Keith Byars is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Byars in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Byars's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| 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 | |||||
| 1986 | 22–23 | PHI | 16 | — | 177 | 577 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 44 | 0 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 23–24 | PHI | 10 | — | 116 | 426 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 177 | 1 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24–25 | PHI | 16 | — | 152 | 517 | 6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 705 | 4 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25–26 | PHI | 16 | — | 133 | 452 | 5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | 68 | 721 | 0 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26–27 | PHI | 16 | — | 37 | 141 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 81 | 819 | 3 | — | 10.1 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27–28 | PHI | 16 | — | 94 | 383 | 1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 564 | 3 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28–29 | PHI | 15 | — | 41 | 176 | 1 | 4.3 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 502 | 2 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29–30 | MIA | 16 | — | 64 | 269 | 3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 613 | 3 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 30–31 | MIA | 9 | — | 19 | 64 | 2 | 3.4 | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 418 | 5 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 31–32 | MIA | 16 | — | 15 | 44 | 1 | 2.9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 362 | 2 | — | 7.1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 32–33 | MIA / NE | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 289 | 2 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 33–34 | NE | 16 | — | 11 | 24 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 189 | 3 | — | 9.4 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 34–35 | NYJ | 13 | — | 4 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 258 | 3 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 865 | 3,109 | 23 | 3.6 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 610 | 5,661 | 31 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
112 career value over replacement — #992 all-time of 4,695. 9.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #10 (Rd 1) · PHI · 1986 · +2.5 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end running back defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 112 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 22% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
11 seasons × ~10.2 surplus ≈ VORP 112
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86% match