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

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Marc Edwards

Top 34% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter

Height6'0"

Weight249 lb

BornNov 17, 1974

Age51

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 2, Pick 55 · SF

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 20 · #3110 · Role Player

Worth 20 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 68% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +6

5 seasons × ~4 surplus ≈ VORP 20

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
1997	—	SF	15	—	5	17	0	3.4	0.0	—	—	—	—	6	48	0	—	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	SF	16	—	22	94	1	4.3	4.5	—	—	—	—	22	218	2	—	9.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CLE	14	—	6	35	0	5.8	0.0	1	16.7	1	40	27	212	2	67.5%	7.9	5.3	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3	4.3	0	0
2000	—	CLE	13	—	2	9	0	4.5	0.0	0	0.0	1	22	16	128	2	72.7%	8.0	5.8	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.2	3.3	0	0
2001	—	NE	16	—	51	141	1	2.8	2.0	15	29.4	2	39	25	166	2	64.1%	6.6	4.3	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-10.6	-5.4	0	0
2002	—	NE	15	—	31	96	0	3.1	0.0	11	35.5	0	32	23	196	0	71.9%	8.5	6.1	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	3.3	0	0
2003	—	JAX	14	—	7	13	1	1.9	14.3	4	57.1	0	31	31	226	0	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.7	10.1	0	0
2004	—	JAX	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	41	0	100.0%	5.9	5.9	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.6	0	0
2005	—	CHI	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	66	2	100.0%	6.6	6.6	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.9	0	0
Career		—	120	—	124	405	3	3.3	2.4	31	25.0	4	181	167	1,301	10	92.3%	7.8	7.2	—	51	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-22.3	25.1	0	0

Career EPA2.7·-22 rushing · 25 receiving·0.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1997	23	SF	15	—	5	17	0	3.4	0.0	—	—	—	6.6
1998	24	SF	16	—	22	94	1	4.3	4.5	—	—	—	11.5
1999	25	CLE	14	—	6	35	0	5.8	0.0	1	16.7	1	8.8
2000	26	CLE	13	—	2	9	0	4.5	0.0	0	0.0	1	7.2
2001	27	NE	16	—	51	141	1	2.8	2.0	15	29.4	2	10.1
2002	28	NE	15	—	31	96	0	3.1	0.0	11	35.5	0	7.3
2003	29	JAX	14	—	7	13	1	1.9	14.3	4	57.1	0	7.5
Career			103		124	405	3	3.3	—	31	—	4	70.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	23	SF	15	—	—	6	48	0	—	8.0	—	—	—
1998	24	SF	16	—	—	22	218	2	—	9.9	—	—	—
1999	25	CLE	14	—	40	27	212	2	67.5%	7.9	5.3	—	8
2000	26	CLE	13	—	22	16	128	2	72.7%	8.0	5.8	—	5
2001	27	NE	16	—	39	25	166	2	64.1%	6.6	4.3	—	10
2002	28	NE	15	—	32	23	196	0	71.9%	8.5	6.1	—	10
2003	29	JAX	14	—	31	31	226	0	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	12
2004	30	JAX	6	—	7	7	41	0	100.0%	5.9	5.9	—	2
2005	31	CHI	8	—	10	10	66	2	100.0%	6.6	6.6	—	4
Career			117		181	167	1,301	10	92.3%	7.8	7.2	—	51

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	25	—	—	—	—	-3.3	4.3
2000	26	—	—	—	—	-5.2	3.3
2001	27	—	—	—	—	-10.6	-5.4
2002	28	—	—	—	—	-1.5	3.3
2003	29	—	—	—	—	-1.7	10.1
2004	30	—	—	—	—	—	2.6
2005	31	—	—	—	—	—	6.9
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 54 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 34.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1997bestavg 532003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Receptions leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

0.39 EPA/season over 7 seasons50

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Rushing

Att3Yds8Y/A2.71D11D%33.3

Receiving

Tgt10Rec9Yds62Ctch%90.0%Y/R6.9Y/Tgt6.21D2

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA0.1Rec EPA4.0

College Stats

Notre DameCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #55

#44Sam MadisonCB #45Freddie JonesTE #46Joey KentWR #47Kevin LockettWR #48Adam MeadowsOT #50Mike LoganDB #52Marcellus WileyDE #53Will BlackwellWR #56Mike MinterFS #57James DarlingLB #58Kim HerringDB #59Brandon MitchellDE #60Darren SharperFS #61Sedrick ShawRB #62Troy DavisRB #63Frank MiddletonG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Marc inherited the New England Patriots RB room from Patrick Pass (2000–2006), and handed it to Antowain Smith (2001–2003).

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

2005team change
Joined CHI (from JAX)
2005final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2003team change
Joined JAX (from NE)
2001team change
Joined NE (from CLE)
1999team change
Joined CLE (from SF)
1997draft
Drafted by SF — Round 2, Pick 55

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 249 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

C+1997

C+1998

C+1999

C+2000

C+2001

C+2002

C2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

81%

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
1997	17	1.1	296+279	17.4
1998	94	5.9	365+271	21.5
1999	35	2.5	305+270	18
2000	9	0.7	243+234	14.3
2001	141	8.8	293+152	17.3
2002	96	6.4	254+158	15
2003	13	0.9	148+135	8.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

20 career value over replacement — #3110 all-time of 4,642. 2.9/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #55 (Rd 2) · SF · 1997 · +6 vs expected KV-H

54actual

48 expected · Δ+6

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #55

Franchise Succession

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