Michael Carter is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Carter in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Carter's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 2021 | 22 | NYJ | 14 | — | 2.1 | 147 | 639 | 4 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 29 | 19.7 | 0 | 55 | 36 | 325 | 0 | 65.5% | 9.0 | 5.9 | — | 17 | 449 | 49.6% | — | 0.0% | 8 | 2.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 0.0 | 114 | 402 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 14 | 12.3 | 1 | 54 | 41 | 288 | 0 | 75.9% | 7.0 | 5.3 | — | 12 | 496 | 48.0% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 24 | ARI / NYJ | 15 | — | 0.9 | 30 | 187 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 9 | 30.0 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 101 | 1 | 77.4% | 4.2 | 3.3 | — | 5 | 224 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 25 | ARI | 3 | — | — | 35 | 131 | 1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 9 | 25.7 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.2 | 5.2 | — | 2 | 132 | 61.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 26 | ARI | 13 | — | 0.0 | 92 | 333 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 19 | 20.7 | 0 | 45 | 33 | 267 | 0 | 73.3% | 8.1 | 5.9 | — | 12 | 393 | 45.2% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 1.4% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 27 | TEN | 2 | — | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 16 | 12.5% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 5.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 63 | — | 3.0 | 421 | 1,699 | 9 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 80 | 19.0 | 1 | 197 | 146 | 1,045 | 1 | 74.1% | 7.2 | 5.3 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
22 career value over replacement — #3057 all-time of 4,695. 5.5/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Pick #107 (Rd 4) · NYJ · 2021 · +16.3 vs expected KV-H
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5 seasons · peak 2.1 in 2021
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.2 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2021 · +0.2 wins
0.2 of NYJ's 4 wins (4%)
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
#475 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | NYJ | 14 | 0* | 147 | 639 | 4 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 29 | 19.7 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | 0* | 114 | 402 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 14 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 24 | All teams | 15 | — | 30 | 187 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 9 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 25 | ARI | 3 | — | 35 | 131 | 1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 9 | 25.7 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 26 | ARI | 13 | 0* | 92 | 333 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 19 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 27 | TEN | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 62 | 421 | 1,699 | 9 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 80 | 19.0 | 1 | 3 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | NYJ | 14 | 0* | 55 | 36 | 325 | 0 | 65.5% | 9.0 | 5.9 | — | 17 |
| 2022 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | 0* | 54 | 41 | 288 | 0 | 75.9% | 7.0 | 5.3 | — | 12 |
| 2023 | 24 | All teams | 15 | — | 31 | 24 | 101 | 1 | 77.4% | 4.2 | 3.3 | — | 5 |
| 2024 | 25 | ARI | 3 | — | 11 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.2 | 5.2 | — | 2 |
| 2025 | 26 | ARI | 13 | 0* | 45 | 33 | 267 | 0 | 73.3% | 8.1 | 5.9 | — | 12 |
| 2026 | 27 | TEN | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 |
| Career | 62 | 197 | 146 | 1,045 | 1 | 74.1% | 7.2 | 5.3 | — | 49 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | NYJ | 14 | 0* | 449 | 49.6% | — | 0.0% | 8 | 2.1% |
| 2022 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | 0* | 496 | 48.0% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| 2023 | 24 | All teams | 15 | — | 224 | — | — | — | 12 | — |
| 2024 | 25 | ARI | 3 | — | 132 | 61.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 26 | ARI | 13 | 0* | 393 | 45.2% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 1.4% |
| 2026 | 27 | TEN | 2 | — | 16 | 12.5% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 5.5% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | NYJ | 14 | 0* | 294 | 2.0 | 345 | 2.3 | 13 | 11.3 | 29 |
| 2022 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | 0* | 270 | 2.4 | 132 | 1.2 | 7 | 16.3 | 14 |
| 2023 | 24 | All teams* | 15 | — | 128 | 4.3 | 59 | 2.0 | 1 | 30.0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 25 | ARI | 3 | — | 81 | 2.3 | 50 | 1.4 | 1 | 35.0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 26 | ARI | 13 | 0* | 209 | 2.3 | 124 | 1.3 | 3 | 30.7 | 19 |
| Career | 61 | 982 | — | 710 | — | 25 | — | 80 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
All teams* — this source provides a season total only; team splits are unavailable in this table.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | NYJ | 14 | 0* | 0.6 | -0.4 | 9.5 | 7 | 4 | 0.1 | 16 | 73.7 |
| 2022 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | 0* | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 12 | 87.6 |
| 2023 | 24 | All teams* | 15 | — | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 2 | 0.1 | 5 | 77.5 |
| 2024 | 25 | ARI | 3 | — | -1.5 | -1.5 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 88.3 |
| 2025 | 26 | ARI | 13 | 0* | 1.7 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 12 | 87.9 |
| Career | 61 | — | — | — | 21 | 10 | — | 47 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
All teams* — this source provides a season total only; team splits are unavailable in this table.
A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 56.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%
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