Rick Parros is a career quality starter β a running back whose body of work places Parros in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Parros's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Rick Parros
Top 26% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter
Height5'11"
Weight200 lb
BornJun 14, 1958
Age68
CollegeUtah StateSee College Stats
Rookie yr1981
Draft1980 Β· Rd 4, Pick 107 Β· DEN
A quality running back with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 37 Β· #2440 Β· Role PlayerWorth 37 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back β top 54% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+12.3
Avg surplus
peak +18
3 seasons Γ ~12.3 surplus β VORP 37
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1981 | β | DEN | 16 | β | 176 | 749 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.1 | β | β | β | β | 25 | 216 | 1 | β | 8.6 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | β | DEN | 9 | β | 77 | 277 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | β | β | β | β | 37 | 259 | 2 | β | 7.0 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | DEN | 6 | β | 30 | 96 | 1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | β | β | β | β | 12 | 126 | 2 | β | 10.5 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | DEN | 15 | β | 46 | 208 | 2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | β | β | β | β | 6 | 25 | 0 | β | 4.2 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | β | SEA | 4 | β | 8 | 19 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | 1 | 27 | 0 | β | 27.0 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | β | SEA | 1 | β | 13 | 32 | 1 | 2.5 | 7.7 | β | β | β | β | 1 | 7 | 0 | β | 7.0 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 51 | β | 700 | 2,762 | 14 | 3.9 | 2.0 | β | β | β | β | 164 | 1,320 | 10 | β | 8.0 | β | β | β | |
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 23 | DEN | 16 | β | 176 | 749 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.1 | β | β | β | 11.7 |
| 1982 | 24 | DEN | 9 | β | 77 | 277 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | β | β | β | 8.7 |
| 1983 | 25 | DEN | 6 | β | 30 | 96 | 1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | β | β | β | 5.3 |
| 1984 | 26 | DEN | 15 | β | 46 | 208 | 2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | β | β | β | 7.9 |
| 1985 | 27 | SEA | 4 | β | 8 | 19 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 1.6 |
| 1987 | 29 | SEA | 1 | β | 13 | 32 | 1 | 2.5 | 7.7 | β | β | β | β |
| Career | 51 | 700 | 2,762 | 14 | 3.9 | β | β | β | β | 35.2 |
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 23 | DEN | 16 | β | β | 25 | 216 | 1 | β | 8.6 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | 24 | DEN | 9 | β | β | 37 | 259 | 2 | β | 7.0 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | 25 | DEN | 6 | β | β | 12 | 126 | 2 | β | 10.5 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | 26 | DEN | 15 | β | β | 6 | 25 | 0 | β | 4.2 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | 27 | SEA | 4 | β | β | 1 | 27 | 0 | β | 27.0 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | 29 | SEA | 1 | β | β | 1 | 7 | 0 | β | 7.0 | β | β | β |
| Career | 51 | β | 164 | 1,320 | 10 | β | 8.0 | β | β | β |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 57.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 58Β· confidence 85%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 38.6
Availability 16.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1981bestavg 481985
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position14
Depth
of 100
Reached 15% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
15% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader15
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
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: 92%.
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+).
From Scrimmage Β· Career
Scrimmage Yds
4,082
2,762 rush Β· 1,320 recv
Total TDs
24
14 rush Β· 10 recv
Total Touches
864
700 carries Β· 164 rec
Yds / Touch
4.7
rushing + receiving
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Utah State), 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
Sammy WinderRB3yGerald WillhiteRB3yEugene RobinsonFS2yJohn ElwayQB2ySteve LargentWR2yRay ButlerWR2yGary KubiakQB2yPaul SkansiWR2yCurt WarnerRB2yByron FranklinWR2yRandall MorrisRB2yClint SampsonWR2yDaryl TurnerWR2yClarence KayTE1yDavid WymanMLB1yGene LangRB1yDavid HughesRB1yRuben RodriguezP1yAlvin MooreRB1yBoyce GreenRB1yMichael MortonRB1yMark HerrmannQB1yMark KeelTE1yBruce MathisonQB1y
1980 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #107
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterRick opened the Denver Broncos RB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Gerald Willhite (1982β1988).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1987final season
Last recorded season with SEA
- 1985team change
Joined SEA (from DEN)
- 1980draft
Drafted by DEN β Round 4, Pick 107
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 200 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 5-season peers. See all β
58
peak 62
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1981
B1982
D1983
C+1984
F1985
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
58%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 749 | 46.8 | 864+115 | 50.8 |
| 1982 | 277 | 30.8 | 648+371 | 38.1 |
| 1983 | 96 | 16 | 394+298 | 23.2 |
| 1984 | 208 | 13.9 | 401+193 | 23.6 |
| 1985 | 19 | 4.8 | 199+180 | 11.7 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
37 career value over replacement β #2440 all-time of 4,642. 7.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #107 (Rd 4) Β· DEN Β· 1980 Β· +21.2 vs expected KV-H
58actual
36.8 expected Β· Ξ+21.2
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