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Heath Evans

Solid Contributor📉 Fades · -26% playoffs

Height6'0"

Weight250 lb

BornDec 30, 1978

Age47

CollegeAuburn See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 3, Pick 82 · SEA

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 0 · #4354 · Role Player

Worth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 95% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 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
2001	—	SEA	1	—	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.9	—	0	0
2002	—	SEA	8	—	17	53	0	3.1	0.0	4	23.5	1	12	8	41	0	66.7%	5.1	3.4	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-8.7	-0.5	0	0
2003	—	SEA	5	—	7	24	0	3.4	0.0	1	14.3	0	2	2	34	0	100.0%	17.0	17.0	—	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7	2.7	0	0
2004	—	SEA	3	—	7	20	0	2.9	0.0	3	42.9	0	2	2	12	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.2	0.4	0	0
2005	—	NE	9	—	52	192	0	3.7	0.0	11	21.2	0	14	14	105	0	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	MIA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.6	3.2	0	0
2006	—	NE	13	—	27	117	0	4.3	0.0	9	33.3	0	7	7	34	1	100.0%	4.9	4.9	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	-0.6	0	6
2007	—	NE	12	—	34	121	3	3.6	8.8	13	38.2	0	4	4	43	0	100.0%	10.8	10.8	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.2	3.0	0	2
2008	—	NE	9	—	11	23	0	2.1	0.0	4	36.4	0	3	3	59	0	100.0%	19.7	19.7	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0	4.5	0	15
2009	—	NO	6	—	5	16	1	3.2	20.0	1	20.0	0	13	10	70	2	76.9%	7.0	5.4	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	7.6	0	-13
2010	—	NO	11	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	11	7	41	1	63.6%	5.9	3.7	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0	2.9	0	14
Career		—	78	—	164	579	4	3.5	2.4	47	28.7	1	68	57	439	4	83.8%	7.7	6.5	—	23	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-9.8	23.1	0	24

Career EPA13.3·-10 rushing · 23 receiving·1.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2001	23	SEA	1	—	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—
2002	24	SEA	8	—	17	53	0	3.1	0.0	4	23.5	1	3.4
2003	25	SEA	5	—	7	24	0	3.4	0.0	1	14.3	0	2
2004	26	SEA	3	—	7	20	0	2.9	0.0	3	42.9	0	—
2005	27	NE	9	—	52	192	0	3.7	0.0	11	21.2	0	4.7
2006	28	NE	13	—	27	117	0	4.3	0.0	9	33.3	0	6.6
2007	29	NE	12	—	34	121	3	3.6	8.8	13	38.2	0	5.7
2008	30	NE	9	—	11	23	0	2.1	0.0	4	36.4	0	3.5
2009	31	NO	6	—	5	16	1	3.2	20.0	1	20.0	0	4.4
2010	32	NO	11	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	5.3
Career			77		164	579	4	3.5	—	47	—	1	35.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2002	24	SEA	8	—	12	8	41	0	66.7%	5.1	3.4	—	3
2003	25	SEA	5	—	2	2	34	0	100.0%	17.0	17.0	—	2
2004	26	SEA	3	—	2	2	12	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	0
2005	27	NE	9	—	14	14	105	0	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	2
2006	28	NE	13	—	7	7	34	1	100.0%	4.9	4.9	—	2
2007	29	NE	12	—	4	4	43	0	100.0%	10.8	10.8	—	2
2008	30	NE	9	—	3	3	59	0	100.0%	19.7	19.7	—	3
2009	31	NO	6	—	13	10	70	2	76.9%	7.0	5.4	—	5
2010	32	NO	11	—	11	7	41	1	63.6%	5.9	3.7	—	4
Career			76		68	57	439	4	83.8%	7.7	6.5	—	23

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2001	23	—	—	—	—	-0.9	—	0
2002	24	—	—	—	—	-8.7	-0.5	0
2003	25	—	—	—	—	-0.7	2.7	0
2004	26	—	—	—	—	1.2	0.4	0
2005	27	—	—	—	—	-1.6	3.2	0
2006	28	—	—	—	—	1.3	-0.6	6
2007	29	—	—	—	—	4.2	3.0	2
2008	30	—	—	—	—	-2.0	4.5	15
2009	31	—	—	—	—	0.4	7.6	-13
2010	32	—	—	—	—	-3.0	2.9	14
Career					—	—	—	24

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 45 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 45 × longevity 1 = KV-H 45· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 43

On-field 30.9

Availability 12.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 412010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Receptions leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

1.33 EPA/season over 10 seasons50

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: 91%.

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+).

Combine · 2001

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2001 class

4.56s

40-Yard

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 66thClass Pos 53thClass All 70th

34.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 59thClass Pos 54thClass All 50th

111"

Broad Jump

Low · 10th pct

Pos 10thAll 28thClass Pos 13thClass All 37th

30 reps

Bench

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 92thClass Pos 88thClass All 90th

7.30s

3-Cone

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 37thClass Pos 50thClass All 50th

4.24s

Shuttle

Above avg · 54th pct

Pos 54thAll 67thClass Pos 39thClass All 56th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 3.5 regular season → 2.6 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-26%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Rushing

Att5Yds13Y/A2.61D21D%40.0

Receiving

Tgt11Rec10Yds72TD1Ctch%90.9%Y/R7.2Y/Tgt6.51D5

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-0.5Rec EPA2.3Rec AirYd28

College Stats

AuburnCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Auburn), 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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #82

#73Eric WestmorelandLB #75Eric DowningDT #76Ron EdwardsDT #77Snoop MinnisWR #78William JamesDB #79Kareem McKenzieOT #80Kevan BarlowRB #81Kenny SmithDT #83Brian AllenOLB #84Dwight SmithS #85Travis MinorRB #86Brock WilliamsDB #87Reggie HaywardDE #88Morlon GreenwoodOLB #89DeLawrence GrantLB #90Shad MeierTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Heath inherited the New England Patriots RB room from Corey Dillon (2004–2006), and handed it to Laurence Maroney (2006–2009).

Vagas Ferguson 1980–1982Robert Weathers 1982–1986Reggie Dupard 1986–1989Bob Perryman 1987–1990John Stephens 1988–1992Jon Vaughn

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2010final season
Last recorded season with NO
2009team change
Joined NO (from NE)
2005team change
Joined NE (from SEA)
2001draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 3, Pick 82

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 250 lb

Frame

246 lb at 4.56s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 111" broad

Explosion

30 reps

Bench power

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 48

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

C2002

F2003

C2005

C2006

C2007

C2008

F2009

C2010

Availability

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

61%

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
2002	53	6.6	257+204	15.1
2003	24	4.8	203+179	11.9
2005	192	21.3	401+209	23.6
2006	117	9	193+76	11.3
2007	121	10.1	189+68	11.1
2008	23	2.6	81+58	4.7
2009	16	2.7	71+55	4.2
2010	2	0.2	63+61	3.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

0 career value over replacement — #4354 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #82 (Rd 3) · SEA · 2001 · +6.3 vs expected KV-H

45actual

38.7 expected · Δ+6.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #82

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography