Michael Turner packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any running back in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 82 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

RBATL#33ACT

Michael Turner

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 6% all-time RBsIron Man📉 Fades · -12% playoffs

Height5'10"

Weight247 lb

BornFeb 13, 1982

Age44

CollegeNorthern Illinois See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 5, Pick 154 · LAC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

46thRushing Touchdowns·66 69thRushing Yards·7,338 yds

Postseason all-time ranks

56thPlayoff Rushing Yards·438 yds 85thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·3

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Iron ManExplore archetypes →

A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 148 · #648 · High-Value

Worth 148 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 15% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.5

Avg surplus

peak +34

8 seasons × ~18.5 surplus ≈ VORP 148

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
2004	—	LAC	2	—	20	104	0	5.2	0.0	4	20.0	0	4	4	8	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	-5.3	0	0
2005	—	LAC	11	—	57	335	3	5.9	5.3	11	19.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.5	—	0	0
2006	—	LAC	13	—	80	502	2	6.3	2.5	24	30.0	0	3	3	47	0	100.0%	15.7	15.7	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.4	2.9	0	4
2007	—	LAC	14	—	71	316	1	4.5	1.4	10	14.1	1	4	4	16	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-12.8	-1.1	0	-12
2008	—	ATL	16	—	377	1,699	17	4.5	4.5	84	22.3	2	6	6	41	0	100.0%	6.8	6.8	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.2	1.0	0	10
2009	—	ATL	11	—	178	871	10	4.9	5.6	43	24.2	2	7	5	35	0	71.4%	7.0	5.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.2	0.1	0	3
2010	—	ATL	16	—	334	1,371	12	4.1	3.6	71	21.3	2	20	12	85	0	60.0%	7.1	4.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-17.2	-1.6	0	24
2011	—	ATL	16	—	301	1,340	11	4.5	3.7	62	20.6	2	26	17	168	0	65.4%	9.9	6.5	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-16.8	6.2	0	34
2012	—	ATL	16	—	222	800	10	3.6	4.5	40	18.0	1	30	19	128	1	63.3%	6.7	4.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-32.5	-4.8	0	14
Career		—	116	—	1,640	7,338	66	4.5	4.0	349	21.3	10	100	70	528	1	70.0%	7.5	5.3	—	19	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-55.2	-2.6	0	77

Career EPA-57.8·-55 rushing · -3 receiving·-6.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2004	22	LAC	2	—	20	104	0	5.2	0.0	4	20.0	0	—
2005	23	LAC	11	—	57	335	3	5.9	5.3	11	19.3	0	7.5
2006	24	LAC	13	—	80	502	2	6.3	2.5	24	30.0	0	7.2
2007	25	LAC	14	—	71	316	1	4.5	1.4	10	14.1	1	5.8
2008	26	ATL	16	—	377	1,699	17	4.5	4.5	84	22.3	2	17.5
2009	27	ATL	11	—	178	871	10	4.9	5.6	43	24.2	2	11.8
2010	28	ATL	16	—	334	1,371	12	4.1	3.6	71	21.3	2	16
2011	29	ATL	16	—	301	1,340	11	4.5	3.7	62	20.6	2	17.5
2012	30	ATL	16	—	222	800	10	3.6	4.5	40	18.0	1	15.6
Career			115		1,640	7,338	66	4.5	—	349	—	10	98.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2004	22	LAC	2	—	4	4	8	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0
2006	24	LAC	13	—	3	3	47	0	100.0%	15.7	15.7	—	2
2007	25	LAC	14	—	4	4	16	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	1
2008	26	ATL	16	—	6	6	41	0	100.0%	6.8	6.8	—	2
2009	27	ATL	11	—	7	5	35	0	71.4%	7.0	5.0	—	2
2010	28	ATL	16	—	20	12	85	0	60.0%	7.1	4.3	—	2
2011	29	ATL	16	—	26	17	168	0	65.4%	9.9	6.5	—	8
2012	30	ATL	16	—	30	19	128	1	63.3%	6.7	4.3	—	2
Career			104		100	70	528	1	70.0%	7.5	5.3	—	19

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2004	22	—	—	—	—	1.3	-5.3	0
2005	23	—	—	—	—	9.5	—	0
2006	24	—	—	—	—	13.4	2.9	4
2007	25	—	—	—	—	-12.8	-1.1	-12
2008	26	—	—	—	—	-6.2	1.0	10
2009	27	—	—	—	—	6.2	0.1	3
2010	28	—	—	—	—	-17.2	-1.6	24
2011	29	—	—	—	—	-16.8	6.2	34
2012	30	—	—	—	—	-32.5	-4.8	14
Career					—	—	—	77

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 75 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 75 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 74.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 75· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 70

On-field 51.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 69elite 702012

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 40% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

40% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader40

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

-6.42 EPA/season over 9 seasons48

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 · 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

4.49s

40-Yard

Above avg · 67th pct

Pos 67thAll 79thClass Pos 83thClass All 85th

31"

Vertical

Low · 13th pct

Pos 13thAll 28thClass Pos 22thClass All 30th

114"

Broad Jump

Low · 21th pct

Pos 21thAll 38thClass Pos 41thClass All 45th

22 reps

Bench

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 56thClass Pos 50thClass All 46th

7.50s

3-Cone

Low · 8th pct

Pos 8thAll 24thClass Pos 35thClass All 31th

4.15s

Shuttle

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 81thClass Pos 45thClass All 60th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.5 regular season → 3.9 playoffs (6 playoff seasons)

-12%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

7,866

7,338 rush · 528 recv

Total TDs

66 rush · 1 recv

Total Touches

1,710

1,640 carries · 70 rec

Yds / Touch

4.6

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Rushing

Att111Yds438TD3Y/A3.9TD%2.71D251D%22.5

Receiving

Tgt4Rec3Yds17Ctch%75.0%Y/R5.7Y/Tgt4.3

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-2.3Rec EPA0.1Rec AirYd9

College Stats

Northern IllinoisCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Northern Illinois), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #154

#139Rodney LeisleDT #141Jake ScottG #142Chad LavalaisDT #143Erik ColemanS #144Sean RyanTE #148Craig KrenzelQB #152Jeff ShoateDB #153Roderick GreenLB #155Rod DavisLB #156Mike KarneyFB #157D.J. HackettWR #161Amon GordonDE #162Thomas TapehRB #163Drew CarterWR #167Nick LeckeyC #168Jamaar TaylorWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Michael inherited the Atlanta Falcons RB room from Jason Snelling (2007–2013), and handed it to Jacquizz Rodgers (2011–2014).

Gerald Riggs 1982–1988Cliff Austin 1984–1986Gene Lang 1988–1990Tracy Johnson 1990–1991Steve Broussard 1990–1993Erric Pegram

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2008team change
Joined ATL (from LAC)
2004draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 5, Pick 154

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 247 lb

Frame

237 lb at 4.49s

Size-speed

31" vert / 114" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2012	ATL	W11Questionable· GroinW14Questionable· Elbow
2011	ATL	W13Questionable· Groin
2009	ATL	W11Doubtful· AnkleW12Questionable· AnkleW13Questionable· AnkleW14Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 82

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

C+2005

C+2006

C+2007

A2008

B+2009

A2010

A2011

B2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 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
2005	335	30.5	529+194	31.1
2006	502	38.6	600+98	35.3
2007	316	22.6	371+55	21.8
2008	1,699	106.2	1,585-114	93.2
2009	871	79.2	1,241+370	73
2010	1,371	85.7	1,398+27	82.3
2011	1,340	83.8	1,415+75	83.2
2012	800	50	898+98	52.8

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

148 career value over replacement — #648 all-time of 4,642. 18.5/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

8 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Comet60% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #154 (Rd 5) · LAC · 2004 · +42 vs expected KV-H

75actual

33 expected · Δ+42

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #154

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator