Spencer Tillman is a career quality starter — 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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| 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 | 23 | TEN | 5 | — | 12 | 29 | 1 | 2.4 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24 | TEN | 16 | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | SF | 16 | — | 13 | 40 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 1.5 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | TEN | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29 | TEN | 15 | — | 9 | 94 | 0 | 10.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 30 | TEN | 16 | — | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 40 | 181 | 1 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 2.3 | — | — | — | 52 | 34 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
14 career value over replacement — #3472 all-time of 4,695. 2.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #133 (Rd 5) · HOU · 1987 · +21.5 vs expected KV-H
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7 seasons · peak 0.5 in 1993
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
#482 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 23 | TEN | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24 | TEN | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | SF | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | SF | — | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | TEN | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29 | TEN | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 30 | TEN | — | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 52 | 34 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A 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.
Blend 52.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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