Rashard Mendenhall NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault | StatVault

Rashard Mendenhall ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Mendenhall in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mendenhall a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

Rashard Mendenhall

RBARI#28ACT

Rashard Mendenhall

Top 9% all-time RBsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2010Two-Way Profile

Height5'10"

Weight225 lb

BornJun 19, 1987

Age39

CollegeIllinois See College Stats

Rookie yr2008

Draft2008 · Rd 1, Pick 23 · PIT

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

72ndPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·4

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 10% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 88 · #1320 · High-Value

Worth 88 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 29% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

50

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

4

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+22

Avg surplus

peak +28

4 seasons × ~22 surplus ≈ VORP 88

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													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2008	—	PIT	3	—	19	58	0	3.1	0.0	2	10.5	0	2	2	17	0	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	PIT	15	—	242	1,108	7	4.6	2.9	48	19.8	3	32	25	261	1	78.1%	10.4	8.2	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	KC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	PIT	16	—	324	1,273	13	3.9	4.0	61	18.8	2	34	23	167	0	67.6%	7.3	4.9	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CAR	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	PIT	15	—	228	928	9	4.1	3.9	45	19.7	1	28	18	154	0	64.3%	8.6	5.5	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	KC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	PIT	6	—	51	182	0	3.6	0.0	8	15.7	1	11	9	62	1	81.8%	6.9	5.6	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	ARI	15	—	217	687	8	3.2	3.7	43	19.8	3	21	18	134	0	85.7%	7.4	6.4	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	459	44.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2013	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	77	—	1,081	4,236	37	3.9	3.4	207	19.1	10	128	95	795	2	74.2%	8.4	6.2	—	35	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	459	44.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%

Career EPA-82.8·-101 rushing · 18 receiving·-13.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2008	21	PIT	3	—	19	58	0	3.1	0.0	2	10.5	0	—
2009	22	PIT	15	—	242	1,108	7	4.6	2.9	48	19.8	3	15.1
2010	23	PIT	16	—	324	1,273	13	3.9	4.0	61	18.8	2	16.9
2011	24	PIT	15	—	228	928	9	4.1	3.9	45	19.7	1	14.7
2012	25	PIT	6	—	51	182	0	3.6	0.0	8	15.7	1	4.3
2013	26	ARI	15	0*	217	687	8	3.2	3.7	43	19.8	3	11.8
Career			70		1,081	4,236	37	3.9	—	207	—	10	62.8

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2008	21	PIT	3	—	2	2	17	0	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	1
2009	22	PIT	15	—	32	25	261	1	78.1%	10.4	8.2	—	13
2010	23	PIT	16	—	34	23	167	0	67.6%	7.3	4.9	—	6
2011	24	PIT	15	—	28	18	154	0	64.3%	8.6	5.5	—	5
2012	25	PIT	6	—	11	9	62	1	81.8%	6.9	5.6	—	5
2013	26	ARI	15	0*	21	18	134	0	85.7%	7.4	6.4	—	5
Career			70		128	95	795	2	74.2%	8.4	6.2	—	35

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2009	22	KC	2	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	23	CAR	2	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2011	24	KC	2	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2013	26	SF	1	0*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			7		7	7	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	—	0	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	26	ARI	15	0*	459	44.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			15		459	—	—	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2008	21	—	—	—	—	-3.1	1.2	0	5
2009	22	—	—	—	—	-13.5	9.4	0	92
2010	23	—	—	—	—	-27.0	-0.2	0	-12
2011	24	—	—	—	—	-13.6	1.4	0	-6
2012	25	—	—	—	—	-11.8	2.4	0	-43
2013	26	—	—	0*	—	-31.9	4.0	0	-11
Career					—	—	—	0	25

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

69

Sustained

career value

×.6

74

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 71 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 51.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 65elite 702013

All-Time Standing

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

23

Depth

of 100

Reached 23% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

23% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader23

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-13.8 EPA/season over 6 seasons45

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:1.789 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.789Touch rate0.519EPA/snap-0.061Snap share44.8%Off snaps459Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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 · 2008

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

RB · 2008 class

4.41s

40-Yard

Strong · 88th pct

Pos 88thAll 92thClass Pos 84thClass All 89th

33.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 49thClass Pos 71thClass All 76th

117"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 50thClass Pos 40thClass All 53th

26 reps

Bench

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 79thClass Pos 76thClass All 73th

4.18s

Shuttle

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 77thClass Pos 96thClass All 91th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

5,031

4,236 rush · 795 recv

Total TDs

39

37 rush · 2 recv

Total Touches

1,176

1,081 carries · 95 rec

Yds / Touch

4.3

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Rushing

Att61Yds230TD4Y/A3.8TD%6.61D121D%19.7Fmb2

Receiving

Tgt5Rec4Yds52Ctch%80.0%Y/R13.0Y/Tgt10.41D3

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-10.6Rec EPA1.4Rec AirYd-5

College Stats

IllinoisCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Illinois), 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.

2008 Draft Class· this player went #23

#15Branden AlbertOT #16Dominique Rodgers-CromartieCB #17Gosder CherilusOT #18Joe FlaccoQB #19Jeff OtahOT #20Aqib TalibCB #21Sam BakerOT #22Felix JonesRB #24Chris JohnsonRB #25Mike JenkinsDB #26Duane BrownOT #27Antoine CasonCB #28Lawrence JacksonDE #29Kentwan BalmerDE #30Dustin KellerTE #31Kenny PhillipsFS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Rashard inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers RB room from Mewelde Moore (2008–2011), and handed it to Isaac Redman (2010–2013).

Frank Pollard 1980–1988Walter Abercrombie 1982–1987Rich Erenberg 1984–1986Earnest Jackson 1986–1988Rodney Carter 1987–1989Merril Hoge

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Movementderived from season history

2013team change
Joined ARI (from PIT)
2013final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2008draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 1, Pick 23

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 225 lb

Frame

225 lb at 4.41s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

26 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	ARI	0	W3Questionable· ToeW8Doubtful· Toe
2012	PIT	3	W1Doubtful· KneeW2Doubtful· KneeW3Out· KneeW7Out· AchillesW8Out· AchillesW9Doubtful· AchillesW10Doubtful· Achilles
2011	PIT	0	W5Questionable· Hamstring

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 5-season peers. See all →

71

peak 74

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

B+2009

B+2010

B+2011

D2012

B2013

Availability

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

84%

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
2009	1,108	73.9	1,160+52	68.2
2010	1,273	79.6	1,303+30	76.6
2011	928	61.9	1,068+140	62.8
2012	182	30.3	576+394	33.9
2013	687	45.8	836+149	49.2

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

Career Value · VORP

88 career value over replacement — #1320 all-time of 4,642. 17.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #23 (Rd 1) · PIT · 2008 · +14.5 vs expected KV-H

71actual

56.5 expected · Δ+14.5

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