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

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Charles White

1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 12% all-time RBsIron Man

Height5'10"

Weight190 lb

BornJan 22, 1958

Age68

CollegeUSC See College Stats

Rookie yr1980

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1987·Rush TD11 Led NFL1987·Rush Yds1,374 yds

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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

95 career value over replacement — #1189 all-time of 4,649. 11.9/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #27 (Rd 1) · CLE · 1980 · +12.2 vs expected KV-H

67actual

54.8 expected · Δ+12.2

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 95 · #1189 · High-Value

Worth 95 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 27% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.6

Avg surplus

peak +47

7 seasons × ~13.6 surplus ≈ VORP 95