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

RBCHI#24ACT

Marion Barber

1× Pro BowlTop 16% all-time RBsIron Man📉 Fades · -11% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2007Two-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight218 lb

BornJun 10, 1983

Age43

CollegeMinnesota See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 4, Pick 109 · DAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

84thRushing Touchdowns·53

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron ManExplore archetypes →

A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 91 · #1271 · High-Value

Worth 91 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13

Avg surplus

peak +19

7 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 91

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									Passing													Defense
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	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
2005	—	DAL	12	—	138	538	5	3.9	3.6	28	20.3	0	18	18	115	0	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	LA	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	DAL	16	—	136	654	14	4.8	10.3	46	33.8	0	23	23	196	2	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	ATL	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2007	—	DAL	16	—	203	973	10	4.8	4.9	48	23.6	0	44	44	282	2	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2008	—	DAL	15	—	238	885	7	3.7	2.9	57	23.9	1	52	52	417	2	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	WAS	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	DAL	15	—	214	932	7	4.4	3.3	58	27.1	1	36	26	221	0	72.2%	8.5	6.1	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DAL	13	—	113	374	4	3.3	3.5	29	25.7	0	15	11	49	0	73.3%	4.5	3.3	—	1	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CHI	11	—	114	422	6	3.7	5.3	26	22.8	1	9	5	50	0	55.6%	10.0	5.6	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DEN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	111	—	1,156	4,778	53	4.1	4.6	292	25.3	3	197	179	1,330	6	90.9%	7.4	6.8	—	59	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	14	14	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Career EPA-5.6·-2 passing · -28 rushing · 23 receiving·-0.8/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2010	27	DAL	13	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	8.1
Career			13		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	90.1

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2005	22	DAL	12	—	138	538	5	3.9	3.6	28	20.3	0
2006	23	DAL	16	—	136	654	14	4.8	10.3	46	33.8	0
2007	24	DAL	16	—	203	973	10	4.8	4.9	48	23.6	0
2008	25	DAL	15	—	238	885	7	3.7	2.9	57	23.9	1
2009	26	DAL	15	—	214	932	7	4.4	3.3	58	27.1	1
2010	27	DAL	13	—	113	374	4	3.3	3.5	29	25.7	0
2011	28	CHI	11	—	114	422	6	3.7	5.3	26	22.8	1
Career			98		1,156	4,778	53	4.1	—	292	—	3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2005	22	DAL	12	—	18	18	115	0	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	6
2006	23	DAL	16	—	23	23	196	2	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	8
2007	24	DAL	16	—	44	44	282	2	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	16
2008	25	DAL	15	—	52	52	417	2	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	17
2009	26	DAL	15	—	36	26	221	0	72.2%	8.5	6.1	—	10
2010	27	DAL	13	—	15	11	49	0	73.3%	4.5	3.3	—	1
2011	28	CHI	11	—	9	5	50	0	55.6%	10.0	5.6	—	1
Career			98		197	179	1,330	6	90.9%	7.4	6.8	—	59

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2005	22	LA	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2006	23	ATL	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2007	24	DAL	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	1
2008	25	WAS	4	—	5	5	0.0	0.0	—
2011	28	DEN	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			14		14	14	—	—	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2005	22	—	—	—	-1.1	-7.9	4.1	0	0
2006	23	—	—	—	—	21.0	11.1	0	33
2007	24	—	—	—	—	19.1	15.2	0	24
2008	25	—	—	—	—	-19.8	9.2	0	3
2009	26	—	—	—	—	-17.9	-3.7	0	13
2010	27	—	—	—	-0.4	-10.2	-4.6	12	-35
2011	28	—	—	—	—	-12.0	-7.9	0	15
Career					—	—	—	12	53

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 65 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 65 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 45.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 632011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 32% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

32% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader32

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

-0.8 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: 91%.

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+).

Combine · 2005

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2005 class

4.49s

40-Yard

Above avg · 67th pct

Pos 67thAll 79thClass Pos 71thClass All 76th

40"

Vertical

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 95thClass Pos 97thClass All 89th

127"

Broad Jump

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 91thClass Pos 97thClass All 92th

20 reps

Bench

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 44thClass Pos 61thClass All 40th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.1 regular season → 3.7 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-11%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

6,108

4,778 rush · 1,330 recv

Total TDs

53 rush · 6 recv

Total Touches

1,335

1,156 carries · 179 rec

Yds / Touch

4.6

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Rushing

Att41Yds151TD1Y/A3.7TD%2.41D81D%19.5

Receiving

Tgt4Rec4Yds32Ctch%100.0%Y/R8.0Y/Tgt8.01D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-2.6Rec EPA2.1Rec AirYd-3

College Stats

MinnesotaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Minnesota), 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #109

#100Nick KaczurOT #102Sean ConsidineDB #103Antonio PerkinsDB #104Travis DanielsDB #105Ray WillisOT #106Kyle OrtonQB #107Dan BuenningG #108Vincent FullerDB #110Brandon JacobsRB #111Elton BrownOT #112Ciatrick FasonRB #113David StewartOT #114Jerome MathisWR #115Marviel UnderwoodDB #116Craphonso ThorpeWR #117Jerome CarterDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Marion inherited the Dallas Cowboys RB room from Julius Jones (2004–2007), and handed it to Felix Jones (2008–2012).

Timmy Newsome 1980–1988Herschel Walker 1986–1997Daryl Johnston 1989–1999Tommie Agee 1990–1994Emmitt Smith 1990–2002Sherman Williams

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined CHI (from DAL)
2011final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2005draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 4, Pick 109

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 218 lb

Frame

221 lb at 4.49s

Size-speed

40" vert / 127" broad

Explosion

20 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	CHI	1	W1Out· CalfW2Doubtful· CalfW3Questionable· CalfW16Doubtful· CalfW17Doubtful· Calf
2010	DAL	2	W13Out· CalfW14Out· CalfW15Questionable· Calf

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 68

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

B2005

B2006

B2007

B2008

B2009

C+2010

C+2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

88%

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
2005	538	44.8	729+191	42.9
2006	654	40.9	631-23	37.1
2007	973	60.8	926-47	54.5
2008	885	59	900+15	52.9
2009	932	62.1	980+48	57.7
2010	374	28.8	509+135	30
2011	422	38.4	695+273	40.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

91 career value over replacement — #1271 all-time of 4,642. 13/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Comet61% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #109 (Rd 4) · DAL · 2005 · +28.2 vs expected KV-H

65actual

36.8 expected · Δ+28.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #109

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator