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

RBHOU#36ACT

Ron Dayne

Top 17% all-time RBsIron Man📉 Fades · -24% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way Profile

Height5'10"

Weight245 lb

BornMar 14, 1978

Age48

CollegeWisconsin See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 1, Pick 11 · NYG

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 72 · #1590 · Above Average

Worth 72 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 35% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12

Avg surplus

peak +19

6 seasons × ~12 surplus ≈ VORP 72

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
2000	—	NYG	16	—	226	758	5	3.4	2.2	47	20.8	1	3	3	11	0	100.0%	3.7	3.7	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-31.6	-1.8	0	0
2001	—	NYG	16	—	180	690	7	3.8	3.9	38	21.1	1	11	8	67	0	72.7%	8.4	6.1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	GB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-23.3	1.8	0	0
2002	—	NYG	16	—	125	428	3	3.4	2.4	26	20.8	1	12	11	49	0	91.7%	4.5	4.1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-17.1	-2.5	0	0
2004	—	NYG	11	—	52	179	1	3.4	1.9	10	19.2	0	1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.8	-0.1	0	0
2005	—	DEN	8	—	53	270	1	5.1	1.9	14	26.4	0	3	3	17	0	100.0%	5.7	5.7	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	-4.4	0	0
2006	—	HOU	10	—	151	612	5	4.1	3.3	39	25.8	0	14	14	77	0	100.0%	5.5	5.5	—	3	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.3	1.1	0	-12
2007	—	HOU	13	—	194	773	6	4.0	3.1	43	22.2	0	17	17	112	0	100.0%	6.6	6.6	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-11.2	3.5	0	-1
Career		—	95	—	981	3,710	28	3.8	2.9	217	22.1	3	61	57	340	0	93.4%	6.0	5.6	—	10	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-84.1	-2.5	0	-13

Career EPA-86.6·-84 rushing · -2 receiving·-12.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2000	22	NYG	16	—	226	758	5	3.4	2.2	47	20.8	1	10.7
2001	23	NYG	16	—	180	690	7	3.8	3.9	38	21.1	1	12.1
2002	24	NYG	16	—	125	428	3	3.4	2.4	26	20.8	1	8.8
2004	26	NYG	11	—	52	179	1	3.4	1.9	10	19.2	0	4.6
2005	27	DEN	8	—	53	270	1	5.1	1.9	14	26.4	0	4.1
2006	28	HOU	10	—	151	612	5	4.1	3.3	39	25.8	0	8.3
2007	29	HOU	13	—	194	773	6	4.0	3.1	43	22.2	0	10
Career			90		981	3,710	28	3.8	—	217	—	3	58.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2000	22	NYG	16	—	3	3	11	100.0%	3.7	3.7	—	1
2001	23	NYG	16	—	11	8	67	72.7%	8.4	6.1	—	1
2002	24	NYG	16	—	12	11	49	91.7%	4.5	4.1	—	1
2004	26	NYG	11	—	1	1	7	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	0
2005	27	DEN	8	—	3	3	17	100.0%	5.7	5.7	—	0
2006	28	HOU	10	—	14	14	77	100.0%	5.5	5.5	—	3
2007	29	HOU	13	—	17	17	112	100.0%	6.6	6.6	—	4
Career			90		61	57	340	93.4%	6.0	5.6	—	10

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2001	23	GB	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2002	24	IND	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2004	26	PHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2005	27	BAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2006	28	HOU	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			6		6	6	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2000	22	—	—	—	—	-31.6	-1.8	0
2001	23	—	—	—	—	-23.3	1.8	0
2002	24	—	—	—	—	-17.1	-2.5	0
2004	26	—	—	—	—	-7.8	-0.1	0
2005	27	—	—	—	—	-1.5	-4.4	0
2006	28	—	—	—	—	8.3	1.1	-12
2007	29	—	—	—	—	-11.2	3.5	-1
Career					—	—	—	-13

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 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 63.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 44.2

Availability 16.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 602007

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader20

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-12.37 EPA/season over 7 seasons46

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: 88%.

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 · 2000

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

RB · 2000 class

4.65s

40-Yard

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 50thClass Pos 31thClass All 51th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 3.8 regular season → 2.9 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-24%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Rushing

Att30Yds86Y/A2.91D51D%16.7Fmb1

Receiving

Tgt4Rec2Yds12Ctch%50.0%Y/R6.0Y/Tgt3.0

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-10.2Rec EPA-9.2

College Stats

WisconsinCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wisconsin), 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.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #11

#3Chris SamuelsOT #4Peter WarrickWR #5Jamal LewisRB #6Corey SimonDT #7Thomas JonesRB #8Plaxico BurressWR #9Brian UrlacherMLB #10Travis TaylorWR #12Shaun EllisDE #13John AbrahamOLB #14Bubba FranksTE #15Deltha O'NealCB #16Julian PetersonOLB #17Sebastian JanikowskiK #18Chad PenningtonQB #19Shaun AlexanderRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ron inherited the New York Giants RB room from Greg Comella (1998–2001), and handed it to Jim Finn (2003–2006).

Butch Woolfolk 1982–1984Joe Morris 1982–1988George Adams 1985–1989Lee Rouson 1985–1990Lewis Tillman 1989–1993Dave Meggett

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2007final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2006team change
Joined HOU (from DEN)
2005team change
Joined DEN (from NYG)
2000draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 1, Pick 11

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 245 lb

Frame

259 lb at 4.65s

Size-speed

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 67

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

B2000

B2001

B2002

C+2004

C+2005

B2006

B2007

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

80%

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
2000	758	47.4	919+161	54.1
2001	690	43.1	807+117	47.5
2002	428	26.8	541+113	31.8
2004	179	16.3	350+171	20.6
2005	270	33.8	575+305	33.8
2006	612	61.2	910+298	53.5
2007	773	59.5	907+134	53.3

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

Career Value · VORP

72 career value over replacement — #1590 all-time of 4,642. 10.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · NYG · 2000 · +3.6 vs expected KV-H

64actual

60.4 expected · Δ+3.6

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #11

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography