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

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Eric Bieniemy

Top 22% all-time RBsReliable Starter

Height5'7"

Weight205 lb

BornAug 15, 1969

Age56

CollegeColorado See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 2, Pick 39 · LAC

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 68 · #1667 · Above Average

Worth 68 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.5

Avg surplus

peak +14

8 seasons × ~8.5 surplus ≈ VORP 68

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
1991	—	LAC	15	—	3	17	0	5.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	LAC	15	—	74	264	3	3.6	4.1	—	—	—	—	5	49	0	—	9.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	LAC	16	—	33	135	1	4.1	3.0	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	LAC	16	—	73	295	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	5	48	0	—	9.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CIN	16	—	98	381	3	3.9	3.1	—	—	—	—	43	424	0	—	9.9	—	—	—	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	CIN	16	—	56	269	2	4.8	3.6	—	—	—	—	32	272	0	—	8.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CIN	16	—	21	97	1	4.6	4.8	—	—	—	—	31	249	0	—	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CIN	16	—	17	56	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	27	153	0	—	5.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PHI	5	—	12	75	1	6.3	8.3	4	33.3	0	2	2	28	0	100.0%	14.0	14.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	131	—	387	1,589	11	4.1	2.8	4	1.0	0	2	146	1,223	0	7300.0%	8.4	611.5	—	1	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA8.4·6 rushing · 2 receiving·8.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1991	22	LAC	15	—	3	17	0	5.7	0.0	—	—	—	5
1992	23	LAC	15	—	74	264	3	3.6	4.1	—	—	—	9.4
1993	24	LAC	16	—	33	135	1	4.1	3.0	—	—	—	6.9
1994	25	LAC	16	—	73	295	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	7.6
1995	26	CIN	16	—	98	381	3	3.9	3.1	—	—	—	12.3
1996	27	CIN	16	—	56	269	2	4.8	3.6	—	—	—	10.2
1997	28	CIN	16	—	21	97	1	4.6	4.8	—	—	—	9.6
1998	29	CIN	16	—	17	56	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	8.5
1999	30	PHI	5	—	12	75	1	6.3	8.3	4	33.3	0	2.6
Career			131		387	1,589	11	4.1	—	4	—	0	72.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1992	23	LAC	15	—	—	5	49	—	9.8	—	—	—
1993	24	LAC	16	—	—	1	0	—	0.0	—	—	—
1994	25	LAC	16	—	—	5	48	—	9.6	—	—	—
1995	26	CIN	16	—	—	43	424	—	9.9	—	—	—
1996	27	CIN	16	—	—	32	272	—	8.5	—	—	—
1997	28	CIN	16	—	—	31	249	—	8.0	—	—	—
1998	29	CIN	16	—	—	27	153	—	5.7	—	—	—
1999	30	PHI	5	—	2	2	28	100.0%	14.0	14.0	—	1
Career			116		2	146	1,223	7300.0%	8.4	611.5	—	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	30	—	—	—	—	6.1	2.3	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
1995	26	CIN	16	—	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0
Career			16		0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 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 59.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 38

Availability 19

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 551999

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Receptions leader9

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

8.39 EPA/season over 1 season53

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%.

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+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

2,812

1,589 rush · 1,223 recv

Total TDs

11 rush · 0 recv

Total Touches

533

387 carries · 146 rec

Yds / Touch

5.3

rushing + receiving

College Stats

ColoradoCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

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Reference Graph

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

1991 Draft Class· this player went #39

#27Jarrod BunchFB #28Mike DumasFS #30Reggie JohnsonTE #31Roman PhiferLB #33Brett FavreQB #34Browning NagleQB #35Esera TuaoloNT #38Darryll LewisCB #42Wesley CarrollWR #43Nick BellRB #44John FlanneryG #45Ricky WattersRB #50Joe ValerioOT #51Doug ThomasWR #54Phil HansenDE #58Reggie BarrettWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eric inherited the Cincinnati Bengals RB room from Jeff Cothran (1994–1996), and handed it to Brian Milne (1996–1999).

Larry Kinnebrew 1983–1987Stanford Jennings 1984–1990James Brooks 1984–1991Ickey Woods 1988–1991Craig Taylor 1989–1991Eric Ball

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1999team change
Joined PHI (from CIN)
1999final season
Last recorded season with PHI
1995team change
Joined CIN (from LAC)
1991draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 2, Pick 39

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'7" / 205 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 63

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

C+1991

B1992

C+1993

B1994

B1995

B1996

C+1997

C+1998

F1999

Availability

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

91%

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
1991	17	1.1	185+168	10.9
1992	264	17.6	563+299	33.1
1993	135	8.4	388+253	22.8
1994	295	18.4	609+314	35.8
1995	381	23.8	723+342	42.6
1996	269	16.8	618+349	36.4
1997	97	6.1	385+288	22.6
1998	56	3.5	323+267	19
1999	75	15	503+428	29.6

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), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

68 career value over replacement — #1667 all-time of 4,642. 7.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #39 (Rd 2) · LAC · 1991 · +10.2 vs expected KV-H

60actual

49.8 expected · Δ+10.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

Passing

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #39

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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