Earnest Byner ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Byner in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Byner a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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Earnest Byner
Height5'10"
Weight215 lb
BornSep 15, 1962
Age64
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1984 | 21–22 | CLE | 16 | — | 72 | 426 | 2 | 5.9 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 118 | 0 | — | 10.7 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 22–23 | CLE | 16 | — | 244 | 1,002 | 8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 460 | 2 | — | 10.2 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 23–24 | CLE | 7 | — | 94 | 277 | 2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 328 | 2 | — | 8.9 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 24–25 | CLE | 12 | — | 105 | 432 | 8 | 4.1 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 552 | 2 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25–26 | CLE | 16 | — | 157 | 576 | 3 | 3.7 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 576 | 2 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | WAS | 16 | — | 134 | 580 | 7 | 4.3 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 458 | 2 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | WAS | 16 | — | 297 | 1,219 | 6 | 4.1 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 279 | 1 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28–29 | WAS | 16 | — | 274 | 1,048 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 308 | 0 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | WAS | 16 | — | 262 | 998 | 6 | 3.8 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 338 | 1 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 30–31 | WAS | 16 | — | 23 | 105 | 1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 194 | 0 | — | 7.2 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 31–32 | CLE | 16 | — | 75 | 219 | 2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 102 | 0 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 32–33 | CLE | 16 | — | 115 | 432 | 2 | 3.8 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 494 | 2 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 33–34 | BAL | 16 | — | 159 | 634 | 4 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 270 | 1 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 34–35 | BAL | 16 | — | 84 | 313 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 128 | 0 | — | 6.1 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 211 | — | 2,095 | 8,261 | 56 | 3.9 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 512 | 4,605 | 15 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
270 career value over replacement — #189 all-time of 4,695. 19.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #280 (Rd 10) · CLE · 1984 · +79 vs expected KV-H
79actual
0 expected · Δ+79
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