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.
Sammy Morris
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2000 | 23 | BUF | 11 | — | 86 | 319 | 4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 27 | 31.4 | 0 | 41 | 35 | 262 | 1 | 85.4% | 7.5 | 6.4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 24 | BUF | 12 | — | 20 | 72 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 77.8% | 5.1 | 4.0 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 25 | 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 |
| 2003 | 26 | BUF | 9 | — | 19 | 70 | 1 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 7 | 36.8 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 100 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.1 | 7.1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 27 | 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 |
| 2005 | 28 | 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 |
| 2006 | 29 | 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 |
| 2007 | 30 | NE | 6 | — | 85 | 384 | 3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 24 | 28.2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.8 | 5.8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 31 | NE | 13 | — | 156 | 727 | 7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 45 | 28.8 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 161 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 32 | NE | 12 | — | 73 | 319 | 2 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 18 | 24.7 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 180 | 0 | 70.4% | 9.5 | 6.7 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 33 | NE | 14 | — | 20 | 56 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 6 | 30.0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 58.3% | 11.0 | 6.4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 34 | DAL | 3 | — | 28 | 98 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 25.0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 71.4% | 2.6 | 1.9 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 117 | — | 729 | 3,031 | 25 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 187 | 25.7 | 5 | 188 | 164 | 1,252 | 1 | 87.2% | 7.6 | 6.7 | — | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
37 career value over replacement — #2474 all-time of 4,695. 3.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #156 (Rd 5) · BUF · 2000 · +24.3 vs expected KV-H
54actual
29.7 expected · Δ+24.3
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