Ray Zellars is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Zellars in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Zellars's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
A running back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Worth 43 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 50% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.8 on average.See board →
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Career Value · VORP
43 career value over replacement — #2260 all-time of 4,649. 10.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #44 (Rd 2) · NOR · 1995 · +8.6 vs expected KV-H
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