Marshall Faulk is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 93 in the Knox value model. Faulk's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Marshall Faulk

★ HALL OF FAME7× Pro Bowl3× All-Pro10th youngest · 1,000 Rushing Yards Top 1% all-time RBsIron Legend📉 Fades · -16% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001Two-Way Profile

Height5'10"

Weight211 lb

BornFeb 26, 1973

Age53

CollegeSan Diego State See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 1, Pick 2 · IND

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

9thRushing Touchdowns·100 16thRushing Yards·12,147 yds 51stReceptions·758

Postseason all-time ranks

28thPlayoff Rushing Yards·602 yds 28thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·6 54thPlayoff Receptions·50

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2000·Rush TD18 23rdsingle season·Rush TD2000

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber running back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 320 · #105 · All-Time

Worth 320 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 3% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+26.7

Avg surplus

peak +39

12 seasons × ~26.7 surplus ≈ VORP 320

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
1994	—	IND	16	—	314	1,282	11	4.1	3.5	—	—	—	—	52	522	1	—	10.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	IND	16	—	289	1,078	11	3.7	3.8	—	—	—	—	56	475	3	—	8.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	IND	13	—	198	587	7	3.0	3.5	—	—	—	—	56	428	0	—	7.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	IND	16	—	264	1,054	7	4.0	2.7	—	—	—	—	47	471	1	—	10.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	IND	15	—	324	1,319	6	4.1	1.9	—	—	—	—	86	908	4	—	10.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LA	15	—	228	1,267	7	5.6	3.1	60	26.3	2	94	80	976	5	85.1%	12.2	10.4	—	37	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2000	—	LA	14	—	249	1,341	18	5.4	7.2	78	31.3	0	111	79	804	8	71.2%	10.2	7.2	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	SF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2001	—	LA	14	—	260	1,382	12	5.3	4.6	70	26.9	2	104	83	765	9	79.8%	9.2	7.4	—	40	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	ATL	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	—	LA	14	—	212	953	8	4.5	3.8	51	24.1	2	102	80	537	2	78.4%	6.7	5.3	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	SF	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	LA	11	—	209	818	10	3.9	4.8	49	23.4	0	45	45	290	1	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	—	LA	14	—	195	774	3	4.0	1.5	45	23.1	1	50	50	310	1	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	LA	15	—	65	292	0	4.5	0.0	15	23.1	1	44	44	291	1	100.0%	6.6	6.6	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	184	—	2,807	12,147	100	4.3	3.6	—	—	—	550	758	6,777	36	137.8%	8.9	12.3	—	—	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	12	12	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA157.7·-2 passing · 32 rushing · 128 receiving·22.5/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Cmp%	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
1999	26	LA	15	—	1	0.0%	0.0	—	39.6	21.4
2001	28	LA	14	—	1	0.0%	0.0	—	39.6	23.6
Career			29		2	0.0%	—	—	39.6	229.4

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1994	21	IND	16	—	314	1,282	11	4.1	3.5	—	—	—
1995	22	IND	16	—	289	1,078	11	3.7	3.8	—	—	—
1996	23	IND	13	—	198	587	7	3.0	3.5	—	—	—
1997	24	IND	16	—	264	1,054	7	4.0	2.7	—	—	—
1998	25	IND	15	—	324	1,319	6	4.1	1.9	—	—	—
1999	26	LA	15	—	228	1,267	7	5.6	3.1	60	26.3	2
2000	27	LA	14	—	249	1,341	18	5.4	7.2	78	31.3	0
2001	28	LA	14	—	260	1,382	12	5.3	4.6	70	26.9	2
2002	29	LA	14	—	212	953	8	4.5	3.8	51	24.1	2
2003	30	LA	11	—	209	818	10	3.9	4.8	49	23.4	0
2004	31	LA	14	—	195	774	3	4.0	1.5	45	23.1	1
2005	32	LA	15	—	65	292	0	4.5	0.0	15	23.1	1
Career			173		2,807	12,147	100	4.3	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	21	IND	16	—	—	52	522	1	—	10.0	—	—	—
1995	22	IND	16	—	—	56	475	3	—	8.5	—	—	—
1996	23	IND	13	—	—	56	428	0	—	7.6	—	—	—
1997	24	IND	16	—	—	47	471	1	—	10.0	—	—	—
1998	25	IND	15	—	—	86	908	4	—	10.6	—	—	—
1999	26	LA	15	—	94	80	976	5	85.1%	12.2	10.4	—	37
2000	27	LA	14	—	111	79	804	8	71.2%	10.2	7.2	—	40
2001	28	LA	14	—	104	83	765	9	79.8%	9.2	7.4	—	40
2002	29	LA	14	—	102	80	537	2	78.4%	6.7	5.3	—	23
2003	30	LA	11	—	45	45	290	1	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	11
2004	31	LA	14	—	50	50	310	1	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	12
2005	32	LA	15	—	44	44	291	1	100.0%	6.6	6.6	—	18
Career			173		550	758	6,777	36	137.8%	8.9	12.3	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	26	PHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2000	27	SF	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2001	28	ATL	3	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2002	29	SF	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2003	30	SEA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2004	31	NO	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			11		12	12	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	26	—	—	—	-1.9	13.7	48.8
2000	27	—	—	—	—	43.8	29.6
2001	28	—	—	—	-0.4	21.4	35.0
2002	29	—	—	—	—	-5.8	-5.5
2003	30	—	—	—	—	-13.2	5.3
2004	31	—	—	—	—	-16.6	4.1
2005	32	—	—	—	—	-11.0	10.4
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 93 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 93 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 82.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 93· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 77

On-field 58.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1994bestavg 77elite 702005

All-Time Standing

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

Strong

of 100

Reached 66% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

66% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader66

4 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

22.52 EPA/season over 7 seasons58

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: 92%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.3 regular season → 3.6 playoffs (7 playoff seasons)

-16%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

18,924

12,147 rush · 6,777 recv

Total TDs

136

100 rush · 36 recv

Total Touches

3,565

2,807 carries · 758 rec

Yds / Touch

5.3

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

12 playoff games

Rushing

Att165Yds602TD6Y/A3.6TD%3.6

Receiving

Tgt55Rec50Yds462TD1Ctch%90.9%Y/R9.2Y/Tgt8.4

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-10.7Rec EPA10.1

College Stats

San Diego StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (San Diego State), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #2

#1Dan WilkinsonDT #1Tito WootenDB #3Heath ShulerQB #4Willie McGinestOLB #6Trent DilferQB #7Bryant YoungDT #8Sam AdamsDT #9Antonio LanghamDB #10Jamir MillerOLB #11John ThierryOLB #12Aaron GlennDB #13Joe JohnsonDE #15Wayne GandyOT #17Charles JohnsonWR #18Dewayne WashingtonDB #19Todd SteussieG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Marshall inherited the Los Angeles Rams RB room from Robert Holcombe (1998–2001), and handed it to Steven Jackson (2004–2012).

Mike Guman 1980–1988Barry Redden 1982–1986Eric Dickerson 1983–1992Charles White 1985–1988Greg Bell 1987–1989Buford McGee

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2005final season
Last recorded season with LA
1999team change
Joined LA (from IND)
1994draft
Drafted by IND — Round 1, Pick 2

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 211 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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 91

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

A1994

A1995

B+1996

A1997

A1998

A1999

A2000

A2001

B+2002

B2003

B2004

C+2005

Availability

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	1,282	80.1	1,805+523	106.2
1995	1,078	67.4	1,557+479	91.6
1996	587	45.2	1,142+555	67.2
1997	1,054	65.9	1,465+411	86.1
1998	1,319	87.9	1,823+504	107.2
1999	1,267	84.5	1,604+337	94.3
2000	1,341	95.8	1,621+280	95.3
2001	1,382	98.7	1,640+258	96.5
2002	953	68.1	1,124+171	66.1
2003	818	74.4	1,188+370	69.9
2004	774	55.3	891+117	52.4
2005	292	19.5	375+83	22.1

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

320 career value over replacement — #105 all-time of 4,642. 26.7/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×7 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #2 (Rd 1) · IND · 1994 · +31.2 vs expected KV-H

93actual

61.8 expected · Δ+31.2

💔+32.3 stolen VORP·1.2 szns lost

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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

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #2

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator