Gary Brightwell
Role Player
Height6'1"
Weight218 lb
BornFeb 28, 1998
Age28
CollegeArizonaSee College Stats
ConferencePacific Twelve
Rookie yr2021
Draft2021 · Rd 6, Pick 196 · NYG
A running back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
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% | |||||
| 2021 | — | NYG | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5.0% | — | 0.0% | 195 | 57.8% |
| 2022 | — | NYG | 8 | — | 31 | 141 | 1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 9 | 29.0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 62.5% | 7.8 | 4.9 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 12.3% | — | 0.0% | 295 | 62.5% |
| 2023 | — | NYG | 3 | — | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 71.4% | 9.4 | 6.7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 15.5% | — | 0.0% | 100 | 56.9% |
| 2023 | — | SEA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | CLE | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 20 | 38.5% |
| 2025 | — | CIN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 21.5% |
| Career | — | 18 | — | 41 | 164 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 9 | 22.0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 92 | 0 | 68.8% | 8.4 | 5.8 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 140 | 10.9% | — | 0.0% | 622 | 47.4% | |
Career EPA-4.8·-8 rushing · 3 receiving·-1.6/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | NYG | 2 | 0* | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 24 | NYG | 8 | 0* | 31 | 141 | 1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 9 | 29.0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 25 | NYG | 3 | 0* | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 13 | 41 | 164 | 1 | 4.0 | — | 9 | — | 0 | 3.5 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | NYG | 2 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | NYG | 8 | 0* | 8 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 62.5% | 7.8 | 4.9 | — | 4 |
| 2023 | 25 | NYG | 3 | 0* | 7 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 71.4% | 9.4 | 6.7 | — | 2 |
| Career | 13 | 16 | 11 | 92 | 0 | 68.8% | 8.4 | 5.8 | — | 6 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | NYG | 13 | 0* | 12 | 5.0% | — | 0.0% | 195 | 57.8% |
| 2022 | 24 | NYG | 17 | 0* | 87 | 12.3% | — | 0.0% | 295 | 62.5% |
| 2023 | 25 | NYG | 7 | 0* | 41 | 15.5% | — | 0.0% | 100 | 56.9% |
| 2024 | 26 | CLE | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 20 | 38.5% |
| 2025 | 27 | CIN | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 21.5% |
| Career | 41 | 140 | — | — | — | 622 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | -4.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | -3.9 | 2.1 | 0 | -6 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | NYG | 13 | 0* | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 24 | NYG | 17 | 0* | 82 | 2.6 | 59 | 1.9 | 1 | 31.0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 25 | NYG | 7 | 0* | 4 | 0.4 | 15 | 1.7 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Career | 37 | 89 | — | 75 | — | 2 | — | 9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | NYG | 13 | 0* | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 91.7 |
| 2022 | 24 | NYG | 17 | 0* | 0.9 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 74.5 |
| 2023 | 25 | NYG | 7 | 0* | -0.9 | -1.2 | 10.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 89.6 |
| Career | 37 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 32 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 32 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
44
Sustained
career value
×.6
44
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 44 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 32· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 44
On-field 34.6
Availability 9.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2022bestavg 442022
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-1.6 EPA/season over 3 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: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap1.829Touch rate0.407EPA/snap-0.034Snap share10.9%Off snaps140Emerging
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+).
Combine · 2021
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.62s
40-Yard
Below avg · 27th pct
Pos 27thAll 55thClass Pos 15thClass All 48th
34.5"
Vertical
Above avg · 51th pct
Pos 51thAll 59thClass Pos 55thClass All 57th
118"
Broad Jump
Below avg · 43th pct
Pos 43thAll 55thClass Pos 40thClass All 46th
17 reps
Bench
Below avg · 25th pct
Pos 25thAll 27thClass Pos 26thClass All 28th
7.51s
3-Cone
Low · 8th pct
Pos 8thAll 24thClass Pos 3thClass All 19th
4.48s
Shuttle
Low · 11th pct
Pos 11thAll 30thClass Pos 8thClass All 31th
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameRushing
Att1Yds10Y/A10.01D11D%100.0
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-0.4
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Graham GanoK3yCasey KreiterLS3ySterling ShepardWR3yAdoree' JacksonCB3yDexter LawrenceDT3yDarius SlaytonWR3ySaquon BarkleyRB3yDaniel JonesQB3yDarnay HolmesCB3yXavier McKinneySAF3yAndrew ThomasOT3yBen BredesonG3yMatt PeartOT3yOshane XiminesLB3yAzeez OjulariLB3yCarter CoughlinLB3yShane LemieuxG3yCameron BrownLB3yElerson G. SmithLB3yLeonard WilliamsDE2yJihad WardLB2yMark GlowinskiG2yJamie GillanP2yJulian LoveSAF2y
2021 Draft Class· this player went #196
#188Joshuah BledsoeSAF#189Marlon TuipulotuDT#190Trey HillC#191Tarron JacksonDE#192Quinton BohannaDT#193Deonte BrownG#194Elijah MitchellRB#195Roy LopezDT#197Will ShermanOT#198Larry Rountree IIIRB#200Brandin EcholsCB#201Rodarius WilliamsCB#202Chris EvansRB#203Marquez StevensonWR#204Shi SmithWR#205Racey McMathWR
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Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined CIN (from CLE)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with CIN
- 2024team change
Joined CLE (from NYG)
- 2021draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 6, Pick 196
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 218 lb
Frame
218 lb at 4.62s
Size-speed
34.5" vert / 118" broad
Explosion
17 reps
Bench power
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NYG | 1 | W6Questionable· AnkleW8Out· HamstringW16Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2022 | NYG | 0 | W13Questionable· Illness |
| 2021 | NYG | 1 | W9Questionable· COVID ProtocolW16Out· Neck |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
32
peak 44
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
48%
20212025
2023 · Hamstring · 41%2024 · cause not documented · 12%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 141 | 17.6 | 298+157 | 17.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #196 (Rd 6) · NYG · 2021 · +6.1 vs expected KV-H
32actual
25.9 expected · Δ+6.1
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