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

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Timmy Newsome

Top 33% all-time RBsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight232 lb

BornMay 17, 1958

Age68

CollegeWinston Salem State University See College Stats

Rookie yr1980

Draft1980 · Rd 6, Pick 162 · DAL

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 31 · #2653 · Role Player

Worth 31 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 58% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 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

+4.4

Avg surplus

peak +8

7 seasons × ~4.4 surplus ≈ VORP 31

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense
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
1980	—	DAL	16	—	25	79	2	3.2	8.0	—	—	—	—	4	43	0	—	10.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	—	DAL	15	—	13	38	0	2.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1982	—	DAL	9	—	15	98	1	6.5	6.7	—	—	—	—	6	118	1	—	19.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	—	DAL	16	—	44	185	2	4.2	4.5	—	—	—	—	18	250	4	—	13.9	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	DAL	15	—	66	268	5	4.1	7.6	—	—	—	—	26	263	0	—	10.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	—	DAL	14	—	88	252	2	2.9	2.3	—	—	—	—	46	361	1	—	7.8	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	DAL	16	—	34	110	2	3.2	5.9	—	—	—	—	48	421	3	—	8.8	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	DAL	11	—	25	121	2	4.8	8.0	—	—	—	—	34	274	2	—	8.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	DAL	9	—	32	75	3	2.3	9.4	—	—	—	—	30	236	0	—	7.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	121	—	342	1,226	19	3.6	5.6	—	—	—	0	212	1,966	11	—	9.3	—	—	—	7	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1980	22	DAL	16	—	25	79	2	3.2	8.0	—	—	—	7.1
1981	23	DAL	15	—	13	38	0	2.9	0.0	—	—	—	4
1982	24	DAL	9	—	15	98	1	6.5	6.7	—	—	—	5.8
1983	25	DAL	16	—	44	185	2	4.2	4.5	—	—	—	12.1
1984	26	DAL	15	—	66	268	5	4.1	7.6	—	—	—	11.7
1985	27	DAL	14	—	88	252	2	2.9	2.3	—	—	—	10
1986	28	DAL	16	—	34	110	2	3.2	5.9	—	—	—	13.7
1987	29	DAL	11	—	25	121	2	4.8	8.0	—	—	—	9
1988	30	DAL	9	—	32	75	3	2.3	9.4	—	—	—	6.8
Career			121		342	1,226	19	3.6	—	—	—	—	80.2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1980	22	DAL	16	—	—	4	43	0	—	10.8	—	—	—
1982	24	DAL	9	—	—	6	118	1	—	19.7	—	—	—
1983	25	DAL	16	—	—	18	250	4	—	13.9	—	—	—
1984	26	DAL	15	—	—	26	263	0	—	10.1	—	—	—
1985	27	DAL	14	—	—	46	361	1	—	7.8	—	—	—
1986	28	DAL	16	—	—	48	421	3	—	8.8	—	—	—
1987	29	DAL	11	—	—	34	274	2	—	8.1	—	—	—
1988	30	DAL	9	—	—	30	236	0	—	7.9	—	—	—
Career			106		0	212	1,966	11	—	9.3	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	23	DAL	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1983	25	DAL	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1985	27	DAL	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	28	DAL	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					7	4	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 34.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1980bestavg 531988

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

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

14% of the all-time Receptions leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 90%.

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

3,192

1,226 rush · 1,966 recv

Total TDs

19 rush · 11 recv

Total Touches

554

342 carries · 212 rec

Yds / Touch

5.8

rushing + receiving

College Stats

Winston Salem State UniversityCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Winston Salem State University), 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

Mike SaxonP4y Drew PearsonWR4y Steve PelluerQB4y Doug DonleyWR4y Herschel WalkerFB3y Thornton ChandlerTE3y Robert LavetteRB3y Kelvin MartinWR2y Darryl ClackRB2y Kelvin EdwardsWR2y Fred CornwellTE2y Michael IrvinWR1y Mike SherrardWR1y Everett GayWR1y Karl PoweWR1y Phil PozderacOT1y George PeoplesRB1y Leon GonzalezWR1y Chuck ScottWR1y

1980 Draft Class· this player went #162

#114Carlos CarsonWR #121Doug PaschalRB #125Kenny LewisRB #133Gary HogeboomQB #143Karl SwankeC #145Scott BrunnerQB #154Mike GumanRB #160Preston BrownWR #164Larry HeaterRB #173Malcolm BarnwellWR #178Bobby BattonRB #185Joe RoseTE #192Gerry EllisRB #214David WoodleyQB #217Harold BaileyWR #229Otis WonsleyRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Timmy opened the Dallas Cowboys RB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Herschel Walker (1986–1997).

Timmy Newsome 1980–1988Herschel Walker 1986–1997Daryl Johnston 1989–1999Tommie Agee 1990–1994Emmitt Smith 1990–2002Sherman Williams 1995–1998

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1988final season
Last recorded season with DAL
1980draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 6, Pick 162

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 232 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 56

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

C+1980

C+1981

C+1982

C+1983

C+1984

C+1985

C+1986

C+1987

C1988

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

89%

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
1980	79	4.9	205+126	12
1981	38	2.5	158+120	9.3
1982	98	10.9	285+187	16.8
1983	185	11.6	315+130	18.5
1984	268	17.9	477+209	28.1
1985	252	18	460+208	27
1986	110	6.9	239+129	14.1
1987	121	11	357+236	21
1988	75	8.3	304+229	17.9

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

31 career value over replacement — #2653 all-time of 4,642. 3.4/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #162 (Rd 6) · DAL · 1980 · +24.9 vs expected KV-H

55actual

30.1 expected · Δ+24.9

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1980 Draft Class· this player went #162

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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