John Riggins ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Riggins in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Riggins a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
John Riggins
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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 | |||||
| 1971 | 22 | NYJ | 14 | — | 180 | 769 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 231 | 2 | — | 6.4 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 23 | NYJ | 11 | — | 207 | 944 | 7 | 4.6 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 230 | 1 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 24 | NYJ | 9 | — | 134 | 482 | 4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 158 | 0 | — | 6.9 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 25 | NYJ | 10 | — | 169 | 680 | 5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 180 | 2 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 26 | NYJ | 14 | — | 238 | 1,005 | 8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 363 | 1 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 27 | WAS | 14 | — | 162 | 572 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 172 | 1 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 28 | WAS | 5 | — | 68 | 203 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 95 | 2 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 29 | WAS | 15 | — | 248 | 1,014 | 5 | 4.1 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 299 | 0 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 30 | WAS | 15 | — | 260 | 1,153 | 9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 163 | 3 | — | 5.8 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 32 | WAS | 4 | — | 195 | 714 | 13 | 3.7 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 59 | 0 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 33 | WAS | 8 | — | 177 | 553 | 3 | 3.1 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 50 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 34 | WAS | 15 | — | 375 | 1,347 | 24 | 3.6 | 6.4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | 0 | — | 5.8 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 35 | WAS | 14 | — | 327 | 1,239 | 14 | 3.8 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 43 | 0 | — | 6.1 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 36 | WAS | 11 | — | 176 | 677 | 8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 0 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 159 | — | 2,916 | 11,352 | 104 | 3.9 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 0 | 250 | 2,090 | 12 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
186 career value over replacement — #431 all-time of 4,649. 13.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
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