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

RBWAS#0ACT

Reggie Dupard

Top 37% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter

Height5'11"

Weight206 lb

BornOct 30, 1963

Age62

CollegeSMU See College Stats

Rookie yr1986

Draft1986 · Rd 1, Pick 26 · NWE

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 18 · #3209 · Role Player

Worth 18 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 70% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +11

3 seasons × ~6 surplus ≈ VORP 18

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
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
1986	—	NE	6	—	15	39	0	2.6	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	NE	8	—	94	318	3	3.4	3.2	—	—	—	—	3	1	0	—	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	NE	16	—	52	151	2	2.9	3.8	—	—	—	—	34	232	0	—	6.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	NE	14	—	25	63	1	2.5	4.0	—	—	—	—	6	70	0	—	11.7	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	WAS	14	—	12	48	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	WAS	7	—	19	85	0	4.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	65	—	217	704	6	3.2	2.8	—	—	—	0	43	303	0	—	7.0	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1986	23	NE	6	—	15	39	0	2.6	0.0	—	—	—	2.5
1987	24	NE	8	—	94	318	3	3.4	3.2	—	—	—	6.1
1988	25	NE	16	—	52	151	2	2.9	3.8	—	—	—	9
1989	26	NE	14	—	25	63	1	2.5	4.0	—	—	—	6.1
1989	26	WAS	14	—	12	48	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	6.1
1990	27	WAS	7	—	19	85	0	4.5	0.0	—	—	—	3.3
Career			65		217	704	6	3.2	—	—	—	—	27

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1987	24	NE	8	—	—	3	1	—	0.3	—	—	—
1988	25	NE	16	—	—	34	232	—	6.8	—	—	—
1989	26	NE	14	—	—	6	70	—	11.7	—	—	—
Career			38		0	43	303	—	7.0	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 52.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 50

On-field 35.6

Availability 14.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1986bestavg 481990

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader4

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

SMUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (SMU), 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.

1986 Draft Class· this player went #26

#3Jim EverettQB #8Leslie O'NealDE #10Keith ByarsFB #12Chuck LongQB #16Ronnie HarmonRB #18Mike SherrardWR #21Tim McGeeWR #27Neal AndersonRB #29Garry JamesRB #31Dalton HilliardRB #33Darryl ClackRB #34Ernest GivinsWR #37Anthony ToneyRB #41Kenneth DavisRB #43Webster SlaughterWR #45Walter MurrayWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Reggie inherited the New England Patriots RB room from Robert Weathers (1982–1986), and handed it to Bob Perryman (1987–1990).

Vagas Ferguson 1980–1982Robert Weathers 1982–1986Reggie Dupard 1986–1989Bob Perryman 1987–1990John Stephens 1988–1992Jon Vaughn

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1990team change
Joined WAS (from NE)
1990final season
Last recorded season with WAS
1986draft
Drafted by NWE — Round 1, Pick 26
1986team change
Joined NE (from NWE)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 206 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 56

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

D1986

B1987

C+1988

C+1989

C1990

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

71%

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	39	6.5	231+192	13.6
1987	318	39.8	993+675	58.4
1988	151	9.4	330+179	19.4
1989	63	4.5	225+162	13.3
1990	85	12.1	429+344	25.3

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

18 career value over replacement — #3209 all-time of 4,642. 3.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #26 (Rd 1) · NWE · 1986 · -1.9 vs expected KV-H

53actual

54.9 expected · Δ−1.9

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1986 Draft Class· this player went #26

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator