Stevan Ridley is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Ridley in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ridley'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 | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2011 | 22–23 | NE | 12 | — | 87 | 441 | 1 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 18 | 20.7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 60.0% | 4.3 | 2.6 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23–24 | NE | 16 | — | 290 | 1,263 | 12 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 82 | 28.3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 42.9% | 8.5 | 3.6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24–25 | NE | 14 | — | 178 | 773 | 7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 39 | 21.9 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 83.3% | 6.2 | 5.2 | — | 2 | 333 | 32.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25–26 | NE | 6 | — | 94 | 340 | 2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 16 | 17.0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 80.0% | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | 187 | 42.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26–27 | NYJ | 8 | — | 36 | 90 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 13.9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 80.0% | -0.5 | -0.4 | — | 0 | 86 | 16.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27–28 | ATL | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4.0% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 8.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28–29 | PIT | 2 | — | 26 | 108 | 1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 6 | 23.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 33.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29–30 | PIT | 10 | — | 29 | 80 | 1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3 | 10.3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 75.0% | 6.0 | 4.5 | — | 1 | 61 | 9.4% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 3.4% | 27 | 0.9 | 53 | 1.8 | 2 | 14.5 | 3 |
| Career | — | 69 | — | 743 | 3,102 | 24 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 170 | 22.9 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 162 | 0 | 66.7% | 5.4 | 3.6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 53 | — | 2 | — | 3 | |
Career Value · VORP
55 career value over replacement — #1983 all-time of 4,695. 9.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #73 (Rd 3) · NE · 2011 · +22.8 vs expected KV-H
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Postseason all-time ranks
A top 20% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 55 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 43% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 seasons × ~18.3 surplus ≈ VORP 55
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88% match