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

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William Green

Top 31% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter

Height6'0"

Weight214 lb

BornDec 17, 1979

Age46

CollegeBoston College See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 1, Pick 16 · CLE

Archetype Intelligence

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 37 · #2449 · Role Player

Worth 37 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 54% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12.3

Avg surplus

peak +19

3 seasons × ~12.3 surplus ≈ VORP 37

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	—	CLE	16	—	243	887	6	3.7	2.5	38	15.6	1	27	16	113	0	59.3%	7.1	4.2	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	NO	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-31.0	-8.3	0	0
2003	—	CLE	7	—	142	559	1	3.9	0.7	30	21.1	2	10	10	50	0	100.0%	5.0	5.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-23.8	2.2	0	0
2004	—	CLE	14	—	163	585	2	3.6	1.2	30	18.4	2	14	14	84	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	3	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-40.0	1.2	0	0
2005	—	CLE	7	—	20	78	0	3.9	0.0	4	20.0	0	5	5	30	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.2	-1.4	0	0
Career		—	46	—	568	2,109	9	3.7	1.6	102	18.0	5	56	45	277	0	80.4%	6.2	4.9	—	10	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-98.0	-6.3	0	0

Career EPA-104.3·-98 rushing · -6 receiving·-26.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2002	23	CLE	16	—	243	887	6	3.7	2.5	38	15.6	1	12.1
2003	24	CLE	7	—	142	559	1	3.9	0.7	30	21.1	2	5.2
2004	25	CLE	14	—	163	585	2	3.6	1.2	30	18.4	2	7.9
2005	26	CLE	7	—	20	78	0	3.9	0.0	4	20.0	0	2.9
Career			44		568	2,109	9	3.7	—	102	—	5	28.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2002	23	CLE	16	—	27	16	113	59.3%	7.1	4.2	—	5
2003	24	CLE	7	—	10	10	50	100.0%	5.0	5.0	—	2
2004	25	CLE	14	—	14	14	84	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	3
2005	26	CLE	7	—	5	5	30	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	0
Career			44		56	45	277	80.4%	6.2	4.9	—	10

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2002	23	—	—	—	—	-31.0	-8.3
2003	24	—	—	—	—	-23.8	2.2
2004	25	—	—	—	—	-40.0	1.2
2005	26	—	—	—	—	-3.2	-1.4
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 60.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 56· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 44

Availability 15

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 562005

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-26.08 EPA/season over 4 seasons41

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

4.60s

40-Yard

Below avg · 33th pct

Pos 33thAll 58thClass Pos 37thClass All 62th

42"

Vertical

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 99thClass Pos 98thClass All 99th

121"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 70thClass Pos 82thClass All 79th

27 reps

Bench

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 83thClass Pos 91thClass All 85th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Rushing

Att25Yds30TD1Y/A1.2TD%4.01D21D%8.0

Receiving

Tgt2Rec2Yds8Ctch%100.0%Y/R4.0Y/Tgt4.0

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-13.3Rec EPA0.2

College Stats

Boston CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boston College), 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 #16

#7Bryant McKinnieOT #9John HendersonNT #10Levi JonesOT #11Dwight FreeneyDE #12Wendell BryantDT #13Donte' StallworthWR #14Jeremy ShockeyTE #15Albert HaynesworthDT #17Phillip BuchanonDB #18T.J. DuckettRB #19Ashley LelieWR #20Javon WalkerWR #21Daniel GrahamTE #22Bryan ThomasOLB #23Napoleon HarrisMLB #24Ed ReedFS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

William inherited the Cleveland Browns RB room from Jamel White (2000–2003), and handed it to Reuben Droughns (2005–2006).

Charles White 1980–1984Dwight Walker 1982–1984Boyce Green 1983–1984Earnest Byner 1984–1995Tim Manoa 1987–1989Leroy Hoard

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2005final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2002draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 1, Pick 16

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 214 lb

Frame

221 lb at 4.60s

Size-speed

42" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

27 reps

Bench power

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 62

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

B2002

C+2003

B2004

D2005

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

69%

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	887	55.4	946+59	55.6
2003	559	79.9	1,266+707	74.5
2004	585	41.8	703+118	41.4
2005	78	11.1	259+181	15.3

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

37 career value over replacement — #2449 all-time of 4,642. 9.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #16 (Rd 1) · CLE · 2002 · -1.5 vs expected KV-H

56actual

57.5 expected · Δ−1.5

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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

Combine · 2002

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #16

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography