Terry Allen ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Allen in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Allen a career score of 83, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

RBBAL#29ACT

Terry Allen

1× Pro BowlTop 2% all-time RBsIron Legend📉 Fades · -23% playoffs ⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height5'11"

Weight208 lb

BornFeb 21, 1968

Age58

CollegeClemson See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1990 · Rd 9, Pick 241 · MIN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

34thRushing Touchdowns·73 41stRushing Yards·8,605 yds

Pro Bowls

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1996·Rush TD21 10thsingle season·Rush TD1996

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber running back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 257 · #217 · Elite

Worth 257 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 6% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +28.6 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

+28.6

Avg surplus

peak +40

9 seasons × ~28.6 surplus ≈ VORP 257

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
1991	—	MIN	6	—	120	563	2	4.7	1.7	—	—	—	—	6	49	1	—	8.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	MIN	16	—	266	1,201	13	4.5	4.9	—	—	—	—	49	478	2	—	9.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	MIN	16	—	255	1,031	8	4.0	3.1	—	—	—	—	17	148	0	—	8.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	WAS	16	—	338	1,309	10	3.9	3.0	—	—	—	—	31	232	1	—	7.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	WAS	16	—	347	1,353	21	3.9	6.1	—	—	—	—	32	194	0	—	6.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	WAS	10	—	210	724	4	3.4	1.9	—	—	—	—	20	172	1	—	8.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	WAS	10	—	148	700	2	4.7	1.4	—	—	—	—	17	128	0	—	7.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NE	16	—	251	887	8	3.5	3.2	43	17.1	3	19	14	125	1	73.7%	8.9	6.6	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	MIA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-49.7	0.7	0	0
2000	—	NO	4	—	46	179	2	3.9	4.3	9	19.6	0	1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3	0.0	0	0
2001	—	BAL	11	—	168	658	3	3.9	1.8	32	19.0	1	20	17	68	0	85.0%	4.0	3.4	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	CIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-18.0	-3.4	0	0
Career		—	124	—	2,149	8,605	73	4.0	3.4	84	3.9	4	40	204	1,601	6	510.0%	7.8	40.0	—	7	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-70.9	-2.6	0	0

Career EPA-73.5·-71 rushing · -3 receiving·-24.5/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1991	23	MIN	6	—	120	563	2	4.7	1.7	—	—	—	7.2
1992	24	MIN	16	—	266	1,201	13	4.5	4.9	—	—	—	23.8
1994	26	MIN	16	—	255	1,031	8	4.0	3.1	—	—	—	16.7
1995	27	WAS	16	—	338	1,309	10	3.9	3.0	—	—	—	19
1996	28	WAS	16	—	347	1,353	21	3.9	6.1	—	—	—	22.2
1997	29	WAS	10	—	210	724	4	3.4	1.9	—	—	—	11.8
1998	30	WAS	10	—	148	700	2	4.7	1.4	—	—	—	8.6
1999	31	NE	16	—	251	887	8	3.5	3.2	43	17.1	3	14.5
2000	32	NO	4	—	46	179	2	3.9	4.3	9	19.6	0	3
2001	33	BAL	11	—	168	658	3	3.9	1.8	32	19.0	1	8.3
Career			121		2,149	8,605	73	4.0	—	84	—	4	135.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1991	23	MIN	6	—	—	6	49	1	—	8.2	—	—	—
1992	24	MIN	16	—	—	49	478	2	—	9.8	—	—	—
1994	26	MIN	16	—	—	17	148	0	—	8.7	—	—	—
1995	27	WAS	16	—	—	31	232	1	—	7.5	—	—	—
1996	28	WAS	16	—	—	32	194	0	—	6.1	—	—	—
1997	29	WAS	10	—	—	20	172	1	—	8.6	—	—	—
1998	30	WAS	10	—	—	17	128	0	—	7.5	—	—	—
1999	31	NE	16	—	19	14	125	1	73.7%	8.9	6.6	—	6
2000	32	NO	4	—	1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	0
2001	33	BAL	11	—	20	17	68	0	85.0%	4.0	3.4	—	1
Career			121		40	204	1,601	6	510.0%	7.8	40.0	—	7

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	31	—	—	—	—	-49.7	0.7
2000	32	—	—	—	—	-3.3	0.0
2001	33	—	—	—	—	-18.0	-3.4
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 83 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 83 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 83.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 83· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 79

On-field 62

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 73elite 702001

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 47% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

47% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader47

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

-24.51 EPA/season over 3 seasons42

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

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.0 regular season → 3.1 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-23%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

10,206

8,605 rush · 1,601 recv

Total TDs

73 rush · 6 recv

Total Touches

2,353

2,149 carries · 204 rec

Yds / Touch

4.3

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Rushing

Att46Yds142TD1Y/A3.1TD%2.21D41D%8.7

Receiving

Tgt4Rec4Yds17Ctch%100.0%Y/R4.3Y/Tgt4.3

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-8.2Rec EPA-3.7

College Stats

ClemsonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Clemson), 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 #241

#200James RouseRB #203Roman FortinOT #204Doug WellsandtTE #206Ken ClarkRB #208Marvcus PattonMLB #223Dale DawkinsWR #228Johnny BaileyRB #237Pat ColemanWR #249Pat NewmanWR #265Mike LodishDT #276Martin HarrisonDE #281Terry AnthonyWR #283Tommie StowersTE #292Al EdwardsWR #305Shawn McCarthyP #313Robert ClaiborneWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Terry inherited the Minnesota Vikings RB room from Herschel Walker (1989–1991), and handed it to Roger Craig (1992–1993).

Darrin Nelson 1982–1992Allen Rice 1984–1990Alfred Anderson 1984–1991D.J. Dozier 1987–1990Rick Fenney 1987–1991Herschel Walker

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001team change
Joined BAL (from NO)
2001final season
Last recorded season with BAL
2000team change
Joined NO (from NE)
1999team change
Joined NE (from WAS)
1995team change
Joined WAS (from MIN)
1990draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 9, Pick 241

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 208 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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 90

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

B1991

A1992

A1994

A+1995

A+1996

B+1997

B+1998

B+1999

F2000

B2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

80%

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
1991	563	93.8	2,285+1,722	134.4
1992	1,201	75.1	1,794+593	105.5
1994	1,031	64.4	1,501+470	88.3
1995	1,309	81.8	1,833+524	107.8
1996	1,353	84.6	1,871+518	110.1
1997	724	72.4	1,582+858	93.1
1998	700	70	1,504+804	88.5
1999	887	55.4	1,144+257	67.3
2000	179	44.8	881+702	51.8
2001	658	59.8	1,057+399	62.2

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

257 career value over replacement — #217 all-time of 4,642. 25.7/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #241 (Rd 9) · MIN · 1990 · +60.2 vs expected KV-H

83actual

22.8 expected · Δ+60.2

💔+46.8 stolen VORP·1.8 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

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1990 Draft Class· this player went #241

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography