Franco Harris ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Harris in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Harris a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Franco Harris
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
| 1972 | 22 | PIT | 10 | — | 188 | 1,055 | 10 | 5.6 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 180 | 1 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 23 | PIT | 8 | — | 188 | 698 | 3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 69 | 0 | — | 6.9 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 24 | PIT | 11 | — | 208 | 1,006 | 5 | 4.8 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 200 | 1 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 25 | PIT | 14 | — | 262 | 1,246 | 10 | 4.8 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 214 | 1 | — | 7.6 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 26 | PIT | 14 | — | 289 | 1,128 | 14 | 3.9 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 151 | 0 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 27 | PIT | 14 | — | 300 | 1,162 | 11 | 3.9 | 3.7 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 62 | 0 | — | 5.6 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 28 | PIT | 16 | — | 310 | 1,082 | 8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 144 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 29 | PIT | 15 | — | 267 | 1,186 | 11 | 4.4 | 4.1 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 291 | 1 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 30 | PIT | 13 | — | 208 | 789 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 196 | 2 | — | 6.5 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 31 | PIT | 16 | — | 242 | 987 | 8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 250 | 1 | — | 6.8 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 32 | PIT | 9 | — | 140 | 604 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 249 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 33 | PIT | 16 | — | 279 | 1,007 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 278 | 2 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 34 | SEA | 6 | — | 68 | 170 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 162 | — | 2,949 | 12,120 | 91 | 4.1 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 0 | 307 | 2,287 | 9 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
225 career value over replacement — #289 all-time of 4,649. 17.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
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