Shawn Bryson is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Bryson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bryson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Shawn Bryson
Combined Season Grid
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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 | |||||
| 2000 | 23–24 | BUF | 15 | — | 154 | 589 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 30 | 19.5 | 0 | 43 | 30 | 222 | 2 | 69.8% | 7.4 | 5.2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 24–25 | BUF | 8 | — | 80 | 341 | 2 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 9 | 11.3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 81.8% | 6.6 | 5.4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 25–26 | BUF | 2 | — | 13 | 35 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 33.3% | 9.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | DET | 16 | — | 158 | 606 | 3 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 31 | 19.6 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 340 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.3 | 6.3 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 27–28 | DET | 16 | — | 50 | 264 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 15 | 30.0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 322 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.3 | 7.3 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 28–29 | DET | 16 | — | 64 | 306 | 1 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 12 | 18.8 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 284 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.7 | 7.7 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 29–30 | DET | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 98 | 1 | 100.0% | 12.3 | 12.3 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 78 | — | 521 | 2,142 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 99 | 19.0 | 0 | 200 | 183 | 1,334 | 3 | 91.5% | 7.3 | 6.7 | — | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
45 career value over replacement — #2205 all-time of 4,649. 7.5/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #86 (Rd 3) · BUF · 1999 · +20.7 vs expected KV-H
58actual
37.3 expected · Δ+20.7
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