Vaughn Dunbar is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Dunbar in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Dunbar's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Vaughn Dunbar
Top 39% all-time RBsReliable Starter
Height5'10"
Weight204 lb
BornSep 4, 1968
Age57
Rookie yr1992
Draft
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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 | |||||
| 1992 | 23–24 | NO | 16 | — | 154 | 565 | 3 | 3.7 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 62 | 0 | — | 6.9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25–26 | NO | 8 | — | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26–27 | JAX | 14 | — | 110 | 361 | 2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 5.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 38 | — | 267 | 935 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 73 | 0 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
32 career value over replacement — #2606 all-time of 4,649. 10.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #21 (Rd 1) · NOR · 1992 · -3.7 vs expected KV-H
52actual
55.7 expected · Δ−3.7
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