Gene Lang is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Lang in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Lang'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 | |||||
| 1984 | 22 | DEN | 16 | — | 8 | 42 | 2 | 5.3 | 25.0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 24 | 1 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 23 | DEN | 12 | — | 84 | 318 | 5 | 3.8 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 180 | 2 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 24 | DEN | 15 | — | 29 | 94 | 1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 105 | 2 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 25 | DEN | 12 | — | 89 | 303 | 2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 130 | 2 | — | 7.6 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 26 | ATL | 16 | — | 53 | 191 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 398 | 1 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | ATL | 15 | — | 47 | 176 | 1 | 3.7 | 2.1 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 436 | 1 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 28 | ATL | 3 | — | 9 | 24 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 89 | — | 319 | 1,148 | 11 | 3.6 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 134 | 1,280 | 9 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
33 career value over replacement — #2548 all-time of 4,649. 5.5/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #298 (Rd 11) · DEN · 1984 · +56 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
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| Career | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 39.6 | — | 59.1 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 56.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%
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