Kevan Barlow is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Barlow in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Barlow's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

RBNYJ#31ACT

Kevan Barlow

Top 15% all-time RBsIron Man📉 Fades · -23% playoffsTwo-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #313

Height6'1"

Weight234 lb

BornJan 7, 1979

Age47

CollegePittsburgh See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 3, Pick 80 · SF

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 81 · #1417 · Above Average

Worth 81 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 32% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.5

Avg surplus

peak +22

6 seasons × ~13.5 surplus ≈ VORP 81

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)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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
2001	—	SF	15	—	125	512	4	4.1	3.2	27	21.6	0	28	22	247	1	78.6%	11.2	8.8	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	CHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.3	13.0	0	0
2002	—	SF	14	—	145	675	4	4.7	2.8	34	23.4	1	21	14	136	1	66.7%	9.7	6.5	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.1	3.1	0	0
2003	—	SF	16	—	201	1,024	6	5.1	3.0	44	21.9	3	35	35	307	1	100.0%	8.8	8.8	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.1	15.3	0	0
2004	—	SF	15	—	244	822	7	3.4	2.9	44	18.0	2	35	35	212	0	100.0%	6.1	6.1	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-39.2	9.5	0	0
2005	—	SF	12	—	176	581	3	3.3	1.7	20	11.4	1	31	31	241	0	100.0%	7.8	7.8	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-34.4	8.0	0	0
2006	—	NYJ	12	—	131	370	6	2.8	4.6	19	14.5	0	7	7	21	0	100.0%	3.0	3.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-19.7	-1.4	0	-8
Career		—	88	—	1,022	3,984	30	3.9	2.9	188	18.4	7	157	144	1,164	3	91.7%	8.1	7.4	—	50	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	-97.7	47.4	0	-8

Career EPA-50.3·-98 rushing · 47 receiving·-8.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2001	22	SF	15	—	125	512	4	4.1	3.2	27	21.6	0	12
2002	23	SF	14	—	145	675	4	4.7	2.8	34	23.4	1	10.5
2003	24	SF	16	—	201	1,024	6	5.1	3.0	44	21.9	3	15.6
2004	25	SF	15	—	244	822	7	3.4	2.9	44	18.0	2	12.4
2005	26	SF	12	—	176	581	3	3.3	1.7	20	11.4	1	9.5
2006	27	NYJ	12	—	131	370	6	2.8	4.6	19	14.5	0	8.2
Career			84		1,022	3,984	30	3.9	—	188	—	7	68.2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2001	22	SF	15	—	28	22	247	1	78.6%	11.2	8.8	—	10
2002	23	SF	14	—	21	14	136	1	66.7%	9.7	6.5	—	7
2003	24	SF	16	—	35	35	307	1	100.0%	8.8	8.8	—	14
2004	25	SF	15	—	35	35	212	0	100.0%	6.1	6.1	—	11
2005	26	SF	12	—	31	31	241	0	100.0%	7.8	7.8	—	7
2006	27	NYJ	12	—	7	7	21	0	100.0%	3.0	3.0	—	1
Career			84		157	144	1,164	3	91.7%	8.1	7.4	—	50

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
2001	22	CHI	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	1	—
2003	24	PHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2005	26	SEA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			4		4	4	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2001	22	—	—	—	—	-0.3	13.0	0
2002	23	—	—	—	—	2.1	3.1	0
2003	24	—	—	—	—	-6.1	15.3	0
2004	25	—	—	—	—	-39.2	9.5	0
2005	26	—	—	—	—	-34.4	8.0	0
2006	27	—	—	—	—	-19.7	-1.4	-8
Career					—	—	—	-8

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 46.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

2001bestavg 64elite 702006

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #313 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2004 SF·2 team wins#21

Rushing Touchdowns · 7 · score 25

2004 SF·2 team wins#25

Rushing Yards · 822 · score 5

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 22% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

22% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader22

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-8.37 EPA/season over 6 seasons47

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: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2001

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2001 class

4.56s

40-Yard

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 66thClass Pos 53thClass All 70th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 3.9 regular season → 3.0 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-23%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

5,148

3,984 rush · 1,164 recv

Total TDs

30 rush · 3 recv

Total Touches

1,166

1,022 carries · 144 rec

Yds / Touch

4.4

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Rushing

Att12Yds36TD1Y/A3.0TD%8.31D21D%16.7

Receiving

Tgt5Rec3Yds5Ctch%60.0%Y/R1.7Y/Tgt1.01D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-0.8Rec EPA-0.5

College Stats

PittsburghCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Pittsburgh), 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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #80

#71Bhawoh JueDB #72Torrance MarshallLB #73Eric WestmorelandLB #75Eric DowningDT #76Ron EdwardsDT #77Snoop MinnisWR #78William JamesDB #79Kareem McKenzieOT #81Kenny SmithDT #82Heath EvansFB #83Brian AllenOLB #84Dwight SmithS #85Travis MinorRB #86Brock WilliamsDB #87Reggie HaywardDE #88Morlon GreenwoodOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kevan inherited the San Francisco 49ers RB room from Terry Jackson (1999–2005), and handed it to Maurice Hicks (2004–2007).

Earl Cooper 1980–1985Roger Craig 1983–1990Derrick Harmon 1984–1986Joe Cribbs 1986–1987Tom Rathman 1986–1993Keith Henderson

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2006team change
Joined NYJ (from SF)
2006final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
2001draft
Drafted by SF — Round 3, Pick 80

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 234 lb

Frame

235 lb at 4.56s

Size-speed

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 68

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2001

B2002

B+2003

B2004

B2005

C+2006

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

88%

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
2001	512	34.1	673+161	39.6
2002	675	48.2	844+169	49.7
2003	1,024	64	1,041+17	61.2
2004	822	54.8	884+62	52
2005	581	48.4	779+198	45.8
2006	370	30.8	493+123	29

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

81 career value over replacement — #1417 all-time of 4,642. 13.5/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #80 (Rd 3) · SF · 2001 · +27.3 vs expected KV-H

66actual

38.7 expected · Δ+27.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

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2001 Draft Class· this player went #80

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator