Terrell Davis is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 92 in the Knox value model. Davis's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Terrell Davis

★ HALL OF FAME3× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 1% all-time RBsAll-Time Great🏆 Clutch · +21% playoffs ⭐ Shooting Star · 2001

Height5'11"

Weight210 lb

BornOct 28, 1972

Age53

CollegeGeorgia; California State - Long Beach See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 6, Pick 196 · DEN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

63rdRushing Yards·7,600 yds 63rdRushing Touchdowns·60

Postseason all-time ranks

5thPlayoff Rushing Yards·1,140 yds 5thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·12

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1998·Rush TD21 Led NFL1998·Rush Yds2,008 yds 6thsingle season·Rush Yds1998 9thsingle season·Rush TD1998

Archetype Intelligence

All-Time GreatExplore archetypes →

A top 1% all-time running back — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 199 · #380 · Elite

Worth 199 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 9% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +39.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 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

+39.8

Avg surplus

peak +49

5 seasons × ~39.8 surplus ≈ VORP 199

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
1995	—	DEN	14	—	237	1,117	7	4.7	3.0	—	—	—	—	49	367	1	—	7.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	DEN	16	—	345	1,538	13	4.5	3.8	—	—	—	—	36	310	2	—	8.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	DEN	15	—	369	1,750	15	4.7	4.1	—	—	—	—	42	287	0	—	6.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	DEN	16	—	392	2,008	21	5.1	5.4	—	—	—	—	25	217	2	—	8.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DEN	4	—	67	211	2	3.1	3.0	11	16.4	1	3	3	26	0	100.0%	8.7	8.7	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	KC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-14.3	3.1	0	0
2000	—	DEN	5	—	75	275	2	3.7	2.7	14	18.7	0	2	2	4	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.2	-0.7	0	0
2001	—	DEN	8	—	167	701	0	4.2	0.0	39	23.4	0	21	12	69	0	57.1%	5.8	3.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.3	-14.5	0	0
Career		—	80	—	1,652	7,600	60	4.6	3.6	64	3.9	1	26	169	1,280	5	650.0%	7.6	49.2	—	4	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-22.8	-12.1	0	0

Career EPA-34.9·-23 rushing · -12 receiving·-11.6/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1995	23	DEN	14	—	237	1,117	7	4.7	3.0	—	—	—	16.9
1996	24	DEN	16	—	345	1,538	13	4.5	3.8	—	—	—	22.1
1997	25	DEN	15	—	369	1,750	15	4.7	4.1	—	—	—	21.2
1998	26	DEN	16	—	392	2,008	21	5.1	5.4	—	—	—	27.6
1999	27	DEN	4	—	67	211	2	3.1	3.0	11	16.4	1	3.3
2000	28	DEN	5	—	75	275	2	3.7	2.7	14	18.7	0	3.7
2001	29	DEN	8	—	167	701	0	4.2	0.0	39	23.4	0	5.5
Career			78		1,652	7,600	60	4.6	—	64	—	1	100.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1995	23	DEN	14	—	—	49	367	1	—	7.5	—	—	—
1996	24	DEN	16	—	—	36	310	2	—	8.6	—	—	—
1997	25	DEN	15	—	—	42	287	0	—	6.8	—	—	—
1998	26	DEN	16	—	—	25	217	2	—	8.7	—	—	—
1999	27	DEN	4	—	3	3	26	0	100.0%	8.7	8.7	—	2
2000	28	DEN	5	—	2	2	4	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0
2001	29	DEN	8	—	21	12	69	0	57.1%	5.8	3.3	—	2
Career			78		26	169	1,280	5	650.0%	7.6	49.2	—	4

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	—	-14.3	3.1
2000	28	—	—	—	—	-1.2	-0.7
2001	29	—	—	—	—	-7.3	-14.5
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 92 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 92 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 89.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 92· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 85

On-field 68.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 73elite 702001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 41% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

41% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader41

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

-11.62 EPA/season over 3 seasons46

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: 93%.

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: 4.6 regular season → 5.6 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

+21%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

8,880

7,600 rush · 1,280 recv

Total TDs

60 rush · 5 recv

Total Touches

1,821

1,652 carries · 169 rec

Yds / Touch

4.9

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Rushing

Att204Yds1,140TD12Y/A5.6TD%5.9

Receiving

Rec19Yds134Y/R7.1

College Stats

Georgia; California State - Long BeachImported college table

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1991	Long Beach State	55	262	2	4.8	3.6	—	—	—
1992	Georgia	53	388	3	7.3	5.7	—	—	—
1993	Georgia	167	824	5	4.9	3.0	—	—	—
1994	Georgia	97	445	6	4.6	6.2	—	—	—
Career		372	1,919	16	5.2	4.3	—	—	—

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1991	Long Beach State	—	4	92	1	—	23.0	—	—	—
1992	Georgia	—	3	38	1	—	12.7	—	—	—
1993	Georgia	—	12	161	3	—	13.4	—	—	—
1994	Georgia	—	31	330	0	—	10.6	—	—	—
Career		0	50	621	5	—	12.4	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1995 Draft Class· this player went #196

#170Travis JerveyRB #172Marcus PriceG #178Eddie MasonLB #181Travis HallDT #184Lee DeRamusWR #192Cory SchlesingerFB #194Jeff KoppLB #195Dino PhilyawRB #197Craig WhelihanQB #206Charles WayFB #207Tom BarndtDT #208Fred McCraryRB #209Chad CotaDB #214Gerald McBurrowsS #219Curtis MarshWR #221Tom NuttenG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Terrell inherited the Denver Broncos RB room from Aaron Craver (1995–1996), and handed it to Derek Loville (1997–1999).

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

2001final season
Last recorded season with DEN
1995draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 6, Pick 196

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 210 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 97

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

A1995

A+1996

A+1997

A+1998

F1999

D2000

B+2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

70%

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
1995	1,117	79.8	1,794+677	105.6
1996	1,538	96.1	2,085+547	122.6
1997	1,750	116.7	2,381+631	140.1
1998	2,008	125.5	2,490+482	146.5
1999	211	52.8	1,101+890	64.8
2000	275	55	1,030+755	60.6
2001	701	87.6	1,474+773	86.7

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), wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

199 career value over replacement — #380 all-time of 4,642. 28.4/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #196 (Rd 6) · DEN · 1995 · +66.1 vs expected KV-H

92actual

25.9 expected · Δ+66.1

💔+60.3 stolen VORP·2.1 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

College Rushing

College Receiving

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #196

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography