Skip Hicks is a career quality starter β a running back whose body of work places Hicks in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hicks's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Skip Hicks
Top 39% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter
Height6'0"
Weight230 lb
BornOct 13, 1974
Age51
CollegeUCLASee College Stats
Rookie yr1998
Draft1998 Β· Rd 3, Pick 69 Β· WAS
A quality running back with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 26 Β· #2852 Β· Role PlayerWorth 26 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back β top 62% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+8.7
Avg surplus
peak +15
3 seasons Γ ~8.7 surplus β VORP 26
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1998 | β | WAS | 9 | β | 122 | 433 | 8 | 3.5 | 6.6 | β | β | β | β | 4 | 23 | 0 | β | 5.8 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | WAS | 9 | β | 76 | 238 | 3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 12 | 15.8 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 72 | 0 | 80.0% | 9.0 | 7.2 | β | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -14.7 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | WAS | 6 | β | 29 | 78 | 1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 6 | 20.7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.6 | 8.6 | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -4.1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | TEN | 9 | β | 56 | 341 | 1 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 11 | 19.6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 83.3% | 4.4 | 3.7 | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2001 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2.9 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 33 | β | 283 | 1,090 | 13 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 29 | 10.2 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 160 | 0 | 104.8% | 7.3 | 7.6 | β | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | -15.9 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-12.4Β·-16 rushing Β· 4 receivingΒ·-4.1/season
Rushing
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 52 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
54
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
59
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 56 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 52Β· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 54
On-field 43.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1998bestavg 532001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 8% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
8% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader8
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
-4.13 EPA/season over 3 seasons49
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesRushing
Att24Yds46Y/A1.91D31D%12.5
Receiving
Tgt4Rec4Yds44Ctch%100.0%Y/R11.0Y/Tgt11.01D3
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-5.5Rec EPA3.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCLA), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Darrell GreenCB3yDan WilkinsonDT3yDerek M. SmithILB3yDana StubblefieldDT3yKenard LangDE3yStephen DavisRB3yMike SellersTE3yJames ThrashWR3yN. D. KaluDE3yShawn BarberLB3yStephen AlexanderTE3yMichael WestbrookWR3yAlbert ConnellWR3yIrving FryarWR2yChamp BaileyCB2yLarry CentersFB2yMarco ColemanDE2yBrad JohnsonQB2yMatt TurkP2yMarc BoutteDT2ySam ShadeS2yJames JenkinsTE2yMatt StevensFS2yDarryl PoundsCB2y
1998 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #69
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterSkip inherited the Washington Commanders RB room from Stephen Davis (1996β2002), and handed it to Larry Centers (1999β2000).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001team change
Joined TEN (from WAS)
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with TEN
- 1998draft
Drafted by WAS β Round 3, Pick 69
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 230 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
52
peak 59
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1998
C+1999
D2000
C+2001
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
52%
Era Translator
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rush Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 433 | 48.1 | 1,115+682 | 65.6 |
| 1999 | 238 | 26.4 | 684+446 | 40.3 |
| 2000 | 78 | 13 | 421+343 | 24.8 |
| 2001 | 341 | 37.9 | 729+388 | 42.9 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
26 career value over replacement β #2852 all-time of 4,642. 6.5/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #69 (Rd 3) Β· WAS Β· 1998 Β· +8.4 vs expected KV-H
52actual
43.6 expected Β· Ξ+8.4
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