Ricky Ervins is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Ervins in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ervins's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ricky Ervins
Top 13% all-time RBsIron Man
Height5'7"
Weight195 lb
BornDec 7, 1968
Age57
CollegeUSCSee College Stats
Rookie yr1991
Draft1991 · Rd 3, Pick 76
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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 | |||||
| 1991 | 22–23 | WAS | 15 | — | 145 | 680 | 3 | 4.7 | 2.1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 181 | 1 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 23–24 | WAS | 16 | — | 151 | 495 | 2 | 3.3 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 252 | 0 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24–25 | WAS | 15 | — | 50 | 201 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 123 | 0 | — | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25–26 | WAS | 16 | — | 185 | 650 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 293 | 1 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26–27 | SF | 14 | — | 23 | 88 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 0 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 76 | — | 554 | 2,114 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | 117 | 870 | 2 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
73 career value over replacement — #1563 all-time of 4,649. 14.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #76 (Rd 3) · WAS · 1991 · +27.7 vs expected KV-H
67actual
39.3 expected · Δ+27.7
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