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 84, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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#42Career resurrectionsof 100

Streaks3 straight · 1,000 rushing yards · 1994–96

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Terry Allen

1× Pro BowlTop 2% all-time RBsIron Legend📉 Fades · -23% playoffs ⛰️ Mountain Arc · 1996

Height5'11"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

259 career value over replacement — #207 all-time of 4,695. 25.9/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #241 (Rd 9) · MIN · 1990 · +65.2 vs expected KV-H

84actual

18.8 expected · Δ+65.2

💔+49.2 stolen VORP·1.9 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving
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
1991	23	MIN	15	—	120	563	2	4.7	1.7	—	—	—	—	6	49	1	—	8.2	—	—	—
1992	24	MIN	16	—	266	1,201	13	4.5	4.9	—	—	—	—	49	478	2	—	9.8	—	—	—
1994	26	MIN	16	—	255	1,031	8	4.0	3.1	—	—	—	—	17	148	0	—	8.7	—	—	—
1995	27	WAS	16	—	338	1,309	10	3.9	3.0	—	—	—	—	31	232	1	—	7.5	—	—	—
1996	28	WAS	16	—	347	1,353	21	3.9	6.1	—	—	—	—	32	194	0	—	6.1	—	—	—
1997	29	WAS	10	—	210	724	4	3.4	1.9	—	—	—	—	20	172	1	—	8.6	—	—	—
1998	30	WAS	10	—	148	700	2	4.7	1.4	—	—	—	—	17	128	0	—	7.5	—	—	—
1999	31	NE	16	—	251	887	8	3.5	3.2	43	17.1	3	19	14	125	1	73.7%	8.9	6.6	—	6
2000	32	NO	4	—	46	179	2	3.9	4.3	9	19.6	0	1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	0
2001	33	BAL	11	—	168	658	3	3.9	1.8	32	19.0	1	20	17	68	0	85.0%	4.0	3.4	—	1
Career		—	130	—	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

Career arc · VAL by season

10 seasons · peak 13.2 in 1992

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

2.8 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1992 · +1.0 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+1.0

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1991	23	MIN	15	—	120	563	2	4.7	1.7	—	—	—	1.9
1992	24	MIN	16	—	266	1,201	13	4.5	4.9	—	—	—	13.2
1994	26	MIN	16	—	255	1,031	8	4.0	3.1	—	—	—	5.3
1995	27	WAS	16	—	338	1,309	10	3.9	3.0	—	—	—	4.7
1996	28	WAS	16	—	347	1,353	21	3.9	6.1	—	—	—	9.1
1997	29	WAS	10	—	210	724	4	3.4	1.9	—	—	—	0
1998	30	WAS	10	—	148	700	2	4.7	1.4	—	—	—	2.4
1999	31	NE	16	—	251	887	8	3.5	3.2	43	17.1	3	0
2000	32	NO	4	—	46	179	2	3.9	4.3	9	19.6	0	0.2
2001	33	BAL	11	—	168	658	3	3.9	1.8	32	19.0	1	0
Career			130		2,149	8,605	73	4.0	3.4	84	3.9	4	36.8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1991	23	MIN	15	—	—	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			130		40	204	1,601	6	510.0%	7.8	40.0	—	7

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 84 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 84 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 82.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 84· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 78

On-field 60.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production