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.
Lorenzo Neal
4× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 23% all-time RBsReliable Starter📉 Fades · -39% playoffs⚙️ Sustained Machine · 1994
Height5'11"
Weight255 lb
BornDec 27, 1970
Age55
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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 | |||||
| 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.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #89 (Rd 4) · NOR · 1993 · +22.5 vs expected KV-H
60actual
37.5 expected · Δ+22.5
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