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.
Kenny Watson
A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 31 · #2634 · Role PlayerWorth 31 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 58% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+7.8
Avg surplus
peak +15
4 seasons × ~7.8 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 2002 | — | WAS | 15 | — | 116 | 534 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 32 | 27.6 | 0 | 43 | 32 | 253 | 1 | 74.4% | 7.9 | 5.9 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | DAL | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.7 | -7.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | CIN | 15 | — | 25 | 158 | 0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 8 | 32.0 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 171 | 1 | 100.0% | 6.8 | 6.8 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | NYG | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | CIN | 15 | — | 25 | 138 | 1 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 24.0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 213 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.3 | 9.3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -4.1 | 17.7 | 0 | 11 |
| 2007 | — | CIN | 15 | — | 178 | 763 | 7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 40 | 22.5 | 1 | 52 | 52 | 373 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.2 | 7.2 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | MIA | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 8.0 | 0 | -30 |
| 2008 | — | CIN | 7 | — | 14 | 55 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 1.3 | 1.3 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -3.8 | -3.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | — | 77 | — | 358 | 1,648 | 9 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 88 | 24.6 | 2 | 146 | 135 | 1,014 | 2 | 92.5% | 7.5 | 6.9 | — | 38 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2.3 | 24.3 | 0 | -16 | |
Career EPA26.7·2 rushing · 24 receiving·5.3/season
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 57 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
×.6
60
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 57 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 98%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 37.5
Availability 17.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2002bestavg 532008
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position12
Depth
of 100
Reached 9% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
9% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader9
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
5.33 EPA/season over 5 seasons52
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: 87%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
2,662
1,648 rush · 1,014 recv
Total TDs
11
9 rush · 2 recv
Total Touches
493
358 carries · 135 rec
Yds / Touch
5.4
rushing + receiving
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn State), 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.
Top Teammates
Shayne GrahamK5yChad JohnsonWR5yJohn ThorntonDT5yReggie KellyTE5yJustin SmithDE4yCarson PalmerQB4yT.J. HoushmandzadehWR4yRobert GeathersDE4yRudi JohnsonRB4yJeremi JohnsonFB4yKyle LarsonP4yJohnathan JosephCB3yDomata Peko Sr.NT3yBrian SimmonsLB3yTory JamesCB3yDeltha O'NealCB3yMadieu WilliamsFS3yKevin KaesviharnDB3yDexter JacksonS3yLandon JohnsonMLB3yCarl PowellDE3yKelley WashingtonWR3yJonathan FaneneDE3yTony StewartTE3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterKenny inherited the Cincinnati Bengals RB room from Chris Perry (2004–2008), and handed it to Cedric Benson (2008–2011).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2008final season
Last recorded season with CIN
- 2003team change
Joined CIN (from WAS)
- 2002signing
Entered the NFL with WAS
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 220 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
57
peak 60
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B2002
C+2004
C+2006
B2007
D2008
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
71%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 534 | 35.6 | 666+132 | 39.2 |
| 2004 | 158 | 10.5 | 270+112 | 15.9 |
| 2006 | 138 | 9.2 | 196+58 | 11.5 |
| 2007 | 763 | 50.9 | 782+19 | 46 |
| 2008 | 55 | 7.9 | 157+102 | 9.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
31 career value over replacement — #2634 all-time of 4,642. 6.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
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