—
2000	PHI	—	25	201	0	—	8.0	—	—	—
2001	PHI	—	63	626	2	—	9.9	—	—	—
2002	PHI	—	51	541	3	—	10.6	—	—	—
2003	PHI	—	36	382	2	—	10.6	—	—	—
2004	PIT	—	6	55	0	—	9.2	—	—	—
2005	PIT	—	6	34	0	—	5.7	—	—	—
2006	PIT	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—
Career		0	287	2,587	10	—	9.0	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #71

#62Troy DavisRB #63Frank MiddletonG #64Jay GrahamRB #65Dexter CoakleyLB #66Ronde BarberFS #67Dan NeilG #68Ryan PhillipsOLB #70O.J. SantiagoTE #72Adam TreuC #73Jason TaylorOLB #74Michael HamiltonLB #75Denard WalkerCB #77Greg ClarkTE #78Stalin ColinetDE #80Derek M. SmithILB #84Ty HowardDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Duce inherited the Philadelphia Eagles RB room from Kevin Turner (1995–1999), and handed it to Cecil Martin (1999–2002).

Perry Harrington 1980–1983Hubie Oliver 1981–1985Michael Haddix 1983–1988Junior Tautalatasi 1986–1988Anthony Toney 1986–1990Keith Byars

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 PIT
2004team change
Joined PIT (from PHI)
1997draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 3, Pick 71

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 242 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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 78

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

C+1997

A1998

A1999

D2000

B2001

B+2002

B2003

B2004

F2005

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

78%

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
1997	29	1.8	308+279	18.1
1998	1,065	66.6	1,443+378	84.9
1999	1,257	78.6	1,510+253	88.8
2000	331	66.2	1,192+861	70.1
2001	604	46.5	857+253	50.4
2002	1,029	64.3	1,071+42	63
2003	457	28.6	539+82	31.7
2004	830	83	1,275+445	75
2005	148	37	620+472	36.5

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

Career Value · VORP

133 career value over replacement — #754 all-time of 4,642. 14.8/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #71 (Rd 3) · PHI · 1997 · +27.4 vs expected KV-H

71actual

43.6 expected · Δ+27.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

College Rushing

College Receiving

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #71

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator