Fozzy Whittaker
A running back who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 4 · #3984 · Role PlayerWorth 4 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 87% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+4
Avg surplus
peak +4
1 seasons × ~4 surplus ≈ VORP 4
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 | 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% | |||||
| 2013 | — | CLE | 9 | — | 28 | 79 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.7 | 0 | 35 | 21 | 155 | 2 | 60.0% | 7.4 | 4.4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 21.6% | — | 0.0% | 108 | 25.4% |
| 2013 | — | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | CAR | 8 | — | 32 | 145 | 1 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 83.3% | 12.0 | 10.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 14.0% | — | 0.0% | 106 | 42.8% |
| 2015 | — | CAR | 13 | — | 25 | 108 | 1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 7 | 28.0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 64 | 0 | 80.0% | 5.3 | 4.3 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 155 | 16.6% | — | 0.0% | 217 | 47.6% |
| 2016 | — | CAR | 16 | — | 57 | 265 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 10 | 17.5 | 1 | 33 | 25 | 226 | 0 | 75.8% | 9.0 | 6.8 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 308 | 27.1% | — | 0.0% | 213 | 51.6% |
| 2016 | — | KC | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | CAR | 8 | — | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 83.3% | 9.4 | 7.8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 5.7% | — | 0.0% | 187 | 55.8% |
| Career | — | 57 | — | 149 | 615 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 30 | 20.1 | 1 | 95 | 68 | 552 | 4 | 71.6% | 8.1 | 5.8 | — | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 758 | 17.0% | — | 0.0% | 831 | 44.6% | |
Career EPA-18.9·-17 rushing · -2 receiving·-3.8/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24 | CLE | 9 | 0* | 28 | 79 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.7 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2014 | 25 | CAR | 8 | 0* | 32 | 145 | 1 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2015 | 26 | CAR | 13 | 0* | 25 | 108 | 1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 7 | 28.0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2016 | 27 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 57 | 265 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 10 | 17.5 | 1 | 7.4 |
| 2017 | 28 | CAR | 8 | 0* | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Career | 54 | 149 | 615 | 2 | 4.1 | — | 30 | — | 1 | 28 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24 | CLE | 9 | 0* | 35 | 21 | 155 | 2 | 60.0% | 7.4 | 4.4 | — | 6 |
| 2014 | 25 | CAR | 8 | 0* | 6 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 83.3% | 12.0 | 10.0 | — | 2 |
| 2015 | 26 | CAR | 13 | 0* | 15 | 12 | 64 | 0 | 80.0% | 5.3 | 4.3 | — | 2 |
| 2016 | 27 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 33 | 25 | 226 | 0 | 75.8% | 9.0 | 6.8 | — | 10 |
| 2017 | 28 | CAR | 8 | 0* | 6 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 83.3% | 9.4 | 7.8 | — | 1 |
| Career | 54 | 95 | 68 | 552 | 4 | 71.6% | 8.1 | 5.8 | — | 21 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24 | CLE | 14 | 0* | 167 | 21.6% | — | 0.0% | 108 | 25.4% |
| 2014 | 25 | CAR | 10 | 0* | 84 | 14.0% | — | 0.0% | 106 | 42.8% |
| 2015 | 26 | CAR | 15 | 0* | 155 | 16.6% | — | 0.0% | 217 | 47.6% |
| 2016 | 27 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 308 | 27.1% | — | 0.0% | 213 | 51.6% |
| 2017 | 28 | CAR | 12 | 0* | 44 | 5.7% | — | 0.0% | 187 | 55.8% |
| Career | 67 | 758 | — | — | — | 831 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | -4.3 | 2.0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2014 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | -2.6 | 4.3 | 0 | -14 |
| 2015 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | 0.4 | -5.2 | 0 | -38 |
| 2016 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | -8.0 | -4.9 | 0 | 28 |
| 2017 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | -2.0 | 1.5 | 0 | -5 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | -3 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 48 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
47
Sustained
career value
×.6
49
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 47.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 48· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 47
On-field 32.3
Availability 14.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2013bestavg 462017
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Receptions leader4
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-3.77 EPA/season over 5 seasons49
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%.
Per-Snap Impact
Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+46
Solid
SIS
Yards/snap1.54Touch rate0.322EPA/snap-0.025Snap share17%Off snaps758ReliableCV 0.23
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+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2012
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.49s
40-Yard
Above avg · 67th pct
Pos 67thAll 79thClass Pos 39thClass All 75th
20 reps
Bench
Above avg · 51th pct
Pos 51thAll 44thClass Pos 44thClass All 42th
Playoff vs Regular Season
📉 Regular Season Player
Yards / Carry: 4.1 regular season → 3.6 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)
-14%
vs reg season
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
1,167
615 rush · 552 recv
Total TDs
6
2 rush · 4 recv
Total Touches
217
149 carries · 68 rec
Yds / Touch
5.4
rushing + receiving
Postseason Career
5 playoff gamesRushing
Att9Yds32Y/A3.61D41D%44.4
Receiving
Tgt3Rec2Yds53TD1Ctch%66.7%Y/R26.5Y/Tgt17.71D2
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-1.0Rec EPA1.8Rec AirYd21
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas), 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.
Top Teammates
J.J. JansenLS4yGraham GanoK4yGreg OlsenTE4yThomas DavisOLB4yCam NewtonQB4yMario AddisonDL4yJonathan StewartRB4yAndrew NorwellG4yTrai TurnerG4yLuke KuechlyILB4yEd DicksonTE4yStar LotuleleiDT4yKyle LoveDT4yKawann ShortDT4yRyan KalilC4yDerek AndersonQB4yWes HortonDE4yColin JonesS4yBrenton BersinWR4yBen JacobsLB4yMike TolbertFB3yShaq ThompsonOLB3yKurt ColemanS3yA.J. KleinOLB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterFozzy inherited the Carolina Panthers RB room from Mike Tolbert (2012–2016), and handed it to Christian McCaffrey (2017–2021).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2017final season
Last recorded season with CAR
- 2014team change
Joined CAR (from CLE)
- 2013signing
Entered the NFL with CLE
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 205 lb
Frame
193 lb at 4.49s
Size-speed
20 reps
Bench power
Injury History
5 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CAR | 2 | W7Out· AnkleW8Out· AnkleW9Questionable· Ankle |
| 2015 | CAR | 1 | W3Questionable· ShoulderW17Out· AnkleW19Out· Ankle |
| 2014 | CAR | 2 | W3Doubtful· ThighW4Doubtful· ThighW7Doubtful· ThighW8Out· ThighW9Out· Thigh |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
48
peak 49
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2013
C2014
C2015
C+2016
D2017
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
84%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 79 | 8.8 | 185+106 | 10.9 |
| 2014 | 145 | 18.1 | 333+188 | 19.6 |
| 2015 | 108 | 8.3 | 106-2 | 6.3 |
| 2016 | 265 | 16.6 | 254-11 | 14.9 |
| 2017 | 18 | 2.3 | 2-16 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
4 career value over replacement — #3984 all-time of 4,642. 0.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
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