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

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Shawn Bryson

Top 25% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight230 lb

BornNov 30, 1976

Age49

CollegeTennessee See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 3, Pick 86 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 46 · #2171 · Above Average

Worth 46 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 48% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.2

Avg surplus

peak +15

5 seasons × ~9.2 surplus ≈ VORP 46

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	15	—	154	589	0	3.8	0.0	30	19.5	0	43	30	222	2	69.8%	7.4	5.2	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-25.9	-3.2	0	0
2001	—	BUF	8	—	80	341	2	4.3	2.5	9	11.3	0	11	9	59	0	81.8%	6.6	5.4	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	MIA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9.3	-0.0	0	0
2002	—	BUF	2	—	13	35	0	2.7	0.0	2	15.4	0	3	1	9	0	33.3%	9.0	3.0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0	-0.8	0	0
2003	—	DET	16	—	158	606	3	3.8	1.9	31	19.6	0	54	54	340	0	100.0%	6.3	6.3	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	MIN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-15.6	-1.6	0	0
2004	—	DET	16	—	50	264	0	5.3	0.0	15	30.0	0	44	44	322	0	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.3	4.3	0	0
2005	—	DET	16	—	64	306	1	4.8	1.6	12	18.8	0	37	37	284	0	100.0%	7.7	7.7	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	ATL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.9	7.7	0	0
2006	—	DET	5	—	2	1	0	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	8	8	98	1	100.0%	12.3	12.3	—	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.4	8.1	0	24
Career		—	85	—	521	2,142	6	4.1	1.2	99	19.0	0	200	183	1,334	3	91.5%	7.3	6.7	—	51	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-57.7	14.4	0	24

Career EPA-43.3·-58 rushing · 14 receiving·-6.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2000	24	BUF	15	—	154	589	0	3.8	0.0	30	19.5	10.7
2001	25	BUF	8	—	80	341	2	4.3	2.5	9	11.3	5.5
2002	26	BUF	2	—	13	35	0	2.7	0.0	2	15.4	—
2003	27	DET	16	—	158	606	3	3.8	1.9	31	19.6	12.5
2004	28	DET	16	—	50	264	0	5.3	0.0	15	30.0	9.1
2005	29	DET	16	—	64	306	1	4.8	1.6	12	18.8	9.6
2006	30	DET	5	—	2	1	0	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	3.7
Career			78		521	2,142	6	4.1	—	99	—	51.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2000	24	BUF	15	—	43	30	222	2	69.8%	7.4	5.2	—	8
2001	25	BUF	8	—	11	9	59	0	81.8%	6.6	5.4	—	3
2002	26	BUF	2	—	3	1	9	0	33.3%	9.0	3.0	—	1
2003	27	DET	16	—	54	54	340	0	100.0%	6.3	6.3	—	10
2004	28	DET	16	—	44	44	322	0	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	13
2005	29	DET	16	—	37	37	284	0	100.0%	7.7	7.7	—	11
2006	30	DET	5	—	8	8	98	1	100.0%	12.3	12.3	—	5
Career			78		200	183	1,334	3	91.5%	7.3	6.7	—	51

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2001	25	MIA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	26	BUF	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2003	27	MIN	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2004	28	PHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2005	29	ATL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2006	30	DET	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			9		7	7	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2000	24	—	—	—	—	-25.9	-3.2	0
2001	25	—	—	—	—	-9.3	-0.0	0
2002	26	—	—	—	—	-4.0	-0.8	0
2003	27	—	—	—	—	-15.6	-1.6	0
2004	28	—	—	—	—	2.3	4.3	0
2005	29	—	—	—	—	-3.9	7.7	0
2006	30	—	—	—	—	-1.4	8.1	24
Career					—	—	—	24

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 39.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 532006

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 12% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

12% of the all-time Receptions leader12

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-6.18 EPA/season over 7 seasons48

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: 86%.

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+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

3,476

2,142 rush · 1,334 recv

Total TDs

6 rush · 3 recv

Total Touches

704

521 carries · 183 rec

Yds / Touch

4.9

rushing + receiving

College Stats

TennesseeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #86

#78Marty BookerWR #79Dan CampbellTE #80Martin GramaticaK #81Zach PillerG #82Karsten BaileyWR #83Tom BurkeDE #84Larry AtkinsDB #85Dat NguyenILB #87Mike McKenzieCB #89Chike OkeaforOLB #90David LoverneG #91Tony GeorgeSAF #93Travis McGriffWR #94Cletidus HuntDT #95Amos ZereoueRB #96Paul MirandaDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Shawn inherited the Detroit Lions RB room from Aveion Cason (2001–2008), and handed it to Kevin Jones (2004–2007).

Billy Sims 1980–1984Garry James 1986–1988Barry Sanders 1989–1998Ron Rivers 1995–1999Tommy Vardell 1997–1998Cory Schlesinger

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2006final season
Last recorded season with DET
2003team change
Joined DET (from BUF)
1999draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 3, Pick 86

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 230 lb

Frame

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

B2000

C+2001

B2003

C+2004

C+2005

F2006

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

70%

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	589	39.3	802+213	47.2
2001	341	42.6	800+459	47.1
2003	606	37.9	671+65	39.5
2004	264	16.5	353+89	20.7
2005	306	19.1	371+65	21.8
2006	1	0.2	72+71	4.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

46 career value over replacement — #2171 all-time of 4,642. 7.7/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #86 (Rd 3) · BUF · 1999 · +20.3 vs expected KV-H

59actual

38.7 expected · Δ+20.3

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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

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #86

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

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