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.
Career Value · VORP
198 career value over replacement — #399 all-time of 4,695. 28.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #196 (Rd 6) · DEN · 1995 · +70.1 vs expected KV-H
Fan Rating
Rate Terrell Davis — All-Time
Explore More
Similar Players
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1995 | 22–23 | DEN | 14 | — | 237 | 1,117 | 7 | 4.7 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 367 | 1 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23–24 | DEN | 16 | — | 345 | 1,538 | 13 | 4.5 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 310 | 2 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24–25 | DEN | 15 | — | 369 | 1,750 | 15 | 4.7 | 4.1 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 287 | 0 | — | 6.8 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | DEN | 16 | — | 392 | 2,008 | 21 | 5.1 | 5.4 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 217 | 2 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | DEN | 4 | — | 67 | 211 | 2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 11 | 16.4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.7 | 8.7 | — | 2 |
| 2000 | 27–28 | DEN | 5 | — | 75 | 275 | 2 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 14 | 18.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | DEN | 8 | — | 167 | 701 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 39 | 23.4 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 69 | 0 | 57.1% | 5.8 | 3.3 | — | 2 |
| Career | — | 78 | — | 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 | |
7 seasons · peak 17.3 in 1998
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
3.9 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1998 · +1.3 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22–23 | DEN | 14 | — | 237 | 1,117 | 7 | 4.7 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 9.9 |
| 1996 | 23–24 | DEN | 16 | — | 345 | 1,538 | 13 | 4.5 | 3.8 | — | — | — | 11.6 |
| 1997 | 24–25 | DEN | 15 | — | 369 | 1,750 | 15 | 4.7 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 12.6 |
| 1998 | 25–26 | DEN | 16 | — | 392 | 2,008 | 21 | 5.1 | 5.4 | — | — | — | 17.3 |
| 1999 | 26–27 | DEN | 4 | — | 67 | 211 | 2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 11 | 16.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27–28 | DEN | 5 | — | 75 | 275 | 2 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 14 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | DEN | 8 | — | 167 | 701 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 39 | 23.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 78 | 1,652 | 7,600 | 60 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 64 | 3.9 | 1 | 51.4 |
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.
Blend 89.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 92· confidence 88%
Gale Sayers
RB
92% match
1995 Draft ClassmatesFull class →
#10 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)