Tony Richardson is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Richardson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Richardson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Tony Richardson
Height6'1"
Weight240 lb
BornDec 17, 1971
Age54
College
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 1995 | 23–24 | KC | 1 | — | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | KC | 13 | — | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 1 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | KC | 14 | — | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | KC | 1 | — | 20 | 45 | 2 | 2.3 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | KC | 16 | — | 83 | 382 | 1 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 28 | 33.7 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 112 | 0 | 82.1% | 4.9 | 4.0 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 28–29 | KC | 15 | — | 140 | 646 | 3 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 33 | 23.6 | 1 | 69 | 54 | 446 | 2 | 78.3% | 8.3 | 6.5 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 29–30 | KC | 14 | — | 66 | 191 | 7 | 2.9 | 10.6 | 24 | 36.4 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 265 | 0 | 75.0% | 8.8 | 6.6 | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | KC | 13 | — | 22 | 81 | 2 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 6 | 27.3 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 125 | 1 | 78.3% | 6.9 | 5.4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 31–32 | KC | 10 | — | 24 | 59 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 16.7 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.3 | 6.3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 32–33 | KC | 14 | — | 12 | 56 | 0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 118 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.2 | 6.2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 33–34 | KC | 12 | — | 6 | 20 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 1 | 100.0% | 7.6 | 7.6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 34–35 | MIN | 7 | — | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 111 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 35–36 | MIN | 12 | — | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 89 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.1 | 8.1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 36–37 | NYJ | 5 | — | 10 | 65 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 37–38 | NYJ | 9 | — | 7 | 48 | 0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 60.0% | 3.3 | 2.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 38–39 | NYJ | 5 | — | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.2 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 161 | — | 421 | 1,670 | 15 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 116 | 27.6 | 2 | 235 | 205 | 1,492 | 8 | 87.2% | 7.3 | 6.3 | — | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
34 career value over replacement — #2576 all-time of 4,695. 2.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
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