Rod Bernstine is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Bernstine in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bernstine's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Rod Bernstine
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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 | |||||
| 1987 | 22–23 | SD | 10 | — | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 76 | 1 | — | 7.6 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 23–24 | SD | 14 | — | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 340 | 0 | — | 11.7 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24–25 | SD | 5 | — | 15 | 137 | 1 | 9.1 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 222 | 1 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 25–26 | SD | 12 | — | 124 | 589 | 4 | 4.8 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 40 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26–27 | SD | 13 | — | 159 | 766 | 8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 124 | 0 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27–28 | SD | 9 | — | 106 | 499 | 4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 86 | 0 | — | 7.2 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28–29 | DEN | 15 | — | 223 | 816 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 372 | 0 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29–30 | DEN | 3 | — | 17 | 91 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 70 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30–31 | DEN | 3 | — | 23 | 76 | 1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 54 | 0 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 84 | — | 670 | 2,990 | 22 | 4.5 | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | 149 | 1,384 | 2 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
96 career value over replacement — #1182 all-time of 4,649. 13.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #24 (Rd 1) · SDG · 1987 · +12.3 vs expected KV-H
68actual
55.7 expected · Δ+12.3
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