Clinton Portis ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Portis in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Portis a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

RBWAS#26RES

Clinton Portis

2× Pro Bowl3rd youngest · 1,000 Rushing Yards 4th youngest · 1,000 Scrimmage Yards Top 3% all-time RBsAll-Time Great📉 Fades · -31% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2003 Team Carrier · #245

Height5'11"

Weight

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #245 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 WAS·5 team wins#15

Rushing Touchdowns · 7 · score 22

2004 WAS·6 team wins#8

Rushing Yards · 1,315 · score 18

All-Time Standing

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

Career Value · VORP

198 career value over replacement — #380 all-time of 4,649. 22/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

10 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #51 (Rd 2) · DEN · 2002 · +31.6 vs expected KV-H

79actual

47.4 expected · Δ+31.6

💔+44.2 stolen VORP·1.98 szns lost

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Solid

of 100

Reached 54% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

54% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader54

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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: 93%.

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

4.42s

40-Yard

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 91thClass Pos 94thClass All 96th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.4 regular season → 3.1 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-31%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

11,941

9,923 rush · 2,018 recv

Total TDs

75 rush · 5 recv

Total Touches

2,477

2,230 carries · 247 rec

Yds / Touch

4.8

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones9

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

20021K career rushing yards
20033K career rushing yards
200325 career rushing TDs
2004100 career receptions
20055K career rushing yards
20051K career receiving yards
200650 career rushing TDs
20088K career rushing yards
201075 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.

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

4 playoff games

Passing

Att2Rate39.6

Rushing

Att70Yds214TD1Y/A3.1TD%1.41D121D%17.1

Receiving

Tgt8Rec8Yds44Ctch%100.0%Y/R5.5Y/Tgt5.51D1

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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

2010final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2004team change
Joined WAS (from DEN)
2002draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 2, Pick 51

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 219 lb

Frame

204 lb at 4.42s

Size-speed

Injury History

8 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	WAS	4	W2Questionable· WristW3Questionable· WristW4Questionable· WristW5Out· GroinW6Out· GroinW7Out· GroinW8Out· GroinW10Questionable· GroinW11Questionable· Groin
2009	WAS	4	W3Questionable· AnkleW4Questionable· CalfW7Questionable· AnkleW10Out· ConcussionW11Out· ConcussionW12Out· ConcussionW13Out· Concussion

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 83

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

A2002

A2003

B+2004

A2005

B2006

B+2007

B+2008

B2009

D2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

78%

20022010

2006 · cause not documented · 50%2009 · Concussion · 50%2010 · Groin · 31%

Durability IQ

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

Durable

Canton Monitor · HOF

Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →

11%

Longshot

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 60.6%Longevity 22.4%Pro Bowls 12.8%All-Time Ranks 4.3%

Monitor score 46.9 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity76

Peak83

Accolades5

Consistency66

Per-Snap50

Wasted Talent#83 most affected

This player carries the statistical signature of a Hall-of-Fame candidate whose career was cut short by injury or circumstance. The gap between their ceiling and actual production is quantified below.

HOF Probability

1100%

longshot

Durability IQ

Durable

Availability Rate

7800%

of games played vs eligible

IR / Lost Seasons

season lost to injury

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	1,508	94.3	1,453-55	85.5
2003	1,591	122.4	1,825+234	107.4
2004	1,315	87.7	1,311-4	77.1
2005	1,516	94.8	1,408-108	82.8
2006	523	65.4	969+446	57
2007	1,262	78.9	1,174-88	69.1
2008	1,487	92.9	1,372-115	80.7
2009	494	61.8	961+467	56.5
2010	227	45.4	763+536	44.9

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

Clinton Portis 2002–2003

Clinton Portis

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #51

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator