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

RBLV#32ACT

Michael Bennett

1× Pro BowlTop 17% all-time RBsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2002Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #397

Height5'9"

Weight205 lb

BornAug 13, 1978

Age47

CollegeWisconsin See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 1, Pick 27 · MIN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 66 · #1704 · Above Average

Worth 66 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 38% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11

Avg surplus

peak +28

6 seasons × ~11 surplus ≈ VORP 66

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									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2001	—	MIN	13	—	172	682	2	4.0	1.2	23	13.4	0	38	29	226	1	76.3%	7.8	5.9	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	DET	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-13.0	4.7	0	0
2002	—	MIN	16	—	255	1,296	5	5.1	2.0	47	18.4	2	41	37	351	1	90.2%	9.5	8.6	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7	14.7	0	0
2003	—	MIN	8	—	90	447	1	5.0	1.1	17	18.9	1	12	12	132	0	100.0%	11.0	11.0	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	11.3	0	0
2004	—	MIN	10	—	70	276	1	3.9	1.4	14	20.0	0	21	21	207	1	100.0%	9.9	9.9	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9.2	14.3	0	0
2005	—	MIN	16	—	126	473	3	3.8	2.4	21	16.7	3	27	27	124	2	100.0%	4.6	4.6	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-32.5	-2.9	0	0
2006	—	KC	8	—	36	200	0	5.6	0.0	8	22.2	0	9	9	77	0	100.0%	8.6	8.6	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	DEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	3.3	0	-2
2007	—	TB	13	—	60	239	1	4.0	1.7	9	15.0	0	15	15	99	1	100.0%	6.6	6.6	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.2	4.0	0	11
2008	—	TB	3	—	7	12	0	1.7	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	2	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.4	-0.6	0	-2
2009	—	LAC	3	—	23	65	0	2.8	0.0	2	8.7	0	7	6	65	0	85.7%	10.8	9.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.6	2.5	0	-32
2010	—	LV	2	—	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	2	2	9	0	100.0%	4.5	4.5	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.1	-0.6	0	6
Career		—	96	—	841	3,701	13	4.4	1.5	141	16.8	6	173	159	1,292	6	91.9%	8.1	7.5	—	49	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-68.5	50.7	0	-19

Career EPA-17.8·-69 rushing · 51 receiving·-1.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2001	23	MIN	13	—	172	682	2	4.0	1.2	23	13.4	0	10.7
2002	24	MIN	16	—	255	1,296	5	5.1	2.0	47	18.4	2	15.2
2003	25	MIN	8	—	90	447	1	5.0	1.1	17	18.9	1	5.7
2004	26	MIN	10	—	70	276	1	3.9	1.4	14	20.0	0	7.2
2005	27	MIN	16	—	126	473	3	3.8	2.4	21	16.7	3	11.9
2006	28	KC	8	—	36	200	0	5.6	0.0	8	22.2	0	4.2
2007	29	TB	13	—	60	239	1	4.0	1.7	9	15.0	0	7.2
2008	30	TB	3	—	7	12	0	1.7	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
2009	31	LAC	3	—	23	65	0	2.8	0.0	2	8.7	0	—
2010	32	LV	2	—	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
Career			92		841	3,701	13	4.4	—	141	—	6	62.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2001	23	MIN	13	—	38	29	226	1	76.3%	7.8	5.9	—	9
2002	24	MIN	16	—	41	37	351	1	90.2%	9.5	8.6	—	16
2003	25	MIN	8	—	12	12	132	0	100.0%	11.0	11.0	—	4
2004	26	MIN	10	—	21	21	207	1	100.0%	9.9	9.9	—	6
2005	27	MIN	16	—	27	27	124	2	100.0%	4.6	4.6	—	8
2006	28	KC	8	—	9	9	77	0	100.0%	8.6	8.6	—	1
2007	29	TB	13	—	15	15	99	1	100.0%	6.6	6.6	—	3
2008	30	TB	3	—	1	1	2	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0
2009	31	LAC	3	—	7	6	65	0	85.7%	10.8	9.3	—	2
2010	32	LV	2	—	2	2	9	0	100.0%	4.5	4.5	—	0
Career			92		173	159	1,292	6	91.9%	8.1	7.5	—	49

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2001	23	DET	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	24	CAR	1	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2006	28	DEN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2007	29	CHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			4		5	5	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2001	23	—	—	—	—	-13.0	4.7	0
2002	24	—	—	—	—	-0.7	14.7	0
2003	25	—	—	—	—	0.2	11.3	0
2004	26	—	—	—	—	-9.2	14.3	0
2005	27	—	—	—	—	-32.5	-2.9	0
2006	28	—	—	—	—	0.8	3.3	-2
2007	29	—	—	—	—	-6.2	4.0	11
2008	30	—	—	—	—	-4.4	-0.6	-2
2009	31	—	—	—	—	-4.6	2.5	-32
2010	32	—	—	—	—	1.1	-0.6	6
Career					—	—	—	-19

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 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 63.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 44.9

Availability 16.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2001bestavg 59elite 702007

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #397 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2002 MIN·6 team wins#10

Rushing Yards · 1,296 · score 16

2001 MIN·5 team wins#25

Rushing Yards · 682 · score 2

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader20

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-1.78 EPA/season over 10 seasons49

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: 89%.

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 · 2001

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

RB · 2001 class

4.38s

40-Yard

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 95thClass Pos 91thClass All 97th

39.5"

Vertical

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 93thClass Pos 79thClass All 85th

130"

Broad Jump

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 96thClass Pos 96thClass All 96th

13 reps

Bench

Low · 5th pct

Pos 5thAll 10thClass Pos 19thClass All 15th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.4 regular season → 4.0 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-8%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

4,993

3,701 rush · 1,292 recv

Total TDs

13 rush · 6 recv

Total Touches

1,000

841 carries · 159 rec

Yds / Touch

5.0

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Rushing

Att23Yds93Y/A4.01D61D%26.1

Receiving

Tgt7Rec7Yds36Ctch%100.0%Y/R5.1Y/Tgt5.11D2

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-1.8Rec EPA3.7Rec AirYd9

College Stats

WisconsinCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wisconsin), 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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #27

#18Jeff BackusOT #19Casey HamptonNT #20Adam ArchuletaS #21Nate ClementsS #23Deuce McAllisterRB #24Willie MiddlebrooksDB #25Freddie MitchellWR #26Jamar FletcherDB #28Derrick GibsonDB #29Ryan PickettNT #30Reggie WayneWR #31Todd HeapTE #32Drew BreesQB #33Quincy MorganWR #34Kyle Vanden BoschDE #35Alge CrumplerTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Michael inherited the Minnesota Vikings RB room from Moe Williams (1997–2005), and handed it to Onterrio Smith (2003–2004).

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

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Movementderived from season history

2010team change
Joined LV (from LAC)
2010final season
Last recorded season with LV
2009team change
Joined LAC (from TB)
2007team change
Joined TB (from KC)
2006team change
Joined KC (from MIN)
2001draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 1, Pick 27

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 205 lb

Frame

207 lb at 4.38s

Size-speed

39.5" vert / 130" broad

Explosion

13 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	OAK	2	W5Out· HamstringW6Out· HamstringW7Questionable· HamstringW8Questionable· Hamstring

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

B2001

B+2002

C+2003

C+2004

B2005

C2006

C+2007

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

57%

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
2001	682	52.5	947+265	55.7
2002	1,296	81	1,307+11	76.9
2003	447	55.9	926+479	54.5
2004	276	27.6	507+231	29.8
2005	473	29.6	516+43	30.4
2006	200	25	413+213	24.3
2007	239	18.4	310+71	18.2

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

66 career value over replacement — #1704 all-time of 4,642. 9.4/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #27 (Rd 1) · MIN · 2001 · +9.1 vs expected KV-H

64actual

54.9 expected · Δ+9.1

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #27

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography