Roy Helu NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault | StatVault

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

Roy Helu

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Roy Helu

Top 39% all-time RBsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight220 lb

BornDec 7, 1988

Age37

CollegeNebraska See College Stats

ConferenceBig Twelve

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 4, Pick 105 · WAS

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 21 · #3072 · Role Player

Worth 21 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 67% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

50

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

3

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+7

Avg surplus

peak +14

3 seasons × ~7 surplus ≈ VORP 21

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													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2011	—	WAS	15	—	151	640	2	4.2	1.3	31	20.5	1	59	49	379	1	83.1%	7.7	6.4	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	SF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	WAS	3	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	7	7	45	0	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	WAS	16	—	62	274	4	4.4	6.5	18	29.0	0	42	31	251	0	73.8%	8.1	6.0	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	526	45.8%	—	0.0%	66	24.9%
2014	—	WAS	13	—	40	216	1	5.4	2.5	10	25.0	0	47	42	477	2	89.4%	11.4	10.1	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	365	39.8%	—	0.0%	42	22.4%
2014	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	LV	8	—	17	39	0	2.3	0.0	4	23.5	0	16	9	75	1	56.3%	8.3	4.7	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	KC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	OAK	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	90	15.2%	—	0.0%	53	26.7%
Career		—	69	—	272	1,171	7	4.3	2.6	63	23.2	1	171	138	1,227	4	80.7%	8.9	7.2	—	44	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	981	33.6%	—	0.0%	161	24.7%

Career EPA-19.5·-21 rushing · 1 receiving·-3.9/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2011	23	WAS	15	—	151	640	2	4.2	1.3	31	20.5	1	13
2012	24	WAS	3	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
2013	25	WAS	16	0*	62	274	4	4.4	6.5	18	29.0	0	9.8
2014	26	WAS	13	0*	40	216	1	5.4	2.5	10	25.0	0	10.7
2015	27	LV	8	0*	17	39	0	2.3	0.0	4	23.5	0	4.2
Career			55		272	1,171	7	4.3	—	63	—	1	37.7

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2011	23	WAS	15	—	59	49	379	1	83.1%	7.7	6.4	—	12
2012	24	WAS	3	—	7	7	45	0	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	1
2013	25	WAS	16	0*	42	31	251	0	73.8%	8.1	6.0	—	9
2014	26	WAS	13	0*	47	42	477	2	89.4%	11.4	10.1	—	16
2015	27	LV	8	0*	16	9	75	1	56.3%	8.3	4.7	—	6
Career			55		171	138	1,227	4	80.7%	8.9	7.2	—	44

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2011	23	SF	2	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	24	LA	1	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2014	26	NYG	1	0*	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2015	27	KC	1	0*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			5		6	6	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	—	0	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	25	WAS	16	0*	526	45.8%	—	0.0%	66	24.9%
2014	26	WAS	14	0*	365	39.8%	—	0.0%	42	22.4%
2015	27	OAK	9	0*	90	15.2%	—	0.0%	53	26.7%
Career			39		981	—	—	—	161	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2011	23	—	—	—	—	-9.8	0.1	0	-14
2012	24	—	—	—	—	-1.3	2.1	0	-2
2013	25	—	—	0*	—	-4.3	-7.3	0	82
2014	26	—	—	0*	—	-2.9	14.5	0	9
2015	27	—	—	0*	—	-2.4	-8.3	0	12
Career					—	—	—	0	87

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

54

Sustained

career value

×.6

57

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 37

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

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

2011bestavg 532015

All-Time Standing

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

12

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Receptions leader9

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-3.91 EPA/season over 5 seasons49

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

38

Rotational

SIS

Yards / snap:1.358 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.358Touch rate0.228EPA/snap-0.011Snap share33.6%Off snaps981Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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 · 2011

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

RB · 2011 class

4.40s

40-Yard

Elite · 90th pct

Pos 90thAll 93thClass Pos 87thClass All 93th

36.5"

Vertical

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 77thClass Pos 77thClass All 80th

119"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 60thClass Pos 67thClass All 67th

11 reps

Bench

Low · 2th pct

Pos 2thAll 5thClass Pos 2thClass All 4th

6.67s

3-Cone

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 97thClass Pos 98thClass All 91th

4.01s

Shuttle

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 95thClass Pos 98thClass All 94th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

2,398

1,171 rush · 1,227 recv

Total TDs

11

7 rush · 4 recv

Total Touches

410

272 carries · 138 rec

Yds / Touch

5.8

rushing + receiving

College Stats

NebraskaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nebraska), 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.

2011 Draft Class· this player went #105

#97Sione FuaDT #98Brandon HoganCB #99K.J. WrightOLB #100Da'Norris SearcyS #101Clint BolingG #102Jordan CameronTE #103Sam AchoLB #104Luke StockerTE #106Christian BallardDE #107Kris DurhamWR #108Quinton CarterS #109Colin McCarthyMLB #110David ArkinG #111Clyde GatesWR #112Greg SalasWR #113Chimdi ChekwaDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Roy inherited the Washington Commanders RB room from Darrel Young (2010–2015), and handed it to Alfred Morris (2012–2015).

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

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Movementderived from season history

2015team change
Joined LV (from WAS)
2015final season
Last recorded season with LV
2011draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 4, Pick 105

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 220 lb

Frame

219 lb at 4.40s

Size-speed

36.5" vert / 119" broad

Explosion

11 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	WAS	1	W15Out· Toe
2011	WAS	0	W16Questionable· Toe / KneeW17Questionable· Toe / Knee

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 4-season peers. See all →

52

peak 57

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

B2011

C+2013

C+2014

D2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

71%

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
2011	640	42.7	763+123	44.9
2013	274	17.1	332+58	19.5
2014	216	16.6	305+89	17.9
2015	39	4.9	40+1	2.4

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

21 career value over replacement — #3072 all-time of 4,642. 5.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #105 (Rd 4) · WAS · 2011 · +15.2 vs expected KV-H

52actual

36.8 expected · Δ+15.2

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