Travis Henry packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any running back in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 78 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

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Travis Henry

1× Pro BowlTop 7% all-time RBsIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2002 Team Carrier · #188

Height5'9"

Weight230 lb

BornOct 29, 1978

Age47

CollegeTennessee See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 2, Pick 58 · BUF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 119 · #886 · High-Value

Worth 119 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 20% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17

Avg surplus

peak +30

7 seasons × ~17 surplus ≈ VORP 119

Combined Season Grid

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

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Passing													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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2001	—	BUF	13	—	213	729	4	3.4	1.9	34	16.0	2	27	22	179	0	81.5%	8.1	6.6	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	BUF	16	—	325	1,438	13	4.4	4.0	72	22.2	8	59	43	309	1	72.9%	7.2	5.2	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	NYJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	BUF	15	—	332	1,353	10	4.1	3.0	76	22.9	4	28	28	158	1	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	9	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	BUF	9	—	94	326	0	3.5	0.0	17	18.1	0	10	10	45	0	100.0%	4.5	4.5	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	TEN	9	—	88	335	0	3.8	0.0	11	12.5	1	13	13	117	0	100.0%	9.0	9.0	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	TEN	14	—	270	1,211	7	4.5	2.6	48	17.8	1	18	18	78	0	100.0%	4.3	4.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	IND	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2007	—	DEN	11	—	167	691	4	4.1	2.4	36	21.6	1	7	7	65	0	100.0%	9.3	9.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	LAC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	92	—	1,489	6,083	38	4.1	2.6	294	19.7	17	162	141	951	2	87.0%	6.7	5.9	—	41	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	4	3	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-133.3·-4 passing · -149 rushing · 19 receiving·-19.0/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2003	25	BUF	15	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	17.3
Career			15		0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	—	—	0.0	0	76.8

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2001	23	BUF	13	—	213	729	4	3.4	1.9	34	16.0	2
2002	24	BUF	16	—	325	1,438	13	4.4	4.0	72	22.2	8
2003	25	BUF	15	—	332	1,353	10	4.1	3.0	76	22.9	4
2004	26	BUF	9	—	94	326	0	3.5	0.0	17	18.1	0
2005	27	TEN	9	—	88	335	0	3.8	0.0	11	12.5	1
2006	28	TEN	14	—	270	1,211	7	4.5	2.6	48	17.8	1
2007	29	DEN	11	—	167	691	4	4.1	2.4	36	21.6	1
Career			87		1,489	6,083	38	4.1	—	294	—	17

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2001	23	BUF	13	—	27	22	179	0	81.5%	8.1	6.6	—	6
2002	24	BUF	16	—	59	43	309	1	72.9%	7.2	5.2	—	13
2003	25	BUF	15	—	28	28	158	1	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	9
2004	26	BUF	9	—	10	10	45	0	100.0%	4.5	4.5	—	4
2005	27	TEN	9	—	13	13	117	0	100.0%	9.0	9.0	—	5
2006	28	TEN	14	—	18	18	78	0	100.0%	4.3	4.3	—	2
2007	29	DEN	11	—	7	7	65	0	100.0%	9.3	9.3	—	2
Career			87		162	141	951	2	87.0%	6.7	5.9	—	41

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2001	23	—	—	—	—	-33.4	-0.3	0
2002	24	—	—	—	—	-32.4	5.2	0
2003	25	—	—	—	-4.0	-18.0	7.7	0
2004	26	—	—	—	—	-19.3	1.7	0
2005	27	—	—	—	—	-14.3	3.7	0
2006	28	—	—	—	—	-21.1	-2.8	1
2007	29	—	—	—	—	-10.1	4.0	-4
Career					—	—	—	-3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 73 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 72.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 52.9

Availability 16.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2001bestavg 67elite 702007

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #188 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

3 qualifying seasons

2001 BUF·3 team wins#21

Rushing Yards · 729 · score 20

2003 BUF·6 team wins#10

Rushing Yards · 1,353 · score 16

2003 BUF·6 team wins#10

Rushing Touchdowns · 10 · score 16

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 33% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

33% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader33

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

-19.04 EPA/season over 7 seasons44

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: 91%.

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+).

Combine · 2001

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2001 class

4.61s

40-Yard

Below avg · 30th pct

Pos 30thAll 57thClass Pos 21thClass All 59th

23 reps

Bench

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 63thClass Pos 65thClass All 61th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

7,034

6,083 rush · 951 recv

Total TDs

38 rush · 2 recv

Total Touches

1,630

1,489 carries · 141 rec

Yds / Touch

4.3

rushing + receiving

College Stats

TennesseeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #58

#49LaMont JordanRB #50Dominic RaiolaC #52Chris ChambersWR #53Quincy CarterQB #54Michael StoneDB #55Quinton CaverLB #56Tony DixonDB #57Willie HowardDT #59Marques TuiasosopoQB #60Andre DysonCB #61Shaun RogersDT #62Gary BaxterDB #63Derrick BurgessDE #64Adrian WilsonS #65James JacksonRB #67Tay CodyCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Travis inherited the Buffalo Bills RB room from Larry Centers (2001–2002), and handed it to Willis McGahee (2004–2006).

Joe Cribbs 1980–1985Robb Riddick 1981–1988Booker Moore 1982–1985Greg Bell 1984–1987Ronnie Harmon 1986–1989Jamie Mueller

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2007team change
Joined DEN (from TEN)
2007final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2005team change
Joined TEN (from BUF)
2001draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 2, Pick 58

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 230 lb

Frame

223 lb at 4.61s

Size-speed

23 reps

Bench power

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 78

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

B2001

A2002

B+2003

C+2004

C+2005

B+2006

B2007

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

78%

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
2001	729	56.1	1,001+272	58.9
2002	1,438	89.9	1,432-6	84.2
2003	1,353	90.2	1,412+59	83.1
2004	326	36.2	626+300	36.8
2005	335	37.2	623+288	36.6
2006	1,211	86.5	1,258+47	74
2007	691	62.8	955+264	56.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

119 career value over replacement — #886 all-time of 4,642. 17/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

5 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Comet65% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #58 (Rd 2) · BUF · 2001 · +26.1 vs expected KV-H

73actual

46.9 expected · Δ+26.1

💔+26.2 stolen VORP·1.54 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #58

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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Era Translator

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