Ickey Woods is a career quality starter β a running back whose body of work places Woods in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Woods's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ickey Woods
Top 27% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter
Height6'2"
Weight231 lb
BornFeb 28, 1966
Age60
CollegeUNLVSee College Stats
Rookie yr1988
Draft1988 Β· Rd 2, Pick 31 Β· CIN
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason all-time ranks
A quality running back with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 44 Β· #2217 Β· Above AverageWorth 44 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back β top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+22
Avg surplus
peak +36
2 seasons Γ ~22 surplus β VORP 44
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1988 | β | CIN | 16 | β | 203 | 1,066 | 15 | 5.3 | 7.4 | β | β | β | 23 | 21 | 199 | 0 | 91.3% | 9.5 | 8.7 | β | β |
| 1989 | β | CIN | 2 | β | 29 | 94 | 2 | 3.2 | 6.9 | β | β | β | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β |
| 1990 | β | CIN | 10 | β | 64 | 268 | 6 | 4.2 | 9.4 | β | β | β | 25 | 20 | 162 | 0 | 80.0% | 8.1 | 6.5 | β | β |
| 1991 | β | CIN | 9 | β | 36 | 97 | 4 | 2.7 | 11.1 | β | β | β | 9 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 66.7% | 6.0 | 4.0 | β | β |
| Career | β | 37 | β | 332 | 1,525 | 27 | 4.6 | 8.1 | β | β | β | 58 | 47 | 397 | 0 | 81.0% | 8.4 | 6.8 | β | β | |
Rushing
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 57 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
68
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
64
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 66.4 Γ longevity 0.86 = KV-H 57Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 68
On-field 52.4
Availability 15.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1988bestavg 64elite 701991
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position14
Depth
of 100
Reached 16% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
16% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader16
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
π Consistent
Yards / Carry: 4.6 regular season β 4.4 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
-4%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
Rushing
Att89Yds391TD4Y/A4.4TD%4.5
Receiving
Tgt4Rec3Yds18Ctch%75.0%Y/R6.0Y/Tgt4.5
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (UNLV), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Lee JohnsonP4yRodney HolmanTE4yBoomer EsiasonQB4yJames BrooksRB4yTim McGeeWR4yEric KattusTE4yJim RiggsTE4yStanford JenningsRB3yEric BallRB3yCraig TaylorRB3yErik WilhelmQB3yJames FrancisLB2yHarold GreenRB2yTurk SchonertQB2yIra HillaryWR2yMichael BarberWR2yLynn JamesWR2yKendal SmithWR2yMarc LoganRB1yAlfred WilliamsDE1yCris CollinsworthWR1yDonald HollasQB1yMike DingleRB1y
1988 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #31
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterIckey inherited the Cincinnati Bengals RB room from James Brooks (1984β1991), and handed it to Craig Taylor (1989β1991).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1991final season
Last recorded season with CIN
- 1988draft
Drafted by CIN β Round 2, Pick 31
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 231 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 3-season peers. See all β
57
peak 64
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
A1988
C+1990
C1991
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
58%
19881991
Era Translator
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rush Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1,066 | 66.6 | 1,653+587 | 97.2 |
| 1990 | 268 | 26.8 | 771+503 | 45.3 |
| 1991 | 97 | 10.8 | 403+306 | 23.7 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
44 career value over replacement β #2217 all-time of 4,642. 14.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #31 (Rd 2) Β· CIN Β· 1988 Β· +2.1 vs expected KV-H
57actual
54.9 expected Β· Ξ+2.1
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