Not to be confused withGreg Bell (RB · 2022–2023).

Greg Bell ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Bell in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bell a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Greg Bell

1× Pro BowlTop 4% all-time RBsAll-Time Great🏆 Clutch · +14% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 1988

Height5'10"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

135 career value over replacement — #767 all-time of 4,695. 19.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #26 (Rd 1) · BUF · 1984 · +24.2 vs expected KV-H

79actual

54.8 expected · Δ+24.2

💔+32.4 stolen VORP·1.68 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
1984	22	BUF	16	—	262	1,100	7	4.2	2.7	—	—	—	—	34	277	1	—	8.1	—	—	—
1985	23	BUF	16	—	223	883	8	4.0	3.6	—	—	—	—	58	576	1	—	9.9	—	—	—
1986	24	BUF	6	—	90	377	4	4.2	4.4	—	—	—	—	12	142	2	—	11.8	—	—	—
1987	25	BUF / LAR	8	—	22	86	0	3.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	9	96	1	—	10.7	—	—	—
1988	26	LAR	16	—	288	1,212	16	4.2	5.6	—	—	—	—	24	124	2	—	5.2	—	—	—
1989	27	LAR	16	—	272	1,137	15	4.2	5.5	—	—	—	—	19	85	0	—	4.5	—	—	—
1990	28	OAK	6	—	47	164	1	3.5	2.1	—	—	—	—	1	7	0	—	7.0	—	—	—
Career		—	84	—	1,204	4,959	51	4.1	4.2	—	—	—	—	157	1,307	7	—	8.3	—	—	—

Career arc · VAL by season

7 seasons · peak 8.9 in 1988

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

2.7 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1988 · +0.7 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+0.7

Latest season · 1990 ·

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	—	34.6

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
1984	22	BUF	16	—	262	1,100	7	4.2	2.7	—	—	—
1985	23	BUF	16	—	223	883	8	4.0	3.6	—	—	—
1986	24	BUF	6	—	90	377	4	4.2	4.4	—	—	—
1987	25	All teams	8	—	22	86	0	3.9	0.0	—	—	—
1988	26	LAR	16	—	288	1,212	16	4.2	5.6	—	—	—
1989	27	LAR	16	—	272	1,137	15	4.2	5.5	—	—	—
1990	28	OAK	6	—	47	164	1	3.5	2.1	—	—	—
Career			84		1,204	4,959	51	4.1	4.2	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1984	22	BUF	16	—	—	34	277	1	—	8.1	—	—	—
1985	23	BUF	16	—	—	58	576	1	—	9.9	—	—	—
1986	24	BUF	6	—	—	12	142	2	—	11.8	—	—	—
1987	25	All teams	8	—	—	9	96	1	—	10.7	—	—	—
1988	26	LAR	16	—	—	24	124	2	—	5.2	—	—	—
1989	27	LAR	16	—	—	19	85	0	—	4.5	—	—	—
1990	28	OAK	6	—	—	1	7	0	—	7.0	—	—	—
Career			84		—	157	1,307	7	—	8.3	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 79 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 79 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 79.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 79· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 75

On-field 57.8

Availability 17.2

On-field production

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Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · RB