Priest Holmes ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Holmes in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Holmes a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

On the boards· Appears on 1 board

#26Leader marks (black ink)of 150

Streaks3 straight · 1,000 rushing yards · 2001–03

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Priest Holmes

Top 5% all-time RBsAll-Time Great👑 #1 Running Back · 2001–2002 🏆 Clutch · +15% playoffs Team Carrier · #226

Height

Career Value · VORP

179 career value over replacement — #486 all-time of 4,695. 17.9/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 3×6 top-10

💔+48.3 stolen VORP·2.7 szns lost

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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
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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
1997	23–24	BAL	7	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	24–25	BAL	13	—	233	1,008	7	4.3	3.0	—	—	—	—	43	260	0	—	6.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	25–26	BAL	7	—	77	454	1	5.9	1.3	19	24.7	0	13	10	67	0	76.9%	6.7	5.2	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	26–27	BAL	16	—	137	588	2	4.3	1.5	38	27.7	1	46	32	221	0	69.6%	6.9	4.8	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	27–28	KC	16	—	327	1,555	8	4.8	2.4	80	24.5	1	75	62	614	2	82.7%	9.9	8.2	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	28–29	KC	14	—	313	1,615	21	5.2	6.7	100	31.9	1	81	70	672	3	86.4%	9.6	8.3	—	30	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0
2003	29–30	KC	16	—	320	1,420	27	4.4	8.4	88	27.5	1	74	74	690	0	100.0%	9.3	9.3	—	36	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0
2004	30–31	KC	8	—	196	892	14	4.6	7.1	56	28.6	2	19	19	187	1	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	31–32	KC	7	—	119	451	6	3.8	5.0	29	24.4	0	21	21	197	1	100.0%	9.4	9.4	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	33–34	KC	4	—	46	137	0	3.0	0.0	6	13.0	0	5	5	17	0	100.0%	3.4	3.4	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	108	—	1,768	8,120	86	4.6	4.9	416	23.5	6	334	336	2,925	7	100.6%	8.7	8.8	—	116	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0

Career arc · VAL by season

10 seasons · peak 19.6 in 2002

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

5.3 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2002 · +1.5 wins

Rushing+1.1

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Cmp%	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
2002	28–29	KC	14	—	1	0.0%	—	39.6	19.6
2003	29–30	KC	16	—	1	0.0%	—	39.6	16.9
Career			30		2	0.0%	—	39.6	69.3

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1997	23–24	BAL	7	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1998	24–25	BAL	13	—	233	1,008	7	4.3	3.0	—	—	—
1999	25–26	BAL	7	—	77	454	1	5.9	1.3	19	24.7	0
2000	26–27	BAL	16	—	137	588	2	4.3	1.5	38	27.7	1
2001	27–28	KC	16	—	327	1,555	8	4.8	2.4	80	24.5	1
2002	28–29	KC	14	—	313	1,615	21	5.2	6.7	100	31.9	1
2003	29–30	KC	16	—	320	1,420	27	4.4	8.4	88	27.5	1
2004	30–31	KC	8	—	196	892	14	4.6	7.1	56	28.6	2
2005	31–32	KC	7	—	119	451	6	3.8	5.0	29	24.4	0
2007	33–34	KC	4	—	46	137	0	3.0	0.0	6	13.0	0
Career			108		1,768	8,120	86	4.6	4.9	416	23.5	6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	23–24	BAL	7	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—
1998	24–25	BAL	13	—	—	43	260	0	—	6.0	—	—	—
1999	25–26	BAL	7	—	13	10	67	0	76.9%	6.7	5.2	—	4
2000	26–27	BAL	16	—	46	32	221	0	69.6%	6.9	4.8	—	11
2001	27–28	KC	16	—	75	62	614	2	82.7%	9.9	8.2	—	21
2002	28–29	KC	14	—	81	70	672	3	86.4%	9.6	8.3	—	30
2003	29–30	KC	16	—	74	74	690	0	100.0%	9.3	9.3	—	36
2004	30–31	KC	8	—	19	19	187	1	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	7
2005	31–32	KC	7	—	21	21	197	1	100.0%	9.4	9.4	—	7
2007	33–34	KC	4	—	5	5	17	0	100.0%	3.4	3.4	—	0
Career			108		334	336	2,925	7	100.6%	8.7	8.8	—	116

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 76 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 76.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 71

On-field 55.5

Availability 15.5

On-field production