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.
Career Value · VORP
315 career value over replacement — #116 all-time of 4,695. 26.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #2 (Rd 1) · IND · 1994 · +29.7 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||
| 1994 | 21 | IND | 16 | — | 13.6 | 314 | 1,282 | 11 | 4.1 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 522 | 1 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 22 | IND | 16 | — | 9.1 | 289 | 1,078 | 11 | 3.7 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 475 | 3 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23 | IND | 13 | — | 4.5 | 198 | 587 | 7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 428 | 0 | — | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | IND | 16 | — | 8.3 | 264 | 1,054 | 7 | 4.0 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 471 | 1 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | IND | 16 | — | 14.9 | 324 | 1,319 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 908 | 4 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | STL | 15 | — | 18.8 | 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 |
| 2000 | 27 | STL | 14 | — | 23.8 | 249 | 1,341 | 18 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 78 | 31.3 | 0 | 111 | 79 | 804 | 8 | 71.2% | 10.2 | 7.2 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 28 | STL | 14 | — | 18.7 | 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 |
| 2002 | 29 | STL | 14 | — | 6.9 | 212 | 953 | 8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 51 | 24.1 | 2 | 102 | 80 | 537 | 2 | 78.4% | 6.7 | 5.3 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 30 | STL | 11 | — | 4.4 | 209 | 818 | 10 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 49 | 23.4 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 290 | 1 | 100.0% | 6.4 | 6.4 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 31 | STL | 14 | — | 1.5 | 195 | 774 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 45 | 23.1 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 310 | 1 | 100.0% | 6.2 | 6.2 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 32 | STL | 15 | — | 0.3 | 65 | 292 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 15 | 23.1 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 291 | 1 | 100.0% | 6.6 | 6.6 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 174 | — | 124.8 | 2,807 | 12,147 | 100 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 368 | 13.1 | 8 | 550 | 758 | 6,777 | 36 | 137.8% | 8.9 | 12.3 | — | 181 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
An all-time caliber running back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 315 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 3% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
12 seasons × ~26.3 surplus ≈ VORP 315
Maurice Jones-Drew
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93% match
1994 Draft ClassmatesFull class →
Season honors and record seasons