Steve Broussard is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Broussard in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Broussard's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Steve Broussard

Top 19% all-time RBsIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height5'7"

Weight201 lb

BornFeb 22, 1967

Age59

CollegeWashington State See College Stats

Rookie yr1990

Draft1990 · Rd 1, Pick 20 · ATL

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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 95 · #1210 · High-Value

Worth 95 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 27% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.6

Avg surplus

peak +16

9 seasons × ~10.6 surplus ≈ VORP 95

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									Passing													Defense
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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1990	—	ATL	13	—	126	454	4	3.6	3.2	—	—	—	—	24	160	0	—	6.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	ATL	14	—	99	449	4	4.5	4.0	—	—	—	—	12	120	1	—	10.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	ATL	15	—	84	363	1	4.3	1.2	—	—	—	—	11	96	1	—	8.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	ATL	8	—	39	206	1	5.3	2.6	—	—	—	—	1	4	0	—	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	CIN	13	—	94	403	2	4.3	2.1	—	—	—	—	34	218	0	—	6.4	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1995	—	SEA	15	—	46	222	1	4.8	2.2	—	—	—	—	10	94	0	—	9.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1996	—	SEA	12	—	15	106	1	7.1	6.7	—	—	—	—	6	26	0	—	4.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1997	—	SEA	16	—	70	418	5	6.0	7.1	—	—	—	—	24	143	1	—	6.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	SEA	15	—	5	4	0	0.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	4	21	0	—	5.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	121	—	578	2,625	19	4.5	3.3	—	—	—	0	126	882	3	—	7.0	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	10	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1994	27	CIN	13	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	9.5
Career			13		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	80.7

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1994	27	CIN	13	—	94	403	2	4.3	2.1	—	—	—
1990	23	ATL	13	—	126	454	4	3.6	3.2	—	—	—
1991	24	ATL	14	—	99	449	4	4.5	4.0	—	—	—
1992	25	ATL	15	—	84	363	1	4.3	1.2	—	—	—
1993	26	ATL	8	—	39	206	1	5.3	2.6	—	—	—
1995	28	SEA	15	—	46	222	1	4.8	2.2	—	—	—
1996	29	SEA	12	—	15	106	1	7.1	6.7	—	—	—
1997	30	SEA	16	—	70	418	5	6.0	7.1	—	—	—
1998	31	SEA	15	—	5	4	0	0.8	0.0	—	—	—
Career			121		578	2,625	19	4.5	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	27	CIN	13	—	—	34	218	0	—	6.4	—	—	—
1990	23	ATL	13	—	—	24	160	0	—	6.7	—	—	—
1991	24	ATL	14	—	—	12	120	1	—	10.0	—	—	—
1992	25	ATL	15	—	—	11	96	1	—	8.7	—	—	—
1993	26	ATL	8	—	—	1	4	0	—	4.0	—	—	—
1995	28	SEA	15	—	—	10	94	0	—	9.4	—	—	—
1996	29	SEA	12	—	—	6	26	0	—	4.3	—	—	—
1997	30	SEA	16	—	—	24	143	1	—	6.0	—	—	—
1998	31	SEA	15	—	—	4	21	0	—	5.3	—	—	—
Career			121		0	126	882	3	—	7.0	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1994	27	CIN	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1991	24	ATL	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1995	28	SEA	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1996	29	SEA	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1998	31	SEA	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					10	9	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 43.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1990bestavg 611998

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 89%.

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+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

3,507

2,625 rush · 882 recv

Total TDs

19 rush · 3 recv

Total Touches

704

578 carries · 126 rec

Yds / Touch

5.0

rushing + receiving

College Stats

Washington StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Washington State), 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.

1990 Draft Class· this player went #20

#2Blair ThomasRB #3Cortez KennedyDT #5Junior SeauLB #7Andre WareQB #9Richmond WebbOT #12James FrancisLB #17Emmitt SmithRB #19Darrell ThompsonRB #21Eric GreenTE #24Rodney HamptonRB #25Dexter CarterRB #26Alexander WrightWR #28Reggie RembertWR #30Reggie CobbRB #35Dan OwensDT #36Anthony JohnsonRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Steve inherited the Atlanta Falcons RB room from Tracy Johnson (1990–1991), and handed it to Erric Pegram (1991–1994).

Gerald Riggs 1982–1988Cliff Austin 1984–1986Gene Lang 1988–1990Tracy Johnson 1990–1991Steve Broussard 1990–1993Erric Pegram

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1998final season
Last recorded season with SEA
1995team change
Joined SEA (from CIN)
1994team change
Joined CIN (from ATL)
1990draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 1, Pick 20

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'7" / 201 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 66

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

B1990

B1991

B1992

C+1993

B1994

C+1995

C+1996

B1997

C+1998

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

84%

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
1990	454	34.9	960+506	56.5
1991	449	32.1	886+437	52.1
1992	363	24.2	704+341	41.4
1993	206	25.8	755+549	44.4
1994	403	31	853+450	50.2
1995	222	14.8	551+329	32.4
1996	106	8.8	471+365	27.7
1997	418	26.1	747+329	43.9
1998	4	0.3	265+261	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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

95 career value over replacement — #1210 all-time of 4,642. 10.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #20 (Rd 1) · ATL · 1990 · +6.5 vs expected KV-H

63actual

56.5 expected · Δ+6.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1990 Draft Class· this player went #20

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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