Barry Word ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Word in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Word a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Barry Word
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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 | |||||
| 1987 | 24–25 | NO | 12 | — | 36 | 133 | 2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 54 | 0 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25–26 | NO | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | KC | 16 | — | 204 | 1,015 | 4 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 28 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28–29 | KC | 16 | — | 160 | 684 | 4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | KC | 12 | — | 163 | 607 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 80 | 0 | — | 8.9 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 30–31 | MIN | 13 | — | 142 | 458 | 2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 105 | 0 | — | 11.7 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 31–32 | ARI | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 69 | — | 705 | 2,897 | 16 | 4.1 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 280 | 0 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
97 career value over replacement — #1157 all-time of 4,649. 19.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #62 (Rd 3) · NOR · 1986 · +27 vs expected KV-H
73actual
46 expected · Δ+27
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