Reuben Droughns is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Droughns in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Droughns's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Reuben Droughns
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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 | |||||
| 2001 | 23 | DET | 4 | — | 30 | 72 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 80.0% | 5.3 | 4.2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 24 | DEN | 7 | — | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2.8 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 71.4% | 10.6 | 7.6 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25 | DEN | 7 | — | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 87 | 2 | 100.0% | 9.7 | 9.7 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26 | DEN | 15 | — | 275 | 1,240 | 6 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 69 | 25.1 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 241 | 2 | 100.0% | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27 | CLE | 16 | — | 309 | 1,232 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 60 | 19.4 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 369 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 28 | CLE | 14 | — | 220 | 758 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 38 | 17.3 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 169 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.3 | 6.3 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 29 | NYG | 16 | — | 85 | 275 | 6 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 27 | 31.8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 30 | NYG | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 80 | — | 929 | 3,602 | 19 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 199 | 21.4 | 8 | 126 | 123 | 989 | 6 | 97.6% | 8.0 | 7.8 | — | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
69 career value over replacement — #1649 all-time of 4,649. 9.9/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #81 (Rd 3) · DET · 2000 · +26.7 vs expected KV-H
64actual
37.3 expected · Δ+26.7
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