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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1994 | 22 | SF | 16 | — | 87 | 305 | 6 | 3.5 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 145 | 0 | — | 7.6 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23 | SF | 8 | — | 64 | 237 | 2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 348 | 1 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24 | SF | 9 | — | 47 | 186 | 2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 197 | 1 | — | 7.6 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | SF | 15 | — | 78 | 231 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 321 | 1 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | CAR | 16 | — | 28 | 71 | 3 | 2.5 | 10.7 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 123 | 1 | — | 5.1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | CAR | 15 | — | 35 | 78 | 3 | 2.2 | 8.6 | 7 | 20.0 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 179 | 0 | 65.6% | 8.5 | 5.6 | — | 8 |
| 2000 | 28 | CAR | 10 | — | 16 | 33 | 1 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 2 | 12.5 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 114 | 1 | 63.0% | 6.7 | 4.2 | — | 8 |
| Career | — | 89 | — | 355 | 1,141 | 20 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 9 | 2.5 | 1 | 59 | 191 | 1,427 | 5 | 323.7% | 7.5 | 24.2 | — | 16 | |
Career Value · VORP
40 career value over replacement — #2385 all-time of 4,695. 5.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #28 (Rd 1) · SFO · 1994 · +2.2 vs expected KV-H
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A running back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Worth 40 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 52% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 seasons × ~6.7 surplus ≈ VORP 40
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85% match