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.
Reached 16% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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: 89%.
Career Value · VORP
96 career value over replacement — #1182 all-time of 4,649. 13.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #24 (Rd 1) · SDG · 1987 · +12.3 vs expected KV-H
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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Rod inherited the Los Angeles Chargers RB room from Tim Spencer (1985–1989), and handed it to Marion Butts (1989–1993).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with DEN
Joined DEN (from SD)
Drafted by SDG — Round 1, Pick 24
Joined SD (from SDG)
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 9 | 0.9 | 150+141 | 8.8 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0.5 | 150+143 | 8.8 |
| 1989 | 137 | 27.4 | 746+609 | 43.9 |
| 1990 | 589 | 49.1 | 1,266+677 | 74.5 |
| 1991 | 766 | 58.9 | 1,448+682 | 85.2 |
| 1992 | 499 | 55.4 | 1,352+853 | 79.5 |
| 1993 | 816 | 54.4 | 1,328+512 | 78.1 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
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