Samkon Gado
A running back with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 13 · #3466 · Role PlayerWorth 13 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 76% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+13
Avg surplus
peak +13
1 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 13
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 | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2005 | — | GB | 8 | — | 143 | 582 | 6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 29 | 20.3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 1 | 100.0% | 7.7 | 7.7 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | DET | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | HOU | 9 | — | 56 | 210 | 1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 9 | 16.1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 85 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | MIA | 8 | — | 53 | 150 | 4 | 2.8 | 7.5 | 9 | 17.0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 106 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.8 | 8.8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | LA | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 100.0% | -1.0 | -1.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | LA | 9 | — | 14 | 26 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 4 | 28.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.3 | 8.3 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | NO | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 37 | — | 268 | 972 | 11 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 51 | 19.0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 292 | 1 | 100.0% | 6.8 | 6.8 | — | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-21.3·-0 passing · -19 rushing · -2 receiving·-4.3/season
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 47 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
49
Sustained
career value
×.6
52
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 50.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 47· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 49
On-field 38.4
Availability 10.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2005bestavg 492009
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #461 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader7
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-4.27 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: 89%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Liberty), 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.
Top Teammates
Steven JacksonRB2yJames HallDE2yChris LongDE2yRandy McMichaelTE2yParis LenonMLB2yLeonard LittleDE2yTrent GreenQB2yVonta LeachFB2yMarc BulgerQB2yOshiomogho AtogweFS2yRonald BartellCB2yDavid MartinTE2yDaniel FellsTE2yDonnie AveryWR2yClifton RyanDT2yVictor AdeyanjuDE2yKenneth DarbyRB2yJonathan WadeDB2yChris ChamberlainLB2yLarry GrantLB2yDavid VoboraLB2yKeenan BurtonWR2yBrett FavreQB1yAaron RodgersQB1y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2009final season
Last recorded season with LA
- 2008team change
Joined LA (from MIA)
- 2007team change
Joined MIA (from HOU)
- 2006team change
Joined HOU (from GB)
- 2005signing
Entered the NFL with GB
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 226 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | STL | 0 | W15Questionable· Illness |
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 →
47
peak 52
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B2005
C2006
C2007
C2009
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
44%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 582 | 72.8 | 1,118+536 | 65.8 |
| 2006 | 210 | 23.3 | 390+180 | 22.9 |
| 2007 | 150 | 18.8 | 315+165 | 18.5 |
| 2009 | 26 | 2.9 | 75+49 | 4.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
13 career value over replacement — #3466 all-time of 4,642. 3.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
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