Steve Sewell is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Sewell in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Sewell's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Steve Sewell
Top 35% all-time RBsReliable Starter
Combined Season Grid
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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 | |||||
| 1985 | 22 | DEN | 16 | — | 81 | 275 | 4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 224 | 1 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 23 | DEN | 11 | — | 23 | 123 | 1 | 5.3 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 294 | 1 | — | 12.8 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 24 | DEN | 7 | — | 19 | 83 | 2 | 4.4 | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 209 | 1 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25 | DEN | 16 | — | 32 | 135 | 1 | 4.2 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 507 | 5 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26 | DEN | 16 | — | 7 | 44 | 0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 416 | 3 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27 | DEN | 12 | — | 17 | 46 | 3 | 2.7 | 17.6 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 268 | 0 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28 | DEN | 16 | — | 50 | 211 | 2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 436 | 2 | — | 11.5 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 94 | — | 229 | 917 | 13 | 4.0 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | 187 | 2,354 | 13 | — | 12.6 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
23 career value over replacement — #2979 all-time of 4,649. 3.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #26 (Rd 1) · DEN · 1985 · -0.8 vs expected KV-H
54actual
54.8 expected · Δ−0.8
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