Royce Freeman NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault

Royce Freeman is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Freeman in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Freeman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

Royce Freeman

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Royce Freeman

Top 34% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2018

Height6'0"

Weight238 lb

BornFeb 24, 1996

Age30

CollegeOregon See College Stats

Rookie yr2018

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Snap Counts						Advanced Rushing (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2018	22	DEN	14	—	130	521	5	4.0	3.8	30	23.1	1	20	14	72	0	70.0%	5.1	3.6	—	2	308	32.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	194	1.5	327	2.5	16	8.1	30
2019	23	DEN	16	—	132	496	3	3.8	2.3	22	16.7	0	50	43	256	1	86.0%	6.0	5.1	—	10	506	50.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	244	1.8	252	1.9	8	16.5	22
2020	24	DEN	11	—	35	170	0	4.9	0.0	10	28.6	0	13	12	81	0	92.3%	6.8	6.2	—	4	193	17.8%	—	0.0%	159	34.0%	94	2.7	76	2.2	2	17.5	10
2021	25	TOT	11	—	56	169	0	3.0	0.0	8	14.3	0	16	10	77	0	62.5%	7.7	4.8	—	4	218	—	—	—	75	—	82	1.5	87	1.6	0	—	8
2021	25	CAR	6	—	21	77	0	3.7	0.0	4	19.0	0	6	3	15	0	50.0%	5.0	2.5	—	0	103	18.4%	—	0.0%	33	16.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	25	HOU	5	—	35	92	0	2.6	0.0	4	11.4	0	10	7	62	0	70.0%	8.9	6.2	—	4	115	24.3%	—	0.0%	42	22.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	26	HOU	4	—	41	117	0	2.9	0.0	7	17.1	1	8	6	33	0	75.0%	5.5	4.1	—	0	106	39.8%	—	0.0%	17	16.0%	92	2.2	25	0.6	2	20.5	7
2023	27	LAR	9	—	77	319	2	4.1	2.6	17	22.1	0	2	1	13	0	50.0%	13.0	6.5	—	1	207	22.4%	—	0.0%	164	41.7%	180	2.3	139	1.8	8	9.6	17
Career		—	76	—	471	1,792	10	3.8	2.1	94	20.0	2	109	86	532	1	78.9%	6.2	4.9	—	21	1,538	—	—	—	415	—	886	—	906	—	36	—	94

Career Value · VORP

22 career value over replacement — #3021 all-time of 4,649. 3.7/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

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Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #71 (Rd 3) · DEN · 2018 · +11.1 vs expected KV-H

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42.9 expected · Δ+11.1

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Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2018	22	DEN	14	0*	130	521	5	4.0	3.8	30	23.1	1	8.8
2019	23	DEN	16	8*	132	496	3	3.8	2.3	22	16.7	0	11
2020	24	DEN	11	0*	35	170	0	4.9	0.0	10	28.6	0	4.7
2021	25	TOT	11	—	56	169	0	3.0	0.0	8	14.3	0	4.1
2021	25	CAR	6	—	21	77	0	3.7	0.0	4	19.0	0	4.1
2021	25	HOU	5	—	35	92	0	2.6	0.0	4	11.4	0	4.1
2022	26	HOU	4	0*	41	117	0	2.9	0.0	7	17.1	1	1.8
2023	27	LAR	9	0*	77	319	2	4.1	2.6	17	22.1	0	4.6
Career			65	8*	471	1,792	10	3.8	—	94	—	2	35

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2018	22	DEN	14	0*	20	14	72	0	70.0%	5.1	3.6	—	2
2019	23	DEN	16	8*	50	43	256	1	86.0%	6.0	5.1	—	10
2020	24	DEN	11	0*	13	12	81	0	92.3%	6.8	6.2	—	4
2021	25	TOT	11	—	16	10	77	0	62.5%	7.7	4.8	—	4
2021	25	CAR	6	—	6	3	15	0	50.0%	5.0	2.5	—	0
2021	25	HOU	5	—	10	7	62	0	70.0%	8.9	6.2	—	4
2022	26	HOU	4	0*	8	6	33	0	75.0%	5.5	4.1	—	0
2023	27	LAR	9	0*	2	1	13	0	50.0%	13.0	6.5	—	1
Career			65	8*	109	86	532	1	78.9%	6.2	4.9	—	21

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2018	22	DEN	14	0*	308	32.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2019	23	DEN	16	8*	506	50.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2020	24	DEN	16	0*	193	17.8%	—	0.0%	159	34.0%
2021	25	TOT	15	—	218	—	—	—	75	—
2021	25	CAR	8	—	103	18.4%	—	0.0%	33	16.0%
2021	25	HOU	7	—	115	24.3%	—	0.0%	42	22.9%
2022	26	HOU	4	0*	106	39.8%	—	0.0%	17	16.0%
2023	27	LAR	14	0*	207	22.4%	—	0.0%	164	41.7%
Career			79	8*	1,538	—	—	—	415	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2018	22	DEN	14	0*	194	1.5	327	2.5	16	8.1	30
2019	23	DEN	16	8*	244	1.8	252	1.9	8	16.5	22
2020	24	DEN	16	0*	94	2.7	76	2.2	2	17.5	10
2021	25	TOT*	15	—	82	1.5	87	1.6	0	—	8
2022	26	HOU	4	0*	92	2.2	25	0.6	2	20.5	7
2023	27	LAR	14	0*	180	2.3	139	1.8	8	9.6	17
Career			79	8*	886	—	906	—	36	—	94

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

* Advanced source publishes an all-team season aggregate only. Exact team stints and team-specific counting stats remain available in the primary season tables.

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2018	22	DEN	14	0*	0.8	0.9	4.2	1	2	0.1	2	75.4
2019	23	DEN	16	8*	0.1	-0.1	6.0	4	2	0.0	10	94.7
2020	24	DEN	16	0*	1.7	1.5	5.3	0	0	0.0	4	92.6
2021	25	TOT*	15	—	-0.4	0.2	7.5	0	1	0.1	4	74.2
2022	26	HOU	4	0*	-0.8	-1.0	6.5	1	0	0.0	0	81.8
2023	27	LAR	14	0*	0.0	-1.0	14.0	0	0	0.0	1	70.8
Career			79	8*	—	—	—	6	5	—	21	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

* Advanced source publishes an all-team season aggregate only. Exact team stints and team-specific counting stats remain available in the primary season tables.