Lorenzo Neal is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Neal in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Neal's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 1993 | 22–23 | NO | 2 | — | 21 | 175 | 1 | 8.3 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | NO | 16 | — | 30 | 90 | 1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | NO | 16 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 123 | 1 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | NO | 16 | — | 21 | 58 | 1 | 2.8 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 194 | 1 | — | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 10 | 28 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 40 | 1 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | TB | 16 | — | 5 | 25 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | TEN | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 63.6% | 3.9 | 2.5 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29–30 | TEN | 9 | — | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 66.7% | 3.1 | 2.1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 30–31 | CIN | 16 | — | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 101 | 1 | 70.4% | 5.3 | 3.7 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 31–32 | CIN | 15 | — | 9 | 31 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 133 | 1 | 72.4% | 6.3 | 4.6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 32–33 | SD | 13 | — | 18 | 40 | 1 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 7 | 38.9 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 0 | 100.0% | 3.9 | 3.9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 33–34 | SD | 14 | — | 16 | 53 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 11 | 68.8 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.1 | 5.1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 34–35 | SD | 14 | — | 28 | 96 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 18 | 64.3 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 145 | 1 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 35–36 | SD | 15 | — | 29 | 140 | 1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 21 | 72.4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 82 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.8 | 4.8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 36–37 | SD | 10 | — | 13 | 32 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 38.5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 100.0% | 2.9 | 2.9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 37–38 | BAL | 10 | — | 12 | 25 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 207 | — | 225 | 805 | 6 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 72 | 32.0 | 1 | 164 | 198 | 1,079 | 12 | 120.7% | 5.4 | 6.6 | — | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
28 career value over replacement — #2793 all-time of 4,695. 2/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #89 (Rd 4) · NOR · 1993 · +22.5 vs expected KV-H
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