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

RBIND#37ACT

Mewelde Moore

Top 34% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -14% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2005Two-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight209 lb

BornJul 24, 1982

Age43

CollegeTulane See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 4, Pick 119 · MIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 25 · #2889 · Role Player

Worth 25 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 63% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

6 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.3

Avg surplus

peak +13

3 seasons × ~8.3 surplus ≈ VORP 25

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
2004	—	MIN	7	—	65	379	0	5.8	0.0	16	24.6	0	27	27	238	0	100.0%	8.8	8.8	—	8	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	MIN	15	—	155	662	1	4.3	0.6	32	20.6	1	37	37	339	2	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	MIN	16	—	24	131	0	5.5	0.0	3	12.5	0	46	46	468	1	100.0%	10.2	10.2	—	15	1	1	100.0%	15	1	0	100.0	0.0	15.0	35.0	—	158.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	MIN	6	—	20	113	0	5.7	0.0	7	35.0	0	6	6	46	0	100.0%	7.7	7.7	—	1	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	GB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	—	PIT	14	—	140	588	5	4.2	3.6	36	25.7	0	40	40	320	1	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	TEN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	PIT	15	—	35	118	0	3.4	0.0	7	20.0	0	31	21	153	2	67.7%	7.3	4.9	—	9	1	1	100.0%	6	1	0	100.0	0.0	6.0	26.0	—	131.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	—	PIT	14	—	33	99	0	3.0	0.0	4	12.1	0	32	26	205	0	81.3%	7.9	6.4	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	TB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2011	—	PIT	12	—	22	157	0	7.1	0.0	6	27.3	1	14	11	104	1	78.6%	9.5	7.4	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	—	IND	9	—	13	20	0	1.5	0.0	1	7.7	1	8	6	77	1	75.0%	12.8	9.6	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	115	—	507	2,267	6	4.5	1.2	112	22.1	3	241	220	1,950	8	91.3%	8.9	8.1	—	84	2	4	50.0%	21	2	0	50.0	0.0	5.3	15.3	—	105.2	0	10	9	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA22.3·4 passing · -37 rushing · 55 receiving·2.5/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
2004	22	MIN	7	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	5.5
2006	24	MIN	16	—	1	1	100.0%	15	1	100.0	15.0	35.0	—	158.3	11.8
2007	25	MIN	6	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	2.6
2009	27	PIT	15	—	1	1	100.0%	6	1	100.0	6.0	26.0	—	131.3	8.7
Career			44		2	4	50.0%	21	2	50.0	5.3	—	—	105.2	71.8

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2004	22	MIN	7	—	65	379	0	5.8	0.0	16	24.6	0
2005	23	MIN	15	—	155	662	1	4.3	0.6	32	20.6	1
2006	24	MIN	16	—	24	131	0	5.5	0.0	3	12.5	0
2007	25	MIN	6	—	20	113	0	5.7	0.0	7	35.0	0
2008	26	PIT	14	—	140	588	5	4.2	3.6	36	25.7	0
2009	27	PIT	15	—	35	118	0	3.4	0.0	7	20.0	0
2010	28	PIT	14	—	33	99	0	3.0	0.0	4	12.1	0
2011	29	PIT	12	—	22	157	0	7.1	0.0	6	27.3	1
2012	30	IND	9	—	13	20	0	1.5	0.0	1	7.7	1
Career			108		507	2,267	6	4.5	—	112	—	3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2004	22	MIN	7	—	27	27	238	0	100.0%	8.8	8.8	—	8
2005	23	MIN	15	—	37	37	339	2	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	16
2006	24	MIN	16	—	46	46	468	1	100.0%	10.2	10.2	—	15
2007	25	MIN	6	—	6	6	46	0	100.0%	7.7	7.7	—	1
2008	26	PIT	14	—	40	40	320	1	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	17
2009	27	PIT	15	—	31	21	153	2	67.7%	7.3	4.9	—	9
2010	28	PIT	14	—	32	26	205	0	81.3%	7.9	6.4	—	10
2011	29	PIT	12	—	14	11	104	1	78.6%	9.5	7.4	—	4
2012	30	IND	9	—	8	6	77	1	75.0%	12.8	9.6	—	4
Career			108		241	220	1,950	8	91.3%	8.9	8.1	—	84

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
2004	22	MIN	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2005	23	MIN	1	—	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	—
2007	25	GB	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2008	26	TEN	2	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2009	27	CIN	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2010	28	TB	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2011	29	BAL	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2012	30	IND	2	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			12		10	9	1	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2004	22	—	—	—	-0.4	4.5	9.2	0	0
2005	23	—	—	—	—	-6.9	16.1	0	0
2006	24	—	—	—	3.9	1.6	11.9	15	27
2007	25	—	—	—	-0.8	-2.5	0.3	8	1
2008	26	—	—	—	—	-6.2	18.3	0	85
2009	27	—	—	—	1.6	-6.2	3.2	6	48
2010	28	—	—	—	—	-7.4	-9.1	0	24
2011	29	—	—	—	—	-3.4	-0.1	0	13
2012	30	—	—	—	—	-10.2	5.0	0	61
Career					—	—	—	29	259

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 54 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 35.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 502012

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Receptions leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

2.48 EPA/season over 9 seasons51

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: 87%.

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 · 2004

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

RB · 2004 class

4.65s

40-Yard

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 50thClass Pos 36thClass All 53th

35"

Vertical

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 64thClass Pos 72thClass All 64th

118"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 55thClass Pos 69thClass All 63th

7.05s

3-Cone

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 64thClass Pos 65thClass All 67th

4.12s

Shuttle

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 86thClass Pos 73thClass All 65th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.5 regular season → 3.9 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

-14%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

4,217

2,267 rush · 1,950 recv

Total TDs

6 rush · 8 recv

Total Touches

727

507 carries · 220 rec

Yds / Touch

5.8

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Rushing

Att15Yds58Y/A3.91D41D%26.7

Receiving

Tgt7Rec7Yds54Ctch%100.0%Y/R7.7Y/Tgt7.71D3

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-0.9Rec EPA0.8Rec AirYd12

College Stats

TulaneCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

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Reference Graph

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

2004 Draft Class· this player went #119

#110Nathan VasherCB #111Will AllenS #112Leon JoeLB #113Dexter ReidDB #114Matthias AskewDT #116Niko KoutouvidesLB #117Robert GeathersDE #118Anthony MaddoxDT #120Ernest WilfordWR #121Bruce ThorntonCB #122Glenn EarlS #123Stacy AndrewsOT #124Michael WaddellDB #125Jason DavidDB #126Jared AllenDE #127Richard SeiglerLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mewelde inherited the Minnesota Vikings RB room from Onterrio Smith (2003–2004), and handed it to Chester Taylor (2006–2009).

Darrin Nelson 1982–1992Allen Rice 1984–1990Alfred Anderson 1984–1991D.J. Dozier 1987–1990Rick Fenney 1987–1991Herschel Walker

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012team change
Joined IND (from PIT)
2012final season
Last recorded season with IND
2008team change
Joined PIT (from MIN)
2004draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 4, Pick 119

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 209 lb

Frame

209 lb at 4.65s

Size-speed

35" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	IND	0	W5Questionable· Ankle
2011	PIT	4	W5Out· AnkleW6Out· AnkleW16Out· KneeW17Out· KneeW18Out· Knee
2010	PIT	1	W17Out· Knee

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 58

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

C+2004

B2005

C+2006

D2007

B2008

C+2009

C2010

C+2011

C2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

79%

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
2004	379	54.1	875+496	51.5
2005	662	44.1	719+57	42.3
2006	131	8.2	182+51	10.7
2007	113	18.8	316+203	18.6
2008	588	42	653+65	38.4
2009	118	7.9	151+33	8.9
2010	99	7.1	170+71	10
2011	157	13.1	294+137	17.3
2012	20	2.2	117+97	6.9

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

25 career value over replacement — #2889 all-time of 4,642. 2.8/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #119 (Rd 4) · MIN · 2004 · +19.6 vs expected KV-H

54actual

34.4 expected · Δ+19.6

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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 · 2004

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #119

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography