Peyton Hillis is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Hillis in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hillis's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Peyton Hillis
Combined Season Grid
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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 | |||||
| 2008 | 22–23 | DEN | 7 | — | 68 | 343 | 5 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 24 | 35.3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 179 | 1 | 100.0% | 12.8 | 12.8 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 23–24 | DEN | 8 | — | 13 | 54 | 1 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 4 | 30.8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 66.7% | 4.8 | 3.2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 24–25 | CLE | 16 | — | 270 | 1,177 | 11 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 57 | 21.1 | 5 | 77 | 61 | 477 | 2 | 79.2% | 7.8 | 6.2 | — | 25 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 70.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25–26 | CLE | 10 | — | 161 | 587 | 3 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 33 | 20.5 | 1 | 34 | 22 | 130 | 0 | 64.7% | 5.9 | 3.8 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26–27 | KC | 13 | — | 85 | 309 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 19 | 22.4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 71.4% | 6.2 | 4.4 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27–28 | NYG | 7 | — | 73 | 247 | 2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 12 | 16.4 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 96 | 0 | 61.9% | 7.4 | 4.6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 28–29 | NYG | 6 | — | 26 | 115 | 0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 4 | 15.4 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 87 | 0 | 62.5% | 8.7 | 5.4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 67 | — | 696 | 2,832 | 23 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 153 | 22.0 | 8 | 182 | 134 | 1,050 | 3 | 73.6% | 7.8 | 5.8 | — | 48 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | — | 47.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
44 career value over replacement — #2234 all-time of 4,649. 6.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #227 (Rd 7) · DEN · 2008 · +40.2 vs expected KV-H
59actual
18.8 expected · Δ+40.2
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