Buford McGee is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places McGee in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McGee's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping. Switch to Combined to fold the selected families into unified totals—yards from scrimmage, total TDs, touches.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1984 | 24 | SD | 16 | — | 67 | 226 | 4 | 3.4 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 76 | 2 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 25 | SD | 11 | — | 42 | 181 | 3 | 4.3 | 7.1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 26 | SD | 9 | — | 63 | 187 | 7 | 3.0 | 11.1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 105 | 0 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 79.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 27 | LAR | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2.0 | 33.3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 40 | 0 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 28 | LAR | 16 | — | 22 | 69 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 117 | 3 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 29 | LAR | 16 | — | 21 | 99 | 1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 303 | 4 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 30 | LAR | 16 | — | 44 | 234 | 1 | 5.3 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 388 | 4 | — | 8.3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 23 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 21.5 | — | 154.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 31 | LAR | 16 | — | 19 | 65 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 160 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 32 | GB | 4 | — | 8 | 19 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 60 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 107 | — | 289 | 1,086 | 17 | 3.8 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 155 | 1,264 | 13 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 24 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 14.7 | — | 139.6 | 0 | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
30 career value over replacement — #2650 all-time of 4,649. 3.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #286 (Rd 11) · SDG · 1984 · +55 vs expected KV-H
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