Donald Brown is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Brown in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brown's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Donald Brown
Top 26% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 22 | IND | 11 | — | 78 | 281 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 14 | 17.9 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 169 | 0 | 78.6% | 15.4 | 12.1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23 | IND | 13 | — | 129 | 497 | 2 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 26 | 20.2 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 205 | 0 | 71.4% | 10.3 | 7.3 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24 | IND | 12 | — | 134 | 645 | 5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 26 | 19.4 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 86 | 0 | 84.2% | 5.4 | 4.5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25 | IND | 10 | — | 108 | 417 | 1 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 20 | 18.5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 93 | 0 | 69.2% | 10.3 | 7.2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | IND | 15 | — | 102 | 537 | 6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 20 | 19.6 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 214 | 2 | 77.1% | 7.9 | 6.1 | — | 10 | 374 | 35.2% | — | 0.0% | 92 | 20.3% |
| 2014 | 27 | SD | 13 | — | 85 | 223 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 11 | 12.9 | 0 | 41 | 29 | 211 | 0 | 70.7% | 7.3 | 5.1 | — | 7 | 358 | 40.9% | — | 0.0% | 121 | 32.9% |
| 2015 | 28 | SD | 6 | — | 59 | 229 | 1 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 12 | 20.3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 88 | 0 | 61.5% | 11.0 | 6.8 | — | 2 | 120 | 16.2% | — | 0.0% | 51 | 20.0% |
| Career | — | 80 | — | 695 | 2,829 | 18 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 129 | 18.6 | 0 | 163 | 120 | 1,066 | 2 | 73.6% | 8.9 | 6.5 | — | 40 | 852 | 32.2% | — | 0.0% | 264 | 24.4% | |
Career Value · VORP
45 career value over replacement — #2189 all-time of 4,649. 6.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #27 (Rd 1) · IND · 2009 · +3.2 vs expected KV-H
58actual
54.8 expected · Δ+3.2
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