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

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Chester Taylor

Top 18% all-time RBsIron ManTeam Carrier · #358

Height5'11"

Weight213 lb

BornSep 22, 1979

Age46

CollegeToledo See College Stats

Rookie yr

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #358 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2006 MIN·6 team wins#9

Rushing Yards · 1,214 · score 17

2006 MIN·6 team wins#21

Rushing Touchdowns · 6 · score 5

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Career Value · VORP

91 career value over replacement — #1251 all-time of 4,649. 9.1/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way Boom-or-BustCV 0.56

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #207 (Rd 6) · BAL · 2002 · +43.5 vs expected KV-H

63actual

19.5 expected · Δ+43.5

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Depth

of 100

Reached 26% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

26% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader26

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2002

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2002 class

4.58s

40-Yard

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 64thClass Pos 47thClass All 68th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 33th pct

Pos 33thAll 46thClass Pos 41thClass All 42th

114"

Broad Jump

Low · 23th pct

Pos 23thAll 40thClass Pos 35thClass All 45th

22 reps

Bench

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 56thClass Pos 58thClass All 52th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.1 regular season → 4.0 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-1%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

7,056

4,732 rush · 2,324 recv

Total TDs

26 rush · 6 recv

Total Touches

1,459

1,160 carries · 299 rec

Yds / Touch

4.8

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones6

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20041K career rushing yards
2005100 career receptions
20061K career receiving yards
20073K career rushing yards
2009250 career receptions
201025 career rushing TDs

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Rushing

Att36Yds145TD2Y/A4.0TD%5.61D101D%27.8

Receiving

Tgt17Rec13Yds101Ctch%76.5%Y/R7.8Y/Tgt5.91D5

College Stats

ToledoCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Toledo), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined ARI (from CHI)
2011final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2010team change
Joined CHI (from MIN)
2006team change
Joined MIN (from BAL)
2002draft
Drafted by BAL — Round 6, Pick 207

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 213 lb

Frame

213 lb at 4.58s

Size-speed

33" vert / 114" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	MIN	0	W13Questionable· Ribs

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 68

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2002

C+2003

B2004

C+2005

B+2006

B2007

C+2008

C+2009

C+2010

C2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

93%

20022011

2011 · cause not documented · 69%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
2002	122	8.1	281+159	16.5
2003	276	17.3	383+107	22.5
2004	714	44.6	734+20	43.2
2005	487	34.8	596+109	35.1
2006	1,214	80.9	1,179-35	69.3
2007	844	60.3	912+68	53.7
2008	399	24.9	416+17	24.5
2009	332	20.8	357+25	21
2010	267	16.7	327+60	19.2
2011	77	7	207+130	12.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 4 crestsLeague board →

Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 10 seasons (2002–2011) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

BAL 2002–2005 MIN 2006–2009 CHI 2010 ARI 2011

Chester Taylor 2006–2009

Chester Taylor

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #207

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography