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

RBCHI#22ACT

Ronnie Harmon

1× Pro BowlTop 17% all-time RBsIron Man

Height5'11"

Weight200 lb

BornMay 7, 1964

Age62

CollegeIowa See College Stats

Rookie yr1986

Draft1986 · Rd 1, Pick 16 · BUF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

7thReceptions·1,164 31stReceiving Yards·12,152 yds

Postseason all-time ranks

5thPlayoff Receptions·102 20thPlayoff Receiving Yards·940 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end running back defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 105 · #1051 · High-Value

Worth 105 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.5

Avg surplus

peak +19

11 seasons × ~9.5 surplus ≈ VORP 105

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving
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
1986	—	BUF	14	—	54	172	0	3.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	22	185	1	—	8.4	—	—	—
1987	—	BUF	12	—	116	485	2	4.2	1.7	—	—	—	—	56	477	2	—	8.5	—	—	—
1988	—	BUF	16	—	57	212	1	3.7	1.8	—	—	—	—	37	427	3	—	11.5	—	—	—
1989	—	BUF	15	—	17	99	0	5.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	29	363	4	—	12.5	—	—	—
1990	—	SDG	16	—	66	363	0	5.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	46	511	2	—	11.1	—	—	—
1991	—	SDG	16	—	89	544	1	6.1	1.1	—	—	—	—	59	555	1	—	9.4	—	—	—
1992	—	SDG	16	—	55	235	3	4.3	5.5	—	—	—	—	79	914	1	—	11.6	—	—	—
1993	—	SDG	16	—	46	216	0	4.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	73	671	2	—	9.2	—	—	—
1994	—	SDG	16	—	25	94	1	3.8	4.0	—	—	—	—	58	615	1	—	10.6	—	—	—
1995	—	SDG	16	—	51	187	1	3.7	2.0	—	—	—	—	63	673	5	—	10.7	—	—	—
1996	—	HOU	16	—	29	131	1	4.5	3.4	—	—	—	—	42	488	2	—	11.6	—	—	—
1997	—	TEN	11	—	8	30	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	16	189	0	—	11.8	—	—	—
1997	—	CHI	11	—	2	6	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	2	8	0	—	4.0	—	—	—
Career		—	191	—	1,230	5,548	20	4.5	1.6	—	—	—	—	1,164	12,152	48	—	10.4	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1986	22	BUF	14	—	54	172	0	3.2	0.0	—	—	—	8.4
1987	23	BUF	12	—	116	485	2	4.2	1.7	—	—	—	12.1
1988	24	BUF	16	—	57	212	1	3.7	1.8	—	—	—	12.8
1989	25	BUF	15	—	17	99	0	5.8	0.0	—	—	—	11.6
1990	26	SDG	16	—	66	363	0	5.5	0.0	—	—	—	13.3
1991	27	SDG	16	—	89	544	1	6.1	1.1	—	—	—	13.8
1992	28	SDG	16	—	55	235	3	4.3	5.5	—	—	—	15.3
1993	29	SDG	16	—	46	216	0	4.7	0.0	—	—	—	13.3
1994	30	SDG	16	—	25	94	1	3.8	4.0	—	—	—	12
1995	31	SDG	16	—	51	187	1	3.7	2.0	—	—	—	15.4
1996	32	HOU	16	—	29	131	1	4.5	3.4	—	—	—	12.5
1997	33	TEN	11	—	8	30	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—	4.6
1997	33	CHI	11	—	2	6	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	4.6
Career			191		1,230	5,548	20	4.5	—	—	—	—	145.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1986	22	BUF	14	—	—	22	185	1	—	8.4	—	—	—
1987	23	BUF	12	—	—	56	477	2	—	8.5	—	—	—
1988	24	BUF	16	—	—	37	427	3	—	11.5	—	—	—
1989	25	BUF	15	—	—	29	363	4	—	12.5	—	—	—
1990	26	SDG	16	—	—	46	511	2	—	11.1	—	—	—
1991	27	SDG	16	—	—	59	555	1	—	9.4	—	—	—
1992	28	SDG	16	—	—	79	914	1	—	11.6	—	—	—
1993	29	SDG	16	—	—	73	671	2	—	9.2	—	—	—
1994	30	SDG	16	—	—	58	615	1	—	10.6	—	—	—
1995	31	SDG	16	—	—	63	673	5	—	10.7	—	—	—
1996	32	HOU	16	—	—	42	488	2	—	11.6	—	—	—
1997	33	TEN	11	—	—	16	189	0	—	11.8	—	—	—
1997	33	CHI	11	—	—	2	8	0	—	4.0	—	—	—
Career			191		—	1,164	12,152	48	—	10.4	—	—	—

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 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 39.9

Availability 19.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1986bestavg 591997

All-Time Standing

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

Strong

of 100

Reached 75% of the all-time Receptions leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

75% of the all-time Receptions leader75

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.5 regular season → 4.1 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)

-10%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

17,700

5,548 rush · 12,152 recv

Total TDs

20 rush · 48 recv

Total Touches

2,394

1,230 carries · 1,164 rec

Yds / Touch

7.4

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

Rushing

Att32Yds130Y/A4.1

Receiving

Rec102Yds940Y/R9.2

College Stats

IowaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa), 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.

1986 Draft Class· this player went #16

#3Jim EverettQB #8Leslie O'NealDE #10Keith ByarsFB #12Chuck LongQB #18Mike SherrardWR #21Tim McGeeWR #26Reggie DupardRB #27Neal AndersonRB #29Garry JamesRB #31Dalton HilliardRB #33Darryl ClackRB #34Ernest GivinsWR #37Anthony ToneyRB #41Kenneth DavisRB #43Webster SlaughterWR #45Walter MurrayWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ronnie inherited the Los Angeles Chargers RB room from Marion Butts (1989–1993), and handed it to Eric Bieniemy (1991–1994).

James Brooks 1981–1983Earnest Jackson 1983–1984Buford McGee 1984–1986Lionel James 1984–1988Tim Spencer 1985–1989Rod Bernstine

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1997team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
1997final season
Last recorded season with TEN
1996team change
Joined HOU (from SDG)
1990team change
Joined SDG (from BUF)
1986draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 1, Pick 16

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 200 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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 66

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

C+1986

B1987

C+1988

C+1989

B1990

B1991

C+1992

C+1993

C+1994

C+1995

C+1996

C1997

Availability

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
1986	172	12.3	351+179	20.6
1987	485	40.4	1,008+523	59.3
1988	212	13.3	418+206	24.6
1989	99	6.6	273+174	16
1990	363	22.7	675+312	39.7
1991	544	34	929+385	54.7
1992	235	14.7	501+266	29.4
1993	216	13.5	495+279	29.1
1994	94	5.9	365+271	21.5
1995	187	11.7	492+305	28.9
1996	131	8.2	459+328	27
1997	30	2.7	325+295	19.1

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

105 career value over replacement — #1051 all-time of 4,642. 8.8/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #16 (Rd 1) · BUF · 1986 · +6.5 vs expected KV-H

64actual

57.5 expected · Δ+6.5

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1986 Draft Class· this player went #16

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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