Thomas Tapeh
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2006
Height6'1"
Weight243 lb
BornMar 28, 1980
Age46
CollegeMinnesotaSee College Stats
Rookie yr2004
Draft2004 · Rd 5, Pick 162 · PHI
A running back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4594 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 100% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | PHI | 4 | — | 12 | 42 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | LA | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | PHI | 12 | — | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 85 | 1 | 88.9% | 5.3 | 4.7 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.4 | -0.6 | 0 | 33 |
| 2007 | — | PHI | 8 | — | 5 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.3 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | MIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | — | 27 | — | 22 | 69 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 8 | 36.4 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 157 | 1 | 93.1% | 5.8 | 5.4 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | -3.9 | 1.1 | 0 | 36 | |
Career EPA-2.7·-4 rushing · 1 receiving·-0.7/season
Rushing
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 32 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 32 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
39
Sustained
career value
×.6
35
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 37.4 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 32· confidence 83%
What builds the career mark of 39
On-field 27.7
Availability 11.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2004bestavg 352007
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Receptions leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-0.68 EPA/season over 4 seasons50
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 basisAmber = 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.
4.80s
40-Yard
Low · 6th pct
Pos 6thAll 34thClass Pos 12thClass All 36th
32.5"
Vertical
Below avg · 27th pct
Pos 27thAll 39thClass Pos 44thClass All 38th
114"
Broad Jump
Low · 21th pct
Pos 21thAll 38thClass Pos 41thClass All 45th
23 reps
Bench
Above avg · 73th pct
Pos 73thAll 63thClass Pos 65thClass All 52th
7.65s
3-Cone
Low · 3th pct
Pos 3thAll 18thClass Pos 25thClass All 24th
4.52s
Shuttle
Low · 8th pct
Pos 8thAll 27thClass Pos 14thClass All 21th
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt2Rec2Yds3Ctch%100.0%Y/R1.5Y/Tgt1.5
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA-2.3Rec AirYd3
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Minnesota), 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.
Top Teammates
Brian DawkinsS3yDavid AkersK3yDonovan McNabbQB3ySheldon BrownCB3yQuintin MikellS3yJevon KearseDE3yBrian WestbrookRB3yLito SheppardCB3yL.J. SmithTE3yGreg LewisWR3yReno MaheRB3yTrent ColeOLB2yDhani JonesMLB2yJason AvantWR2yJeremiah TrotterMLB2yJuqua ParkerDE2yMike PattersonDT2yDarren HowardDE2yMichael LewisS2yBrodrick BunkleyNT2yCorrell BuckhalterRB2yJoselio HansonFS2yDarwin WalkerDT2yWilliam JamesDB2y
2004 Draft Class· this player went #162
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2008team change
Joined MIN (from PHI)
- 2008final season
Last recorded season with MIN
- 2004draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 5, Pick 162
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 243 lb
Frame
245 lb at 4.80s
Size-speed
32.5" vert / 114" broad
Explosion
23 reps
Bench power
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
32
peak 35
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2004
C2006
C2007
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
44%
20042008
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 | 42 | 10.5 | 269+227 | 15.9 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0.8 | 80+71 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | 18 | 2.3 | 75+57 | 4.4 |
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
0 career value over replacement — #4594 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #162 (Rd 5) · PHI · 2004 · +1.9 vs expected KV-H
32actual
30.1 expected · Δ+1.9
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