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

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Frank Hawkins

Top 24% all-time RBsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height5'9"

Weight210 lb

BornJul 3, 1959

Age67

CollegeNevada See College Stats

Rookie yr1981

Draft1981 · Rd 10, Pick 276 · OAK

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 44 · #2215 · Above Average

Worth 44 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.3

Avg surplus

peak +14

6 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 44

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	—	LV	13	—	40	165	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	10	109	0	—	10.9	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1982	—	LV	9	—	27	54	2	2.0	7.4	—	—	—	—	7	35	1	—	5.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1983	—	LV	16	—	110	526	6	4.8	5.5	—	—	—	—	20	150	2	—	7.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	—	LV	16	—	108	376	3	3.5	2.8	—	—	—	—	7	51	0	—	7.3	—	—	—	6	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	LV	16	—	84	269	4	3.2	4.8	—	—	—	—	27	174	0	—	6.4	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	LV	16	—	58	245	0	4.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	25	166	0	—	6.6	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	LV	2	—	4	24	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	1	6	0	—	6.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	88	—	431	1,659	15	3.8	3.5	—	—	—	0	97	691	3	—	7.1	—	—	—	16	13	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1981	22	LV	13	—	40	165	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—	5.2
1982	23	LV	9	—	27	54	2	2.0	7.4	—	—	—	6.1
1983	24	LV	16	—	110	526	6	4.8	5.5	—	—	—	14.5
1984	25	LV	16	—	108	376	3	3.5	2.8	—	—	—	9.7
1985	26	LV	16	—	84	269	4	3.2	4.8	—	—	—	9.3
1986	27	LV	16	—	58	245	0	4.2	0.0	—	—	—	8.4
1987	28	LV	2	—	4	24	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career			88		431	1,659	15	3.8	—	—	—	—	53.2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1981	22	LV	13	—	—	10	109	0	—	10.9	—	—	—
1982	23	LV	9	—	—	7	35	1	—	5.0	—	—	—
1983	24	LV	16	—	—	20	150	2	—	7.5	—	—	—
1984	25	LV	16	—	—	7	51	0	—	7.3	—	—	—
1985	26	LV	16	—	—	27	174	0	—	6.4	—	—	—
1986	27	LV	16	—	—	25	166	0	—	6.6	—	—	—
1987	28	LV	2	—	—	1	6	0	—	6.0	—	—	—
Career			88		0	97	691	3	—	7.1	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	22	LV	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1982	23	LV	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	25	LV	—	—	6	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1985	26	LV	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	27	LV	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					16	13	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 38.6

Availability 19.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1981bestavg 571986

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

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

9% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader9

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 90%.

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

2,350

1,659 rush · 691 recv

Total TDs

15 rush · 3 recv

Total Touches

528

431 carries · 97 rec

Yds / Touch

4.5

rushing + receiving

College Stats

NevadaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nevada), 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

Malcolm BarnwellWR4y Chester WillisRB4y Steve StrachanRB3y Rusty HilgerQB3y Vance MuellerRB2y Calvin MuhammadWR2y Tim MoffettWR2y Mervyn FernandezWR1y Napoleon McCallumRB1y Bo JacksonRB1y Mark PattisonWR1y

1981 Draft Class· this player went #276

#212Lin DawsonTE #222Toussaint TylerRB #226Stump MitchellRB #241Robb RiddickRB #246Mike WilsonWR #249Hokie GajanRB #261Steve FolsomTE #262Les StuddardC #266James MurphyWR #269Robert AlexanderRB #275Hubie OliverRB #291Jim JensenWR #299Buster BarnettTE #304Chester WillisRB #314Clint DidierTE #319Bob GaglianoQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Frank inherited the Las Vegas Raiders RB room from Chester Willis (1981–1984), and handed it to Steve Strachan (1985–1988).

Chester Willis 1981–1984Frank Hawkins 1981–1987Steve Strachan 1985–1988Vance Mueller 1986–1990Napoleon McCallum 1986–1994Bo Jackson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1987final season
Last recorded season with LV
1981draft
Drafted by OAK — Round 10, Pick 276
1981team change
Joined LV (from OAK)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 210 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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

C+1981

C+1982

B1983

B1984

C+1985

C+1986

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

85%

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
1981	165	12.7	320+155	18.8
1982	54	6	196+142	11.5
1983	526	32.9	693+167	40.8
1984	376	23.5	585+209	34.4
1985	269	16.8	436+167	25.7
1986	245	15.3	414+169	24.3

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

Career Value · VORP

44 career value over replacement — #2215 all-time of 4,642. 7.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #276 (Rd 10) · OAK · 1981 · +51 vs expected KV-H

59actual

8 expected · Δ+51

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1981 Draft Class· this player went #276

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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