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.

RBIND#49CUT

Najeh Davenport

Top 34% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -40% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2007

Height6'1"

Weight247 lb

BornFeb 8, 1979

Age47

CollegeMiami See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 4, Pick 135 · GB

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

87thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·3

Archetype Intelligence

High-End StarterExplore archetypes →

A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 23 · #2983 · Role Player

Worth 23 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 65% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+5.8

Avg surplus

peak +9

4 seasons × ~5.8 surplus ≈ VORP 23

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
2002	—	GB	6	—	39	184	1	4.7	2.6	8	20.5	1	9	5	33	0	55.6%	6.6	3.7	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.2	-6.9	0	0
2003	—	GB	14	—	77	420	2	5.5	2.6	18	23.4	1	6	6	38	0	100.0%	6.3	6.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	SF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	1.1	0	0
2004	—	GB	10	—	71	359	2	5.1	2.8	16	22.5	0	4	4	33	0	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.2	2.0	0	0
2005	—	GB	5	—	30	105	2	3.5	6.7	9	30.0	0	2	2	3	0	100.0%	1.5	1.5	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.1	-1.1	0	0
2006	—	PIT	13	—	60	221	1	3.7	1.7	9	15.0	0	15	15	193	1	100.0%	12.9	12.9	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9.3	17.4	0	24
2007	—	PIT	15	—	107	499	5	4.7	4.7	37	34.6	0	18	18	184	2	100.0%	10.2	10.2	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NYJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.1	11.8	0	72
2008	—	IND	3	—	10	31	0	3.1	0.0	3	30.0	0	4	4	54	0	100.0%	13.5	13.5	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7	3.3	0	25
Career		—	69	—	394	1,819	13	4.6	3.3	100	25.4	2	58	54	538	3	93.1%	10.0	9.3	—	22	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-4.6	27.6	0	121

Career EPA23.0·-5 rushing · 28 receiving·3.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2002	23	GB	6	—	39	184	1	4.7	2.6	8	20.5	1	3.4
2003	24	GB	14	—	77	420	2	5.5	2.6	18	23.4	1	7.4
2004	25	GB	10	—	71	359	2	5.1	2.8	16	22.5	0	5.4
2005	26	GB	5	—	30	105	2	3.5	6.7	9	30.0	0	2.9
2006	27	PIT	13	—	60	221	1	3.7	1.7	9	15.0	0	8.6
2007	28	PIT	15	—	107	499	5	4.7	4.7	37	34.6	0	12.1
2008	29	IND	3	—	10	31	0	3.1	0.0	3	30.0	0	—
Career			66		394	1,819	13	4.6	—	100	—	2	39.8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2002	23	GB	6	—	9	5	33	0	55.6%	6.6	3.7	—	2
2003	24	GB	14	—	6	6	38	0	100.0%	6.3	6.3	—	2
2004	25	GB	10	—	4	4	33	0	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	1
2005	26	GB	5	—	2	2	3	0	100.0%	1.5	1.5	—	0
2006	27	PIT	13	—	15	15	193	1	100.0%	12.9	12.9	—	9
2007	28	PIT	15	—	18	18	184	2	100.0%	10.2	10.2	—	6
2008	29	IND	3	—	4	4	54	0	100.0%	13.5	13.5	—	2
Career			66		58	54	538	3	93.1%	10.0	9.3	—	22

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2002	23	—	—	—	—	-6.2	-6.9	0
2003	24	—	—	—	—	1.4	1.1	0
2004	25	—	—	—	—	4.2	2.0	0
2005	26	—	—	—	—	-1.1	-1.1	0
2006	27	—	—	—	—	-9.3	17.4	24
2007	28	—	—	—	—	7.1	11.8	72
2008	29	—	—	—	—	-0.7	3.3	25
Career					—	—	—	121

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 54 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 37.4

Availability 14.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 482007

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader10

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

3.29 EPA/season over 7 seasons51

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: 85%.

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 · 2002

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2002 class

4.57s

40-Yard

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 64thClass Pos 52thClass All 69th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.6 regular season → 2.8 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-40%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

2,357

1,819 rush · 538 recv

Total TDs

13 rush · 3 recv

Total Touches

448

394 carries · 54 rec

Yds / Touch

5.3

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Rushing

Att37Yds102TD3Y/A2.8TD%8.11D91D%24.3

Receiving

Tgt2Rec2Yds23Ctch%100.0%Y/R11.5Y/Tgt11.51D1

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-3.3Rec EPA0.4Rec AirYd10

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #135

#123Ron JohnsonWR #124Scott PetersC #125Keyuo CraverCB #126Jarvis GreenDE #128Larry FooteMLB #129Jamar MartinRB #131Sam BrandonDB #133Rocky BoimanLB #136Jarrod BaxterRB #137Randy FasaniQB #138John OwensTE #139Justin BannanDT #140Bobby GrayS #141Andra DavisILB #143Scott FujitaOLB #144Herb HaygoodWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Najeh inherited the Green Bay Packers RB room from Ahman Green (2000–2009), and handed it to Tony Fisher (2002–2005).

Gerry Ellis 1980–1986Jessie Clark 1983–1987Gary Ellerson 1985–1986Kenneth Davis 1986–1988Brent Fullwood 1987–1990Keith Woodside

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2008team change
Joined IND (from PIT)
2008final season
Last recorded season with IND
2006team change
Joined PIT (from GB)
2002draft
Drafted by GB — Round 4, Pick 135

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 247 lb

Frame

248 lb at 4.57s

Size-speed

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 56

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

D2002

C+2003

C+2004

F2005

C+2006

C+2007

Availability

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

63%

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
2002	184	30.7	597+413	35.1
2003	420	30	560+140	32.9
2004	359	35.9	622+263	36.6
2005	105	21	397+292	23.3
2006	221	17	303+82	17.8
2007	499	33.3	526+27	30.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

23 career value over replacement — #2983 all-time of 4,642. 3.8/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #135 (Rd 4) · GB · 2002 · +20.5 vs expected KV-H

54actual

33.5 expected · Δ+20.5

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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 · 2002

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

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College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

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Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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