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

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Robb Riddick

Top 26% all-time RBsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight195 lb

BornApr 26, 1957

Age69

CollegeUniversity of Millersville See College Stats

Rookie yr1981

Draft1981 · Rd 9, Pick 241 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 36 · #2470 · Role Player

Worth 36 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 54% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 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 +19

4 seasons × ~9 surplus ≈ VORP 36

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
1981	—	BUF	10	—	3	29	0	9.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	—	BUF	16	—	4	18	0	4.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	3	43	0	—	14.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	BUF	16	—	3	3	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	23	276	0	—	12.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	BUF	15	—	150	632	4	4.2	2.7	—	—	—	—	49	468	1	—	9.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	BUF	6	—	59	221	5	3.7	8.5	—	—	—	—	15	96	3	—	6.4	—	—	—	1	1	100.0%	35	0	0	0.0	0.0	35.0	35.0	—	118.8	0	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	BUF	15	—	111	438	12	3.9	10.8	—	—	—	—	30	282	1	—	9.4	—	—	—	2	2	100.0%	31	0	0	0.0	0.0	15.5	15.5	—	118.8	0	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	78	—	330	1,341	21	4.1	6.4	—	—	—	0	120	1,165	5	—	9.7	—	—	—	3	3	100.0%	66	0	0	0.0	0.0	22.0	22.0	—	118.8	0	20	17	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
1987	30	BUF	6	—	1	1	100.0%	35	35.0	35.0	—	118.8	7.9
1988	31	BUF	15	—	2	2	100.0%	31	15.5	15.5	—	118.8	16.7
Career			21		3	3	100.0%	66	22.0	—	—	118.8	56.3

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1987	30	BUF	6	—	59	221	5	3.7	8.5	—	—	—
1988	31	BUF	15	—	111	438	12	3.9	10.8	—	—	—
1981	24	BUF	10	—	3	29	0	9.7	0.0	—	—	—
1983	26	BUF	16	—	4	18	0	4.5	0.0	—	—	—
1984	27	BUF	16	—	3	3	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1986	29	BUF	15	—	150	632	4	4.2	2.7	—	—	—
Career			78		330	1,341	21	4.1	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1987	30	BUF	6	—	—	15	96	3	—	6.4	—	—	—
1988	31	BUF	15	—	—	30	282	1	—	9.4	—	—	—
1983	26	BUF	16	—	—	3	43	0	—	14.3	—	—	—
1984	27	BUF	16	—	—	23	276	0	—	12.0	—	—	—
1986	29	BUF	15	—	—	49	468	1	—	9.6	—	—	—
Career			68		0	120	1,165	5	—	9.7	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1987	30	BUF	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1988	31	BUF	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1983	26	BUF	—	—	8	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	27	BUF	—	—	4	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	29	BUF	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					20	17	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 38.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1981bestavg 541988

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 13% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

13% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader13

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: 87%.

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+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

2,506

1,341 rush · 1,165 recv

Total TDs

21 rush · 5 recv

Total Touches

450

330 carries · 120 rec

Yds / Touch

5.6

rushing + receiving

College Stats

University of MillersvilleCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (University of Millersville), 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.

1981 Draft Class· this player went #241

#180Billy JacksonRB #189Pete HolohanTE #196Eric LaneRB #201Charlie BrownWR #210Wade WilsonQB #212Lin DawsonTE #222Toussaint TylerRB #226Stump MitchellRB #246Mike WilsonWR #249Hokie GajanRB #261Steve FolsomTE #262Les StuddardC #266James MurphyWR #269Robert AlexanderRB #275Hubie OliverRB #276Frank HawkinsRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Robb inherited the Buffalo Bills RB room from Joe Cribbs (1980–1985), and handed it to Booker Moore (1982–1985).

Joe Cribbs 1980–1985Robb Riddick 1981–1988Booker Moore 1982–1985Greg Bell 1984–1987Ronnie Harmon 1986–1989Jamie Mueller

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1988final season
Last recorded season with BUF
1981draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 9, Pick 241

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 195 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 62

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

C1981

C+1983

C+1984

B1986

C1987

B1988

Availability

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

82%

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
1981	29	2.9	164+135	9.7
1983	18	1.1	130+112	7.6
1984	3	0.2	141+138	8.3
1986	632	42.1	970+338	57
1987	221	36.8	929+708	54.6
1988	438	29.2	787+349	46.3

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

36 career value over replacement — #2470 all-time of 4,642. 6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #241 (Rd 9) · BUF · 1981 · +35.2 vs expected KV-H

58actual

22.8 expected · Δ+35.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1981 Draft Class· this player went #241

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

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