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

RBNO#30RES

Fred McAfee

1× Pro BowlTop 30% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter

Height5'10"

Weight197 lb

BornJun 20, 1968

Age58

CollegeMississippi College See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 6, Pick 154 · NO

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 53 · #1963 · Above Average

Worth 53 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 43% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.6 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

+6.6

Avg surplus

peak +21

8 seasons × ~6.6 surplus ≈ VORP 53

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													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1991	—	NO	9	—	109	494	2	4.5	1.8	—	—	—	—	1	8	0	—	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	NO	14	—	39	114	1	2.9	2.6	—	—	—	—	1	16	0	—	16.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	NO	15	—	51	160	1	3.1	2.0	—	—	—	—	1	3	0	—	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	ARI	13	—	2	-5	1	-2.5	50.0	—	—	—	—	1	4	0	—	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	PIT	13	—	16	56	1	3.5	6.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	PIT	16	—	39	156	1	4.0	2.6	—	—	—	—	15	88	0	—	5.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	PIT	14	—	7	17	0	2.4	0.0	—	—	—	—	5	21	0	—	4.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	PIT	14	—	13	41	0	3.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	2	44	0	—	22.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	PIT	14	—	18	111	0	6.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	9	27	0	—	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	NO	2	—	2	37	0	18.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	—	0	0
2001	—	NO	1	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.4	—	0	0
2002	—	NO	1	—	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.1	—	0	0
2003	—	NO	1	—	1	13	0	13.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.2	—	0	0
2004	—	NO	2	—	2	54	0	27.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.3	—	0	0
2006	—	NO	1	—	3	12	1	4.0	33.3	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.4	—	0	0
Career		—	130	—	304	1,273	8	4.2	2.6	5	1.6	0	0	35	211	0	—	6.0	—	—	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	13.0	—	0	0

Career EPA13.0·13 rushing·2.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1991	23	NO	9	—	109	494	2	4.5	1.8	—	—	—	6.4
1992	24	NO	14	—	39	114	1	2.9	2.6	—	—	—	6.9
1993	25	NO	15	—	51	160	1	3.1	2.0	—	—	—	6.7
1994	26	ARI	13	—	2	-5	1	-2.5	50.0	—	—	—	5.9
1994	26	PIT	13	—	16	56	1	3.5	6.3	—	—	—	5.9
1995	27	PIT	16	—	39	156	1	4.0	2.6	—	—	—	8.5
1996	28	PIT	14	—	7	17	0	2.4	0.0	—	—	—	6
1997	29	PIT	14	—	13	41	0	3.2	0.0	—	—	—	6.2
1998	30	PIT	14	—	18	111	0	6.2	0.0	—	—	—	6.6
2000	32	NO	2	—	2	37	0	18.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—
2001	33	NO	1	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
2002	34	NO	1	—	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—
2003	35	NO	1	—	1	13	0	13.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—
2004	36	NO	2	—	2	54	0	27.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	—
2006	38	NO	1	—	3	12	1	4.0	33.3	1	33.3	0	—
Career			130		304	1,273	8	4.2	—	5	—	0	53.2

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2000	32	—	—	—	—	1.4	—
2001	33	—	—	—	—	-0.4	—
2002	34	—	—	—	—	3.1	—
2003	35	—	—	—	—	3.2	—
2004	36	—	—	—	—	3.3	—
2006	38	—	—	—	—	2.4	—
Career					—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1991	23	NO	9	—	—	1	8	—	8.0	—	—	—
1992	24	NO	14	—	—	1	16	—	16.0	—	—	—
1993	25	NO	15	—	—	1	3	—	3.0	—	—	—
1994	26	ARI	13	—	—	1	4	—	4.0	—	—	—
1995	27	PIT	16	—	—	15	88	—	5.9	—	—	—
1996	28	PIT	14	—	—	5	21	—	4.2	—	—	—
1997	29	PIT	14	—	—	2	44	—	22.0	—	—	—
1998	30	PIT	14	—	—	9	27	—	3.0	—	—	—
Career			109		0	35	211	—	6.0	—	—	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 38.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 57elite 701998

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

2.16 EPA/season over 6 seasons51

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+).

College Stats

Mississippi CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi College), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #154

#124Ben CoatesTE #125Kerry CashTE #129Gary WellmanWR #133Charles MincyFS #134Anthony MorganWR #141Michael JacksonWR #145Erric PegramRB #146Nolan HarrisonDE #155Michael SinclairDE #158Leroy ThompsonRB #161Darren LewisRB #167Corey MillerLB #173Leon LettDE #187James JosephRB #188Keith CashTE #190Paul JustinQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Fred inherited the New Orleans Saints RB room from Gill Fenerty (1990–1991), and handed it to Lorenzo Neal (1993–1996).

George Rogers 1981–1984Hokie Gajan 1982–1985Rueben Mayes 1986–1990Dalton Hilliard 1986–1993Craig Heyward 1988–1992Gill Fenerty

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2006final season
Last recorded season with NO
2000team change
Joined NO (from PIT)
1995team change
Joined PIT (from ARI)
1994team change
Joined ARI (from NO)
1991draft
Drafted by NO — Round 6, Pick 154

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 197 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

B+1991

C+1992

C+1993

C+1994

C+1995

C+1996

C+1997

C+1998

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 14 seasons.

52%

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	494	54.9	1,403+909	82.5
1992	114	8.1	360+246	21.2
1993	160	10.7	435+275	25.6
1994	56	4.3	335+279	19.7
1995	156	9.8	454+298	26.7
1996	17	1.2	330+313	19.4
1997	41	2.9	328+287	19.3
1998	111	7.9	401+290	23.6

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

Career Value · VORP

53 career value over replacement — #1963 all-time of 4,642. 6.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #154 (Rd 6) · NO · 1991 · +23 vs expected KV-H

56actual

33 expected · Δ+23

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #154

Franchise Succession

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