Ronnie Brown is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Brown in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brown's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2005 | 23–24 | MIA | 15 | — | 207 | 907 | 4 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 41 | 19.8 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 232 | 1 | 100.0% | 7.3 | 7.3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24–25 | MIA | 13 | — | 242 | 1,005 | 5 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 49 | 20.2 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 276 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.4 | 8.4 | — | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25–26 | MIA | 7 | — | 119 | 602 | 4 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 39 | 32.8 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 389 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26–27 | MIA | 16 | — | 214 | 916 | 10 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 48 | 22.4 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 254 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.7 | 7.7 | — | 12 | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 31 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 17.0 | — | 140.3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 27–28 | MIA | 9 | — | 147 | 648 | 8 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 32 | 21.8 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 98 | 0 | 70.0% | 7.0 | 4.9 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 22 | 1 | 0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 7.0 | — | 84.7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28–29 | MIA | 16 | — | 200 | 734 | 5 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 40 | 20.0 | 2 | 42 | 33 | 242 | 0 | 78.6% | 7.3 | 5.8 | — | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29–30 | PHI | 13 | — | 42 | 136 | 1 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 11 | 26.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30–31 | SD | 14 | — | 46 | 220 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 12 | 26.1 | 0 | 60 | 49 | 371 | 0 | 81.7% | 7.6 | 6.2 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31–32 | SD | 16 | — | 45 | 157 | 1 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 8 | 17.8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 13.9% | — | 0.0% | 48 | 10.3% |
| 2014 | 32–33 | HOU / SD | 10 | — | 20 | 63 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 25.0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 62.5% | 8.8 | 5.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | 50 | — |
| Career | — | 129 | — | 1,282 | 5,388 | 38 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 285 | 22.2 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 1,966 | 2 | 88.8% | 8.0 | 7.1 | — | 92 | 4 | 12 | 33.3% | 53 | 2 | 0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 7.8 | — | 87.8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
97 career value over replacement — #1204 all-time of 4,695. 9.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #2 (Rd 1) · MIA · 2005 · -0.3 vs expected KV-H
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