Vaughn Dunbar is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Dunbar in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Dunbar's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Vaughn Dunbar
Top 39% all-time RBsReliable Starter
A running back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 32 · #2610 · Role PlayerWorth 32 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 57% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+16
Avg surplus
peak +19
2 seasons × ~16 surplus ≈ VORP 32
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1992 | — | NO | 16 | — | 154 | 565 | 3 | 3.7 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 62 | 0 | — | 6.9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | NO | 8 | — | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | JAX | 14 | — | 110 | 361 | 2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 5.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 38 | — | 267 | 935 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 0 | 11 | 73 | 0 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Rushing
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 52 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
62
Sustained
career value
×.6
59
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 60.8 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 62
On-field 44.9
Availability 17.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1992bestavg 591995
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader5
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Indiana; Northeastern State (Ok)), 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
Joel SmeengeDE3yTommy BarnhardtP2ySam MillsLB2yWayne MartinDT2yJimmy SpencerDB2yQuinn EarlyWR2yTorrance SmallWR2yRickey JacksonLB1yLorenzo NealFB1yBryan BarkerP1yWesley WallsTE1yKelvin PritchettDT1yHoby BrennerTE1yMark BrunellQB1yJimmy SmithWR1yJim EverettQB1ySteve BeuerleinQB1yEric MartinWR1yToi CookDB1yCraig HeywardRB1yErnest GivinsWR1yMichael HaynesWR1yCedric MackDB1yFred McAfeeRB1y
1992 Draft Class· this player went #21
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1995team change
Joined JAX (from NO)
- 1995final season
Last recorded season with JAX
- 1992draft
Drafted by NOR — Round 1, Pick 21
- 1992team change
Joined NO (from NOR)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 204 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 3-season peers. See all →
52
peak 59
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1992
C1994
B1995
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
79%
19921995
1994 · cause not documented · 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 565 | 35.3 | 942+377 | 55.4 |
| 1994 | 9 | 1.1 | 273+264 | 16.1 |
| 1995 | 361 | 25.8 | 761+400 | 44.8 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
32 career value over replacement — #2610 all-time of 4,642. 10.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #21 (Rd 1) · NOR · 1992 · -4.5 vs expected KV-H
52actual
56.5 expected · Δ−4.5
Fan Rating
Rate Vaughn Dunbar — All-Time
Tap a star to rate
Explore More
Similar Players