Gerald Riggs ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Riggs in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Riggs a career score of 85, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
270 career value over replacement — #190 all-time of 4,695. 27/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #9 (Rd 1) · ATL · 1982 · +23.5 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1982 | 21–22 | ATL | 9 | — | 78 | 299 | 5 | 3.8 | 6.4 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 185 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 22–23 | ATL | 14 | — | 100 | 437 | 8 | 4.4 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 149 | 0 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 23–24 | ATL | 15 | — | 353 | 1,486 | 13 | 4.2 | 3.7 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 277 | 0 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24–25 | ATL | 16 | — | 397 | 1,719 | 10 | 4.3 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 267 | 0 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25–26 | ATL | 16 | — | 343 | 1,327 | 9 | 3.9 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 136 | 0 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26–27 | ATL | 12 | — | 203 | 875 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 199 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27–28 | ATL | 9 | — | 113 | 488 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 171 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28–29 | WAS | 12 | — | 201 | 834 | 4 | 4.1 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 67 | 0 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29–30 | WAS | 10 | — | 123 | 475 | 6 | 3.9 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 60 | 0 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30–31 | WAS | 16 | — | 78 | 248 | 11 | 3.2 | 14.1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 129 | — | 1,989 | 8,188 | 69 | 4.1 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | 201 | 1,516 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
An all-time caliber running back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 270 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 5% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 seasons × ~27 surplus ≈ VORP 270
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