Chris Wells is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Wells in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wells's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 2009 | 21 | ARI | 16 | — | 176 | 793 | 7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 39 | 22.2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 143 | 0 | 75.0% | 11.9 | 8.9 | — | 5 |
| 2010 | 22 | ARI | 13 | — | 116 | 397 | 2 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 18 | 15.5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 62.5% | 14.8 | 9.3 | — | 3 |
| 2011 | 23 | ARI | 14 | — | 245 | 1,047 | 10 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 48 | 19.6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 62.5% | 5.2 | 3.3 | — | 1 |
| 2012 | 24 | ARI | 8 | — | 88 | 234 | 5 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 11 | 12.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% | 24.0 | 24.0 | — | 1 |
| Career | — | 51 | — | 625 | 2,471 | 24 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 116 | 18.6 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 293 | 0 | 68.3% | 10.5 | 7.1 | — | 10 | |
Career Value · VORP
47 career value over replacement — #2128 all-time of 4,649. 11.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #31 (Rd 1) · ARI · 2009 · +5.2 vs expected KV-H
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A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 63.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 60· confidence 100%
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