Tyrone Wheatley is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Wheatley in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wheatley's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Tyrone Wheatley

Top 14% all-time RBsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -30% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000

Height6'0"

Weight235 lb

BornJan 19, 1972

Age54

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 1, Pick 17 · NYG

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 123 · #845 · High-Value

Worth 123 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.7

Avg surplus

peak +25

9 seasons × ~13.7 surplus ≈ VORP 123

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)
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1995	—	NYG	13	—	78	245	3	3.1	3.8	—	—	—	—	5	27	0	—	5.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	NYG	14	—	112	400	1	3.6	0.9	—	—	—	—	12	51	2	—	4.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	NYG	14	—	152	583	4	3.8	2.6	—	—	—	—	16	140	0	—	8.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NYG	4	—	14	52	0	3.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LV	16	—	238	929	8	3.9	3.4	38	16.0	3	38	21	196	3	55.3%	9.3	5.2	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-18.4	-4.7	0	0
2000	—	LV	14	—	229	1,033	9	4.5	3.9	50	21.8	3	34	20	156	1	58.8%	7.8	4.6	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-18.6	-5.4	0	0
2001	—	LV	11	—	88	276	5	3.1	5.7	21	23.9	1	16	12	61	1	75.0%	5.1	3.8	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.4	0.6	0	0
2002	—	LV	14	—	108	419	2	3.9	1.9	26	24.1	0	20	12	71	0	60.0%	5.9	3.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.8	-6.2	0	0
2003	—	LV	15	—	159	678	4	4.3	2.5	31	19.5	2	12	12	120	0	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.3	4.8	0	0
2004	—	LV	8	—	85	327	4	3.8	4.7	25	29.4	0	15	15	78	0	100.0%	5.2	5.2	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.2	0.0	0	0
Career		—	124	—	1,263	4,942	40	3.9	3.2	—	—	—	135	125	900	7	92.6%	7.2	6.7	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-57.6	-10.8	0	0

Career EPA-68.4·-58 rushing · -11 receiving·-11.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1995	23	NYG	13	—	78	245	3	3.1	3.8	—	—	—	8.1
1996	24	NYG	14	—	112	400	1	3.6	0.9	—	—	—	10
1997	25	NYG	14	—	152	583	4	3.8	2.6	—	—	—	11.5
1998	26	NYG	4	—	14	52	0	3.7	0.0	—	—	—	1.8
1999	27	LV	16	—	238	929	8	3.9	3.4	38	16.0	3	17.2
2000	28	LV	14	—	229	1,033	9	4.5	3.9	50	21.8	3	14.6
2001	29	LV	11	—	88	276	5	3.1	5.7	21	23.9	1	9.1
2002	30	LV	14	—	108	419	2	3.9	1.9	26	24.1	0	7.8
2003	31	LV	15	—	159	678	4	4.3	2.5	31	19.5	2	10.3
2004	32	LV	8	—	85	327	4	3.8	4.7	25	29.4	0	6.1
Career			123		1,263	4,942	40	3.9	—	—	—	—	96.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1995	23	NYG	13	—	—	5	27	0	—	5.4	—	—	—
1996	24	NYG	14	—	—	12	51	2	—	4.3	—	—	—
1997	25	NYG	14	—	—	16	140	0	—	8.8	—	—	—
1998	26	NYG	4	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—
1999	27	LV	16	—	38	21	196	3	55.3%	9.3	5.2	—	7
2000	28	LV	14	—	34	20	156	1	58.8%	7.8	4.6	—	7
2001	29	LV	11	—	16	12	61	1	75.0%	5.1	3.8	—	4
2002	30	LV	14	—	20	12	71	0	60.0%	5.9	3.5	—	1
2003	31	LV	15	—	12	12	120	0	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	5
2004	32	LV	8	—	15	15	78	0	100.0%	5.2	5.2	—	3
Career			123		135	125	900	7	92.6%	7.2	6.7	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	—	-18.4	-4.7
2000	28	—	—	—	—	-18.6	-5.4
2001	29	—	—	—	—	-6.4	0.6
2002	30	—	—	—	—	-2.8	-6.2
2003	31	—	—	—	—	-7.3	4.8
2004	32	—	—	—	—	-4.2	0.0
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 46.5

Availability 16.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 60elite 702004

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 27% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

27% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader27

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

-11.4 EPA/season over 6 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: 89%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 3.9 regular season → 2.7 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-30%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

5,842

4,942 rush · 900 recv

Total TDs

40 rush · 7 recv

Total Touches

1,388

1,263 carries · 125 rec

Yds / Touch

4.2

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Rushing

Att51Yds140TD1Y/A2.7TD%2.0

Receiving

Tgt2Rec2Yds11Ctch%100.0%Y/R5.5Y/Tgt5.5

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-9.3Rec EPA0.2

College Stats

MichiganImported college table

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1991	Michigan	86	548	9	6.4	10.5	—	—	—
1992	Michigan	185	1,357	13	7.3	7.0	—	—	—
1993	Michigan	207	1,129	13	5.5	6.3	—	—	—
1994	Michigan	210	1,144	12	5.4	5.7	—	—	—
Career		688	4,178	47	6.1	6.8	—	—	—

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1991	Michigan	—	10	90	0	—	9.0	—	—	—
1992	Michigan	—	13	145	3	—	11.2	—	—	—
1993	Michigan	—	14	152	1	—	10.9	—	—	—
1994	Michigan	—	14	123	2	—	8.8	—	—	—
Career		0	51	510	6	—	10.0	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1995 Draft Class· this player went #17

#9Kyle BradyTE #10J.J. StokesWR #11Derrick L. AlexanderDE #12Warren SappDT #13Mark FieldsOLB #14Ruben BrownG #15Ellis JohnsonDE #16Hugh DouglasDE #18Napoleon KaufmanRB #20Luther EllissDT #21Rashaan SalaamRB #22Tyrone PooleDB #23Ty LawCB #24Korey StringerOT #26Devin BushFS #27Mark BruenerTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tyrone inherited the Las Vegas Raiders RB room from Jon Ritchie (1998–2002), and handed it to Zack Crockett (1999–2006).

Chester Willis 1981–1984Frank Hawkins 1981–1987Steve Strachan 1985–1988Vance Mueller 1986–1990Napoleon McCallum 1986–1994Bo Jackson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004final season
Last recorded season with LV
1999team change
Joined LV (from NYG)
1995draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 1, Pick 17

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 235 lb

Frame

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 73

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

C+1995

B1996

B1997

F1998

B+1999

B+2000

C+2001

C+2002

B2003

C+2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

77%

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
1995	245	18.8	628+383	37
1996	400	28.6	836+436	49.2
1997	583	41.6	1,027+444	60.4
1998	52	13	491+439	28.9
1999	929	58.1	1,185+256	69.7
2000	1,033	73.8	1,302+269	76.6
2001	276	25.1	537+261	31.6
2002	419	29.9	586+167	34.5
2003	678	45.2	775+97	45.6
2004	327	40.9	691+364	40.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

123 career value over replacement — #845 all-time of 4,642. 12.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #17 (Rd 1) · NYG · 1995 · +10.5 vs expected KV-H

67actual

56.5 expected · Δ+10.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

College Rushing

College Receiving

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #17

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator