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

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Robert Holcombe

Top 37% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -29% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight220 lb

BornDec 11, 1975

Age50

CollegeIllinois See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 2, Pick 37 · LA

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 21 · #3071 · Role Player

Worth 21 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 67% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 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

+4.2

Avg surplus

peak +8

5 seasons × ~4.2 surplus ≈ VORP 21

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									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1998	—	STL	13	—	98	230	2	2.3	2.0	—	—	—	—	6	34	0	—	5.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LA	13	—	74	293	4	4.0	5.4	16	21.6	2	24	13	133	1	54.2%	10.2	5.5	—	8	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9.6	-8.4	0	0
2000	—	LA	13	—	21	70	3	3.3	14.3	8	38.1	0	11	8	90	1	72.7%	11.3	8.2	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.2	4.8	0	0
2001	—	LA	5	—	13	42	1	3.2	7.7	5	38.5	1	1	1	14	0	100.0%	14.0	14.0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.3	0.8	0	0
2002	—	TEN	8	—	47	242	0	5.1	0.0	14	29.8	0	11	10	91	0	90.9%	9.1	8.3	—	3	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.7	2.7	0	0
2003	—	TEN	15	—	63	201	1	3.2	1.6	11	17.5	1	19	19	140	1	100.0%	7.4	7.4	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-18.2	1.9	0	0
2004	—	TEN	12	—	17	62	0	3.6	0.0	3	17.6	0	11	11	60	0	100.0%	5.5	5.5	—	1	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.1	2.3	0	0
Career		—	79	—	333	1,140	11	3.4	3.3	—	—	—	77	68	562	3	88.3%	8.3	7.3	—	—	5	3	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	-39.7	4.1	0	0

Career EPA-35.6·-40 rushing · 4 receiving·-5.9/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1998	23	STL	13	—	98	230	2	2.3	2.0	—	—	—	7.7
1999	24	LA	13	—	74	293	4	4.0	5.4	16	21.6	2	9.5
2000	25	LA	13	—	21	70	3	3.3	14.3	8	38.1	0	7.6
2001	26	LA	5	—	13	42	1	3.2	7.7	5	38.5	1	2.5
2002	27	TEN	8	—	47	242	0	5.1	0.0	14	29.8	0	4.3
2003	28	TEN	15	—	63	201	1	3.2	1.6	11	17.5	1	8.6
2004	29	TEN	12	—	17	62	0	3.6	0.0	3	17.6	0	4.7
Career			79		333	1,140	11	3.4	—	—	—	—	44.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1998	23	STL	13	—	—	6	34	0	—	5.7	—	—	—
1999	24	LA	13	—	24	13	133	1	54.2%	10.2	5.5	—	8
2000	25	LA	13	—	11	8	90	1	72.7%	11.3	8.2	—	6
2001	26	LA	5	—	1	1	14	0	100.0%	14.0	14.0	—	1
2002	27	TEN	8	—	11	10	91	0	90.9%	9.1	8.3	—	3
2003	28	TEN	15	—	19	19	140	1	100.0%	7.4	7.4	—	5
2004	29	TEN	12	—	11	11	60	0	100.0%	5.5	5.5	—	1
Career			79		77	68	562	3	88.3%	8.3	7.3	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
1999	24	LA	2	—	2	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2001	26	LA	1	—	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	—
2002	27	TEN	2	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	1	1
2004	29	TEN	2	—	2	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			7		5	3	2	—	—	1	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	24	—	—	—	—	-9.6	-8.4
2000	25	—	—	—	—	2.2	4.8
2001	26	—	—	—	—	-4.3	0.8
2002	27	—	—	—	—	-4.7	2.7
2003	28	—	—	—	—	-18.2	1.9
2004	29	—	—	—	—	-5.1	2.3
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 36.8

Availability 15.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1998bestavg 492004

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-5.93 EPA/season over 6 seasons48

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: 89%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 3.4 regular season → 2.4 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-29%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

1,702

1,140 rush · 562 recv

Total TDs

11 rush · 3 recv

Total Touches

401

333 carries · 68 rec

Yds / Touch

4.2

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Rushing

Att23Yds56Y/A2.4

Receiving

Tgt17Rec10Yds53Ctch%58.8%Y/R5.3Y/Tgt3.1

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-7.6Rec EPA-3.3

College Stats

IllinoisCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

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Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #37

#28R.W. McQuartersCB #29John AveryRB #30Marcus NashWR #32Jerome PathonWR #33Corey ChavousS #34Jacquez GreenWR #35Tony ParrishS #36Anthony ClementOT #38Flozell AdamsOT #39Sam CowartMLB #41Jeremy StaatDE #42Pat JohnsonWR #43Artrell HawkinsFS #44Patrick SurtainCB #45Brian KellyCB #46Samari RolleCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Robert inherited the Los Angeles Rams RB room from Jerald Moore (1996–1998), and handed it to Marshall Faulk (1999–2005).

Mike Guman 1980–1988Barry Redden 1982–1986Eric Dickerson 1983–1992Charles White 1985–1988Greg Bell 1987–1989Buford McGee

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004final season
Last recorded season with TEN
2002team change
Joined TEN (from LA)
1999team change
Joined LA (from STL)
1998draft
Drafted by LA — Round 2, Pick 37
1998team change
Joined STL (from LA)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 220 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 56

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

C+1998

C+1999

C+2000

F2001

C+2002

C+2003

C2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 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
1998	230	17.7	575+345	33.8
1999	293	22.5	623+330	36.6
2000	70	5.4	311+241	18.3
2001	42	8.4	287+245	16.9
2002	242	30.3	591+349	34.7
2003	201	13.4	325+124	19.1
2004	62	5.2	195+133	11.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

21 career value over replacement — #3071 all-time of 4,642. 3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #37 (Rd 2) · LA · 1998 · +3.2 vs expected KV-H

53actual

49.8 expected · Δ+3.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #37

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator