Michael Bush is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Bush in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bush's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 24 | OAK | 11 | — | 94 | 419 | 3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 15 | 16.0 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 162 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | — | 42.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 25 | OAK | 15 | — | 123 | 589 | 3 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 22 | 17.9 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 105 | 0 | 89.5% | 6.2 | 5.5 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26 | OAK | 14 | — | 158 | 655 | 8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 32 | 20.3 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 194 | 0 | 75.0% | 10.8 | 8.1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 256 | 977 | 7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 53 | 20.7 | 1 | 47 | 37 | 418 | 1 | 78.7% | 11.3 | 8.9 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 28 | CHI | 13 | — | 114 | 411 | 5 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 28 | 24.6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 81.8% | 9.2 | 7.5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 29 | CHI | 14 | — | 63 | 197 | 3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 10 | 15.9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 50.0% | 12.0 | 6.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 13.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 83 | — | 808 | 3,248 | 29 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 160 | 19.8 | 4 | 128 | 104 | 1,010 | 2 | 81.3% | 9.7 | 7.9 | — | 43 | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 139 | 13.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
61 career value over replacement — #1818 all-time of 4,649. 10.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Pick #100 (Rd 4) · LV · 2007 · +25.7 vs expected KV-H
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2007: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24 | OAK | 11 | — | 94 | 419 | 3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 15 | 16.0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 25 | OAK | 15 | — | 123 | 589 | 3 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 22 | 17.9 | 1 |
| 2010 | 26 | OAK | 14 | — | 158 | 655 | 8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 32 | 20.3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 256 | 977 | 7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 53 | 20.7 | 1 |
| 2012 | 28 | CHI | 13 | — | 114 | 411 | 5 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 28 | 24.6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 29 | CHI | 14 | 0* | 63 | 197 | 3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 10 | 15.9 | 0 |
| Career | 83 | 808 | 3,248 | 29 | 4.0 | — | 160 | — | 4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24 | OAK | 11 | — | 19 | 19 | 162 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 7 |
| 2009 | 25 | OAK | 15 | — | 19 | 17 | 105 | 0 | 89.5% | 6.2 | 5.5 | — | 3 |
| 2010 | 26 | OAK | 14 | — | 24 | 18 | 194 | 0 | 75.0% | 10.8 | 8.1 | — | 11 |
| 2011 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 47 | 37 | 418 | 1 | 78.7% | 11.3 | 8.9 | — | 14 |
| 2012 | 28 | CHI | 13 | — | 11 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 81.8% | 9.2 | 7.5 | — | 6 |
| 2013 | 29 | CHI | 14 | 0* | 8 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 50.0% | 12.0 | 6.0 | — | 2 |
| Career | 83 | 128 | 104 | 1,010 | 2 | 81.3% | 9.7 | 7.9 | — | 43 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 62.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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