Tim Biakabutuka is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Biakabutuka in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Biakabutuka's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Tim Biakabutuka

Top 35% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter⭐ Shooting Star · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight215 lb

BornJan 24, 1974

Age52

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 1, Pick 8 · CAR

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 37 · #2443 · Role Player

Worth 37 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 54% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 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

+18.5

Avg surplus

peak +21

2 seasons × ~18.5 surplus ≈ VORP 37

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
1996	—	CAR	4	—	71	229	0	3.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CAR	2	—	75	299	2	4.0	2.7	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CAR	3	—	101	427	3	4.2	3.0	—	—	—	—	8	138	1	—	17.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CAR	11	—	138	718	6	5.2	4.3	27	19.6	1	29	23	189	0	79.3%	8.2	6.5	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3	4.9	0	0
2000	—	CAR	12	—	171	635	2	3.7	1.2	29	17.0	1	57	34	341	2	59.6%	10.0	6.0	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	DAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-18.4	2.2	0	0
2001	—	CAR	5	—	53	230	1	4.3	1.9	9	17.0	1	17	12	121	0	70.6%	10.1	7.1	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	NO	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.1	-5.0	0	0
Career		—	40	—	609	2,538	14	4.2	2.3	65	10.7	3	103	77	789	3	74.8%	10.2	7.7	—	27	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	-27.8	2.0	0	0

Career EPA-25.8·-28 rushing · 2 receiving·-8.6/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1996	22	CAR	4	—	71	229	0	3.2	0.0	—	—	—	2.3
1997	23	CAR	2	—	75	299	2	4.0	2.7	—	—	—	—
1998	24	CAR	3	—	101	427	3	4.2	3.0	—	—	—	—
1999	25	CAR	11	—	138	718	6	5.2	4.3	27	19.6	1	11.2
2000	26	CAR	12	—	171	635	2	3.7	1.2	29	17.0	1	11.4
2001	27	CAR	5	—	53	230	1	4.3	1.9	9	17.0	1	4
Career			37		609	2,538	14	4.2	—	65	—	3	28.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1996	22	CAR	4	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—
1997	23	CAR	2	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—
1998	24	CAR	3	—	—	8	138	1	—	17.3	—	—	—
1999	25	CAR	11	—	29	23	189	0	79.3%	8.2	6.5	—	9
2000	26	CAR	12	—	57	34	341	2	59.6%	10.0	6.0	—	15
2001	27	CAR	5	—	17	12	121	0	70.6%	10.1	7.1	—	3
Career			37		103	77	789	3	74.8%	10.2	7.7	—	27

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
2000	26	DAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2001	27	NO	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	1	—
Career			3		3	3	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	25	—	—	—	—	-3.3	4.9
2000	26	—	—	—	—	-18.4	2.2
2001	27	—	—	—	—	-6.1	-5.0
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 54 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 54· confidence 78%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 46.8

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 51elite 702001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-8.61 EPA/season over 3 seasons47

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: 91%.

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+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

3,327

2,538 rush · 789 recv

Total TDs

14 rush · 3 recv

Total Touches

686

609 carries · 77 rec

Yds / Touch

4.8

rushing + receiving

College Stats

MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), 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.

1996 Draft Class· this player went #8

#1Keyshawn JohnsonWR #2Kevin HardyOLB #3Simeon RiceDE #4Jonathan OgdenOT #6Lawrence PhillipsRB #7Terry GlennWR #9Rickey DudleyTE #10Willie AndersonOT #11Alex MoldenDB #12Regan UpshawDE #13Walt HarrisCB #14Eddie GeorgeRB #15John MobleyOLB #16Duane ClemonsDE #18Eddie KennisonWR #19Marvin HarrisonWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tim inherited the Carolina Panthers RB room from Scott Greene (1996–1997), and handed it to Fred Lane (1997–1999).

Howard Griffith 1995–1996Anthony Johnson 1995–1999Scott Greene 1996–1997Tim Biakabutuka 1996–2001Fred Lane 1997–1999William Floyd

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 CAR
1996draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 1, Pick 8

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 215 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

D1996

B+1999

B2000

D2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

58%

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
1996	229	57.3	1,366+1,137	80.4
1999	718	65.3	1,299+581	76.4
2000	635	52.9	1,000+365	58.8
2001	230	46	850+620	50

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

37 career value over replacement — #2443 all-time of 4,642. 9.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #8 (Rd 1) · CAR · 1996 · -6.4 vs expected KV-H

54actual

60.4 expected · Δ−6.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1996 Draft Class· this player went #8

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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