Tony Paige is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Paige in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Paige's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Tony Paige
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1984 | 21–22 | NYJ | 16 | — | 35 | 130 | 7 | 3.7 | 20.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 31 | 1 | — | 5.2 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 22–23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 55 | 158 | 8 | 2.9 | 14.5 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 120 | 2 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 23–24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 47 | 109 | 2 | 2.3 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 121 | 0 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 24–25 | DET | 5 | — | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25–26 | DET | 16 | — | 52 | 207 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 100 | 0 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | DET | 16 | — | 30 | 105 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 27 | 0 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | MIA | 13 | — | 32 | 95 | 2 | 3.0 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 247 | 4 | — | 7.1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28–29 | MIA | 16 | — | 10 | 25 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 469 | 1 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | MIA | 16 | — | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.3 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 399 | 1 | — | 8.3 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 130 | — | 272 | 853 | 20 | 3.1 | 7.4 | — | — | — | — | 197 | 1,515 | 9 | — | 7.7 | — | — | — | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
30 career value over replacement — #2727 all-time of 4,695. 3.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #149 (Rd 6) · NYJ · 1984 · +24.3 vs expected KV-H
54actual
29.7 expected · Δ+24.3
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