Herschel Walker ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Walker in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Walker a career score of 82, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Herschel Walker

2× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 6 seasons · 3 titles Top 2% all-time RBsIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1988

Career Value · VORP

256 career value over replacement — #215 all-time of 4,695. 23.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #114 (Rd 5) · DAL · 1985 · +46.3 vs expected KV-H

82actual

35.7 expected · Δ+46.3

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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
1986	24	DAL	16	—	151	737	12	4.9	7.9	—	—	—	—	76	837	2	—	11.0	—	—	—
1987	25	DAL	12	—	209	891	7	4.3	3.3	—	—	—	—	60	715	1	—	11.9	—	—	—
1988	26	DAL	16	—	361	1,514	5	4.2	1.4	—	—	—	—	53	505	2	—	9.5	—	—	—
1989	27	DAL / MIN	—	—	250	915	7	3.7	2.8	—	—	—	—	40	423	3	—	10.6	—	—	—
1990	28	MIN	16	—	184	770	5	4.2	2.7	—	—	—	—	35	315	4	—	9.0	—	—	—
1991	29	MIN	15	—	198	825	10	4.2	5.1	—	—	—	—	33	204	0	—	6.2	—	—	—
1992	30	PHI	16	—	267	1,070	8	4.0	3.0	—	—	—	—	38	278	2	—	7.3	—	—	—
1993	31	PHI	16	—	174	746	1	4.3	0.6	—	—	—	—	75	610	3	—	8.1	—	—	—
1994	32	PHI	16	—	113	528	5	4.7	4.4	—	—	—	—	50	500	2	—	10.0	—	—	—
1995	33	NYG	16	—	31	126	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	31	234	1	—	7.5	—	—	—
1996	34	DAL	16	—	10	83	1	8.3	10.0	—	—	—	—	7	89	0	—	12.7	—	—	—
1997	35	DAL	16	—	6	20	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	14	149	2	—	10.6	—	—	—
Career		—	—	—	1,954	8,225	61	4.2	3.1	—	—	—	—	512	4,859	22	—	9.5	—	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

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Regular-season all-time ranks

45thRushing Yards·8,225 yds 57thRushing Touchdowns·61

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An all-time caliber running back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 256 · #215 · Elite

Worth 256 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 6% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23.3

Avg surplus

peak +49

11 seasons × ~23.3 surplus ≈ VORP 256