Paul Palmer is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Palmer in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Palmer's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Paul Palmer
Top 37% all-time RBsReliable Starter
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1987 | 22–23 | KC | 12 | — | 24 | 155 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 27 | 0 | — | 6.8 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23–24 | KC | 15 | — | 134 | 452 | 2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 611 | 4 | — | 11.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24–25 | DAL | 9 | — | 112 | 446 | 2 | 4.0 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 93 | 0 | — | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 36 | — | 270 | 1,053 | 4 | 3.9 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 731 | 4 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
36 career value over replacement — #2504 all-time of 4,695. 12/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #19 (Rd 1) · KAN · 1987 · -3.7 vs expected KV-H
53actual
56.7 expected · Δ−3.7
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