Butch Woolfolk is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Woolfolk in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Woolfolk's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Butch Woolfolk
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | 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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1982 | 22 | NYG | 9 | — | 112 | 439 | 2 | 3.9 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 224 | 2 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 23 | NYG | 16 | — | 246 | 857 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 368 | 0 | — | 13.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24 | NYG | 15 | — | 40 | 92 | 1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 53 | 0 | — | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 25 | TEN | 16 | — | 103 | 392 | 1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 814 | 4 | — | 10.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 26 | TEN | 10 | — | 23 | 57 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 314 | 2 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 27 | DET | 12 | — | 12 | 82 | 0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 166 | 0 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 28 | DET | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 81 | — | 537 | 1,923 | 8 | 3.6 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 187 | 1,939 | 8 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
57 career value over replacement — #1889 all-time of 4,649. 9.5/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #18 (Rd 1) · NYG · 1982 · +7.3 vs expected KV-H
63actual
55.7 expected · Δ+7.3
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