Ray Wallace
Solid Contributor
Height6'0"
Weight224 lb
BornDec 3, 1963
Age62
CollegePurdueSee College Stats
Rookie yr1986
Draft1986 · Rd 6, Pick 145 · HOU
A running back with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 4 · #4007 · Role PlayerWorth 4 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 87% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+2
Avg surplus
peak +3
2 seasons × ~2 surplus ≈ VORP 4
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | TEN | 8 | — | 52 | 218 | 3 | 4.2 | 5.8 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 177 | 2 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | TEN | 12 | — | 19 | 102 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 34 | 0 | — | 4.9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | PIT | 9 | — | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 29 | — | 76 | 330 | 4 | 4.3 | 5.3 | — | — | — | 0 | 24 | 211 | 2 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Rushing
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 42 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 42 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
49
Sustained
career value
×.6
49
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 49 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 42· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 49
On-field 36.1
Availability 12.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1986bestavg 491989
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader2
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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 (Purdue), 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.
Top Teammates
Lee JohnsonP2yWarren MoonQB2yJamie WilliamsTE2yGary AndersonK1yRod WoodsonFS1yHardy NickersonMLB1yCarnell LakeDB1yDwight StoneWR1yHarry NewsomeP1yMerril HogeFB1yMike MularkeyTE1yLouis LippsWR1yBubby BristerQB1yLarry MoriartyRB1yWeegie ThompsonWR1ySpencer TillmanRB1yButch WoolfolkRB1yWarren WilliamsRB1yTim WorleyRB1yStan EdwardsRB1yHubie OliverRB1yTodd BlackledgeQB1yRodney CarterRB1yHerman HunterRB1y
1986 Draft Class· this player went #145
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1989team change
Joined PIT (from TEN)
- 1989final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 1986draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 6, Pick 145
- 1986team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 224 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 3-season peers. See all →
42
peak 49
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1986
C+1987
C1989
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
62%
19861989
1986 · cause not documented · 50%
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 | 218 | 27.3 | 661+443 | 38.9 |
| 1987 | 102 | 8.5 | 302+200 | 17.8 |
| 1989 | 10 | 1.1 | 149+139 | 8.8 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
4 career value over replacement — #4007 all-time of 4,642. 1.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #145 (Rd 6) · HOU · 1986 · +9 vs expected KV-H
42actual
33 expected · Δ+9
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