Marshawn Lynch is one of the most consistent running backs of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Lynch delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
Career Value · VORP
219 career value over replacement — #322 all-time of 4,695. 19.9/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #12 (Rd 1) · BUF · 2007 · +18.5 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2007 | 21 | BUF | 13 | — | 280 | 1,115 | 7 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 51 | 18.2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 184 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.2 | 10.2 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 28.0 | — | 139.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 22 | BUF | 15 | — | 251 | 1,047 | 8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 54 | 21.5 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 300 | 1 | 100.0% | 6.4 | 6.4 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | BUF | 13 | — | 120 | 450 | 2 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 18 | 15.0 | 1 | 37 | 28 | 179 | 0 | 75.7% | 6.4 | 4.8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | BUF / SEA | 16 | — | 202 | 737 | 6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 38 | 18.8 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 145 | 0 | 78.6% | 6.6 | 5.2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | SEA | 15 | — | 284 | 1,204 | 12 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 63 | 22.2 | 2 | 41 | 28 | 212 | 1 | 68.3% | 7.6 | 5.2 | — | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | SEA | 16 | — | 315 | 1,590 | 11 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 69 | 21.9 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 196 | 1 | 76.7% | 8.5 | 6.5 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | SEA | 16 | — | 301 | 1,257 | 12 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 68 | 22.6 | 1 | 44 | 36 | 316 | 2 | 81.8% | 8.8 | 7.2 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 711 | 71.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | SEA | 16 | — | 280 | 1,306 | 13 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 65 | 23.2 | 0 | 48 | 37 | 367 | 4 | 77.1% | 9.9 | 7.6 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 705 | 66.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 | SEA | 7 | — | 111 | 417 | 3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 29 | 26.1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 80 | 0 | 61.9% | 6.2 | 3.8 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 308 | 66.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 31 | OAK | 15 | — | 207 | 891 | 7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 44 | 21.3 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 151 | 0 | 64.5% | 7.5 | 4.9 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 461 | 49.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 32 | OAK | 6 | — | 90 | 376 | 3 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 20 | 22.2 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 84 | 0 | 75.0% | 5.6 | 4.2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 209 | 49.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 33 | SEA | 1 | — | 12 | 34 | 1 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 31.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 149 | — | 2,453 | 10,424 | 85 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 521 | 21.2 | 11 | 365 | 287 | 2,214 | 9 | 78.6% | 7.7 | 6.1 | — | 99 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 9.3 | — | 81.9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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Postseason all-time ranks
A top 5% all-time running back — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history. Their average per-snap value underscores the elite level they operated at.
Worth 219 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 8% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 seasons × ~21.9 surplus ≈
Marion Barber
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92% match
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