Barry Sanders is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Sanders's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Barry Sanders
★ HALL OF FAME10× Pro Bowl6× All-Pro5th youngest · 1,000 Rushing Yards6th youngest · 1,000 Scrimmage YardsTop 0% all-time RBsIron Legend🏟️ Detroit Lions Icon📉 Fades · -14% playoffs
Height5'8"
Weight
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
| 1989 | 21 | DET | 15 | — | 280 | 1,470 | 14 | 5.3 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 282 | 0 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 22 | DET | 16 | — | 255 | 1,304 | 13 | 5.1 | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 480 | 3 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 23 | DET | 15 | — | 342 | 1,548 | 16 | 4.5 | 4.7 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 307 | 1 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 24 | DET | 16 | — | 312 | 1,352 | 9 | 4.3 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 225 | 1 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 25 | DET | 11 | — | 243 | 1,115 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 205 | 0 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26 | DET | 16 | — | 331 | 1,883 | 7 | 5.7 | 2.1 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 283 | 1 | — | 6.4 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27 | DET | 16 | — | 314 | 1,500 | 11 | 4.8 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 398 | 1 | — | 8.3 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28 | DET | 16 | — | 307 | 1,553 | 11 | 5.1 | 3.6 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 147 | 0 | — | 6.1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 29 | DET | 16 | — | 335 | 2,053 | 11 | 6.1 | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 305 | 3 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 30 | DET | 16 | — | 343 | 1,491 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 289 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 153 | — | 3,062 | 15,269 | 99 | 5.0 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | 352 | 2,921 | 10 | — | 8.3 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
451 career value over replacement — #29 all-time of 4,649. 45.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · DET · 1989 · +35.6 vs expected KV-H
97actual
61.4 expected · Δ+35.6
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