FBLA#44ACT

Mike Karney

Solid Contributor⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2007

Height5'11"

Weight260 lb

BornJul 6, 1981

Age45

CollegeArizona State See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 5, Pick 156 · NO

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 0 · #4498 · Role Player

Worth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 98% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +0

0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0

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	—	NO	8	—	3	7	0	2.3	0.0	1	33.3	0	6	6	42	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.0	2.9	0	0
2005	—	NO	10	—	6	12	0	2.0	0.0	2	33.3	0	10	10	61	0	100.0%	6.1	6.1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.1	1.8	0	0
2006	—	NO	12	—	11	33	1	3.0	9.1	7	63.6	0	15	15	96	2	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5	7.2	0	9
2007	—	NO	14	—	11	17	2	1.5	18.2	4	36.4	0	13	13	78	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.1	3.3	0	14
2008	—	NO	9	—	8	10	2	1.3	25.0	5	62.5	0	9	9	18	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.9	-2.8	0	-5
2009	—	LA	7	—	2	8	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	9	6	16	0	66.7%	2.7	1.8	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	TEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.8	-3.8	0	18
2010	—	LA	7	—	6	12	0	2.0	0.0	3	50.0	0	5	5	14	0	100.0%	2.8	2.8	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.1	-1.2	0	3
Career		—	70	—	47	99	5	2.1	10.6	22	46.8	0	67	64	325	2	95.5%	5.1	4.9	—	15	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	2.4	7.3	0	39

Career EPA9.6·2 rushing · 7 receiving·1.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2004	23	NO	8	—	3	7	0	2.3	0.0	1	33.3	3
2005	24	NO	10	—	6	12	0	2.0	0.0	2	33.3	4.1
2006	25	NO	12	—	11	33	1	3.0	9.1	7	63.6	8.3
2007	26	NO	14	—	11	17	2	1.5	18.2	4	36.4	6
2008	27	NO	9	—	8	10	2	1.3	25.0	5	62.5	4.3
2009	28	LA	7	—	2	8	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	2.6
2010	29	LA	7	—	6	12	0	2.0	0.0	3	50.0	2.7
Career			67		47	99	5	2.1	—	22	—	31

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2004	23	NO	8	—	6	6	42	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	2
2005	24	NO	10	—	10	10	61	0	100.0%	6.1	6.1	—	2
2006	25	NO	12	—	15	15	96	2	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	6
2007	26	NO	14	—	13	13	78	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	3
2008	27	NO	9	—	9	9	18	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	1
2009	28	LA	7	—	9	6	16	0	66.7%	2.7	1.8	—	0
2010	29	LA	7	—	5	5	14	0	100.0%	2.8	2.8	—	1
Career			67		67	64	325	2	95.5%	5.1	4.9	—	15

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2004	23	—	—	—	—	-0.0	2.9	0
2005	24	—	—	—	—	-1.1	1.8	0
2006	25	—	—	—	—	2.5	7.2	9
2007	26	—	—	—	—	-1.1	3.3	14
2008	27	—	—	—	—	2.9	-2.8	-5
2009	28	—	—	—	—	-1.8	-3.8	18
2010	29	—	—	—	—	1.1	-1.2	3
Career					—	—	—	39

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 43 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 43 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 43.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 43· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 42

On-field 29.4

Availability 12.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 412010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Receptions leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

1.37 EPA/season over 7 seasons50

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%.

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

5.02s

40-Yard

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 20thClass Pos 7thClass All 21th

30"

Vertical

Low · 8th pct

Pos 8thAll 21thClass Pos 13thClass All 20th

103"

Broad Jump

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 10thClass Pos 3thClass All 11th

25 reps

Bench

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 74thClass Pos 77thClass All 67th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Rushing

Att1Yds11Y/A11.01D11D%100.0

Receiving

Tgt1Rec1Yds9Ctch%100.0%Y/R9.0Y/Tgt9.01D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA0.9Rec EPA1.6Rec AirYd2

College Stats

Arizona StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona State), 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 #156

#142Chad LavalaisDT #143Erik ColemanS #144Sean RyanTE #148Craig KrenzelQB #152Jeff ShoateDB #153Roderick GreenLB #154Michael TurnerRB #155Rod DavisLB #157D.J. HackettWR #161Amon GordonDE #162Thomas TapehRB #163Drew CarterWR #167Nick LeckeyC #168Jamaar TaylorWR #169Ryan KrauseTE #171Triandos LukeWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mike inherited the New Orleans Saints RB room from Aaron Stecker (2004–2008), and handed it to Reggie Bush (2006–2010).

George Rogers 1981–1984Hokie Gajan 1982–1985Rueben Mayes 1986–1990Dalton Hilliard 1986–1993Craig Heyward 1988–1992Gill Fenerty

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010final season
Last recorded season with LA
2009team change
Joined LA (from NO)
2004draft
Drafted by NO — Round 5, Pick 156

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 260 lb

Frame

254 lb at 5.02s

Size-speed

30" vert / 103" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	STL	0	W13Questionable· Groin
2009	STL	1	W12Questionable· NeckW13Out· NeckW14Questionable· Neck

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 45

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

C2004

C2005

C2006

C2007

C2008

D2009

D2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

60%

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
2004	7	0.9	136+129	8
2005	12	1.2	121+109	7.1
2006	33	2.8	107+74	6.3
2007	17	1.2	60+43	3.6
2008	10	1.1	60+50	3.5
2009	8	1.1	48+40	2.8
2010	12	1.7	87+75	5.1

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

0 career value over replacement — #4498 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #156 (Rd 5) · NO · 2004 · +10 vs expected KV-H

43actual

33 expected · Δ+10

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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

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #156

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator