Reggie Bush is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Bush in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bush's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

RBBUF#22ACT

Reggie Bush

Top 13% all-time RBsElite Playmaker🏆 Clutch · +21% playoffsTwo-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #389

Height6'0"

Weight205 lb

BornMar 2, 1985

Age41

CollegeUSC See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 1, Pick 2 · NO

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

89thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·3

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 107 · #1027 · High-Value

Worth 107 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 23% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.4

Avg surplus

peak +25

8 seasons × ~13.4 surplus ≈ VORP 107

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									Passing													Defense
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2006	—	NO	16	—	154	558	6	3.6	3.9	26	16.9	2	89	89	748	2	100.0%	8.4	8.4	—	33	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2007	—	NO	12	—	157	581	4	3.7	2.5	32	20.4	3	73	73	417	2	100.0%	5.7	5.7	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	HOU	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	—	NO	10	—	106	404	2	3.8	1.9	20	18.9	2	52	52	440	4	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	NO	14	—	70	390	5	5.6	7.1	19	27.1	1	68	47	335	3	69.1%	7.1	4.9	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	—	NO	8	—	36	150	0	4.2	0.0	6	16.7	0	42	34	208	1	81.0%	6.1	5.0	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	MIA	15	—	216	1,086	6	5.0	2.8	40	18.5	2	52	43	296	1	82.7%	6.9	5.7	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	—	MIA	16	—	227	986	6	4.3	2.6	43	18.9	2	51	35	292	2	68.6%	8.3	5.7	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	TEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2013	—	DET	14	—	223	1,006	4	4.5	1.8	47	21.1	4	80	54	506	3	67.5%	9.4	6.3	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2014	—	DET	11	—	76	297	2	3.9	2.6	9	11.8	0	56	40	253	0	71.4%	6.3	4.5	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	SF	5	—	8	28	0	3.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	10	4	19	0	40.0%	4.8	1.9	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	BUF	10	—	12	-3	1	-0.3	8.3	2	16.7	0	10	7	90	0	70.0%	12.9	9.0	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	138	—	1,285	5,483	36	4.3	2.8	244	19.0	16	583	478	3,604	18	82.0%	7.5	6.2	—	173	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-42.4·-5 passing · -142 rushing · 104 receiving·-3.9/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2006	21	NO	16	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	18.2
Career			16		0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	—	—	0.0	0	126

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2006	21	NO	16	—	154	558	6	3.6	3.9	26	16.9	2
2007	22	NO	12	—	157	581	4	3.7	2.5	32	20.4	3
2008	23	NO	10	—	106	404	2	3.8	1.9	20	18.9	2
2009	24	NO	14	—	70	390	5	5.6	7.1	19	27.1	1
2010	25	NO	8	—	36	150	0	4.2	0.0	6	16.7	0
2011	26	MIA	15	—	216	1,086	6	5.0	2.8	40	18.5	2
2012	27	MIA	16	—	227	986	6	4.3	2.6	43	18.9	2
2013	28	DET	14	8*	223	1,006	4	4.5	1.8	47	21.1	4
2014	29	DET	11	0*	76	297	2	3.9	2.6	9	11.8	0
2015	30	SF	5	0*	8	28	0	3.5	0.0	0	0.0	0
2016	31	BUF	10	0*	12	-3	1	-0.3	8.3	2	16.7	0
Career			131	8*	1,285	5,483	36	4.3	—	244	—	16

* 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
2006	21	NO	16	—	89	89	748	2	100.0%	8.4	8.4	—	33
2007	22	NO	12	—	73	73	417	2	100.0%	5.7	5.7	—	24
2008	23	NO	10	—	52	52	440	4	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	22
2009	24	NO	14	—	68	47	335	3	69.1%	7.1	4.9	—	16
2010	25	NO	8	—	42	34	208	1	81.0%	6.1	5.0	—	10
2011	26	MIA	15	—	52	43	296	1	82.7%	6.9	5.7	—	12
2012	27	MIA	16	—	51	35	292	2	68.6%	8.3	5.7	—	14
2013	28	DET	14	8*	80	54	506	3	67.5%	9.4	6.3	—	22
2014	29	DET	11	0*	56	40	253	0	71.4%	6.3	4.5	—	13
2015	30	SF	5	0*	10	4	19	0	40.0%	4.8	1.9	—	1
2016	31	BUF	10	0*	10	7	90	0	70.0%	12.9	9.0	—	6
Career			131	8*	583	478	3,604	18	82.0%	7.5	6.2	—	173

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	PD	FR
2006	21	NO	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	1	—
2007	22	HOU	3	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	0	—
2008	23	NO	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	—
2009	24	PHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2011	26	PHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2012	27	TEN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2013	28	BAL	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			10	1*	10	10	—	—	1	—

* 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	28	DET	14	8*	611	60.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	29	DET	11	0*	277	37.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	30	SF	5	0*	47	17.4%	—	0.0%	6	11.0%
2016	31	BUF	13	0*	96	11.1%	—	0.0%	42	18.1%
Career			43	8*	1,031	—	—	—	48	—

* 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
2006	21	—	—	—	-4.7	-21.9	40.7	18	78
2007	22	—	—	—	—	-21.3	15.6	0	12
2008	23	—	—	—	—	-25.2	28.3	0	50
2009	24	—	—	—	—	9.4	-1.4	0	144
2010	25	—	—	—	—	-7.6	4.4	0	7
2011	26	—	—	—	—	-7.1	6.7	0	34
2012	27	—	—	—	—	-18.6	7.5	0	48
2013	28	—	—	8*	—	-27.6	13.0	0	73
2014	29	—	—	0*	—	-12.3	-7.4	0	59
2015	30	—	—	0*	—	-4.3	-8.1	0	30
2016	31	—	—	0*	—	-5.3	4.5	0	74
Career				8*	—	—	—	18	609

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 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 66.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 44.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 58elite 702015

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #389 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2011 MIA·6 team wins#11

Rushing Yards · 1,086 · score 15

2011 MIA·6 team wins#22

Rushing Touchdowns · 6 · score 4

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 31% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

31% of the all-time Receptions leader31

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

-3.85 EPA/season over 11 seasons49

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:2.13 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap2.13Touch rate0.461EPA/snap-0.046Snap share31.6%Off snaps1,031Emerging

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 · 2006

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

RB · 2006 class

4.37s

40-Yard

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 96thClass Pos 98thClass All 96th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Carry: 4.3 regular season → 5.2 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

+21%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

9,087

5,483 rush · 3,604 recv

Total TDs

36 rush · 18 recv

Total Touches

1,763

1,285 carries · 478 rec

Yds / Touch

5.2

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Rushing

Att46Yds237TD3Y/A5.2TD%6.51D141D%30.4

Receiving

Tgt35Rec28Yds296TD2Ctch%80.0%Y/R10.6Y/Tgt8.51D14

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA5.0Rec EPA18.2Rec AirYd64

College Stats

USCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #2

#1Mario WilliamsDE #3Vince YoungQB #4D'Brickashaw FergusonOT #5A.J. HawkLB #6Vernon DavisTE #7Michael HuffFS #8Donte WhitnerS #9Ernie SimsOLB #10Matt LeinartQB #11Jay CutlerQB #12Haloti NgataDT #13Kamerion WimbleyOLB #14Brodrick BunkleyNT #15Tye HillDB #16Jason AllenDB #17Chad GreenwayOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Reggie inherited the New Orleans Saints RB room from Mike Karney (2004–2008), and handed it to Pierre Thomas (2007–2014).

George Rogers 1981–1984Hokie Gajan 1982–1985Rueben Mayes 1986–1990Dalton Hilliard 1986–1993Craig Heyward 1988–1992Gill Fenerty

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2016team change
Joined BUF (from SF)
2016final season
Last recorded season with BUF
2015team change
Joined SF (from DET)
2013team change
Joined DET (from MIA)
2011team change
Joined MIA (from NO)
2006draft
Drafted by NO — Round 1, Pick 2

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 205 lb

Frame

201 lb at 4.37s

Size-speed

Injury History

8 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	BUF	0	W9Questionable· Groin
2015	SF	1	W2Out· CalfW3Doubtful· CalfW6Doubtful· Calf
2014	DET	0	W6Questionable· AnkleW8Doubtful· AnkleW11Questionable· AnkleW12Questionable· AnkleW13Questionable· Ankle / BackW15Questionable· Ankle
2013	DET	0	W3Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· CalfW15Questionable· Calf
2012	MIA	0	W4Questionable· Knee
2011	MIA	1	W17Out· Knee
2010	NO	6	W3Out· FibulaW4Out· FibulaW5Out· FibulaW6Out· FibulaW7Out· FibulaW8Out· FibulaW9Doubtful· FibulaW11Questionable· FibulaW12Questionable· Fibula
2009	NO	0	W11Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· Knee

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 74

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

B2006

B2007

C+2008

C+2009

C2010

B+2011

B+2012

B+2013

C+2014

F2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

76%

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
2006	558	34.9	548-10	32.3
2007	581	48.4	746+165	43.9
2008	404	40.4	630+226	37.1
2009	390	27.9	456+66	26.9
2010	150	18.8	353+203	20.8
2011	1,086	72.4	1,235+149	72.6
2012	986	61.6	1,087+101	64
2013	1,006	71.9	1,295+289	76.2
2014	297	27	496+199	29.2
2015	28	5.6	54+26	3.2

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

107 career value over replacement — #1027 all-time of 4,642. 10.7/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

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

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #2 (Rd 1) · NO · 2006 · +5.2 vs expected KV-H

67actual

61.8 expected · Δ+5.2

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Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #2

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

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Era Translator

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