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

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William Floyd

Top 33% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -13% playoffs ⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'1"

Weight242 lb

BornFeb 17, 1972

Age54

CollegeFlorida State See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 1, Pick 28 · SF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

44thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·5

Archetype Intelligence

High-End StarterExplore archetypes →

A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 38 · #2408 · Role Player

Worth 38 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 53% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+6.3

Avg surplus

peak +10

6 seasons × ~6.3 surplus ≈ VORP 38

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
1994	—	SFO	11	—	87	305	6	3.5	6.9	—	—	—	—	19	145	0	—	7.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	SFO	8	—	64	237	2	3.7	3.1	—	—	—	—	47	348	1	—	7.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	SFO	8	—	47	186	2	4.0	4.3	—	—	—	—	26	197	1	—	7.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	SFO	15	—	78	231	3	3.0	3.8	—	—	—	—	37	321	1	—	8.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CAR	13	—	28	71	3	2.5	10.7	—	—	—	—	24	123	1	—	5.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CAR	15	—	35	78	3	2.2	8.6	7	20.0	1	32	21	179	0	65.6%	8.5	5.6	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9.7	1.2	0	0
2000	—	CAR	10	—	16	33	1	2.1	6.3	2	12.5	0	27	17	114	1	63.0%	6.7	4.2	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.6	-2.5	0	0
Career		—	82	—	355	1,141	20	3.2	5.6	9	2.5	1	59	191	1,427	5	323.7%	7.5	24.2	—	16	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-13.3	-1.3	0	0

Career EPA-14.6·-13 rushing · -1 receiving·-7.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1994	22	SFO	11	—	87	305	6	3.5	6.9	—	—	—	10.4
1995	23	SFO	8	—	64	237	2	3.7	3.1	—	—	—	8.9
1996	24	SFO	8	—	47	186	2	4.0	4.3	—	—	—	7.3
1997	25	SFO	15	—	78	231	3	3.0	3.8	—	—	—	12.7
1998	26	CAR	13	—	28	71	3	2.5	10.7	—	—	—	9.9
1999	27	CAR	15	—	35	78	3	2.2	8.6	7	20.0	1	8.6
2000	28	CAR	10	—	16	33	1	2.1	6.3	2	12.5	0	5.9
Career			80		355	1,141	20	3.2	—	9	—	1	63.7

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	22	SFO	11	—	—	19	145	0	—	7.6	—	—	—
1995	23	SFO	8	—	—	47	348	1	—	7.4	—	—	—
1996	24	SFO	8	—	—	26	197	1	—	7.6	—	—	—
1997	25	SFO	15	—	—	37	321	1	—	8.7	—	—	—
1998	26	CAR	13	—	—	24	123	1	—	5.1	—	—	—
1999	27	CAR	15	—	32	21	179	0	65.6%	8.5	5.6	—	8
2000	28	CAR	10	—	27	17	114	1	63.0%	6.7	4.2	—	8
Career			80		59	191	1,427	5	323.7%	7.5	24.2	—	16

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	—	-9.7	1.2
2000	28	—	—	—	—	-3.6	-2.5
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 39.9

Availability 15.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1994bestavg 552000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 12% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

12% of the all-time Receptions leader12

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-7.29 EPA/season over 2 seasons48

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 3.2 regular season → 2.8 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-13%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

2,568

1,141 rush · 1,427 recv

Total TDs

20 rush · 5 recv

Total Touches

546

355 carries · 191 rec

Yds / Touch

4.7

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Rushing

Att41Yds115TD5Y/A2.8TD%12.2

Receiving

Rec18Yds118TD1Y/R6.6

College Stats

Florida StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida State), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #28

#19Todd SteussieG #20Tim BowensDT #21Johnnie MortonWR #22Rob FredricksonOLB #24Thomas LewisWR #25Greg HillRB #26Henry FordDT #27Jeff BurrisCB #29Derrick AlexanderWR #30Darnay ScottWR #31Tre' JohnsonG #33Isaac BruceWR #34Errict RhettRB #35Kevin LeeWR #36Kevin MawaeC #38Chuck LevyRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

William inherited the San Francisco 49ers RB room from Derek Loville (1994–1996), and handed it to Terry Kirby (1996–1998).

Earl Cooper 1980–1985Roger Craig 1983–1990Derrick Harmon 1984–1986Joe Cribbs 1986–1987Tom Rathman 1986–1993Keith Henderson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000final season
Last recorded season with CAR
1998team change
Joined CAR (from SFO)
1994draft
Drafted by SF — Round 1, Pick 28
1994team change
Joined SFO (from SF)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 242 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

B1994

C+1995

C+1996

C+1997

C+1998

C+1999

C2000

Availability

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

71%

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
1994	305	27.7	789+484	46.4
1995	237	29.6	835+598	49.1
1996	186	23.3	737+551	43.4
1997	231	15.4	554+323	32.6
1998	71	5.5	358+287	21
1999	78	5.2	348+270	20.5
2000	33	3.3	281+248	16.5

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

38 career value over replacement — #2408 all-time of 4,642. 5.4/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #28 (Rd 1) · SF · 1994 · +0.1 vs expected KV-H

55actual

54.9 expected · Δ+0.1

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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

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #28

Franchise Succession

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