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

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Michael Bush

Top 18% all-time RBsIron Man📈 Late Developer · 2011

Height6'1"

Weight245 lb

BornJun 16, 1984

Age42

CollegeLouisville See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 4, Pick 100 · LV

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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 61 · #1813 · Above Average

Worth 61 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 40% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.2 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

+10.2

Avg surplus

peak +22

6 seasons × ~10.2 surplus ≈ VORP 61

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
2008	—	LV	11	—	94	419	3	4.5	3.2	15	16.0	1	19	19	162	0	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	7	1	3	33.3%	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	2.7	2.7	—	42.4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	KC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	LV	15	—	123	589	3	4.8	2.4	22	17.9	1	19	17	105	0	89.5%	6.2	5.5	—	3	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	LV	14	—	158	655	8	4.1	5.1	32	20.3	0	24	18	194	0	75.0%	10.8	8.1	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	LV	16	—	256	977	7	3.8	2.7	53	20.7	1	47	37	418	1	78.7%	11.3	8.9	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	—	CHI	13	—	114	411	5	3.6	4.4	28	24.6	1	11	9	83	0	81.8%	9.2	7.5	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	CHI	14	—	63	197	3	3.1	4.8	10	15.9	0	8	4	48	1	50.0%	12.0	6.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	85	—	808	3,248	29	4.0	3.6	160	19.8	4	128	104	1,010	2	81.3%	9.7	7.9	—	43	1	4	25.0%	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	—	39.6	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-50.6·-2 passing · -72 rushing · 23 receiving·-8.4/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
2008	24	LV	11	—	1	3	33.3%	8	2.7	2.7	—	42.4	7.5
2009	25	LV	15	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	9.4
Career			26		1	4	25.0%	8	2.0	—	—	39.6	62.7

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2008	24	LV	11	—	94	419	3	4.5	3.2	15	16.0	1
2009	25	LV	15	—	123	589	3	4.8	2.4	22	17.9	1
2010	26	LV	14	—	158	655	8	4.1	5.1	32	20.3	0
2011	27	LV	16	—	256	977	7	3.8	2.7	53	20.7	1
2012	28	CHI	13	—	114	411	5	3.6	4.4	28	24.6	1
2013	29	CHI	14	0*	63	197	3	3.1	4.8	10	15.9	0
Career			83		808	3,248	29	4.0	—	160	—	4

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2008	24	LV	11	—	19	19	162	0	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	7
2009	25	LV	15	—	19	17	105	0	89.5%	6.2	5.5	—	3
2010	26	LV	14	—	24	18	194	0	75.0%	10.8	8.1	—	11
2011	27	LV	16	—	47	37	418	1	78.7%	11.3	8.9	—	14
2012	28	CHI	13	—	11	9	83	0	81.8%	9.2	7.5	—	6
2013	29	CHI	14	0*	8	4	48	1	50.0%	12.0	6.0	—	2
Career			83		128	104	1,010	2	81.3%	9.7	7.9	—	43

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	29	CHI	15	0*	139	13.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			15		139	—	—	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2008	24	—	—	—	-0.8	-12.8	2.7	19	-2
2009	25	—	—	—	-0.9	-8.0	-5.8	17	-17
2010	26	—	—	—	—	1.9	9.6	0	16
2011	27	—	—	—	—	-30.7	14.6	0	113
2012	28	—	—	—	—	-10.6	5.6	0	-6
2013	29	—	—	0*	—	-11.9	-3.2	0	12
Career					—	—	—	36	116

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 62.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 43.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2008bestavg 60elite 702013

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 18% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

18% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader18

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-8.43 EPA/season over 6 seasons47

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:1.763 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.763Touch rate0.511EPA/snap-0.109Snap share13.9%Off snaps139Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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 · 2007

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

RB · 2007 class

4.62s

40-Yard

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 55thClass Pos 40thClass All 53th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

4,258

3,248 rush · 1,010 recv

Total TDs

29 rush · 2 recv

Total Touches

912

808 carries · 104 rec

Yds / Touch

4.7

rushing + receiving

College Stats

LouisvilleCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Louisville), 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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #100

#91Mario HendersonOT #92Trent EdwardsQB #93Garrett WolfeRB #95Dante HughesDB #96Anthony WatersLB #97Ray McDonaldDE #98Quinn PitcockDT #99Johnnie Lee HigginsWR #101Adam PodleshP #102Brian RobisonDE #103Isaiah StanbackWR #106Tanard JacksonDB #107Antonio PittmanRB #108Paul SoliaiDE #109Stephen NicholasOLB #111Dwayne WrightRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Michael inherited the Las Vegas Raiders RB room from LaMont Jordan (2005–2007), and handed it to Darren McFadden (2008–2014).

Chester Willis 1981–1984Frank Hawkins 1981–1987Steve Strachan 1985–1988Vance Mueller 1986–1990Napoleon McCallum 1986–1994Bo Jackson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2012team change
Joined CHI (from LV)
2007draft
Drafted by LV — Round 4, Pick 100

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 245 lb

Frame

243 lb at 4.62s

Size-speed

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2012	CHI	W14Questionable· RibsW15Questionable· Ribs
2011	OAK	W16Questionable· Shoulder
2010	OAK	W1Questionable· ThumbW2Questionable· Thumb

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

C+2008

B2009

B2010

B+2011

C+2012

C+2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

88%

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
2008	419	38.1	596+177	35.1
2009	589	39.3	631+42	37.1
2010	655	46.8	791+136	46.5
2011	977	61.1	1,055+78	62.1
2012	411	31.6	597+186	35.1
2013	197	14.1	278+81	16.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

61 career value over replacement — #1813 all-time of 4,642. 10.2/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #100 (Rd 4) · LV · 2007 · +24.3 vs expected KV-H

63actual

38.7 expected · Δ+24.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #100

Franchise Succession

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