Stephen Davis ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Davis in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Davis a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

RBLA#48ACT

Stephen Davis

3× Pro BowlTop 5% all-time RBsIron Legend🏆 Clutch · +19% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight230 lb

BornMar 1, 1974

Age52

CollegeAuburn See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 4, Pick 102 · WAS

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

48thRushing Touchdowns·65 56thRushing Yards·7,984 yds

Postseason all-time ranks

49thPlayoff Rushing Yards·469 yds 93rdPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·3

Pro Bowls

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1999·Rush TD17

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 191 · #414 · Elite

Worth 191 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.1

Avg surplus

peak +37

10 seasons × ~19.1 surplus ≈ VORP 191

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
1996	—	WAS	12	—	23	139	2	6.0	8.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	WAS	14	—	141	567	3	4.0	2.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	WAS	16	—	34	109	0	3.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	WAS	14	—	282	1,366	17	4.8	6.0	82	29.1	1	27	22	111	0	81.5%	5.0	4.1	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51.2	-1.4	0	0
2000	—	WAS	15	—	324	1,292	11	4.0	3.4	70	21.6	3	49	33	313	0	67.3%	9.5	6.4	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-31.1	1.5	0	0
2001	—	WAS	16	—	356	1,432	5	4.0	1.4	74	20.8	3	37	28	205	0	75.7%	7.3	5.5	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-29.1	-0.0	0	0
2002	—	WAS	12	—	207	820	7	4.0	3.4	47	22.7	4	33	23	142	1	69.7%	6.2	4.3	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	NYG	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-12.8	-0.7	0	0
2003	—	CAR	14	—	318	1,444	8	4.5	2.5	69	21.7	3	14	14	159	0	100.0%	11.4	11.4	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	WAS	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-11.7	11.8	0	0
2004	—	CAR	2	—	24	92	0	3.8	0.0	5	20.8	0	2	2	32	0	100.0%	16.0	16.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.9	2.1	0	0
2005	—	CAR	13	—	179	546	12	3.1	6.7	31	17.3	0	5	5	45	0	100.0%	9.0	9.0	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	DET	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-20.7	3.3	0	0
2006	—	LA	14	—	40	177	0	4.4	0.0	10	25.0	1	12	12	90	1	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	KC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-8.8	6.5	0	43
Career		—	151	—	1,928	7,984	65	4.1	3.4	388	20.1	15	179	139	1,097	2	77.7%	7.9	6.1	—	47	9	8	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-64.9	23.0	0	43

Career EPA-41.9·-65 rushing · 23 receiving·-5.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1996	22	WAS	12	—	23	139	2	6.0	8.7	—	—	—	7.6
1997	23	WAS	14	—	141	567	3	4.0	2.1	—	—	—	12.4
1998	24	WAS	16	—	34	109	0	3.2	0.0	—	—	—	7.6
1999	25	WAS	14	—	282	1,366	17	4.8	6.0	82	29.1	1	20.1
2000	26	WAS	15	—	324	1,292	11	4.0	3.4	70	21.6	3	17.2
2001	27	WAS	16	—	356	1,432	5	4.0	1.4	74	20.8	3	14.5
2002	28	WAS	12	—	207	820	7	4.0	3.4	47	22.7	4	11.9
2003	29	CAR	14	—	318	1,444	8	4.5	2.5	69	21.7	3	14.8
2004	30	CAR	2	—	24	92	0	3.8	0.0	5	20.8	0	—
2005	31	CAR	13	—	179	546	12	3.1	6.7	31	17.3	0	11.3
2006	32	LA	14	—	40	177	0	4.4	0.0	10	25.0	1	7.7
Career			142		1,928	7,984	65	4.1	—	388	—	15	125.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1999	25	WAS	14	—	27	22	111	0	81.5%	5.0	4.1	—	5
2000	26	WAS	15	—	49	33	313	0	67.3%	9.5	6.4	—	12
2001	27	WAS	16	—	37	28	205	0	75.7%	7.3	5.5	—	8
2002	28	WAS	12	—	33	23	142	1	69.7%	6.2	4.3	—	4
2003	29	CAR	14	—	14	14	159	0	100.0%	11.4	11.4	—	8
2004	30	CAR	2	—	2	2	32	0	100.0%	16.0	16.0	—	2
2005	31	CAR	13	—	5	5	45	0	100.0%	9.0	9.0	—	3
2006	32	LA	14	—	12	12	90	1	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	5
Career			100		179	139	1,097	2	77.7%	7.9	6.1	—	47

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	25	NYG	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2002	28	NYG	3	—	3	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
2003	29	WAS	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2005	31	DET	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2006	32	KC	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			9		9	8	1	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	25	—	—	—	—	51.2	-1.4	0
2000	26	—	—	—	—	-31.1	1.5	0
2001	27	—	—	—	—	-29.1	-0.0	0
2002	28	—	—	—	—	-12.8	-0.7	0
2003	29	—	—	—	—	-11.7	11.8	0
2004	30	—	—	—	—	-1.9	2.1	0
2005	31	—	—	—	—	-20.7	3.3	0
2006	32	—	—	—	—	-8.8	6.5	43
Career					—	—	—	43

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 76 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 75 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 51.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 69elite 702006

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 44% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

44% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader44

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

-5.23 EPA/season over 8 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: 91%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Carry: 4.1 regular season → 4.9 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+19%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

9,081

7,984 rush · 1,097 recv

Total TDs

65 rush · 2 recv

Total Touches

2,067

1,928 carries · 139 rec

Yds / Touch

4.4

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Rushing

Att95Yds469TD3Y/A4.9TD%3.21D161D%16.8

Receiving

Tgt5Rec5Yds49Ctch%100.0%Y/R9.8Y/Tgt9.81D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-4.0Rec EPA1.4

College Stats

AuburnCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Auburn), 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.

1996 Draft Class· this player went #102

#92Jon WitmanFB #93Tyrone WilliamsDB #94Stepfret WilliamsWR #97Hunter GoodwinTE #98Donnie EdwardsOLB #99Phillip DanielsDE #100Jeff LewisQB #101Heath IrwinG #103Ricky WhittleRB #108Jevon LangfordDE #109Jon RunyanOT #110Reggie BarlowWR #111Emmanuel McDanielDB #112Aaron GrahamC #115Brian MilneRB #116Paul GrasmanisDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Stephen inherited the Washington Commanders RB room from Larry Bowie (1996–1998), and handed it to Skip Hicks (1998–2000).

Otis Wonsley 1981–1985Keith Griffin 1984–1988George Rogers 1985–1987Kelvin Bryant 1986–1990Jamie Morris 1988–1989Gerald Riggs

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2006team change
Joined LA (from CAR)
2006final season
Last recorded season with LA
2003team change
Joined CAR (from WAS)
1996draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 4, Pick 102

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 84

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

C+1996

B1997

C+1998

A1999

A2000

A2001

B2002

A2003

B2005

C+2006

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

81%

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
1996	139	11.6	522+383	30.7
1997	567	40.5	1,007+440	59.2
1998	109	6.8	382+273	22.4
1999	1,366	97.6	1,811+445	106.5
2000	1,292	86.1	1,481+189	87.1
2001	1,432	89.5	1,502+70	88.4
2002	820	68.3	1,128+308	66.3
2003	1,444	103.1	1,596+152	93.9
2005	546	42	690+144	40.6
2006	177	12.6	243+66	14.3

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

191 career value over replacement — #414 all-time of 4,642. 19.1/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×7 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #102 (Rd 4) · WAS · 1996 · +39.2 vs expected KV-H

76actual

36.8 expected · Δ+39.2

💔+40.1 stolen VORP·2.09 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

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1996 Draft Class· this player went #102

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography