Mack Strong is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Strong in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Strong's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mack Strong
Top 33% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter🏆 Clutch · +32% playoffs⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2003Two-Way Profile
A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 32 · #2602 · Role PlayerWorth 32 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 57% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
11 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
11
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+2.9
Avg surplus
peak +5
11 seasons × ~2.9 surplus ≈ VORP 32
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1994 | — | SEA | 8 | — | 27 | 114 | 2 | 4.2 | 7.4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | SEA | 16 | — | 8 | 23 | 1 | 2.9 | 12.5 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 117 | 3 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | SEA | 14 | — | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 78 | 0 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | SEA | 16 | — | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 91 | 2 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | SEA | 16 | — | 15 | 47 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 48 | 2 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | SEA | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 33.3% | 5.0 | 1.7 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.6 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | SEA | 15 | — | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 141 | 1 | 76.7% | 6.1 | 4.7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.1 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | SEA | 14 | — | 17 | 55 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 10 | 58.8 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 141 | 0 | 58.6% | 8.3 | 4.9 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | KC | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | -1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | SEA | 14 | — | 23 | 94 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 10 | 43.5 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 120 | 2 | 68.8% | 5.5 | 3.8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | DAL | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.4 | -10.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | SEA | 16 | — | 37 | 174 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 19 | 51.4 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 216 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.4 | 7.4 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | SF | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.6 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | SEA | 15 | — | 36 | 131 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 13 | 36.1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 99 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.7 | 4.7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | DAL | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -14.4 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | SEA | 16 | — | 17 | 78 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 7 | 41.2 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 166 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | SEA | 15 | — | 33 | 149 | 1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 12 | 36.4 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 159 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | LAC | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.3 | -1.6 | 0 | 38 |
| 2007 | — | SEA | 4 | — | 4 | 19 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.2 | 5.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Career | — | 201 | — | 230 | 909 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 73 | 31.7 | 2 | 204 | 218 | 1,456 | 10 | 106.9% | 6.7 | 7.1 | — | 46 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | -4.0 | 18.2 | 0 | 58 | |
Career EPA14.3·-4 rushing · 18 receiving·1.6/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 23 | SEA | 8 | — | 27 | 114 | 2 | 4.2 | 7.4 | — | — | — | 4.9 |
| 1995 | 24 | SEA | 16 | — | 8 | 23 | 1 | 2.9 | 12.5 | — | — | — | 11.4 |
| 1996 | 25 | SEA | 14 | — | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 6.3 |
| 1997 | 26 | SEA | 16 | — | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 9.8 |
| 1998 | 27 | SEA | 16 | — | 15 | 47 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 9.5 |
| 1999 | 28 | SEA | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 2000 | 29 | SEA | 15 | — | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2001 | 30 | SEA | 14 | — | 17 | 55 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 10 | 58.8 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | 31 | SEA | 14 | — | 23 | 94 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 10 | 43.5 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2003 | 32 | SEA | 16 | — | 37 | 174 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 19 | 51.4 | 1 | 8.6 |
| 2004 | 33 | SEA | 15 | — | 36 | 131 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 13 | 36.1 | 1 | 6.4 |
| 2005 | 34 | SEA | 16 | — | 17 | 78 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 7 | 41.2 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2006 | 35 | SEA | 15 | — | 33 | 149 | 1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 12 | 36.4 | 0 | 8.1 |
| 2007 | 36 | SEA | 4 | — | 4 | 19 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Career | 183 | 230 | 909 | 5 | 4.0 | — | 73 | — | 2 | 96.8 |
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 23 | SEA | 8 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 1.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24 | SEA | 16 | — | — | 12 | 117 | 3 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25 | SEA | 14 | — | — | 9 | 78 | 0 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26 | SEA | 16 | — | — | 13 | 91 | 2 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27 | SEA | 16 | — | — | 8 | 48 | 2 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28 | SEA | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 33.3% | 5.0 | 1.7 | — | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | SEA | 15 | — | 30 | 23 | 141 | 1 | 76.7% | 6.1 | 4.7 | — | 7 |
| 2001 | 30 | SEA | 14 | — | 29 | 17 | 141 | 0 | 58.6% | 8.3 | 4.9 | — | 3 |
| 2002 | 31 | SEA | 14 | — | 32 | 22 | 120 | 2 | 68.8% | 5.5 | 3.8 | — | 4 |
| 2003 | 32 | SEA | 16 | — | 29 | 29 | 216 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.4 | 7.4 | — | 9 |
| 2004 | 33 | SEA | 15 | — | 21 | 21 | 99 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.7 | 4.7 | — | 8 |
| 2005 | 34 | SEA | 16 | — | 22 | 22 | 166 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 6 |
| 2006 | 35 | SEA | 15 | — | 29 | 29 | 159 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 4 |
| 2007 | 36 | SEA | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 5 |
| Career | 183 | 204 | 218 | 1,456 | 10 | 106.9% | 6.7 | 7.1 | — | 46 |
Defense
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 55 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 14 scored seasons.
51
Sustained
career value
×.6
55
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 52.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 93%
What builds the career mark of 51
On-field 33.2
Availability 17.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1994bestavg 482007
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position16
Depth
of 100
Reached 14% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
14% of the all-time Receptions leader14
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
1.58 EPA/season over 9 seasons51
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
🏆 Playoff Performer
Yards / Carry: 4.0 regular season → 5.2 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)
+32%
vs reg season
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
2,365
909 rush · 1,456 recv
Total TDs
15
5 rush · 10 recv
Total Touches
448
230 carries · 218 rec
Yds / Touch
5.3
rushing + receiving
Postseason Career
5 playoff gamesRushing
Att13Yds68Y/A5.21D51D%38.5
Receiving
Tgt5Rec5Yds31Ctch%100.0%Y/R6.2Y/Tgt6.2
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-0.1Rec EPA-0.0Rec AirYd7
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.
Top Teammates
Michael SinclairDE8yShaun AlexanderRB8yItula MiliTE8yMatt HasselbeckQB7yJay BellamyDB7yCortez KennedyDT7yShawn SpringsCB7yBobby EngramWR7yChristian FauriaTE7yDarrell JacksonWR7yAnthony SimmonsOLB7yIsaiah KacyvenskiLB7ySam AdamsDT6yRocky BernardDT6yMaurice MorrisRB6yChad BrownLB6yAntonio CochranDE6yJeff FeaglesP5yJoey GallowayWR5yJosh BrownK5yBrian BladesWR5yMarcus TrufantCB5yDean WellsLB5yJames McKnightWR5y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterMack inherited the Seattle Seahawks RB room from Lamar Smith (1994–1997), and handed it to Steve Broussard (1995–1998).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2007final season
Last recorded season with SEA
- 1994signing
Entered the NFL with SEA
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 253 lb
Frame
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 14-season peers. See all →
55
peak 55
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1994
C+1995
C+1996
C+1997
C+1998
F1999
C+2000
C+2001
C+2002
C+2003
C+2004
C+2005
C+2006
F2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 114 | 14.3 | 528+414 | 31 |
| 1995 | 23 | 1.4 | 295+272 | 17.4 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0.6 | 318+310 | 18.7 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0.5 | 285+277 | 16.7 |
| 1998 | 47 | 2.9 | 313+266 | 18.4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 266+266 | 15.6 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0.6 | 242+233 | 14.2 |
| 2001 | 55 | 3.9 | 220+165 | 13 |
| 2002 | 94 | 6.7 | 259+165 | 15.2 |
| 2003 | 174 | 10.9 | 289+115 | 17 |
| 2004 | 131 | 8.7 | 245+114 | 14.4 |
| 2005 | 78 | 4.9 | 172+94 | 10.1 |
| 2006 | 149 | 9.9 | 206+57 | 12.1 |
| 2007 | 19 | 4.8 | 112+93 | 6.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
32 career value over replacement — #2602 all-time of 4,642. 2.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
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