Leonard Russell ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Russell in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Russell a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Leonard Russell
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1991 | 21–22 | NE | 16 | — | 266 | 959 | 4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 81 | 0 | — | 4.5 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 22–23 | NE | 11 | — | 123 | 390 | 2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 24 | 0 | — | 2.2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 23–24 | NE | 16 | — | 300 | 1,088 | 7 | 3.6 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 245 | 0 | — | 9.4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24–25 | DEN | 14 | — | 190 | 620 | 9 | 3.3 | 4.7 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 227 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25–26 | STL | 13 | — | 66 | 203 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 89 | 0 | — | 5.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26–27 | SD | 15 | — | 219 | 713 | 7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 180 | 0 | — | 13.8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 85 | — | 1,164 | 3,973 | 29 | 3.4 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 122 | 846 | 0 | — | 6.9 | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
130 career value over replacement — #771 all-time of 4,649. 21.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #14 (Rd 1) · NWE · 1991 · +19.1 vs expected KV-H
76actual
56.9 expected · Δ+19.1
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