DeShaun Foster is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Foster in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Foster's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2003 | 23–24 | CAR | 14 | — | 113 | 429 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 22 | 19.5 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 207 | 2 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 24–25 | CAR | 4 | — | 59 | 255 | 2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 13 | 22.0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.4 | 8.4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 25–26 | CAR | 15 | — | 206 | 882 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 34 | 16.5 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 372 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.9 | 10.9 | — | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | CAR | 14 | — | 227 | 897 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 49 | 21.6 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 159 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 27–28 | CAR | 16 | — | 247 | 876 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 42 | 17.0 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 173 | 1 | 100.0% | 7.2 | 7.2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 28–29 | SF | 11 | — | 76 | 234 | 1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 12 | 15.8 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 133 | 1 | 100.0% | 8.3 | 8.3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 74 | — | 928 | 3,573 | 11 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 172 | 18.5 | 8 | 141 | 141 | 1,120 | 5 | 100.0% | 7.9 | 7.9 | — | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
60 career value over replacement — #1830 all-time of 4,649. 10/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #34 (Rd 2) · CAR · 2002 · +8.2 vs expected KV-H
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2002: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23–24 | CAR | 14 | — | 26 | 26 | 207 | 2 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 7 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | CAR | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.4 | 8.4 | — | 4 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | CAR | 15 | — | 34 | 34 | 372 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.9 | 10.9 | — | 12 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | CAR | 14 | — | 32 | 32 | 159 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 3 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | CAR | 16 | — | 24 | 24 | 173 | 1 | 100.0% | 7.2 | 7.2 | — | 6 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | SF | 11 | — | 16 | 16 | 133 | 1 | 100.0% | 8.3 | 8.3 | — | 6 |
| Career | 74 | 141 | 141 | 1,120 | 5 | 100.0% | 7.9 | 7.9 | — | 38 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 63.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 92%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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89% match
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