Herschel Walker ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Walker in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Walker a career score of 82, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Herschel Walker
2× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 6 seasons · 3 titlesTop 2% all-time RBsIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters
Combined Season Grid
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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 | |||||
| 1986 | 24 | DAL | 16 | — | 151 | 737 | 12 | 4.9 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 76 | 837 | 2 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 25 | DAL | 12 | — | 209 | 891 | 7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 715 | 1 | — | 11.9 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 26 | DAL | 16 | — | 361 | 1,514 | 5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 505 | 2 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | TOT | — | — | 250 | 915 | 7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 423 | 3 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | DAL | — | — | 81 | 246 | 2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 261 | 1 | — | 11.9 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | MIN | — | — | 169 | 669 | 5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 162 | 2 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 28 | MIN | 16 | — | 184 | 770 | 5 | 4.2 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 315 | 4 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 29 | MIN | 15 | — | 198 | 825 | 10 | 4.2 | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 204 | 0 | — | 6.2 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 30 | PHI | 16 | — | 267 | 1,070 | 8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 278 | 2 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 31 | PHI | 16 | — | 174 | 746 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 610 | 3 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 32 | PHI | 16 | — | 113 | 528 | 5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 500 | 2 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 33 | NYG | 16 | — | 31 | 126 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 234 | 1 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 34 | DAL | 16 | — | 10 | 83 | 1 | 8.3 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 89 | 0 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 35 | DAL | 16 | — | 6 | 20 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 149 | 2 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 171 | — | 1,954 | 8,225 | 61 | 4.2 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 512 | 4,859 | 22 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
257 career value over replacement — #202 all-time of 4,649. 23.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #114 (Rd 5) · DAL · 1985 · +46.3 vs expected KV-H
82actual
35.7 expected · Δ+46.3
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