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.

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Reuben Droughns

Top 17% all-time RBsElite PlaymakerTeam Carrier · #426

Height5'11"

Weight220 lb

BornAug 21, 1978

Age48

CollegeOregon; Merced College See College Stats

Rookie yr

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #426 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2005 CLE·6 team wins#11

Rushing Yards · 1,232 · score 15

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader

Career Value · VORP

69 career value over replacement — #1649 all-time of 4,649. 9.9/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way

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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0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2000

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2000 class

4.66s

40-Yard

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 51thClass Pos 26thClass All 52th

30"

Vertical

Low · 8th pct

Pos 8thAll 23thClass Pos 18thClass All 28th

115"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 28th pct

Pos 28thAll 44thClass Pos 40thClass All 56th

13 reps

Bench

Low · 5th pct

Pos 5thAll 10thClass Pos 6thClass All 8th

7.34s

3-Cone

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 37thClass Pos 22thClass All 39th

4.41s

Shuttle

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 41thClass Pos 25thClass All 39th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

4,591

3,602 rush · 989 recv

Total TDs

19 rush · 6 recv

Total Touches

1,052

929 carries · 123 rec

Yds / Touch

4.4

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones3

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20041K career rushing yards
20063K career rushing yards
2006100 career receptions

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Rushing

Att8Yds29Y/A3.61D11D%12.5

Receiving

Tgt9Rec9Yds47Ctch%100.0%Y/R5.2Y/Tgt5.21D2

College Stats

Oregon; Merced CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon; Merced College), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

2008final season
Last recorded season with NYG
2007team change
Joined NYG (from CLE)
2005team change
Joined CLE (from DEN)
2002team change
Joined DEN (from DET)
2000draft
Drafted by DET — Round 3, Pick 81

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 220 lb

Frame

215 lb at 4.66s

Size-speed

30" vert / 115" broad

Explosion

13 reps

Bench power

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 71

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

F2001

D2002

D2003

B+2004

B+2005

B2006

C+2007

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

78%

20012008

2001 · backup · 4/16 G2002 · backup · 7/16 G2003 · backup · 7/16 G

2008 · cause not documented · 6%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Durable

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
2001	72	18	428+356	25.2
2002	11	1.6	192+181	11.3
2003	14	2	174+160	10.2
2004	1,240	82.7	1,244+4	73.2
2005	1,232	77	1,168-64	68.7
2006	758	54.1	818+60	48.1
2007	275	17.2	306+31	18

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 4 crestsLeague board →

Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 7 seasons (2001–2007) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

DET 2001 DEN 2002–2004 CLE 2005–2006 NYG 2007

Reuben Droughns 2005–2006

Reuben Droughns

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #81

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography