Howard Griffith is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Griffith in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Griffith's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Howard Griffith

Top 32% all-time RBsReliable Starter⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'0"

Weight240 lb

BornNov 17, 1967

Age58

CollegeIllinois See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1991 · Rd 9, Pick 236 · IND

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 31 · #2627 · Role Player

Worth 31 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 58% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+5.2

Avg surplus

peak +9

6 seasons × ~5.2 surplus ≈ VORP 31

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
1994	—	LAR	16	—	9	30	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	16	113	1	—	7.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CAR	15	—	65	197	1	3.0	1.5	—	—	—	—	11	63	1	—	5.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	CAR	16	—	12	7	1	0.6	8.3	—	—	—	—	27	223	1	—	8.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	DEN	15	—	9	34	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	11	55	0	—	5.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	DEN	14	—	4	13	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	15	97	3	—	6.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DEN	16	—	17	66	1	3.9	5.9	6	35.3	0	38	25	184	1	65.8%	7.4	4.8	—	11	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	2.9	0	0
2000	—	DEN	13	—	5	4	0	0.8	0.0	2	40.0	0	31	16	101	2	51.6%	6.3	3.3	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	LAC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.6	-6.5	0	0
Career		—	106	—	121	351	3	2.9	2.5	8	6.6	0	69	121	836	9	175.4%	6.9	12.1	—	18	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-2.6	-3.6	0	0

Career EPA-6.2·-3 rushing · -4 receiving·-3.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1994	27	LAR	16	—	9	30	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	8.2
1995	28	CAR	15	—	65	197	1	3.0	1.5	—	—	—	9.2
1996	29	CAR	16	—	12	7	1	0.6	8.3	—	—	—	9.7
1997	30	DEN	15	—	9	34	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—	6.8
1998	31	DEN	14	—	4	13	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	9.7
1999	32	DEN	16	—	17	66	1	3.9	5.9	6	35.3	0	8.9
2000	33	DEN	13	—	5	4	0	0.8	0.0	2	40.0	0	7
Career			105		121	351	3	2.9	—	8	—	0	59.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	27	LAR	16	—	—	16	113	1	—	7.1	—	—	—
1995	28	CAR	15	—	—	11	63	1	—	5.7	—	—	—
1996	29	CAR	16	—	—	27	223	1	—	8.3	—	—	—
1997	30	DEN	15	—	—	11	55	0	—	5.0	—	—	—
1998	31	DEN	14	—	—	15	97	3	—	6.5	—	—	—
1999	32	DEN	16	—	38	25	184	1	65.8%	7.4	4.8	—	11
2000	33	DEN	13	—	31	16	101	2	51.6%	6.3	3.3	—	7
Career			105		69	121	836	9	175.4%	6.9	12.1	—	18

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	32	—	—	—	—	1.0	2.9
2000	33	—	—	—	—	-3.6	-6.5
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 55 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 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 35.9

Availability 19.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1994bestavg 542000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Receptions leader8

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-3.08 EPA/season over 2 seasons49

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: 93%.

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt3Rec1Yds16Ctch%33.3%Y/R16.0Y/Tgt5.3

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA0.8

College Stats

IllinoisCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Illinois), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #236

#210Frank WainrightTE #211Mike DingleRB #214Gary BrownRB #215Jimmy SpencerDB #216Scott KowalkowskiLB #221Tony HargainWR #222Brad LambWR #226Ernie LoganNT #240Shawn JeffersonWR #248Louis RiddickDB #249Mark MaddoxLB #274Andrew GloverTE #306Ted PopsonTE #310Bob ChristianFB #312Ernie ThompsonRB #323Jeff BradyLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Howard inherited the Denver Broncos RB room from Derek Loville (1997–1999), and handed it to Olandis Gary (1999–2002).

Rick Parros 1981–1984Gerald Willhite 1982–1988Sammy Winder 1982–1990Gene Lang 1984–1987Steve Sewell 1985–1991Mel Bratton

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000final season
Last recorded season with DEN
1997team change
Joined DEN (from CAR)
1995team change
Joined CAR (from LAR)
1994team change
Joined LAR (from IND)
1991draft
Drafted by IND — Round 9, Pick 236

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 240 lb

Frame

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

C+1994

C+1995

C+1996

C+1997

C+1998

C+1999

C+2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

94%

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
1994	30	1.9	288+258	16.9
1995	197	13.1	519+322	30.5
1996	7	0.4	316+309	18.6
1997	34	2.3	317+283	18.6
1998	13	0.9	277+264	16.3
1999	66	4.1	331+265	19.5
2000	4	0.3	238+234	14

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

31 career value over replacement — #2627 all-time of 4,642. 4.4/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #236 (Rd 9) · IND · 1991 · +32.2 vs expected KV-H

55actual

22.8 expected · Δ+32.2

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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

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #236

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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