RBSEA#44CUT

Fred McCrary

Top 45% all-time RBsSolid ContributorTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight247 lb

BornSep 19, 1972

Age53

CollegeMississippi State See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 6, Pick 208 · PHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 0 · #4341 · Role Player

Worth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 94% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +0

0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0

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
1995	—	PHI	13	—	3	1	1	0.3	33.3	—	—	—	—	9	60	0	—	6.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	NO	7	—	8	15	0	1.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	4	17	0	—	4.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LAC	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50	37	201	1	74.0%	5.4	4.0	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SEA	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.8	0	0
2000	—	LAC	12	—	7	8	0	1.1	0.0	1	14.3	1	25	17	122	2	68.0%	7.2	4.9	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	SF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.3	-0.1	0	0
2001	—	LAC	12	—	2	3	0	1.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	23	13	71	0	56.5%	5.5	3.1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	LV	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.2	-3.5	0	0
2002	—	LAC	13	—	2	1	0	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	31	22	96	3	71.0%	4.4	3.1	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5	-5.4	0	0
2003	—	NE	3	—	3	3	0	1.0	0.0	1	33.3	0	2	2	12	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.1	0.7	0	0
2004	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	23	0	100.0%	11.5	11.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.6	0	0
2005	—	ATL	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	12	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	0	0
2006	—	ATL	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	13	1	100.0%	4.3	4.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	CLE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.5	0	-4
Career		—	90	—	25	31	1	1.2	4.0	3	12.0	1	139	112	627	7	80.6%	5.6	4.5	—	27	8	8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-10.1	-6.5	0	-4

Career EPA-16.6·-10 rushing · -7 receiving·-2.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1995	23	PHI	13	—	3	1	1	0.3	33.3	—	—	—	6.5
1997	25	NO	7	—	8	15	0	1.9	0.0	—	—	—	3.1
2000	28	LAC	12	—	7	8	0	1.1	0.0	1	14.3	1	6.8
2001	29	LAC	12	—	2	3	0	1.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	4.9
2002	30	LAC	13	—	2	1	0	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	7.6
2003	31	NE	3	—	3	3	0	1.0	0.0	1	33.3	0	—
Career			60		25	31	1	1.2	—	3	—	1	42.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1995	23	PHI	13	—	—	9	60	0	—	6.7	—	—	—
1997	25	NO	7	—	—	4	17	0	—	4.3	—	—	—
1999	27	LAC	15	—	50	37	201	1	74.0%	5.4	4.0	—	7
2000	28	LAC	12	—	25	17	122	2	68.0%	7.2	4.9	—	8
2001	29	LAC	12	—	23	13	71	0	56.5%	5.5	3.1	—	2
2002	30	LAC	13	—	31	22	96	3	71.0%	4.4	3.1	—	5
2003	31	NE	3	—	2	2	12	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	1
2004	32	ATL	1	—	2	2	23	0	100.0%	11.5	11.5	—	1
2005	33	ATL	3	—	3	3	12	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	1
2006	34	ATL	3	—	3	3	13	1	100.0%	4.3	4.3	—	2
Career			82		139	112	627	7	80.6%	5.6	4.5	—	27

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	27	SEA	3	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2000	28	SF	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2001	29	LV	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2006	34	CLE	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			8		8	8	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	27	—	—	—	—	—	-5.8	0
2000	28	—	—	—	—	-5.3	-0.1	0
2001	29	—	—	—	—	-0.2	-3.5	0
2002	30	—	—	—	—	-2.5	-5.4	0
2003	31	—	—	—	—	-2.1	0.7	0
2004	32	—	—	—	—	—	3.6	0
2005	33	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	0
2006	34	—	—	—	—	—	3.5	-4
Career					—	—	—	-4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 48 · Solid

A 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.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 47.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 48· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 47

On-field 32.4

Availability 14.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 462002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

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

7% of the all-time Receptions leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-2.07 EPA/season over 8 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: 92%.

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt1Rec1Yds3Ctch%100.0%Y/R3.0Y/Tgt3.0

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.6

College Stats

Mississippi StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

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

1995 Draft Class· this player went #208

#184Lee DeRamusWR #192Cory SchlesingerFB #194Jeff KoppLB #195Dino PhilyawRB #196Terrell DavisRB #197Craig WhelihanQB #206Charles WayFB #207Tom BarndtDT #209Chad CotaDB #214Gerald McBurrowsS #219Curtis MarshWR #221Tom NuttenG #222Byron ChamberlainTE #226Scott TurnerDB #230Adam TimmermanG #235Henry BaileyWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Fred inherited the Los Angeles Chargers RB room from Terrell Fletcher (1995–2002), and handed it to LaDainian Tomlinson (2001–2009).

James Brooks 1981–1983Earnest Jackson 1983–1984Buford McGee 1984–1986Lionel James 1984–1988Tim Spencer 1985–1989Rod Bernstine

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 ATL
2004team change
Joined ATL (from NE)
2003team change
Joined NE (from LAC)
1999team change
Joined LAC (from NO)
1997team change
Joined NO (from PHI)
1995draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 6, Pick 208

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 247 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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 49

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

C+1995

D1997

C2000

C2001

C2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

51%

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
1995	1	0.1	269+268	15.8
1997	15	2.1	314+299	18.5
2000	8	0.7	243+235	14.3
2001	3	0.3	165+162	9.7
2002	1	0.1	165+164	9.7

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

0 career value over replacement — #4341 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #208 (Rd 6) · PHI · 1995 · +24.1 vs expected KV-H

48actual

23.9 expected · Δ+24.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #208

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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