Napoleon McCallum is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places McCallum in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McCallum's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Napoleon McCallum

Top 37% all-time RBsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight225 lb

BornOct 6, 1963

Age62

CollegeNavy See College Stats

Rookie yr1986

Draft1986 · Rd 4, Pick 108 · RAI

Archetype Intelligence

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 26 · #2843 · Role Player

Worth 26 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 62% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+6.5

Avg surplus

peak +16

4 seasons × ~6.5 surplus ≈ VORP 26

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1986	—	LV	15	—	142	536	1	3.8	0.7	—	—	—	—	13	103	0	—	7.9	—	—	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	LV	16	—	10	25	0	2.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	LV	16	—	31	110	1	3.5	3.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	LV	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	13	0	—	6.5	—	—	—	8	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1993	—	LV	13	—	37	114	3	3.1	8.1	—	—	—	—	2	5	0	—	2.5	—	—	—	12	10	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1994	—	LV	1	—	3	5	1	1.7	33.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	74	—	223	790	6	3.5	2.7	—	—	—	0	17	121	0	—	7.1	—	—	—	39	21	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1986	23	LV	15	—	142	536	1	3.8	0.7	—	—	—	9.2
1990	27	LV	16	—	10	25	0	2.5	0.0	—	—	—	6.5
1991	28	LV	16	—	31	110	1	3.5	3.2	—	—	—	6.9
1993	30	LV	13	—	37	114	3	3.1	8.1	—	—	—	7.3
1994	31	LV	1	—	3	5	1	1.7	33.3	—	—	—	—
Career			61		223	790	6	3.5	—	—	—	—	35.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1986	23	LV	15	—	—	13	103	—	7.9	—	—	—
1992	29	LV	13	—	—	2	13	—	6.5	—	—	—
1993	30	LV	13	—	—	2	5	—	2.5	—	—	—
Career			41		0	17	121	—	7.1	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1986	23	LV	—	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1991	28	LV	—	—	14	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1992	29	LV	—	—	8	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1993	30	LV	—	—	12	10	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					39	21	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 53· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 38

Availability 19

On-field production Staying available

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

1986bestavg 571993

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

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

4% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 92%.

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+).

College Stats

NavyImported college table

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1981	NAVY	85	335	2	3.9	2.4	—	—	—
1982	NAVY	165	739	5	4.5	3.0	—	—	—
1983	NAVY	331	1,587	10	4.8	3.0	—	—	—
1984	NAVY	40	191	0	4.8	0.0	—	—	—
1985	NAVY	287	1,327	14	4.6	4.9	—	—	—
Career		908	4,179	31	4.6	3.4	—	—	—

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1981	NAVY	—	4	47	0	—	11.8	—	—	—
1982	NAVY	—	20	196	0	—	9.8	—	—	—
1983	NAVY	—	24	166	1	—	6.9	—	—	—
1984	NAVY	—	4	29	0	—	7.3	—	—	—
1985	NAVY	—	44	358	1	—	8.1	—	—	—
Career		0	96	796	2	—	8.3	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1986 Draft Class· this player went #108

#82David WilliamsWR #86Bill BrooksWR #88Kelvin EdwardsWR #91Eric KattusTE #93Joe PhillipsNT #96Charles HaleyDE #103Vance MuellerRB #107James PruittWR #111Carl ByrumRB #114Jeff ParksTE #120Hassan JonesWR #121Ray CriswellP #126Bobby Joe EdmondsRB #135Brent JonesTE #138Lew BarnesWR #140Thornton ChandlerTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Napoleon inherited the Las Vegas Raiders RB room from Vance Mueller (1986–1990), and handed it to Bo Jackson (1987–1990).

Chester Willis 1981–1984Frank Hawkins 1981–1987Steve Strachan 1985–1988Vance Mueller 1986–1990Napoleon McCallum 1986–1994Bo Jackson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1994final season
Last recorded season with LV
1986draft
Drafted by RAI — Round 4, Pick 108
1986team change
Joined LV (from RAI)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 225 lb

Frame

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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 58

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

B1986

C+1990

C+1991

C+1993

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

77%

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
1986	536	35.7	837+301	49.2
1990	25	1.6	183+158	10.8
1991	110	6.9	315+205	18.5
1993	114	8.8	395+281	23.2

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), 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

26 career value over replacement — #2843 all-time of 4,642. 6.5/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #108 (Rd 4) · RAI · 1986 · +16.2 vs expected KV-H

53actual

36.8 expected · Δ+16.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

College Rushing

College Receiving

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1986 Draft Class· this player went #108

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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