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

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Tatum Bell

Top 21% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -12% playoffs

Height5'11"

Weight213 lb

BornMar 2, 1981

Age45

CollegeOklahoma State See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 2, Pick 41 · DEN

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 45 · #2205 · Above Average

Worth 45 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 48% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15

Avg surplus

peak +20

3 seasons × ~15 surplus ≈ VORP 45

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
2004	—	DEN	9	—	75	396	3	5.3	4.0	18	24.0	0	5	5	80	0	100.0%	16.0	16.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.3	-3.1	0	0
2005	—	DEN	14	—	173	921	8	5.3	4.6	41	23.7	1	18	18	104	0	100.0%	5.8	5.8	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.3	1.6	0	0
2006	—	DEN	13	—	233	1,025	2	4.4	0.9	43	18.5	3	24	24	115	0	100.0%	4.8	4.8	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-24.7	-9.0	0	-36
2007	—	DET	5	—	44	182	1	4.1	2.3	7	15.9	1	14	14	63	0	100.0%	4.5	4.5	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.7	-1.2	0	-10
2008	—	DEN	6	—	44	249	2	5.7	4.5	11	25.0	0	10	10	57	0	100.0%	5.7	5.7	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.8	0.6	0	-5
Career		—	50	—	569	2,773	16	4.9	2.8	120	21.1	5	71	71	419	0	100.0%	5.9	5.9	—	16	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-9.0	-11.0	0	-51

Career EPA-20.0·-9 rushing · -11 receiving·-4.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2004	23	DEN	9	—	75	396	3	5.3	4.0	18	24.0	0	5.9
2005	24	DEN	14	—	173	921	8	5.3	4.6	41	23.7	1	11.9
2006	25	DEN	13	—	233	1,025	2	4.4	0.9	43	18.5	3	9.6
2007	26	DET	5	—	44	182	1	4.1	2.3	7	15.9	1	3.2
2008	27	DEN	6	—	44	249	2	5.7	4.5	11	25.0	0	4.2
Career			47		569	2,773	16	4.9	—	120	—	5	34.8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2004	23	DEN	9	—	5	5	80	100.0%	16.0	16.0	—	1
2005	24	DEN	14	—	18	18	104	100.0%	5.8	5.8	—	5
2006	25	DEN	13	—	24	24	115	100.0%	4.8	4.8	—	5
2007	26	DET	5	—	14	14	63	100.0%	4.5	4.5	—	2
2008	27	DEN	6	—	10	10	57	100.0%	5.7	5.7	—	3
Career			47		71	71	419	100.0%	5.9	5.9	—	16

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2004	23	—	—	—	—	10.3	-3.1	0
2005	24	—	—	—	—	10.3	1.6	0
2006	25	—	—	—	—	-24.7	-9.0	-36
2007	26	—	—	—	—	-7.7	-1.2	-10
2008	27	—	—	—	—	2.8	0.6	-5
Career					—	—	—	-51

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 45.9

Availability 13.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 53elite 702008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader15

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-4.01 EPA/season over 5 seasons49

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: 88%.

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+).

Combine · 2004

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2004 class

4.37s

40-Yard

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 96thClass Pos 98thClass All 96th

38.5"

Vertical

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 89thClass Pos 91thClass All 90th

117"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 50thClass Pos 56thClass All 59th

25 reps

Bench

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 74thClass Pos 77thClass All 67th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.9 regular season → 4.3 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-12%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Rushing

Att23Yds99TD1Y/A4.3TD%4.31D61D%26.1

Receiving

Tgt9Rec9Yds60Ctch%100.0%Y/R6.7Y/Tgt6.71D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA4.7Rec EPA-1.3

College Stats

Oklahoma StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #41

#33Karlos DansbyILB #34Chris SneeG #35Igor OlshanskyDT #36Junior SiaviiDT #37Teddy LehmanLB #38Ricardo ColcloughDB #39Daryl SmithOLB #40Ben TroupeTE #42Travis LaBoyOLB #43Julius JonesRB #44Bob SandersS #45Jake GroveC #46Justin SmileyG #47Tank JohnsonDT #48Dontarrious ThomasLB #49Keiwan RatliffDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tatum inherited the Denver Broncos RB room from Kyle Johnson (2004–2006), and handed it to Correll Buckhalter (2009–2010).

Rick Parros 1981–1984Gerald Willhite 1982–1988Sammy Winder 1982–1990Gene Lang 1984–1987Steve Sewell 1985–1991Mel Bratton

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2008team change
Joined DEN (from DET)
2008final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2007team change
Joined DET (from DEN)
2004draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 2, Pick 41

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 213 lb

Frame

212 lb at 4.37s

Size-speed

38.5" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

C+2004

B2005

B+2006

D2007

D2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

59%

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
2004	396	44	734+338	43.2
2005	921	65.8	1,021+100	60.1
2006	1,025	78.8	1,153+128	67.8
2007	182	36.4	572+390	33.6
2008	249	41.5	646+397	38

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

45 career value over replacement — #2205 all-time of 4,642. 9/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #41 (Rd 2) · DEN · 2004 · +11.2 vs expected KV-H

61actual

49.8 expected · Δ+11.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #41

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator