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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 1991 | 23 | NO | 9 | — | 109 | 494 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 24 | NO | 14 | — | 39 | 114 | 1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | 16.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 25 | NO | 15 | — | 51 | 160 | 1 | 3.1 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26 | ARI / PIT | — | — | 18 | 51 | 2 | 2.8 | 11.1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27 | PIT | 16 | — | 39 | 156 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 88 | 0 | — | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28 | PIT | 14 | — | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 0 | — | 4.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 29 | PIT | 14 | — | 13 | 41 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 44 | 0 | — | 22.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 30 | PIT | 14 | — | 18 | 111 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 27 | 0 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 32 | 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 |
| 2001 | 33 | 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 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 38 | NO | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4.0 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 304 | 1,273 | 8 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 0 | — | 35 | 211 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
47 career value over replacement — #2168 all-time of 4,695. 6.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #154 (Rd 6) · NOR · 1991 · +26.3 vs expected KV-H
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