Rashaan Salaam is a career quality starter β a running back whose body of work places Salaam in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Salaam's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Rashaan Salaam
1st youngest Β· 1,000 Rushing Yards1st youngest Β· 1,000 Scrimmage YardsTop 21% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter
Height6'1"
Weight225 lb
BornOct 8, 1974
Age51
CollegeColoradoSee College Stats
Rookie yr1995
Draft1995 Β· Rd 1, Pick 21 Β· CHI
A quality running back with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1995 | β | CHI | 11 | β | 296 | 1,074 | 10 | 3.6 | 3.4 | β | β | β | β | 7 | 56 | 0 | β | 8.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | CHI | 6 | β | 143 | 496 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.1 | β | β | β | β | 7 | 44 | 1 | β | 6.3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | CHI | 3 | β | 31 | 112 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | 2 | 20 | 0 | β | 10.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | CLE | 1 | β | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -0.1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 21 | β | 471 | 1,684 | 13 | 3.6 | 2.8 | β | β | β | 0 | 16 | 120 | 1 | β | 7.5 | β | β | β | β | -0.1 | β | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-0.1Β·-0 rushingΒ·-0.1/season
Rushing
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25 | β | β | β | β | -0.1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | β | β | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 61 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
79
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
74
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 77 Γ longevity 0.79 = KV-H 61Β· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 79
On-field 68.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1995bestavg 74elite 701996
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position12
Depth
of 100
Reached 9% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
9% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader9
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
-0.11 EPA/season over 1 season50
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 85%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Colorado), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
John ThierryOLB4yMarty CarterS3yCurtis ConwayWR3yJim FlaniganDT3yTodd SauerbrunP3yAlonzo SpellmanDE3yErik KramerQB3yBarry MinterLB3yRyan WetnightTE3yKeith JenningsTE3ySean HarrisLB3yTony CarterRB3yMarlon ForbesDB3yRaymont HarrisRB3yWalt HarrisCB2yJeff JaegerK2yBobby EngramWR2yBryan CoxLB2yVinson SmithLB2yMichael TimpsonWR2yAlbert FontenotDE2yPaul GrasmanisDT2ySteve StenstromQB2yPhil DawsonK1y
1995 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #21
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterRashaan inherited the Chicago Bears RB room from Tony Carter (1994β1997), and handed it to Edgar Bennett (1998β1999).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999team change
Joined CLE (from CHI)
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with CLE
- 1995draft
Drafted by CHI β Round 1, Pick 21
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 225 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 2-season peers. See all β
61
peak 74
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
A+1995
C+1996
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
33%
19951999
1995 Β· cause not documented Β· 69%
Era Translator
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rush Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,074 | 97.6 | 2,136+1,062 | 125.6 |
| 1996 | 496 | 82.7 | 1,836+1,340 | 108 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #21 (Rd 1) Β· CHI Β· 1995 Β· +4.5 vs expected KV-H
61actual
56.5 expected Β· Ξ+4.5
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