Kenny Watson is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Watson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Watson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 2002 | 24 | WAS | 15 | — | 116 | 534 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 32 | 27.6 | 0 | 43 | 32 | 253 | 1 | 74.4% | 7.9 | 5.9 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25 | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26 | CIN | 15 | — | 25 | 158 | 0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 8 | 32.0 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 171 | 1 | 100.0% | 6.8 | 6.8 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28 | CIN | 15 | — | 25 | 138 | 1 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 24.0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 213 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.3 | 9.3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 29 | CIN | 15 | — | 178 | 763 | 7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 40 | 22.5 | 1 | 52 | 52 | 373 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.2 | 7.2 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 30 | CIN | 7 | — | 14 | 55 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 1.3 | 1.3 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 68 | — | 358 | 1,648 | 9 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 88 | 24.6 | 2 | 146 | 135 | 1,014 | 2 | 92.5% | 7.5 | 6.9 | — | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
29 career value over replacement — #2753 all-time of 4,695. 5.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
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A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 29 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 60% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 29
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88% match