Larry Centers is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Centers in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Centers's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Regular-season all-time ranks
A high-end running back defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 11 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by on average.
Career Value · VORP
88 career value over replacement — #1318 all-time of 4,649. 6.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #115 (Rd 5) · ARI · 1990 · +31.4 vs expected KV-H
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