Napoleon Kaufman is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Kaufman in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kaufman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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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 | |||||
| 1995 | 22 | OAK | 16 | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23 | OAK | 16 | — | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | OAK | 16 | — | 272 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | OAK | 13 | — | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | OAK | 16 | — | 138 | 714 | 2 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 32 | 23.2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 181 | 1 | 72.0% | 10.1 | 7.2 | — | 7 |
| 2000 | 27 | OAK | 14 | — | 92 | 495 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 21 | 22.8 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 127 | 1 | 54.2% | 9.8 | 5.3 | — | 8 |
| Career | — | 91 | — | 977 | 1,209 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 53 | 5.4 | 2 | 49 | 31 | 308 | 2 | 63.3% | 9.9 | 6.3 | — | 15 | |
Pick #18 (Rd 1) · LV · 1995 · -3.7 vs expected KV-H
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A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 66 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%
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