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

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Knowshon Moreno

Top 12% all-time RBsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -11% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2013 Team Carrier · #525

Height5'11"

Weight218 lb

BornJul 16, 1987

Age39

CollegeGeorgia See College Stats

Rookie yr2009

Draft2009 · Rd 1, Pick 12 · DEN

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 75 · #1524 · Above Average

Worth 75 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 34% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.8

Avg surplus

peak +25

4 seasons × ~18.8 surplus ≈ VORP 75

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													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2009	—	DEN	16	—	247	947	7	3.8	2.8	52	21.1	2	41	28	213	2	68.3%	7.6	5.2	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DEN	13	—	182	779	5	4.3	2.7	34	18.7	2	48	37	372	3	77.1%	10.1	7.8	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DEN	7	—	37	179	0	4.8	0.0	5	13.5	1	15	11	101	1	73.3%	9.2	6.7	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DEN	8	—	138	525	4	3.8	2.9	32	23.2	1	26	21	167	0	80.8%	8.0	6.4	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DEN	16	—	241	1,038	10	4.3	4.1	53	22.0	0	74	60	548	3	81.1%	9.1	7.4	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	704	58.4%	—	0.0%	3	4.0%
2013	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	MIA	3	—	31	148	1	4.8	3.2	8	25.8	0	1	1	8	0	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	68	33.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	66	—	876	3,616	27	4.1	3.1	184	21.0	6	205	158	1,409	9	77.1%	8.9	6.9	—	68	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	772	45.9%	—	0.0%	3	4.0%

Career EPA-2.2·-43 rushing · 41 receiving·-0.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2009	22	DEN	16	—	247	947	7	3.8	2.8	52	21.1	2	15.6
2010	23	DEN	13	—	182	779	5	4.3	2.7	34	18.7	2	14.6
2011	24	DEN	7	—	37	179	0	4.8	0.0	5	13.5	1	5
2012	25	DEN	8	—	138	525	4	3.8	2.9	32	23.2	1	8.1
2013	26	DEN	16	9*	241	1,038	10	4.3	4.1	53	22.0	0	20.4
2014	27	MIA	3	—	31	148	1	4.8	3.2	8	25.8	0	—
Career			63	9*	876	3,616	27	4.1	—	184	—	6	63.7

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2009	22	DEN	16	—	41	28	213	2	68.3%	7.6	5.2	—	10
2010	23	DEN	13	—	48	37	372	3	77.1%	10.1	7.8	—	15
2011	24	DEN	7	—	15	11	101	1	73.3%	9.2	6.7	—	3
2012	25	DEN	8	—	26	21	167	0	80.8%	8.0	6.4	—	11
2013	26	DEN	16	9*	74	60	548	3	81.1%	9.1	7.4	—	29
2014	27	MIA	3	—	1	1	8	0	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	0
Career			63	9*	205	158	1,409	9	77.1%	8.9	6.9	—	68

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	26	DEN	16	9*	704	58.4%	—	0.0%	3	4.0%
2014	27	MIA	3	—	68	33.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			19	9*	772	—	—	—	3	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2009	22	—	—	—	—	-27.6	-14.5	10
2010	23	—	—	—	—	-10.3	11.0	14
2011	24	—	—	—	—	-8.3	1.5	30
2012	25	—	—	—	—	-5.2	5.0	58
2013	26	—	—	9*	—	8.3	37.5	126
2014	27	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.3	-1
Career				9*	—	—	—	237

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 49.7

Availability 16.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 63elite 702013

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #525 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2010 DEN·4 team wins#24

Rushing Yards · 779 · score 6

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader20

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-0.37 EPA/season over 6 seasons50

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:2.256 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap2.256Touch rate0.449EPA/snap0.06Snap share45.9%Off snaps772Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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 · 2009

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

RB · 2009 class

4.50s

40-Yard

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 77thClass Pos 58thClass All 70th

35.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 69thClass Pos 60thClass All 67th

115"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 26th pct

Pos 26thAll 42thClass Pos 40thClass All 44th

25 reps

Bench

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 74thClass Pos 79thClass All 75th

6.84s

3-Cone

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 87thClass Pos 91thClass All 84th

4.27s

Shuttle

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 62thClass Pos 59thClass All 65th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.1 regular season → 3.7 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-11%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

5,025

3,616 rush · 1,409 recv

Total TDs

27 rush · 9 recv

Total Touches

1,034

876 carries · 158 rec

Yds / Touch

4.9

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Rushing

Att52Yds190TD1Y/A3.7TD%1.91D131D%25.0

Receiving

Tgt10Rec8Yds75TD1Ctch%80.0%Y/R9.4Y/Tgt7.51D2

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-2.4Rec EPA-5.5Rec AirYd31

College Stats

GeorgiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia), 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.

2009 Draft Class· this player went #12

#4Aaron CurryLB #5Mark SanchezQB #6Andre SmithOT #7Darrius Heyward-BeyWR #8Eugene MonroeOT #9B.J. RajiNT #10Michael CrabtreeWR #11Aaron MaybinLB #13Brian OrakpoOLB #14Malcolm JenkinsS #15Brian CushingILB #16Larry EnglishDE #17Josh FreemanQB #18Robert AyersDE #19Jeremy MaclinWR #20Brandon PettigrewTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Knowshon inherited the Denver Broncos RB room from Correll Buckhalter (2009–2010), and handed it to Lance Ball (2010–2012).

Rick Parros 1981–1984Gerald Willhite 1982–1988Sammy Winder 1982–1990Gene Lang 1984–1987Steve Sewell 1985–1991Mel Bratton

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2014team change
Joined MIA (from DEN)
2014final season
Last recorded season with MIA
2009draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 1, Pick 12

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 218 lb

Frame

217 lb at 4.50s

Size-speed

35.5" vert / 115" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

6 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	MIA	2	W3Out· ElbowW4Out· Elbow
2011	DEN	1	W2Questionable· HamstringW3Questionable· HamstringW11Out· Knee
2010	DEN	3	W3Out· HamstringW4Out· HamstringW5Out· HamstringW6Questionable· HamstringW16Questionable· RibsW17Questionable· Ribs
2009	DEN	0	W1Questionable· KneeW3Questionable· Groin

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 →

peak 70

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

B2009

B2010

C2011

B2012

B+2013

Availability

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

66%

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
2009	947	59.2	935-12	55
2010	779	59.9	996+217	58.6
2011	179	25.6	492+313	28.9
2012	525	65.6	1,153+628	67.8
2013	1,038	64.9	1,172+134	68.9

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

Career Value · VORP

75 career value over replacement — #1524 all-time of 4,642. 15/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #12 (Rd 1) · DEN · 2009 · +7.7 vs expected KV-H

68actual

60.3 expected · Δ+7.7

💔+30.6 stolen VORP·2.04 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2009

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2009 Draft Class· this player went #12

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator