Larry Moriarty is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Moriarty in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Moriarty's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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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 | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1983 | 25 | TEN | 16 | — | 65 | 321 | 3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 32 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 26 | TEN | 14 | — | 189 | 785 | 6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 206 | 1 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 27 | TEN | 15 | — | 106 | 381 | 3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 112 | 0 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 28 | TOT | — | — | 90 | 252 | 1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 67 | 0 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 28 | KC | — | — | 35 | 115 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 51 | 0 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 28 | TEN | — | — | 55 | 137 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 29 | KC | 12 | — | 30 | 107 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 37 | 1 | — | 3.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 30 | KC | 9 | — | 20 | 62 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 40 | 0 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 66 | — | 500 | 1,908 | 13 | 3.8 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 77 | 494 | 2 | — | 6.4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
44 career value over replacement — #2231 all-time of 4,649. 8.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #114 (Rd 5) · HOU · 1983 · +25.3 vs expected KV-H
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A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 61 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 100%
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