Mike Alstott ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Alstott in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Alstott a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

FBTB#40RES

Mike Alstott

6× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 8% all-time RBsIron Man📉 Fades · -29% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight248 lb

BornDec 21, 1973

Age52

CollegePurdue See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 2, Pick 35 · TB

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

68thRushing Touchdowns·58

Postseason all-time ranks

40thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

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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 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 133 · #757 · High-Value

Worth 133 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.3

Avg surplus

peak +26

10 seasons × ~13.3 surplus ≈ VORP 133

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
1996	—	TB	16	—	96	377	3	3.9	3.1	—	—	—	—	65	557	3	—	8.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	TB	15	—	176	665	7	3.8	4.0	—	—	—	—	23	178	3	—	7.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	TB	16	—	215	846	8	3.9	3.7	—	—	—	—	22	152	1	—	6.9	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	TB	16	—	239	956	7	4.0	2.9	47	19.7	5	34	27	239	2	79.4%	8.9	7.0	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	TB	13	—	131	465	5	3.5	3.8	37	28.2	2	18	12	92	0	66.7%	7.7	5.1	—	3	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	NYJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2001	—	TB	16	—	165	680	10	4.1	6.1	40	24.2	0	50	35	231	1	70.0%	6.6	4.6	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	—	TB	16	—	146	548	5	3.8	3.4	37	25.3	1	48	35	242	2	72.9%	6.9	5.0	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	PIT	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	TB	4	—	27	77	2	2.9	7.4	10	37.0	0	10	10	83	0	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	TB	14	—	67	230	2	3.4	3.0	19	28.4	1	29	29	202	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	TB	15	—	34	80	6	2.4	17.6	12	35.3	0	25	25	222	1	100.0%	8.9	8.9	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	TB	14	—	60	171	3	2.9	5.0	17	28.3	1	21	21	85	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	161	—	1,356	5,095	58	3.8	4.3	219	16.2	10	235	304	2,283	13	129.4%	7.5	9.7	—	65	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-66.8·-3 passing · -83 rushing · 18 receiving·-8.3/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Cmp%	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
1998	25	TB	16	—	1	0.0%	0.0	—	39.6	16.6
2000	27	TB	13	—	1	0.0%	0.0	—	39.6	9.3
Career			29		2	0.0%	—	—	39.6	136.5

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1996	23	TB	16	—	96	377	3	3.9	3.1	—	—	—
1997	24	TB	15	—	176	665	7	3.8	4.0	—	—	—
1998	25	TB	16	—	215	846	8	3.9	3.7	—	—	—
1999	26	TB	16	—	239	956	7	4.0	2.9	47	19.7	5
2000	27	TB	13	—	131	465	5	3.5	3.8	37	28.2	2
2001	28	TB	16	—	165	680	10	4.1	6.1	40	24.2	0
2002	29	TB	16	—	146	548	5	3.8	3.4	37	25.3	1
2003	30	TB	4	—	27	77	2	2.9	7.4	10	37.0	0
2004	31	TB	14	—	67	230	2	3.4	3.0	19	28.4	1
2005	32	TB	15	—	34	80	6	2.4	17.6	12	35.3	0
2006	33	TB	14	—	60	171	3	2.9	5.0	17	28.3	1
Career			155		1,356	5,095	58	3.8	—	219	—	10

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1996	23	TB	16	—	—	65	557	3	—	8.6	—	—	—
1997	24	TB	15	—	—	23	178	3	—	7.7	—	—	—
1998	25	TB	16	—	—	22	152	1	—	6.9	—	—	—
1999	26	TB	16	—	34	27	239	2	79.4%	8.9	7.0	—	11
2000	27	TB	13	—	18	12	92	0	66.7%	7.7	5.1	—	3
2001	28	TB	16	—	50	35	231	1	70.0%	6.6	4.6	—	9
2002	29	TB	16	—	48	35	242	2	72.9%	6.9	5.0	—	11
2003	30	TB	4	—	10	10	83	0	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	3
2004	31	TB	14	—	29	29	202	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	11
2005	32	TB	15	—	25	25	222	1	100.0%	8.9	8.9	—	11
2006	33	TB	14	—	21	21	85	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	6
Career			155		235	304	2,283	13	129.4%	7.5	9.7	—	65

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2000	27	NYJ	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2001	28	CHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	29	PIT	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2004	31	NO	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2006	33	SEA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			6		6	6	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	26	—	—	—	—	-35.4	4.2	0
2000	27	—	—	—	-2.6	-15.7	0.1	0
2001	28	—	—	—	—	7.8	-5.8	0
2002	29	—	—	—	—	-16.4	-4.0	0
2003	30	—	—	—	—	-0.6	2.9	0
2004	31	—	—	—	—	-10.9	4.8	0
2005	32	—	—	—	—	-0.2	15.2	0
2006	33	—	—	—	—	-11.2	0.9	-15
Career					—	—	—	-15

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 72 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 44.3

Availability 18.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 59elite 702006

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 35% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

35% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader35

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

-8.35 EPA/season over 8 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: 88%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 3.8 regular season → 2.7 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)

-29%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

7,378

5,095 rush · 2,283 recv

Total TDs

58 rush · 13 recv

Total Touches

1,660

1,356 carries · 304 rec

Yds / Touch

4.4

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Rushing

Att94Yds252TD5Y/A2.7TD%5.31D221D%23.4

Receiving

Tgt27Rec20Yds149Ctch%74.1%Y/R7.5Y/Tgt5.51D5

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-9.5Rec EPA5.9

College Stats

PurdueCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Purdue), 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.

1996 Draft Class· this player went #35

#25Jermane MayberryG #26Ray LewisILB #28Jerome WoodsFS #29Jamain StephensOT #31Alex Van DykeWR #32Leeland McElroyRB #33Tony BrackensDE #34Amani ToomerWR #36Lawyer MilloyS #37Kavika PittmanDE #39Marco BattagliaTE #40Je'Rod CherryDB #41Bryan StillWR #42Tony BanksQB #43Muhsin MuhammadWR #44Tory JamesCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mike inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB room from Jerry Ellison (1995–1998), and handed it to Warrick Dunn (1997–2008).

James Wilder 1981–1989Lars Tate 1988–1989William Howard 1988–1989Reggie Cobb 1990–1993Anthony McDowell 1992–1994Vince Workman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2006final season
Last recorded season with TB
1996draft
Drafted by TB — Round 2, Pick 35

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 248 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

B1996

B+1997

B+1998

B+1999

B2000

B2001

B2002

F2003

C+2004

C+2005

C+2006

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
1996	377	23.6	743+366	43.7
1997	665	44.3	1,076+411	63.3
1998	846	52.9	1,200+354	70.6
1999	956	59.8	1,212+256	71.3
2000	465	35.8	751+286	44.2
2001	680	42.5	798+118	46.9
2002	548	34.3	647+99	38.1
2003	77	19.3	408+331	24
2004	230	16.4	352+122	20.7
2005	80	5.3	178+98	10.5
2006	171	12.2	237+66	13.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

133 career value over replacement — #757 all-time of 4,642. 12.1/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #35 (Rd 2) · TB · 1996 · +17.1 vs expected KV-H

72actual

54.9 expected · Δ+17.1

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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

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1996 Draft Class· this player went #35

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

Career Geography