A running back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Worth 1 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 90% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 seasons × ~1 surplus ≈ VORP 1
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2016 | — | DET | 11 | — | 90 | 265 | 1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 11 | 12.2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 66.7% | 6.2 | 4.1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 230 | 31.6% | — | 0.0% | 62 | 37.5% |
| 2017 | — | DET | 5 | — | 20 | 44 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 50 | 15.0% | — | 0.0% | 69 | 50.2% |
| 2018 | — | NO | 4 | — | 27 | 154 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 7 | 25.9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 19.0% | — | 0.0% | 173 | 52.4% |
| 2019 | — | NO | 4 | — | 8 | 60 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6.3% | — | 0.0% | 295 | 63.8% |
| 2020 | — | NO | 2 | — | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | 204 | 64.2% |
| 2021 | — | NO | 3 | — | 4 | 16 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5.8% | — | 0.0% | 253 | 65.2% |
| 2022 | — | NO | 3 | — | 11 | 38 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6.9% | — | 0.0% | 259 | 79.9% |
| 2023 | — | DEN | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1.0% | — | 0.0% | 247 | 68.0% |
| Career | — | 45 | — | 168 | 592 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 23 | 13.7 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 101 | 0 | 76.2% | 6.3 | 4.8 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 412 | 11.7% | — | 0.0% | 1,562 | 60.1% | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 | DET | 11 | 0* | 90 | 265 | 1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 11 | 12.2 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 23 | DET | 5 | 0* | 20 | 44 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 24 | NO | 4 | 0* | 27 | 154 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 7 | 25.9 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 25 | NO | 4 | 0* | 8 | 60 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 26 | NO | 2 | 0* | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 27 | NO | 3 | 0* | 4 | 16 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 28 | NO | 3 | 0* | 11 | 38 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | — |
| Career | 32 | 168 | 592 | 1 | 3.5 | — | 23 | — | 0 | 10.4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 | DET | 11 | 0* | 15 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 66.7% | 6.2 | 4.1 | — | 5 |
| 2017 | 23 | DET | 5 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 |
| 2019 | 25 | NO | 4 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | 27 | NO | 3 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | NO | 3 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 26 | 21 | 16 | 101 | 0 | 76.2% | 6.3 | 4.8 | — | 6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 | DET | 12 | 0* | 230 | 31.6% | — | 0.0% | 62 | 37.5% |
| 2017 | 23 | DET | 5 | 0* | 50 | 15.0% | — | 0.0% | 69 | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 24 | NO | 13 | 0* | 46 | 19.0% | — | 0.0% | 173 | 52.4% |
| 2019 | 25 | NO | 16 | 0* | 18 | 6.3% | — | 0.0% | 295 | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 26 | NO | 11 | 0* | 11 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | 204 | 64.2% |
| 2021 | 27 | NO | 14 | 0* | 15 | 5.8% | — | 0.0% | 253 | 65.2% |
| 2022 | 28 | NO | 12 | 0* | 41 | 6.9% | — | 0.0% | 259 | 79.9% |
| 2023 | 29 | DEN | 13 | 0* | 1 | 1.0% | — | 0.0% | 247 | 68.0% |
| Career | 96 | 412 | — | — | — | 1,562 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 | — | — | 0* | — | -22.1 | -1.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | -9.1 | 1.6 | 0 | -3 |
| 2018 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | -1.2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0 | -5 |
| 2020 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | -3.3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | -0.2 | -0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | -3.3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | -4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24 | NO | 13 | 0* | 92 | 3.4 | 62 | 2.3 | 1 | 27.0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 25 | NO | 16 | 0* | 9 | 1.1 | 51 | 6.4 | 2 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 26 | NO | 11 | 0* | 10 | 1.3 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 27 | NO | 14 | 0* | 5 | 1.3 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 28 | NO | 12 | 0* | 17 | 1.5 | 21 | 1.9 | 1 | 11.0 | 2 |
| Career | 66 | 133 | — | 150 | — | 4 | — | 11 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | NO | 16 | 0* | -5.0 | -5.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 91.7 |
| 2021 | 27 | NO | 14 | 0* | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 91.7 |
| 2022 | 28 | NO | 12 | 0* | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| Career | 42 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 32 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 34.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 32· confidence 66%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
Reached 3% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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: 88%.
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
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StatVault has the verified college attribution (Washington), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Joined DEN (from NO)
Last recorded season with DEN
Joined NO (from DET)
Drafted by DET — Round 7, Pick 236
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DEN | 0 | W12Questionable· IllnessW17Questionable· Illness |
| 2022 | NO | 3 | W1Out· HamstringW2Questionable· HamstringW15Questionable· IllnessW16Out· IllnessW17Out· Illness |
| 2021 | NO | 2 | W7Out· NeckW8Out· Neck |
| 2020 | NO | 1 | W10Questionable· BackW11Out· Back |
| 2017 | DET | 5 | W3Out· QuadricepW4Out· QuadricepW5Out· QuadricepW6Questionable· QuadricepW11Out· HipW12Out· Hip |
| 2016 | DET | 0 | W5Doubtful· AnkleW6Questionable· AnkleW7Questionable· AnkleW14Questionable· Ankle |
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 265 | 24.1 | 398+133 | 23.4 |
| 2017 | 44 | 8.8 | 121+77 | 7.1 |
| 2018 | 154 | 38.5 | 663+509 | 39 |
| 2019 | 60 | 15 | 225+165 | 13.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
1 career value over replacement — #4154 all-time of 4,642. 0.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #236 (Rd 7) · DET · 2016 · +9.2 vs expected KV-H
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