Ron Rivers is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Rivers in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Rivers's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ron Rivers
Top 31% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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 | |||||
| 1995 | 23–24 | DET | 16 | — | 18 | 73 | 1 | 4.1 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | DET | 15 | — | 19 | 86 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | 0 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | DET | 16 | — | 29 | 166 | 1 | 5.7 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | DET | 15 | — | 19 | 102 | 1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 58 | 0 | — | 19.3 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | DET | 7 | — | 82 | 295 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 15 | 18.3 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 173 | 1 | 91.7% | 7.9 | 7.2 | — | 8 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | ATL | 2 | — | 8 | 27 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | — | 71 | — | 175 | 749 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 16 | 9.1 | 0 | 25 | 28 | 264 | 1 | 112.0% | 9.4 | 10.6 | — | 8 | |
Career Value · VORP
23 career value over replacement — #3020 all-time of 4,695. 4.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
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