A running back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1996 | β | WAS | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 17 | 0 | β | 5.7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | WAS | 15 | β | 28 | 100 | 2 | 3.6 | 7.1 | β | β | β | β | 34 | 388 | 2 | β | 11.4 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | WAS | 5 | β | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | 7 | 53 | 1 | β | 7.6 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | DET | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 24 | β | 32 | 108 | 2 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 458 | 3 | β | 10.4 | β | β | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | |
A depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 36 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 45.8 Γ longevity 0.79 = KV-H 36Β· confidence 82%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia; Northeast Oklahoma), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Larry inherited the Washington Commanders RB room from Terry Allen (1995β1998), and handed it to Stephen Davis (1996β2002).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Joined DET (from WAS)
Last recorded season with DET
Entered the NFL with WAS
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 2-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rush Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 100 | 6.7 | 396+296 | 23.3 |
| 1998 | 8 | 1.6 | 289+281 | 17 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
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Gave the Washington Commanders an entire corpus-attributed career β 3 seasons (1996β1998), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.