Troy Hambrick is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Hambrick in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hambrick's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Troy Hambrick
Height6'1"
Weight233 lb
BornNov 6, 1976
Age49
Rookie yr2000
A running back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 45 · #2206 · Above AverageWorth 45 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+11.3
Avg surplus
peak +21
4 seasons × ~11.3 surplus ≈ VORP 45
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 | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2000 | — | DAL | 1 | — | 6 | 28 | 0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | DAL | 16 | — | 113 | 579 | 2 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 27 | 23.9 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 33.3% | 15.5 | 5.2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.7 | -6.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | DAL | 16 | — | 79 | 317 | 1 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 16 | 20.3 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 99 | 0 | 87.5% | 4.7 | 4.1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | JAX | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -15.4 | -7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | DAL | 16 | — | 275 | 972 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 57 | 20.7 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 99 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.8 | 5.8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | WAS | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -36.5 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | ARI | 9 | — | 63 | 283 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 12 | 19.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 100.0% | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 60 | — | 536 | 2,179 | 9 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 114 | 21.3 | 4 | 57 | 46 | 276 | 1 | 80.7% | 6.0 | 4.8 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | -55.1 | -10.4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-65.5·-55 rushing · -10 receiving·-13.1/season
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 59 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
62
Sustained
career value
×.6
64
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 62.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 62
On-field 43.5
Availability 18.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2001bestavg 61elite 702004
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position14
Depth
of 100
Reached 12% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
12% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader12
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-13.1 EPA/season over 5 seasons46
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: 88%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2000
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.66s
40-Yard
Low · 18th pct
Pos 18thAll 49thClass Pos 21thClass All 48th
34.5"
Vertical
Above avg · 51th pct
Pos 51thAll 59thClass Pos 47thClass All 61th
118"
Broad Jump
Below avg · 43th pct
Pos 43thAll 55thClass Pos 59thClass All 67th
21 reps
Bench
Above avg · 58th pct
Pos 58thAll 50thClass Pos 47thClass All 48th
7.48s
3-Cone
Low · 8th pct
Pos 8thAll 26thClass Pos 19thClass All 27th
4.44s
Shuttle
Low · 14th pct
Pos 14thAll 35thClass Pos 19thClass All 30th
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameRushing
Att8Yds29Y/A3.61D11D%12.5
Receiving
Tgt1Rec1Yds3Ctch%100.0%Y/R3.0Y/Tgt3.0
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-1.3Rec EPA-0.2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Savannah State College; South Carolina), 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.
Top Teammates
Emmitt SmithRB4yJoey GallowayWR4yDarren WoodsonS4yGreg EllisDE4yDexter CoakleyLB4yEbenezer EkubanDE4yDat NguyenILB4yPeppi ZellnerDE4yMario EdwardsCB4yMichael MyersDT3yBrandon NobleDT3yRobert ThomasFB3yMichael WileyRB3yQuincy CarterQB3yDuane HawthorneCB3yMicah KnorrP3yTony DixonDB3yLynn ScottDB3yMarkus SteeleOLB3yLa'Roi GloverDT2yBilly CundiffK2yJackie HarrisTE2yGeorge TeagueFS2yRaghib IsmailWR2y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterTroy inherited the Dallas Cowboys RB room from Sherman Williams (1995–1998), and handed it to Julius Jones (2004–2007).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004team change
Joined ARI (from DAL)
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with ARI
- 2000signing
Entered the NFL with DAL
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 233 lb
Frame
237 lb at 4.66s
Size-speed
34.5" vert / 118" broad
Explosion
21 reps
Bench power
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
59
peak 64
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B2001
C+2002
B+2003
C+2004
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
89%
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 | 579 | 36.2 | 704+125 | 41.4 |
| 2002 | 317 | 19.8 | 443+126 | 26.1 |
| 2003 | 972 | 60.8 | 995+23 | 58.5 |
| 2004 | 283 | 31.4 | 560+277 | 32.9 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
45 career value over replacement — #2206 all-time of 4,642. 11.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
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