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Rock Cartwright

Top 49% all-time RBsSolid Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2003

Height5'8"

Weight215 lb

BornDec 3, 1979

Age46

CollegeKansas State; Trinity Valley CC See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 7, Pick 257 · WAS

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 9 · #3699 · Role Player

Worth 9 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 81% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 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 +9

1 seasons × ~9 surplus ≈ VORP 9

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
2002	—	WAS	7	—	3	22	0	7.3	0.0	2	66.7	0	13	11	121	1	84.6%	11.0	9.3	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	DAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	5.2	0	0
2003	—	WAS	15	—	107	411	4	3.8	3.7	36	33.6	1	18	18	176	0	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.2	9.0	0	0
2004	—	WAS	1	—	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.2	—	0	0
2005	—	WAS	7	—	27	199	2	7.4	7.4	10	37.0	1	2	2	23	0	100.0%	11.5	11.5	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.4	2.1	0	0
2006	—	WAS	2	—	5	15	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.7	—	0	0
2007	—	WAS	1	—	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.4	—	0	0
2008	—	WAS	3	—	5	14	0	2.8	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	-7	0	100.0%	-7.0	-7.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.1	-1.9	0	-7
2009	—	WAS	11	—	64	228	0	3.6	0.0	12	18.8	0	32	27	242	1	84.4%	9.0	7.6	—	9	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-11.8	4.5	0	14
2010	—	LV	6	—	9	22	0	2.4	0.0	1	11.1	0	3	1	10	0	33.3%	10.0	3.3	—	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.4	-2.0	0	20
2011	—	LV	7	—	4	45	0	11.3	0.0	1	25.0	0	6	4	24	0	66.7%	6.0	4.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.3	-4.2	0	8
Career		—	62	—	228	956	6	4.2	2.6	62	27.2	3	75	64	589	2	85.3%	9.2	7.9	—	21	4	3	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-21.9	12.6	0	35

Career EPA-9.4·-22 rushing · 13 receiving·-0.9/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2002	23	WAS	7	—	3	22	0	7.3	0.0	2	66.7	0	4.2
2003	24	WAS	15	—	107	411	4	3.8	3.7	36	33.6	1	10
2004	25	WAS	1	—	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
2005	26	WAS	7	—	27	199	2	7.4	7.4	10	37.0	1	3.9
2006	27	WAS	2	—	5	15	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	1	—
2007	28	WAS	1	—	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
2008	29	WAS	3	—	5	14	0	2.8	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
2009	30	WAS	11	—	64	228	0	3.6	0.0	12	18.8	0	7.4
2010	31	LV	6	—	9	22	0	2.4	0.0	1	11.1	0	2.2
2011	32	LV	7	—	4	45	0	11.3	0.0	1	25.0	0	2.8
Career			60		228	956	6	4.2	—	62	—	3	30.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2002	23	WAS	7	—	13	11	121	1	84.6%	11.0	9.3	—	5
2003	24	WAS	15	—	18	18	176	0	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	5
2005	26	WAS	7	—	2	2	23	0	100.0%	11.5	11.5	—	1
2008	29	WAS	3	—	1	1	-7	0	100.0%	-7.0	-7.0	—	0
2009	30	WAS	11	—	32	27	242	1	84.4%	9.0	7.6	—	9
2010	31	LV	6	—	3	1	10	0	33.3%	10.0	3.3	—	0
2011	32	LV	7	—	6	4	24	0	66.7%	6.0	4.0	—	1
Career			56		75	64	589	2	85.3%	9.2	7.9	—	21

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2002	23	—	—	—	—	0.7	5.2	0
2003	24	—	—	—	—	2.2	9.0	0
2004	25	—	—	—	—	-1.2	—	0
2005	26	—	—	—	—	-4.4	2.1	0
2006	27	—	—	—	—	-4.7	—	0
2007	28	—	—	—	—	-1.4	—	0
2008	29	—	—	—	—	-2.1	-1.9	-7
2009	30	—	—	—	—	-11.8	4.5	14
2010	31	—	—	—	—	-3.4	-2.0	20
2011	32	—	—	—	—	4.3	-4.2	8
Career					—	—	—	35

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 47 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 47 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 47 × longevity 1 = KV-H 47· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 45

On-field 33.2

Availability 11.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 422011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-0.94 EPA/season over 10 seasons50

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+).

Combine · 2002

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

RB · 2002 class

4.47s

40-Yard

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 83thClass Pos 81thClass All 89th

35"

Vertical

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 64thClass Pos 57thClass All 59th

116"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 46thClass Pos 39thClass All 51th

30 reps

Bench

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 92thClass Pos 98thClass All 93th

7.18s

3-Cone

Below avg · 30th pct

Pos 30thAll 47thClass Pos 37thClass All 44th

4.25s

Shuttle

Above avg · 52th pct

Pos 52thAll 65thClass Pos 39thClass All 47th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

1,545

956 rush · 589 recv

Total TDs

6 rush · 2 recv

Total Touches

292

228 carries · 64 rec

Yds / Touch

5.3

rushing + receiving

College Stats

Kansas State; Trinity Valley CCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Kansas State; Trinity Valley CC), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #257

#231Monsanto PopeDT #233Tim WansleyCB #235Ronald CurryWR #238Raheem BrockDE #239Eric HeitmannC #240Carlos HallDE #241Leonard HenryRB #242Brett KeiselDE #243Chris MasseyLS #244Kevin ShafferOT #245Quincy MonkLB #248Kyle KosierG #252Matt MurphyTE #253David GivensWR #258Brad FranklinCB #260Dominique StevensonLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Rock inherited the Washington Commanders RB room from Ladell Betts (2002–2009), and handed it to Clinton Portis (2004–2010).

Otis Wonsley 1981–1985Keith Griffin 1984–1988George Rogers 1985–1987Kelvin Bryant 1986–1990Jamie Morris 1988–1989Gerald Riggs

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011final season
Last recorded season with LV
2010team change
Joined LV (from WAS)
2002draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 7, Pick 257

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'8" / 215 lb

Frame

237 lb at 4.47s

Size-speed

35" vert / 116" broad

Explosion

30 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	OAK	0	W6Questionable· CalfW7Questionable· Calf

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 50

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

D2002

C+2003

C2005

C+2009

F2010

D2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

38%

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
2002	22	3.1	208+186	12.3
2003	411	27.4	523+112	30.8
2005	199	28.4	500+301	29.4
2009	228	20.7	348+120	20.4
2010	22	3.7	117+95	6.9
2011	45	6.4	188+143	11.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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

9 career value over replacement — #3699 all-time of 4,642. 1.5/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #257 (Rd 7) · WAS · 2002 · +32 vs expected KV-H

47actual

15 expected · Δ+32

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #257

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator