Rick Parros is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Parros in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Parros's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Rick Parros
Top 26% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter
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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 | |||||
| 1981 | 23 | DEN | 16 | — | 176 | 749 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 216 | 1 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 24 | DEN | 9 | — | 77 | 277 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 259 | 2 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 25 | DEN | 6 | — | 30 | 96 | 1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 126 | 2 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 26 | DEN | 15 | — | 46 | 208 | 2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 25 | 0 | — | 4.2 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 27 | SEA | 4 | — | 8 | 19 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 0 | — | 27.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 29 | SEA | 1 | — | 13 | 32 | 1 | 2.5 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 51 | — | 350 | 1,381 | 7 | 3.9 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 82 | 660 | 5 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
36 career value over replacement — #2468 all-time of 4,649. 7.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #107 (Rd 4) · DEN · 1980 · +22.3 vs expected KV-H
58actual
35.7 expected · Δ+22.3
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