Joe Cribbs ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Cribbs in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Cribbs a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Joe Cribbs
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context3x
Pro Bowls
A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 141 · #691 · High-ValueWorth 141 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 16% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
Career Value · VORP
141 career value over replacement — #691 all-time of 4,649. 17.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #29 (Rd 2) · BUF · 1980 · +17.2 vs expected KV-H
72actual
54.8 expected · Δ+17.2
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