Keith Byars is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Byars in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Byars's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Keith Byars
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 | 22–23 | PHI | 16 | — | 177 | 577 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 44 | 0 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 23–24 | PHI | 10 | — | 116 | 426 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 177 | 1 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24–25 | PHI | 16 | — | 152 | 517 | 6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 705 | 4 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25–26 | PHI | 16 | — | 133 | 452 | 5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | 68 | 721 | 0 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26–27 | PHI | 16 | — | 37 | 141 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 81 | 819 | 3 | — | 10.1 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27–28 | PHI | 16 | — | 94 | 383 | 1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 564 | 3 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28–29 | PHI | 15 | — | 41 | 176 | 1 | 4.3 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 502 | 2 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29–30 | MIA | 16 | — | 64 | 269 | 3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 613 | 3 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 30–31 | MIA | 9 | — | 19 | 64 | 2 | 3.4 | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 418 | 5 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 31–32 | MIA | 16 | — | 15 | 44 | 1 | 2.9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 362 | 2 | — | 7.1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 32–33 | TOT | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 289 | 2 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 32–33 | MIA | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 40 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 32–33 | NE | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 249 | 2 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 33–34 | NE | 16 | — | 11 | 24 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 189 | 3 | — | 9.4 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 34–35 | NYJ | 13 | — | 4 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 258 | 3 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 175 | — | 865 | 3,109 | 23 | 3.6 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 610 | 5,661 | 31 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
113 career value over replacement — #939 all-time of 4,649. 9.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #10 (Rd 1) · PHI · 1986 · +3.8 vs expected KV-H
64actual
60.2 expected · Δ+3.8
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