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Verron Haynes

Top 47% all-time RBsSolid Contributor🏆 Clutch · +81% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2005Two-Way Profile

Height5'9"

Weight233 lb

BornFeb 17, 1979

Age47

CollegeGeorgia; Western Kentucky See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 5, Pick 166 · PIT

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 7 · #3823 · Role Player

Worth 7 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 83% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+3.5

Avg surplus

peak +4

2 seasons × ~3.5 surplus ≈ VORP 7

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
2002	—	PIT	6	—	10	51	0	5.1	0.0	2	20.0	0	7	3	10	0	42.9%	3.3	1.4	—	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	-7.2	0	0
2003	—	PIT	8	—	20	63	0	3.1	0.0	3	15.0	1	7	7	57	0	100.0%	8.1	8.1	—	2	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9.9	-2.5	0	0
2004	—	PIT	12	—	55	272	0	4.9	0.0	17	30.9	0	18	18	142	2	100.0%	7.9	7.9	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	12.1	0	0
2005	—	PIT	14	—	74	274	3	3.7	4.1	16	21.6	1	11	11	113	0	100.0%	10.3	10.3	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-12.8	7.7	0	0
2006	—	PIT	7	—	15	78	0	5.2	0.0	4	26.7	1	18	18	95	0	100.0%	5.3	5.3	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	JAX	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.9	-5.6	0	15
2007	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	12	0	100.0%	12.0	12.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	0	1
2009	—	ATL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	20	0	75.0%	6.7	5.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.8	0	-4
Career		—	53	—	174	738	3	4.2	1.7	42	24.1	3	66	61	449	2	92.4%	7.4	6.8	—	21	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-24.4	8.0	0	12

Career EPA-16.4·-24 rushing · 8 receiving·-2.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2002	23	PIT	6	—	10	51	0	5.1	0.0	2	20.0	0	2.4
2003	24	PIT	8	—	20	63	0	3.1	0.0	3	15.0	1	3.4
2004	25	PIT	12	—	55	272	0	4.9	0.0	17	30.9	0	7.8
2005	26	PIT	14	—	74	274	3	3.7	4.1	16	21.6	1	7.8
2006	27	PIT	7	—	15	78	0	5.2	0.0	4	26.7	1	3.9
Career			47		174	738	3	4.2	—	42	—	3	25.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2002	23	PIT	6	—	7	3	10	0	42.9%	3.3	1.4	—	0
2003	24	PIT	8	—	7	7	57	0	100.0%	8.1	8.1	—	2
2004	25	PIT	12	—	18	18	142	2	100.0%	7.9	7.9	—	8
2005	26	PIT	14	—	11	11	113	0	100.0%	10.3	10.3	—	5
2006	27	PIT	7	—	18	18	95	0	100.0%	5.3	5.3	—	4
2007	28	PIT	1	—	1	1	12	0	100.0%	12.0	12.0	—	1
2009	30	ATL	2	—	4	3	20	0	75.0%	6.7	5.0	—	1
Career			50		66	61	449	2	92.4%	7.4	6.8	—	21

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2002	23	PIT	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2003	24	PIT	3	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2004	25	NYG	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2006	27	JAX	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Career			8		7	7	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2002	23	—	—	—	—	1.6	-7.2	0
2003	24	—	—	—	—	-9.9	-2.5	0
2004	25	—	—	—	—	1.5	12.1	0
2005	26	—	—	—	—	-12.8	7.7	0
2006	27	—	—	—	—	-4.9	-5.6	15
2007	28	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	1
2009	30	—	—	—	—	—	1.8	-4
Career					—	—	—	12

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 48 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 48 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 48.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 48· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 47

On-field 34.3

Availability 12.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 442006

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-2.34 EPA/season over 7 seasons49

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: 87%.

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 · 2002

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

RB · 2002 class

4.78s

40-Yard

Low · 7th pct

Pos 7thAll 36thClass Pos 13thClass All 35th

31.5"

Vertical

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 31thClass Pos 11thClass All 25th

117"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 50thClass Pos 48thClass All 56th

25 reps

Bench

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 74thClass Pos 76thClass All 73th

7.27s

3-Cone

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 39thClass Pos 23thClass All 39th

4.08s

Shuttle

Elite · 90th pct

Pos 90thAll 90thClass Pos 68thClass All 80th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Carry: 4.2 regular season → 7.7 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+81%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Rushing

Att12Yds92Y/A7.71D51D%41.7

Receiving

Tgt5Rec5Yds38Ctch%100.0%Y/R7.6Y/Tgt7.61D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA5.0Rec EPA4.4

College Stats

Georgia; Western KentuckyCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia; Western Kentucky), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #166

#156Aaron KampmanDE #157Jermaine PhillipsFS #158Kurt KittnerQB #159Andre LottDB #160Robert RoyalTE #161Omare LoweDB #164Craig NallQB #165Bryan KnightLB #167Courtland BullardLB #168Pete HunterDB #169Ryan HannamTE #170Sam SimmonsWR #172Josh ShawDT #173Demarcus FagginsDB #174Keith HeinrichTE #175Chris CashDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Verron inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers RB room from Dan Kreider (2000–2007), and handed it to Willie Parker (2004–2009).

Frank Pollard 1980–1988Walter Abercrombie 1982–1987Rich Erenberg 1984–1986Earnest Jackson 1986–1988Rodney Carter 1987–1989Merril Hoge

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2009team change
Joined ATL (from PIT)
2009final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2002draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 5, Pick 166

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 233 lb

Frame

224 lb at 4.78s

Size-speed

31.5" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

25 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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 50

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

D2002

C2003

C+2004

C+2005

D2006

Availability

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

46%

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
2002	51	8.5	284+233	16.7
2003	63	7.9	246+183	14.5
2004	272	22.7	438+166	25.8
2005	274	19.6	377+103	22.2
2006	78	11.1	222+144	13.1

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

7 career value over replacement — #3823 all-time of 4,642. 1.4/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #166 (Rd 5) · PIT · 2002 · +20.8 vs expected KV-H

48actual

27.2 expected · Δ+20.8

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #166

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator