Tiki Barber ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Barber in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Barber a career score of 80, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Tiki Barber

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 3% all-time RBsIron Legend👑 #1 Running Back · 2005 📈 Late Developer · 2005 Team Carrier · #86

Height5'10"

Weight205 lb

BornApr 7, 1975

Age

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #86 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

4 qualifying seasons

2003 NYG·4 team wins#13

Rushing Yards · 1,215 · score 39

2004 NYG·6 team wins#5

Rushing Yards · 1,518 · score 21

2004 NYG

Career Value · VORP

211 career value over replacement — #333 all-time of 4,649. 21.1/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

6 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · NYG · 1997 · +25.2 vs expected KV-H

80actual

54.8 expected · Δ+25.2

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All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Solid

of 100

Reached 57% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

57% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader57

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

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: 93%.

Encyclopedia Coverage4/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.7 regular season → 4.4 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

-7%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

15,609

10,444 rush · 5,165 recv

Total TDs

55 rush · 12 recv

Total Touches

2,799

2,214 carries · 585 rec

Yds / Touch

5.6

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones13

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

19991K career receiving yards
1999100 career receptions
20001K career rushing yards
2001250 career receptions
20023K career rushing yards
200225 career rushing TDs
20023K career receiving yards
20035K career rushing yards
20058K career rushing yards
200550 career rushing TDs
2005500 career receptions
200610K career rushing yards
20065K career receiving yards

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Rushing

Att102Yds446TD1Y/A4.4TD%1.01D251D%24.5Fmb1

Receiving

Tgt29Rec22Yds165Ctch%75.9%Y/R7.5Y/Tgt5.71D5

College Stats

VirginiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

2006final season
Last recorded season with NYG
1997draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 2, Pick 36

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 205 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 84

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+1997

F1998

C+1999

B+2000

B+2001

B+2002

B+2003

A2004

A2005

A2006

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

98%

19972006

1997 · backup · 6/16 G1998 · backup · 4/16 G

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →

17%

Building a Case

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 45.7%All-Pro 19.4%Longevity 17%Pro Bowls 14.6%All-Time Ranks 3.2%

Monitor score 61.7 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity87

Peak84

Accolades18

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Era Translator

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
1997	511	85.2	1,724+1,213	101.4
1998	166	41.5	956+790	56.2
1999	253	15.8	506+253	29.8
2000	1,007	62.9	1,090+83	64.1
2001	865	61.8	1,057+192	62.2
2002	1,387	86.7	1,350-37	79.4
2003	1,215	75.9	1,188-27	69.9
2004	1,518	94.9	1,408-110	82.8
2005	1,860	116.3	1,699-161	100
2006	1,662	103.9	1,488-174	87.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

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Gave the New York Giants an entire corpus-attributed career — 10 seasons (1997–2006), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.

Tiki Barber

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #36

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography