Donnell Bennett is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Bennett in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bennett'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 | |||||
| 1994 | 21–22 | KC | 15 | — | 46 | 178 | 2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 53 | 0 | — | 7.6 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 22–23 | KC | 3 | — | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23–24 | KC | 16 | — | 36 | 166 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 0 | — | 2.6 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24–25 | KC | 14 | — | 94 | 369 | 1 | 3.9 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.7 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | KC | 16 | — | 148 | 527 | 5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 91 | 1 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | KC | 13 | — | 159 | 625 | 8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 38 | 23.9 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 83.3% | 4.1 | 3.4 | — | 2 |
| 2000 | 27–28 | KC | 6 | — | 27 | 24 | 1 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 7 | 25.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 1 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | WAS | 14 | — | 10 | 39 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 112 | 0 | 60.0% | 7.5 | 4.5 | — | 4 |
| Career | — | 97 | — | 527 | 1,939 | 17 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 47 | 8.9 | 1 | 39 | 66 | 352 | 1 | 169.2% | 5.3 | 9.0 | — | 7 | |
Career Value · VORP
63 career value over replacement — #1756 all-time of 4,649. 9/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #58 (Rd 2) · KC · 1994 · +15 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21–22 | KC | 15 | — | 46 | 178 | 2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 8.1 |
| 1995 | 22–23 | KC | 3 | — | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23–24 | KC | 16 | — | 36 | 166 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 7.3 |
| 1997 | 24–25 | KC | 14 | — | 94 | 369 | 1 | 3.9 | 1.1 | — | — | — | 7.8 |
| 1998 | 25–26 | KC | 16 | — | 148 | 527 | 5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | — | — | — | 13.3 |
| 1999 | 26–27 | KC | 13 | — | 159 | 625 | 8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 38 | 23.9 | 1 | 11.1 |
| 2000 | 27–28 | KC | 6 | — | 27 | 24 | 1 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 7 | 25.9 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | WAS | 14 | — | 10 | 39 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Career | 97 | 527 | 1,939 | 17 | 3.7 | — | 47 | — | 1 | 56.3 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21–22 | KC | 15 | — | — | 7 | 53 | 0 | — | 7.6 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 22–23 | KC | 3 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23–24 | KC | 16 | — | — | 8 | 21 | 0 | — | 2.6 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24–25 | KC | 14 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.7 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | KC | 16 | — | — | 16 | 91 | 1 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | KC | 13 | — | 12 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 83.3% | 4.1 | 3.4 | — | 2 |
| 2000 | 27–28 | KC | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 1 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | WAS | 14 | — | 25 | 15 | 112 | 0 | 60.0% | 7.5 | 4.5 | — | 4 |
| Career | 97 | 39 | 66 | 352 | 1 | 169.2% | 5.3 | 9.0 | — | 7 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 61.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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