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

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Laurence Maroney

Top 26% all-time RBsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight220 lb

BornFeb 5, 1985

Age41

CollegeMinnesota See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 1, Pick 21 · NE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

81stPlayoff Rushing Yards·369 yds 82ndPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·3

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 45 · #2196 · Above Average

Worth 45 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 48% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15

Avg surplus

peak +16

3 seasons × ~15 surplus ≈ VORP 45

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
2006	—	NE	14	—	175	745	6	4.3	3.4	40	22.9	1	22	22	194	1	100.0%	8.8	8.8	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	NYJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.3	11.1	0	11
2007	—	NE	13	—	185	835	6	4.5	3.2	49	26.5	0	4	4	116	0	100.0%	29.0	29.0	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.8	9.4	0	12
2008	—	NE	3	—	28	93	0	3.3	0.0	4	14.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.3	—	0	0
2009	—	NE	15	—	194	757	9	3.9	4.6	44	22.7	3	17	14	99	0	82.4%	7.1	5.8	—	4	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-8.7	2.8	0	-15
2010	—	DEN	4	—	36	74	0	2.1	0.0	1	2.8	0	7	4	50	0	57.1%	12.5	7.1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-14.8	0.3	0	6
Career		—	50	—	618	2,504	21	4.1	3.4	138	22.3	4	50	44	459	1	88.0%	10.4	9.2	—	21	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	-33.3	23.5	0	14

Career EPA-9.8·-33 rushing · 24 receiving·-2.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2006	21	NE	14	—	175	745	6	4.3	3.4	40	22.9	1	12.7
2007	22	NE	13	—	185	835	6	4.5	3.2	49	26.5	0	9.8
2008	23	NE	3	—	28	93	0	3.3	0.0	4	14.3	0	—
2009	24	NE	15	—	194	757	9	3.9	4.6	44	22.7	3	12.8
2010	25	DEN	4	—	36	74	0	2.1	0.0	1	2.8	0	2
Career			49		618	2,504	21	4.1	—	138	—	4	37.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2006	21	NE	14	—	22	22	194	1	100.0%	8.8	8.8	—	11
2007	22	NE	13	—	4	4	116	0	100.0%	29.0	29.0	—	4
2009	24	NE	15	—	17	14	99	0	82.4%	7.1	5.8	—	4
2010	25	DEN	4	—	7	4	50	0	57.1%	12.5	7.1	—	2
Career			46		50	44	459	1	88.0%	10.4	9.2	—	21

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
2006	21	NYJ	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2009	24	NE	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	1	—
Career			3		2	2	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2006	21	—	—	—	—	-7.3	11.1	11
2007	22	—	—	—	—	1.8	9.4	12
2008	23	—	—	—	—	-4.3	—	0
2009	24	—	—	—	—	-8.7	2.8	-15
2010	25	—	—	—	—	-14.8	0.3	6
Career					—	—	—	14

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 62.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 58· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 44.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 542010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-1.97 EPA/season over 5 seasons49

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: 89%.

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 · 2006

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

RB · 2006 class

4.48s

40-Yard

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 81thClass Pos 61thClass All 77th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.1 regular season → 4.0 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-2%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Rushing

Att93Yds369TD3Y/A4.0TD%3.21D271D%29.0

Receiving

Tgt7Rec6Yds67Ctch%85.7%Y/R11.2Y/Tgt9.61D1

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-0.1Rec EPA3.4Rec AirYd-28

College Stats

MinnesotaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Minnesota), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #21

#13Kamerion WimbleyOLB #14Brodrick BunkleyNT #15Tye HillDB #16Jason AllenDB #17Chad GreenwayOLB #18Bobby CarpenterLB #19Antonio CromartieCB #20Tamba HaliOLB #22Manny LawsonOLB #23Davin JosephG #24Johnathan JosephCB #25Santonio HolmesWR #26John McCargoDT #27DeAngelo WilliamsRB #28Marcedes LewisTE #29Nick MangoldC

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Laurence inherited the New England Patriots RB room from Heath Evans (2005–2008), and handed it to Sammy Morris (2007–2010).

Vagas Ferguson 1980–1982Robert Weathers 1982–1986Reggie Dupard 1986–1989Bob Perryman 1987–1990John Stephens 1988–1992Jon Vaughn

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010team change
Joined DEN (from NE)
2010final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2006draft
Drafted by NE — Round 1, Pick 21

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 220 lb

Frame

217 lb at 4.48s

Size-speed

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	DEN	1	W1Questionable· ThighW2Out· Thigh

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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

B2006

B2007

B2009

F2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

61%

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
2006	745	53.2	800+55	47.1
2007	835	64.2	976+141	57.4
2009	757	50.5	802+45	47.2
2010	74	18.5	349+275	20.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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

45 career value over replacement — #2196 all-time of 4,642. 11.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #21 (Rd 1) · NE · 2006 · +1.5 vs expected KV-H

58actual

56.5 expected · Δ+1.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #21

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator