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.

On the boards· Appears on 3 boards

Streaks3 straight · 1,000 rushing yards · 1984–86

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Gerald Riggs

3× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 9 seasons · 3 titles Top 2% all-time RBsIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1985

Career Value · VORP

270 career value over replacement — #190 all-time of 4,695. 27/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #9 (Rd 1) · ATL · 1982 · +23.5 vs expected KV-H

85actual

61.5 expected · Δ+23.5

💔+40.5 stolen VORP·1.5 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving
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
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	—	—	—

Career arc · VAL by season

10 seasons · peak 8.8 in 1984

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

3.1 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1984 · +0.7 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+0.7

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
Career			—		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	—	40.6

Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1982	21–22	ATL	9	—	78	299	5	3.8	6.4	—	—	—
1983	22–23	ATL	14	—	100	437	8	4.4	8.0	—	—	—
1984	23–24	ATL	15	—	353	1,486	13	4.2	3.7	—	—	—
1985	24–25	ATL	16	—	397	1,719	10	4.3	2.5	—	—	—
1986	25–26	ATL	16	—	343	1,327	9	3.9	2.6	—	—	—
1987	26–27	ATL	12	—	203	875	2	4.3	1.0	—	—	—
1988	27–28	ATL	9	—	113	488	1	4.3	0.9	—	—	—
1989	28–29	WAS	12	—	201	834	4	4.1	2.0	—	—	—
1990	29–30	WAS	10	—	123	475	6	3.9	4.9	—	—	—
1991	30–31	WAS	16	—	78	248	11	3.2	14.1	—	—	—
Career			129		1,989	8,188	69	4.1	3.5	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1982	21–22	ATL	9	—	—	23	185	—	8.0	—	—	—
1983	22–23	ATL	14	—	—	17	149	—	8.8	—	—	—
1984	23–24	ATL	15	—	—	42	277	—	6.6	—	—	—
1985	24–25	ATL	16	—	—	33	267	—	8.1	—	—	—
1986	25–26	ATL	16	—	—	24	136	—	5.7	—	—	—
1987	26–27	ATL	12	—	—	25	199	—	8.0	—	—	—
1988	27–28	ATL	9	—	—	22	171	—	7.8	—	—	—
1989	28–29	WAS	12	—	—	7	67	—	9.6	—	—	—
1990	29–30	WAS	10	—	—	7	60	—	8.6	—	—	—
1991	30–31	WAS	16	—	—	1	5	—	5.0	—	—	—
Career			129		—	201	1,516	—	7.5	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 85 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 85 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 84.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 85· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 78

On-field 60.5

Availability 17.5