Shaun Alexander ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Alexander in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Alexander a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

RBWAS#37CUT

Shaun Alexander

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 4% all-time RBsIron Legend📉 Fades · -23% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2005Two-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight228 lb

BornAug 30, 1977

Age48

CollegeAlabama See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 1, Pick 19 · SEA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

10thRushing Touchdowns·100 36thRushing Yards·9,445 yds

Postseason all-time ranks

15thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·8 31stPlayoff Rushing Yards·564 yds

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2005·Rush TD27 Led NFL2005·Rush Yds1,880 yds Led NFL2001·Rush TD14 3rdsingle season·Rush TD2005 14thsingle season·Rush Yds2005

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber running back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 200 · #372 · Elite

Worth 200 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 9% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+25

Avg surplus

peak +38

8 seasons × ~25 surplus ≈ VORP 200

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	—	SEA	16	—	64	313	2	4.9	3.1	20	31.3	2	11	5	41	0	45.5%	8.2	3.7	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	KC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.7	-6.3	0	0
2001	—	SEA	16	—	309	1,318	14	4.3	4.5	61	19.7	4	59	44	343	2	74.6%	7.8	5.8	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	DEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-19.5	4.7	0	0
2002	—	SEA	16	—	295	1,175	16	4.0	5.4	61	20.7	1	78	59	460	2	75.6%	7.8	5.9	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-16.3	5.1	0	0
2003	—	SEA	16	—	326	1,435	14	4.4	4.3	79	24.2	3	42	42	295	2	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.8	20.2	0	0
2004	—	SEA	16	—	353	1,688	16	4.8	4.5	77	21.8	3	23	23	170	4	100.0%	7.4	7.4	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.9	11.3	0	0
2005	—	SEA	16	—	370	1,880	27	5.1	7.3	107	28.9	1	15	15	78	1	100.0%	5.2	5.2	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51.7	3.0	0	0
2006	—	SEA	10	—	252	896	7	3.6	2.8	54	21.4	3	12	12	48	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-34.6	1.5	0	-8
2007	—	SEA	13	—	207	716	4	3.5	1.9	37	17.9	0	14	14	76	1	100.0%	5.4	5.4	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-28.5	3.9	0	1
2008	—	WAS	4	—	11	24	0	2.2	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	9	0	100.0%	9.0	9.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.6	0.7	0	2
Career		—	127	—	2,187	9,445	100	4.3	4.6	496	22.7	17	255	215	1,520	12	84.3%	7.1	6.0	—	70	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-62.4	44.0	0	-5

Career EPA-18.3·-62 rushing · 44 receiving·-2.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2000	23	SEA	16	—	64	313	2	4.9	3.1	20	31.3	2	8
2001	24	SEA	16	—	309	1,318	14	4.3	4.5	61	19.7	4	26
2002	25	SEA	16	—	295	1,175	16	4.0	5.4	61	20.7	1	22.2
2003	26	SEA	16	—	326	1,435	14	4.4	4.3	79	24.2	3	22.3
2004	27	SEA	16	—	353	1,688	16	4.8	4.5	77	21.8	3	21.6
2005	28	SEA	16	—	370	1,880	27	5.1	7.3	107	28.9	1	23.7
2006	29	SEA	10	—	252	896	7	3.6	2.8	54	21.4	3	9.6
2007	30	SEA	13	—	207	716	4	3.5	1.9	37	17.9	0	9.8
2008	31	WAS	4	—	11	24	0	2.2	0.0	0	0.0	0	1.5
Career			123		2,187	9,445	100	4.3	—	496	—	17	144.7

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2000	23	SEA	16	—	11	5	41	0	45.5%	8.2	3.7	—	2
2001	24	SEA	16	—	59	44	343	2	74.6%	7.8	5.8	—	15
2002	25	SEA	16	—	78	59	460	2	75.6%	7.8	5.9	—	19
2003	26	SEA	16	—	42	42	295	2	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	16
2004	27	SEA	16	—	23	23	170	4	100.0%	7.4	7.4	—	9
2005	28	SEA	16	—	15	15	78	1	100.0%	5.2	5.2	—	3
2006	29	SEA	10	—	12	12	48	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	2
2007	30	SEA	13	—	14	14	76	1	100.0%	5.4	5.4	—	4
2008	31	WAS	4	—	1	1	9	0	100.0%	9.0	9.0	—	0
Career			123		255	215	1,520	12	84.3%	7.1	6.0	—	70

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2000	23	KC	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2001	24	DEN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	25	SF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2004	27	ARI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			4		4	4	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2000	23	—	—	—	—	-4.7	-6.3	0
2001	24	—	—	—	—	-19.5	4.7	0
2002	25	—	—	—	—	-16.3	5.1	0
2003	26	—	—	—	—	-6.8	20.2	0
2004	27	—	—	—	—	1.9	11.3	0
2005	28	—	—	—	—	51.7	3.0	0
2006	29	—	—	—	—	-34.6	1.5	-8
2007	30	—	—	—	—	-28.5	3.9	1
2008	31	—	—	—	—	-5.6	0.7	2
Career					—	—	—	-5

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 79 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 79 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 78.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 79· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 55.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 69elite 702008

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 61% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

61% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader61

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

-2.04 EPA/season over 9 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: 92%.

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

4.58s

40-Yard

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 62thClass Pos 54thClass All 64th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.3 regular season → 3.3 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)

-23%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

10,965

9,445 rush · 1,520 recv

Total TDs

112

100 rush · 12 recv

Total Touches

2,402

2,187 carries · 215 rec

Yds / Touch

4.6

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Rushing

Att169Yds564TD8Y/A3.3TD%4.71D391D%23.1Fmb1

Receiving

Tgt10Rec10Yds52Ctch%100.0%Y/R5.2Y/Tgt5.21D2

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-14.0Rec EPA-1.4Rec AirYd3

College Stats

AlabamaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama), 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 #19

#11Ron DayneRB #12Shaun EllisDE #13John AbrahamOLB #14Bubba FranksTE #15Deltha O'NealCB #16Julian PetersonOLB #17Sebastian JanikowskiK #18Chad PenningtonQB #20Stockar McDougleOT #21Sylvester MorrisWR #22Chris McIntoshOT #23Rashard AndersonCB #24Ahmed PlummerCB #25Chris HovanDT #26Erik FlowersDE #27Anthony BechtTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Shaun inherited the Seattle Seahawks RB room from Ricky Watters (1998–2001), and handed it to Maurice Morris (2002–2008).

David Hughes 1981–1985Curt Warner 1983–1989Randall Morris 1984–1988Derrick Fenner 1989–1991Chris Warren 1990–1997Tracy Johnson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2008team change
Joined WAS (from SEA)
2008final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2000draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 1, Pick 19

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 228 lb

Frame

218 lb at 4.58s

Size-speed

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 85

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

B2000

A2001

B+2002

A2003

A2004

A2005

B+2006

B2007

F2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

85%

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	313	19.6	516+203	30.4
2001	1,318	82.4	1,395+77	82.1
2002	1,175	73.4	1,200+25	70.6
2003	1,435	89.7	1,405-30	82.6
2004	1,688	105.5	1,587-101	93.4
2005	1,880	117.5	1,743-137	102.5
2006	896	89.6	1,300+404	76.5
2007	716	55.1	843+127	49.6
2008	24	6	131+107	7.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

200 career value over replacement — #372 all-time of 4,642. 22.2/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 3×9 top-10 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #19 (Rd 1) · SEA · 2000 · +22.5 vs expected KV-H

79actual

56.5 expected · Δ+22.5

💔+30 stolen VORP·1.35 szns lost

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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

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #19

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator