Tommy Vardell is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Vardell in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Vardell's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Tommy Vardell
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 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1992 | 23 | CLE | 14 | — | 99 | 369 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 128 | 0 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24 | CLE | 16 | — | 171 | 644 | 3 | 3.8 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 151 | 1 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25 | CLE | 5 | — | 15 | 48 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 137 | 1 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26 | CLE | 5 | — | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 0 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27 | SF | 11 | — | 58 | 192 | 2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 179 | 0 | — | 6.4 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28 | DET | 16 | — | 32 | 122 | 6 | 3.8 | 18.8 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 218 | 0 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29 | DET | 14 | — | 18 | 37 | 6 | 2.1 | 33.3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 143 | 1 | — | 10.2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30 | SF | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 16.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 63.6% | 5.1 | 3.3 | — | 1 |
| Career | — | 86 | — | 403 | 1,427 | 18 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 11 | 119 | 1,010 | 3 | 1081.8% | 8.5 | 91.8 | — | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2128 all-time of 4,695. 6.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #9 (Rd 1) · CLE · 1992 · -3.5 vs expected KV-H
58actual
61.5 expected · Δ−3.5
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