Gerald Willhite is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Willhite in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Willhite's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Gerald Willhite
Height5'10"
Weight200 lb
BornMay 30, 1959
Age67
Rookie yr1982
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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 | |||||
| 1982 | 23 | DEN | 9 | — | 70 | 347 | 2 | 5.0 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 227 | 0 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | -22.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24 | DEN | 8 | — | 43 | 188 | 3 | 4.4 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 153 | 1 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25 | DEN | 16 | — | 77 | 371 | 2 | 4.8 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 298 | 0 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 85.4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26 | DEN | 15 | — | 66 | 237 | 3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 297 | 1 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27 | DEN | 16 | — | 85 | 365 | 5 | 4.3 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 529 | 3 | — | 8.3 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28 | DEN | 3 | — | 26 | 141 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 25 | 0 | — | 2.8 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 29 | DEN | 11 | — | 13 | 39 | 2 | 3.0 | 15.4 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 238 | 0 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 78 | — | 380 | 1,688 | 17 | 4.4 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | 207 | 1,767 | 5 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 15.4% | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 2.4 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
44 career value over replacement — #2223 all-time of 4,649. 7.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #21 (Rd 1) · DEN · 1982 · +3.3 vs expected KV-H
59actual
55.7 expected · Δ+3.3
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