Najeh Davenport is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Davenport in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Davenport'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 | Rushing | Receiving | 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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | 23–24 | GB | 6 | — | 39 | 184 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 8 | 20.5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 55.6% | 6.6 | 3.7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 24–25 | GB | 14 | — | 77 | 420 | 2 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 18 | 23.4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.3 | 6.3 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25–26 | GB | 10 | — | 71 | 359 | 2 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 16 | 22.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.3 | 8.3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 26–27 | GB | 5 | — | 30 | 105 | 2 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 9 | 30.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 27–28 | PIT | 13 | — | 60 | 221 | 1 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 9 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 193 | 1 | 100.0% | 12.9 | 12.9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 28–29 | PIT | 15 | — | 107 | 499 | 5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 37 | 34.6 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 184 | 2 | 100.0% | 10.2 | 10.2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 29–30 | IND / PIT | 3 | — | 10 | 31 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 100.0% | 13.5 | 13.5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 66 | — | 394 | 1,819 | 13 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 100 | 25.4 | 2 | 58 | 54 | 538 | 3 | 93.1% | 10.0 | 9.3 | — | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
22 career value over replacement — #3058 all-time of 4,695. 3.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #135 (Rd 4) · GNB · 2002 · +22.5 vs expected KV-H
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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 22 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 66% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~5.5 surplus ≈ VORP 22
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85% match