Warren Williams is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Williams in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Williams's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 1988 | 23 | PIT | 15 | — | 87 | 409 | 0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 66 | 1 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24 | PIT | 5 | — | 37 | 131 | 1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 48 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 25 | PIT | 14 | — | 68 | 389 | 3 | 5.7 | 4.4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 42 | 1 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26 | PIT | 16 | — | 57 | 262 | 4 | 4.6 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 139 | 0 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27 | PIT | 16 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 44 | 0 | — | 44.0 | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28 | IND | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 251 | 1,191 | 8 | 4.7 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 339 | 2 | — | 8.9 | — | — | — | 31 | 25 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
40 career value over replacement — #2384 all-time of 4,695. 8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #155 (Rd 6) · PIT · 1988 · +30.3 vs expected KV-H
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A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
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