Craig Heyward ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Heyward in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Heyward a career score of 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Craig Heyward
All-Time Rank & Honors
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Pro Bowls
A top 10% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 141 · #689 · High-ValueWorth 141 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 16% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 cleared
Career Value · VORP
141 career value over replacement — #689 all-time of 4,649. 12.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #24 (Rd 1) · NOR · 1988 · +13.3 vs expected KV-H
69actual
55.7 expected · Δ+13.3
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