Tony Carter is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Carter in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Carter's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| 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 | |||||
| 1994 | 22 | CHI | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 0 | — | 24.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23 | CHI | 16 | — | 10 | 34 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 329 | 1 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24 | CHI | 16 | — | 11 | 43 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 233 | 0 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | CHI | 16 | — | 9 | 56 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 152 | 0 | — | 6.3 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | NE | 11 | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 166 | 0 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | NE | 11 | — | 6 | 26 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 104 | 0 | 63.3% | 5.5 | 3.5 | — | 4 |
| 2000 | 28 | NE | 15 | — | 37 | 90 | 2 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 10 | 27.0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 60.0% | 8.1 | 4.9 | — | 3 |
| 2001 | 29 | DEN | 9 | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 83 | 0 | 68.8% | 7.5 | 5.2 | — | 5 |
| 2002 | 30 | GB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 76 | 256 | 2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 13 | 17.1 | 0 | 62 | 163 | 1,164 | 1 | 262.9% | 7.1 | 18.8 | — | 12 | |
Career Value · VORP
18 career value over replacement — #3266 all-time of 4,695. 2.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 18 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 71% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~4.5 surplus ≈ VORP 18
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