Spencer Tillman is a career quality starter β a running back whose body of work places Tillman in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Tillman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Spencer Tillman
Height5'11"
Weight206 lb
BornApr 21, 1964
Age62
CollegeOklahomaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1987
Draft1987 Β· Rd 5, Pick 133 Β· HOU
A running back with a above-average career β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability β almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 15 Β· #3371 Β· Role PlayerWorth 15 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back β top 74% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+3
Avg surplus
peak +5
5 seasons Γ ~3 surplus β VORP 15
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1987 | β | TEN | 5 | β | 12 | 29 | 1 | 2.4 | 8.3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1988 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 10 | 9 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1989 | β | SF | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 6 | 5 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1991 | β | SF | 16 | β | 13 | 40 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | 2 | 3 | 0 | β | 1.5 | β | β | β | 12 | 0 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 12 | 11 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | TEN | 15 | β | 9 | 94 | 0 | 10.4 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | 1 | 4 | 1 | β | 4.0 | β | β | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 9 | 7 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 84 | β | 40 | 181 | 1 | 4.5 | 2.5 | β | β | β | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | β | 2.3 | β | β | β | 52 | 34 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 23 | TEN | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1988 | 24 | TEN | β | β | 10 | 9 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1991 | 27 | SF | β | β | 12 | 0 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | 28 | TEN | β | β | 12 | 11 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | 29 | TEN | β | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | 30 | TEN | β | β | 9 | 7 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1989 | 25 | SF | β | β | 6 | 5 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | 52 | 34 | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β |
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 6 scored seasons.
51
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
54
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 52.2 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 52Β· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 51
On-field 32.3
Availability 18.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1987bestavg 481994
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader1
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma), 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
Warren MoonQB4yCris DishmanCB4yCody CarlsonQB4yEddie RobinsonOLB3yMarcus RobertsonFS3yJamie WilliamsTE3yGreg MontgomeryP3yJoe BowdenLB3yDarryll LewisCB3ySteve JacksonDB3yPat ColemanWR3yBucky RichardsonQB3yMicheal BarrowLB2yBlaine BishopS2yBrent PeaseQB2yGary WellmanWR2yJerry RiceWR1yLee JohnsonP1yTed WashingtonNT1yBill RomanowskiOLB1yWesley WallsTE1yDave WaymerDB1yWilber MarshallOLB1yEric DavisFS1y
1987 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #133
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterSpencer inherited the Tennessee Titans RB room from Butch Woolfolk (1985β1986), and handed it to Todd McNair (1994β1995).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1994final season
Last recorded season with TEN
- 1992team change
Joined TEN (from SF)
- 1989team change
Joined SF (from TEN)
- 1987draft
Drafted by HOU β Round 5, Pick 133
- 1987team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 206 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 6-season peers. See all β
52
peak 54
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1987
C+1988
C+1991
C+1992
C+1993
C+1994
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
99%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 29 | 5.8 | 242+213 | 14.3 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0.3 | 118+113 | 7 |
| 1991 | 40 | 2.5 | 215+175 | 12.7 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0.1 | 187+186 | 11 |
| 1993 | 94 | 6.3 | 342+248 | 20.1 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0.8 | 266+254 | 15.6 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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
15 career value over replacement β #3371 all-time of 4,642. 2.5/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #133 (Rd 5) Β· HOU Β· 1987 Β· +18.5 vs expected KV-H
52actual
33.5 expected Β· Ξ+18.5
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