Marcus Allen is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 95 in the Knox value model. Allen's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Career Value · VORP
359 career value over replacement — #64 all-time of 4,695. 27.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #10 (Rd 1) · RAI · 1982 · +33.5 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | 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 | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1982 | 22 | OAK | 9 | — | 160 | 697 | 11 | 4.4 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 401 | 3 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 | — | 76.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 23 | OAK | 15 | — | 266 | 1,014 | 9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 68 | 590 | 2 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 57.1% | 111 | 3 | 0 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 15.9 | 24.4 | — | 141.4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24 | OAK | 16 | — | 275 | 1,168 | 13 | 4.2 | 4.7 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 758 | 5 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 66.7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 25 | OAK | 16 | — | 380 | 1,759 | 11 | 4.6 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 67 | 555 | 3 | — | 8.3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 77.1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 26 | OAK | 10 | — | 208 | 759 | 5 | 3.6 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 453 | 2 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 27 | OAK | 12 | — | 200 | 754 | 5 | 3.8 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 410 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | 91.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 28 | OAK | 15 | — | 223 | 831 | 7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 303 | 1 | — | 8.9 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | — | 87.5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 29 | OAK | 5 | — | 69 | 293 | 2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 191 | 0 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 30 | OAK | 15 | — | 179 | 682 | 12 | 3.8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 189 | 1 | — | 12.6 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 31 | OAK | 2 | — | 63 | 287 | 2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 131 | 0 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 11 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 15.5 | — | 106.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 32 | OAK | — | — | 67 | 301 | 2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 277 | 1 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 33 | KC | 10 | — | 206 | 764 | 12 | 3.7 | 5.8 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 238 | 3 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 34 | KC | 13 | — | 189 | 709 | 7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 349 | 0 | — | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 35 | KC | 15 | — | 207 | 890 | 5 | 4.3 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 210 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 36 | KC | 15 | — | 206 | 830 | 9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 270 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 37 | KC | — | — | 124 | 505 | 11 | 4.1 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 86 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 15 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 27.5 | — | 137.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 3,022 | 12,243 | 123 | 4.1 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 0 | 587 | 5,411 | 21 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — | 12 | 27 | 44.4% | 282 | 6 | 1 | 22.2 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 13.2 | 6.0 | 106.8 | 6 | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
15 seasons · peak 21.6 in 1982
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
10.0 career wins over 15 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1982 · +1.6 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 22 | OAK | — | — | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 | — | 76.0 | 0 | 21.6 |
| 1983 | 23 | OAK | — | — | 4 | 7 | 57.1% | 111 | 3 | 0 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 15.9 | 24.4 | — | 141.4 | 3 | 13.7 |
| 1984 | 24 | OAK | — | — | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 66.7 | 1 | 18.7 |
| 1985 | 25 | OAK | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 77.1 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 1987 | 27 | OAK | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | 91.7 | 1 | 7.8 |
| 1988 | 28 | OAK | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | — | 87.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990 | 30 | OAK | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 1991 | 31 | OAK | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 11 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 15.5 | — | 106.3 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 36 | KC | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 1997 | 37 | KC | — | — | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 15 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 27.5 | — | 137.5 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Career | — | 12 | 27 | 44.4% | 282 | 6 | 1 | 22.2 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 13.2 | 6.0 | 106.8 | 6 | 131.4 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 22 | OAK | 9 | — | 160 | 697 | 11 | 4.4 | 6.9 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 23 | OAK | 15 | — | 266 | 1,014 | 9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24 | OAK | 16 | — | 275 | 1,168 | 13 | 4.2 | 4.7 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 25 | OAK | 16 | — | 380 | 1,759 | 11 | 4.6 | 2.9 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 26 | OAK | 10 | — | 208 | 759 | 5 | 3.6 | 2.4 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 27 | OAK | 12 | — | 200 | 754 | 5 | 3.8 | 2.5 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 28 | OAK | 15 | — | 223 | 831 | 7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 29 | OAK | 5 | — | 69 | 293 | 2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 30 | OAK | 15 | — | 179 | 682 | 12 | 3.8 | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 31 | OAK | 2 | — | 63 | 287 | 2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 32 | OAK | — | — | 67 | 301 | 2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 33 | KC | 10 | — | 206 | 764 | 12 | 3.7 | 5.8 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 34 | KC | 13 | — | 189 | 709 | 7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 35 | KC | 15 | — | 207 | 890 | 5 | 4.3 | 2.4 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 36 | KC | 15 | — | 206 | 830 | 9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 37 | KC | — | — | 124 | 505 | 11 | 4.1 | 8.9 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 3,022 | 12,243 | 123 | 4.1 | 4.1 | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 22 | OAK | 9 | — | — | 38 | 401 | 3 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 23 | OAK | 15 | — | — | 68 | 590 | 2 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24 | OAK | 16 | — | — | 64 | 758 | 5 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 25 | OAK | 16 | — | — | 67 | 555 | 3 | — | 8.3 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 26 | OAK | 10 | — | — | 46 | 453 | 2 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 27 | OAK | 12 | — | — | 51 | 410 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 28 | OAK | 15 | — | — | 34 | 303 | 1 | — | 8.9 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 29 | OAK | 5 | — | — | 20 | 191 | 0 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 30 | OAK | 15 | — | — | 15 | 189 | 1 | — | 12.6 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 31 | OAK | 2 | — | — | 15 | 131 | 0 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 32 | OAK | — | — | — | 28 | 277 | 1 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 33 | KC | 10 | — | — | 34 | 238 | 3 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 34 | KC | 13 | — | — | 42 | 349 | 0 | — | 8.3 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 35 | KC | 15 | — | — | 27 | 210 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 36 | KC | 15 | — | — | 27 | 270 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 37 | KC | — | — | — | 11 | 86 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 0 | 587 | 5,411 | 21 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 22 | OAK | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24 | OAK | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 25 | OAK | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 26 | OAK | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 27 | OAK | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 28 | OAK | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 32 | OAK | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 33 | KC | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 34 | KC | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Wk | Opp | Yds | TD | FP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | PHI | 4 | — | 0.4 |
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 1 game
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Wins / Losses | G | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Losses | 1 | 1 |
A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 95 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
Blend 84.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 95· confidence 97%
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Latest season · 1997 · +0.5 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#6 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| 4 |
| 0.4 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 |
| By opponent | G | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs PHI | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 |
| By month | G | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Division games | G | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-division | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 |
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)