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

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Vance Mueller

Top 38% all-time RBsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight210 lb

BornMay 5, 1964

Age62

CollegeOccidental College See College Stats

Rookie yr1986

Draft1986 · Rd 4, Pick 103 · RAI

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 13 · #3471 · Role Player

Worth 13 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 76% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+4.3

Avg surplus

peak +6

3 seasons × ~4.3 surplus ≈ VORP 13

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1986	—	LV	15	—	13	30	0	2.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	6	54	0	—	9.0	—	—	—	6	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	LV	12	—	37	175	1	4.7	2.7	—	—	—	—	11	95	0	—	8.6	—	—	—	6	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	LV	14	—	17	60	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	5	63	0	—	12.6	—	—	—	14	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	LV	16	—	48	161	2	3.4	4.2	—	—	—	—	18	240	2	—	13.3	—	—	—	8	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	LV	16	—	13	43	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	73	—	128	469	3	3.7	2.3	—	—	—	0	40	452	2	—	11.3	—	—	—	34	22	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1986	22	LV	15	—	13	30	0	2.3	0.0	—	—	—	6.1
1987	23	LV	12	—	37	175	1	4.7	2.7	—	—	—	6.3
1988	24	LV	14	—	17	60	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—	5.3
1989	25	LV	16	—	48	161	2	3.4	4.2	—	—	—	12.2
1990	26	LV	16	—	13	43	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	6.6
Career			73		128	469	3	3.7	—	—	—	—	36.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1986	22	LV	15	—	—	6	54	0	—	9.0	—	—	—
1987	23	LV	12	—	—	11	95	0	—	8.6	—	—	—
1988	24	LV	14	—	—	5	63	0	—	12.6	—	—	—
1989	25	LV	16	—	—	18	240	2	—	13.3	—	—	—
Career			57		0	40	452	2	—	11.3	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1986	22	LV	—	—	6	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1987	23	LV	—	—	6	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1988	24	LV	—	—	14	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1989	25	LV	—	—	8	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					34	22	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 34.3

Availability 18.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1986bestavg 531990

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Receptions leader3

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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+).

College Stats

Occidental CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Occidental College), 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

Mervyn FernandezWR4y Bo JacksonRB4y Steve StrachanRB3y Jeff JaegerK2y Frank HawkinsRB2y Napoleon McCallumRB2y Rusty HilgerQB2y Kerry PorterFB1y Tim MoffettWR1y Mike AlexanderWR1y Mark PattisonWR1y

1986 Draft Class· this player went #103

#71Hugh MillenQB #76John TaylorWR #82David WilliamsWR #86Bill BrooksWR #88Kelvin EdwardsWR #91Eric KattusTE #93Joe PhillipsNT #96Charles HaleyDE #107James PruittWR #108Napoleon McCallumRB #111Carl ByrumRB #114Jeff ParksTE #120Hassan JonesWR #121Ray CriswellP #126Bobby Joe EdmondsRB #135Brent JonesTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Vance inherited the Las Vegas Raiders RB room from Steve Strachan (1985–1988), and handed it to Napoleon McCallum (1986–1994).

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

1990final season
Last recorded season with LV
1986draft
Drafted by RAI — Round 4, Pick 103
1986team change
Joined LV (from RAI)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 210 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 54

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

C+1986

C+1987

C+1988

C+1989

C+1990

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

92%

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
1986	30	2	138+108	8.1
1987	175	14.6	437+262	25.7
1988	60	4.3	210+150	12.4
1989	161	10.1	351+190	20.6
1990	43	2.7	209+166	12.3

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

13 career value over replacement — #3471 all-time of 4,642. 2.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #103 (Rd 4) · RAI · 1986 · +16.2 vs expected KV-H

53actual

36.8 expected · Δ+16.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1986 Draft Class· this player went #103

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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