Not to be confused withMarcus Allen (LB · 2018–2022) or Marcus Allen (DB · 2026).

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.

On the boards· Appears on 6 boards

Streaks3 straight · 1,000 rushing yards · 1983–85

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Marcus Allen

★ HALL OF FAME6× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 0% all-time RBsIron Legend🏟️ Las Vegas Raiders Icon 🏆 Clutch · +25% playoffs

Career Value · VORP

359 career value over replacement — #64 all-time of 4,695. 27.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #10 (Rd 1) · RAI · 1982 · +33.5 vs expected KV-H

95actual

61.5 expected · Δ+33.5

💔+85 stolen VORP·3.08 szns lost

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🌅 Early Bloomer · 1985

Height6'2"

Weight210 lb

BornMar 26, 1960

Age66

CollegeUSC See College Stats

Rookie yr1982

Draft1982 · Rd 1, Pick 10 · RAI

All-Time Standing

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

Strong

of 100

Reached 75% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

75% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader75

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at 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: 93%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsImported college passing, rushing, and receiving tables when available. Source: Wikipedia-derived facts / additive college import, coverage varies.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Where this data comes from

Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.

nflverse — CC-BY 4.0 — attribution required
Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

Methodology · Trust Center

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Carry: 4.1 regular season → 5.0 playoffs (10 playoff seasons)

+25%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

17,654

12,243 rush · 5,411 recv

Total TDs

144

123 rush · 21 recv

Total Touches

3,609

3,022 carries · 587 rec

Yds / Touch

4.9

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones16

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

19831K career rushing yards
1983100 career receptions
198425 career rushing TDs
19841K career receiving yards
19853K career rushing yards
19865K career rushing yards

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Postseason Career

Rushing

Att267Yds1,347TD11Y/A5.0TD%4.1

Receiving

Rec53Yds530TD2Y/R

College Stats

USCImported college table

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1978	—	31	171	1

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

Top Teammates

Marc WilsonQB6y Frank HawkinsRB6y Mervyn FernandezWR5y Dokie WilliamsWR5y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Marcus inherited the Las Vegas Raiders RB room from Mark van Eeghen (1974–1981), and handed it to Bo Jackson (1987–1990).

Mark van Eeghen 1974–1981Marcus Allen 1982–1992Bo Jackson 1987–1990Charlie Garner 2001–2003Darren McFadden 2008–2014

Marcus inherited the Kansas City Chiefs RB room from

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

1997final season
Last recorded season with KC
1993team change
Joined KC (from OAK)
1982draft
Drafted by RAI — Round 1, Pick 10
1982team change
Joined OAK (from RAI)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 210 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 13-season peers. See all →

peak 92

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

A1982

B+1983

A1984

A+1985

B+1986

B+1987

B+1988

C1989

B+1990

A1993

B+1994

B+1995

B+1996

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025 NFL — 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
1982	697	77.4	1,487+790	87.5
1983	1,014	67.6	1,310+296	77.1
1984	1,168	73	1,524+356	89.7
1985	1,759	109.9	2,284+525	134.3
1986	759	75.9	1,655+896	97.4
1987	754	62.8	1,493+739	87.8
1988	831	55.4	1,369+538	80.5
1989	293	58.6	1,452+1,159	85.4
1990	682	45.5	1,202+520	70.7
1993	764	76.4	1,800+1,036	105.9
1994	709	54.5	1,286+577	75.7
1995	890	59.3	1,356+466	79.8
1996	830	55.3	1,297+467	76.3

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 8/31/2026

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

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

250 career receptions

198750 career rushing TDs

19873K career receiving yards

199075 career rushing TDs

19918K career rushing yards

199410K career rushing yards

1994500 career receptions

1995100 career rushing TDs

19955K career receiving yards

199712K career rushing yards

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1979	—	—	20	273	0	—	13.7	—	—	—
1980	—	—	30	231	1	—	7.7	—	—	—
1981	—	—	29	217	1	—	7.5	—	—	—
Career		0	79	721	2	—	9.1	—	—	—

, and handed it to Priest Holmes (2001–2007).

The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 14 seasons.

19821996

1986 · cause not documented · 63%1989 · cause not documented · 31%1991 · cause not documented · 13%1993 · cause not documented · 63%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Durable

Canton Monitor · HOF

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →

✓

Enshrined

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 31.7%All-Pro 20.2%Pro Bowls 15.2%Longevity 15.2%League Leads 10.1%All-Time Ranks 7.6%

Monitor score 118.6 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity82

Peak92

Accolades45

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Rushing Yards in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

#19

1985 · RB · all-time

On the boards· Appears on 6 boards

Marcus Allen

All-Time Standing

Where this data comes from

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

College Rushing

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

College Receiving

1982 Draft Class· this player went #10