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
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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 | |||||
| 1980 | 22–23 | BUF | 16 | — | 306 | 1,185 | 11 | 3.9 | 3.6 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 415 | 1 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 23–24 | BUF | 15 | — | 257 | 1,097 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 603 | 7 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 24–25 | BUF | 7 | — | 134 | 633 | 3 | 4.7 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 99 | 0 | — | 7.6 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 25–26 | BUF | 16 | — | 263 | 1,131 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 524 | 7 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 27–28 | BUF | 10 | — | 122 | 399 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 142 | 0 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 28–29 | SF | 14 | — | 152 | 590 | 5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 346 | 0 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 29–30 | SF | 11 | — | 70 | 300 | 1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 70 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 30–31 | MIA | 12 | — | 5 | 21 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 101 | — | 1,309 | 5,356 | 27 | 4.1 | 2.1 | — | — | — | — | 224 | 2,199 | 15 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | |
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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