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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13 seasons · peak 11.5 in 1990
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
6.6 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1990 · +0.9 wins
Latest season · 1998 · +0.3 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#208 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | — | 6 | 13 | 46.2% | 119 | 6 | 1 | 46.2 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 14.9 | 6.0 | 86.2 | — | 86.7 |
Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22–23 | PHI | 16 | — | 177 | 577 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 23–24 | PHI | 10 | — | 116 | 426 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24–25 | PHI | 16 | — | 152 | 517 | 6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25–26 | PHI | 16 | — | 133 | 452 | 5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26–27 | PHI | 16 | — | 37 | 141 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27–28 | PHI | 16 | — | 94 | 383 | 1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28–29 | PHI | 15 | — | 41 | 176 | 1 | 4.3 | 2.4 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29–30 | MIA | 16 | — | 64 | 269 | 3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 30–31 | MIA | 9 | — | 19 | 64 | 2 | 3.4 | 10.5 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 31–32 | MIA | 16 | — | 15 | 44 | 1 | 2.9 | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 32–33 | All teams | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 33–34 | NE | 16 | — | 11 | 24 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 34–35 | NYJ | 13 | — | 4 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 865 | 3,109 | 23 | 3.6 | 2.7 | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22–23 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 11 | 44 | 0 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 23–24 | PHI | 10 | — | — | 21 | 177 | 1 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24–25 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 72 | 705 | 4 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25–26 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 68 | 721 | 0 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26–27 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 81 | 819 | 3 | — | 10.1 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27–28 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 62 | 564 | 3 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28–29 | PHI | 15 | — | — | 56 | 502 | 2 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29–30 | MIA | 16 | — | — | 61 | 613 | 3 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 30–31 | MIA | 9 | — | — | 49 | 418 | 5 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 31–32 | MIA | 16 | — | — | 51 | 362 | 2 | — | 7.1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 32–33 | All teams | — | — | — | 32 | 289 | 2 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 33–34 | NE | 16 | — | — | 20 | 189 | 3 | — | 9.4 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 34–35 | NYJ | 13 | — | — | 26 | 258 | 3 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 610 | 5,661 | 31 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
Blend 62.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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