Mike Tolbert is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Tolbert in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Tolbert's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mike Tolbert
Height5'9"
Weight250 lb
BornNov 23, 1985
Age40
College
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 22–23 | SD | 8 | — | 13 | 37 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 30.8 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 171 | 1 | 100.0% | 13.2 | 13.2 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23–24 | SD | 12 | — | 25 | 148 | 1 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 10 | 40.0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 192 | 3 | 77.3% | 11.3 | 8.7 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24–25 | SD | 15 | — | 182 | 735 | 11 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 42 | 23.1 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 216 | 0 | 86.2% | 8.6 | 7.4 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25–26 | SD | 15 | — | 121 | 490 | 8 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 25 | 20.7 | 1 | 79 | 54 | 433 | 2 | 68.4% | 8.0 | 5.5 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26–27 | CAR | 16 | — | 54 | 183 | 7 | 3.4 | 13.0 | 24 | 44.4 | 0 | 39 | 27 | 268 | 0 | 69.2% | 9.9 | 6.9 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27–28 | CAR | 16 | — | 101 | 361 | 5 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 31 | 30.7 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 184 | 2 | 84.4% | 6.8 | 5.8 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 598 | 58.9% | — | 0.0% | 84 | 19.8% |
| 2014 | 28–29 | CAR | 8 | — | 37 | 78 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 4 | 10.8 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 93 | 0 | 70.6% | 7.8 | 5.5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 220 | 40.0% | — | 0.0% | 39 | 18.1% |
| 2015 | 29–30 | CAR | 16 | — | 62 | 256 | 1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 18 | 29.0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 154 | 3 | 78.3% | 8.6 | 6.7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 422 | 38.5% | — | 0.0% | 108 | 22.6% |
| 2016 | 30–31 | CAR | 15 | — | 35 | 114 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 5 | 14.3 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 72 | 1 | 66.7% | 7.2 | 4.8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 324 | 29.1% | — | 0.0% | 164 | 33.9% |
| 2017 | 31–32 | BUF | 12 | — | 66 | 247 | 1 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 9 | 13.6 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 78 | 0 | 82.4% | 5.6 | 4.6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 203 | 25.8% | — | 0.0% | 87 | 26.1% |
| Career | — | 133 | — | 696 | 2,649 | 34 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 172 | 24.7 | 5 | 286 | 217 | 1,861 | 12 | 75.9% | 8.6 | 6.5 | — | 88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
42 career value over replacement — #2289 all-time of 4,666. 4.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
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