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

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Sammy Morris

Top 33% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2008Two-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight220 lb

BornMar 23, 1977

Age49

CollegeTexas Tech See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 5, Pick 156 · BUF

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 39 · #2370 · Role Player

Worth 39 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 52% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

6 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.8

Avg surplus

peak +14

5 seasons × ~7.8 surplus ≈ VORP 39

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													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2000	—	BUF	11	—	86	319	4	3.7	4.7	27	31.4	0	41	35	262	1	85.4%	7.5	6.4	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	NE	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.8	3.9	0	0
2001	—	BUF	12	—	20	72	0	3.6	0.0	2	10.0	1	9	7	36	0	77.8%	5.1	4.0	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	NYJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.6	1.3	0	0
2002	—	BUF	5	—	2	5	0	2.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	4	3	48	0	75.0%	16.0	12.0	—	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	3.7	0	0
2003	—	BUF	9	—	19	70	1	3.7	5.3	7	36.8	0	14	14	100	0	100.0%	7.1	7.1	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	NE	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1	2.8	0	0
2004	—	MIA	12	—	132	523	6	4.0	4.5	31	23.5	0	22	22	124	0	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	5	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.1	2.0	-1.7	0	0
2005	—	MIA	8	—	16	58	1	3.6	6.3	3	18.8	0	8	8	54	0	100.0%	6.8	6.8	—	2	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	0.0	0	0
2006	—	MIA	12	—	92	400	1	4.3	1.1	17	18.5	2	21	21	162	0	100.0%	7.7	7.7	—	8	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-14.8	8.1	0	33
2007	—	NE	6	—	85	384	3	4.5	3.5	24	28.2	0	6	6	35	0	100.0%	5.8	5.8	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	0.2	0	2
2008	—	NE	13	—	156	727	7	4.7	4.5	45	28.8	1	17	17	161	0	100.0%	9.5	9.5	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.2	10.9	0	5
2009	—	NE	12	—	73	319	2	4.4	2.7	18	24.7	1	27	19	180	0	70.4%	9.5	6.7	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-10.4	-1.9	0	32
2010	—	NE	14	—	20	56	0	2.8	0.0	6	30.0	0	12	7	77	0	58.3%	11.0	6.4	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0	1.9	0	31
2011	—	DAL	3	—	28	98	0	3.5	0.0	7	25.0	0	7	5	13	0	71.4%	2.6	1.9	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.6	-4.2	0	7
Career		—	123	—	729	3,031	25	4.2	3.4	187	25.7	5	188	164	1,252	1	87.2%	7.6	6.7	—	52	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	-3.1	-25.1	25.0	0	110

Career EPA-3.2·-3 passing · -25 rushing · 25 receiving·-0.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2000	23	BUF	11	—	86	319	4	3.7	4.7	27	31.4	0	9.8
2001	24	BUF	12	—	20	72	0	3.6	0.0	2	10.0	1	4.6
2002	25	BUF	5	—	2	5	0	2.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	2.1
2003	26	BUF	9	—	19	70	1	3.7	5.3	7	36.8	0	4.8
2004	27	MIA	12	—	132	523	6	4.0	4.5	31	23.5	0	9.3
2005	28	MIA	8	—	16	58	1	3.6	6.3	3	18.8	0	3.8
2006	29	MIA	12	—	92	400	1	4.3	1.1	17	18.5	2	7.5
2007	30	NE	6	—	85	384	3	4.5	3.5	24	28.2	0	4.6
2008	31	NE	13	—	156	727	7	4.7	4.5	45	28.8	1	10.6
2009	32	NE	12	—	73	319	2	4.4	2.7	18	24.7	1	7.5
2010	33	NE	14	—	20	56	0	2.8	0.0	6	30.0	0	5.7
2011	34	DAL	3	—	28	98	0	3.5	0.0	7	25.0	0	—
Career			117		729	3,031	25	4.2	—	187	—	5	70.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2000	23	BUF	11	—	41	35	262	1	85.4%	7.5	6.4	—	7
2001	24	BUF	12	—	9	7	36	0	77.8%	5.1	4.0	—	3
2002	25	BUF	5	—	4	3	48	0	75.0%	16.0	12.0	—	3
2003	26	BUF	9	—	14	14	100	0	100.0%	7.1	7.1	—	4
2004	27	MIA	12	—	22	22	124	0	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	5
2005	28	MIA	8	—	8	8	54	0	100.0%	6.8	6.8	—	2
2006	29	MIA	12	—	21	21	162	0	100.0%	7.7	7.7	—	8
2007	30	NE	6	—	6	6	35	0	100.0%	5.8	5.8	—	1
2008	31	NE	13	—	17	17	161	0	100.0%	9.5	9.5	—	5
2009	32	NE	12	—	27	19	180	0	70.4%	9.5	6.7	—	10
2010	33	NE	14	—	12	7	77	0	58.3%	11.0	6.4	—	4
2011	34	DAL	3	—	7	5	13	0	71.4%	2.6	1.9	—	0
Career			117		188	164	1,252	1	87.2%	7.6	6.7	—	52

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
2000	23	NE	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	—
2001	24	NYJ	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2002	25	BUF	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	—
2003	26	NE	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2004	27	MIA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	1	—
2005	28	MIA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2006	29	MIA	2	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			11		7	7	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2000	23	—	—	—	—	-4.8	3.9	0
2001	24	—	—	—	—	-5.6	1.3	0
2002	25	—	—	—	—	-0.6	3.7	0
2003	26	—	—	—	—	-0.1	2.8	0
2004	27	—	—	—	-3.1	2.0	-1.7	0
2005	28	—	—	—	—	0.5	0.0	0
2006	29	—	—	—	—	-14.8	8.1	33
2007	30	—	—	—	—	5.0	0.2	2
2008	31	—	—	—	—	9.2	10.9	5
2009	32	—	—	—	—	-10.4	-1.9	32
2010	33	—	—	—	—	-1.0	1.9	31
2011	34	—	—	—	—	-4.6	-4.2	7
Career					—	—	—	110

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 37.4

Availability 13.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 492010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader17

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-0.27 EPA/season over 12 seasons50

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+).

Combine · 2000

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

RB · 2000 class

4.65s

40-Yard

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 50thClass Pos 31thClass All 51th

37.5"

Vertical

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 84thClass Pos 84thClass All 87th

117"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 50thClass Pos 47thClass All 63th

23 reps

Bench

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 63thClass Pos 66thClass All 60th

7.05s

3-Cone

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 64thClass Pos 65thClass All 64th

4.21s

Shuttle

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 71thClass Pos 50thClass All 60th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

4,283

3,031 rush · 1,252 recv

Total TDs

25 rush · 1 recv

Total Touches

893

729 carries · 164 rec

Yds / Touch

4.8

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Rushing

Att1Yds9Y/A9.01D11D%100.0

Receiving

Tgt6Rec3Yds15Ctch%50.0%Y/R5.0Y/Tgt2.51D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA0.7Rec EPA-1.6Rec AirYd15

College Stats

Texas TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas Tech), 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.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #156

#144Michael WileyRB #145Todd FranzDB #146Lamar ChapmanDB #147Gillis WilsonDE #149Kabeer Gbaja-BiamilaDE #150John MilemDE #152Arturo FreemanDB #153Dante HallWR #157James WhalenTE #159Kiwaukee ThomasDB #160Frank ChamberlinLB #162Pat DennisDB #163Tee MartinQB #164Jay TantTE #165Troy WaltersWR #166Chad MortonRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Sammy inherited the Buffalo Bills RB room from Sam Gash (1998–2003), and handed it to Larry Centers (2001–2002).

Joe Cribbs 1980–1985Robb Riddick 1981–1988Booker Moore 1982–1985Greg Bell 1984–1987Ronnie Harmon 1986–1989Jamie Mueller

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined DAL (from NE)
2011final season
Last recorded season with DAL
2007team change
Joined NE (from MIA)
2004team change
Joined MIA (from BUF)
2000draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 5, Pick 156

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 220 lb

Frame

221 lb at 4.65s

Size-speed

37.5" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

23 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	NE	2	W7Out· KneeW9Out· KneeW10Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· 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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

C+2000

C2001

F2002

C2003

B2004

C2005

C+2006

C2007

B2008

C+2009

C2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

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
2000	319	29	653+334	38.4
2001	72	6	251+179	14.8
2002	5	1	178+173	10.5
2003	70	7.8	245+175	14.4
2004	523	43.6	728+205	42.8
2005	58	7.3	205+147	12.1
2006	400	33.3	527+127	31
2007	384	64	973+589	57.2
2008	727	55.9	855+128	50.3
2009	319	26.6	437+118	25.7
2010	56	4	122+66	7.2

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

39 career value over replacement — #2370 all-time of 4,642. 3.5/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #156 (Rd 5) · BUF · 2000 · +22 vs expected KV-H

55actual

33 expected · Δ+22

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #156

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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