← 2020 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R1 · #32 OVERALL · RB

Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Drafted by KC · GM Brett Veach · LSU

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Full-career context

These totals follow Clyde Edwards-Helaire across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played52
Games started32
Weighted career AV18
Pro Bowls0
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons6

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

2020 · Round 1 · #32

KC draft credit

GM Brett Veach

Team games50
Team starts32
On-team AV19
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Bad-0.78 contribution49th of 55 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

A Bad pick

Clyde Edwards-Helaire was Brett Veach's 49th-best of 55 picks across his career.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -0.78. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Brett Veach's leaderboard composite θ.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
50
on drafting team · 52 full-career
Games started
32
on drafting team
Snap-z
0.3
5 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
19
modeled; full weighted AV 18
AV / 1k snaps
14.0
1,354 snaps in rate base
AV-rate z
+0.3
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Brett Veach's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Brett Veach pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Clyde Edwards-Helaire totals -0.78. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+763. Humphrey#63 · Creed Humphrey · aggregate +7.46Humphrey +7.5226. Smith#226 · Trey Smith · aggregate +4.00Smith +4.021. McDuffie#21 · Trent McDuffie · aggregate +2.99McDuffie +3.0251. Pacheco#251 · Isiah Pacheco · aggregate +1.8675. Nnadi#75 · Derrick Nnadi · aggregate +1.84177. Danna#177 · Michael Danna · aggregate +1.55243. Watson#243 · Jaylen Watson · aggregate +1.51138. Sneed#138 · L'Jarius Sneed · aggregate +1.3458. Bolton#58 · Nick Bolton · aggregate +1.34119. Conner#119 · Chamarri Conner · aggregate +1.24103. Chenal#103 · Leo Chenal · aggregate +1.2330. III#30 · George Karlaftis III · aggregate +1.21162. Gray#162 · Noah Gray · aggregate +1.1255. Rice#55 · Rashee Rice · aggregate +1.0362. Cook#62 · Bryan Cook · aggregate +1.00228. Smith#228 · Brashard Smith · aggregate +0.6863. Jr.#63 · Willie Gay Jr. · aggregate +0.5656. Hardman#56 · Mecole Hardman · aggregate +0.52201. Fenton#201 · Rashad Fenton · aggregate +0.3928. Worthy#28 · Xavier Worthy · aggregate +0.37194. Coburn#194 · Keondre Coburn · aggregate +0.25259. Johnson#259 · Nazeeh Johnson · aggregate +0.16156. Bassa#156 · Jeffrey Bassa · aggregate +0.15211. Hadden#211 · Kamal Hadden · aggregate +0.14250. Jones#250 · Nic Jones · aggregate +0.13216. Allegretti#216 · Nick Allegretti · aggregate +0.07133. Royals#133 · Jalen Royals · aggregate +0.06248. Hanson#248 · C.J. Hanson · aggregate +0.05135. Williams#135 · Joshua Williams · aggregate +0.03159. Nourzad#159 · Hunter Nourzad · aggregate +0.0363. Suamataia#63 · Kingsley Suamataia · aggregate +0.0292. Morris#92 · Wanya Morris · aggregate -0.05133. Hicks#133 · Jaden Hicks · aggregate -0.0763. Thornhill#63 · Juan Thornhill · aggregate -0.08131. Wiley#131 · Jared Wiley · aggregate -0.0996. Niang#96 · Lucas Niang · aggregate -0.0985. Williams#85 · Nohl Williams · aggregate -0.1266. Gillotte#66 · Ashton Gillotte · aggregate -0.1431. Anudike-Uzomah#31 · Felix Anudike-Uzomah · aggregate -0.2663. Norman-Lott#63 · Omarr Norman-Lott · aggregate -0.38166. Thompson#166 · BJ Thompson · aggregate -0.41198. McKenzie#198 · Kahlil McKenzie · aggregate -0.50237. Keyes#237 · Thakarius Keyes · aggregate -0.52214. Thompson#214 · Darwin Thompson · aggregate -0.58124. Watts#124 · Armani Watts · aggregate -0.61100. O'Daniel#100 · Dorian O'Daniel · aggregate -0.6532. Simmons#32 · Josh Simmons · aggregate -0.71145. Kinnard#145 · Darian Kinnard · aggregate -0.7432. Edwards-Helaire#32 · Clyde Edwards-Helaire · aggregate -0.78Edwards-Helaire -0.854. Moore#54 · Skyy Moore · aggregate -0.93181. Powell#181 · Cornell Powell · aggregate -1.10144. Kaindoh#144 · Joshua Kaindoh · aggregate -1.2246. Speaks#46 · Breeland Speaks · aggregate -1.3984. Saunders#84 · Khalen Saunders · aggregate -1.40196. Smith#196 · Tremon Smith · aggregate -1.48

Incremental contribution by season

-8-6-4-20+2+4+6+8+10+12+14+16+18+20+22+242018 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.112018 · Armani Watts · incremental -0.302018 · Dorian O'Daniel · incremental -0.692018 · Kahlil McKenzie · incremental -1.032018 · Breeland Speaks · incremental -1.742018 · Tremon Smith · incremental -2.462019 · Rashad Fenton · incremental +0.252019 · Mecole Hardman · incremental +0.392019 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +1.062019 · Kahlil McKenzie · incremental -0.082019 · Dorian O'Daniel · incremental -0.222019 · Nick Allegretti · incremental -0.252019 · Armani Watts · incremental -0.262019 · Juan Thornhill · incremental -0.272019 · Breeland Speaks · incremental -0.372019 · Darwin Thompson · incremental -0.492019 · Tremon Smith · incremental -0.492019 · Khalen Saunders · incremental -1.272020 · Willie Gay Jr. · incremental +0.022020 · Rashad Fenton · incremental +0.112020 · Juan Thornhill · incremental +0.132020 · Nick Allegretti · incremental +0.192020 · Michael Danna · incremental +0.202020 · L'Jarius Sneed · incremental +0.202020 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.772020 · Dorian O'Daniel · incremental -0.172020 · Mecole Hardman · incremental -0.282020 · Armani Watts · incremental -0.302020 · Breeland Speaks · incremental -0.372020 · Darwin Thompson · incremental -0.422020 · Lucas Niang · incremental -0.452020 · Thakarius Keyes · incremental -0.842020 · Khalen Saunders · incremental -0.882020 · Clyde Edwards-Helaire · incremental -4.762021 · Nick Allegretti · incremental +0.072021 · Juan Thornhill · incremental +0.142021 · Rashad Fenton · incremental +0.172021 · Nick Bolton · incremental +0.352021 · Willie Gay Jr. · incremental +0.362021 · Noah Gray · incremental +0.402021 · Lucas Niang · incremental +0.412021 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.692021 · Michael Danna · incremental +0.802021 · L'Jarius Sneed · incremental +1.022021 · Creed Humphrey · incremental +1.542021 · Trey Smith · incremental +1.832021 · Darwin Thompson · incremental -0.152021 · Dorian O'Daniel · incremental -0.262021 · Armani Watts · incremental -0.262021 · Mecole Hardman · incremental -0.292021 · Breeland Speaks · incremental -0.352021 · Khalen Saunders · incremental -0.562021 · Cornell Powell · incremental -0.632021 · Clyde Edwards-Helaire · incremental -1.212021 · Joshua Kaindoh · incremental -1.702022 · Nick Allegretti · incremental +0.092022 · Joshua Williams · incremental +0.112022 · Juan Thornhill · incremental +0.182022 · Mecole Hardman · incremental +0.192022 · Rashad Fenton · incremental +0.222022 · Bryan Cook · incremental +0.382022 · Willie Gay Jr. · incremental +0.392022 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.462022 · Clyde Edwards-Helaire · incremental +0.532022 · Michael Danna · incremental +0.542022 · Leo Chenal · incremental +0.552022 · Trent McDuffie · incremental +0.652022 · George Karlaftis III · incremental +0.662022 · Noah Gray · incremental +0.822022 · Nick Bolton · incremental +1.022022 · Jaylen Watson · incremental +1.052022 · L'Jarius Sneed · incremental +1.222022 · Isiah Pacheco · incremental +1.262022 · Trey Smith · incremental +1.532022 · Creed Humphrey · incremental +2.692022 · Nazeeh Johnson · incremental -0.072022 · Kahlil McKenzie · incremental -0.072022 · Thakarius Keyes · incremental -0.152022 · Darwin Thompson · incremental -0.162022 · Lucas Niang · incremental -0.232022 · Armani Watts · incremental -0.262022 · Joshua Kaindoh · incremental -0.332022 · Breeland Speaks · incremental -0.382022 · Skyy Moore · incremental -0.682022 · Khalen Saunders · incremental -0.722022 · Cornell Powell · incremental -1.172022 · Darian Kinnard · incremental -1.522023 · Nick Allegretti · incremental +0.052023 · Nic Jones · incremental +0.142023 · Joshua Williams · incremental +0.162023 · Nick Bolton · incremental +0.332023 · Rashad Fenton · incremental +0.332023 · Willie Gay Jr. · incremental +0.422023 · Keondre Coburn · incremental +0.492023 · Clyde Edwards-Helaire · incremental +0.502023 · Mecole Hardman · incremental +0.512023 · Bryan Cook · incremental +0.542023 · Noah Gray · incremental +0.742023 · Chamarri Conner · incremental +0.792023 · George Karlaftis III · incremental +0.832023 · Leo Chenal · incremental +0.882023 · Jaylen Watson · incremental +0.912023 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.952023 · L'Jarius Sneed · incremental +1.082023 · Michael Danna · incremental +1.242023 · Trey Smith · incremental +1.602023 · Isiah Pacheco · incremental +1.942023 · Creed Humphrey · incremental +2.492023 · Trent McDuffie · incremental +3.502023 · Wanya Morris · incremental -0.072023 · Darwin Thompson · incremental -0.152023 · Lucas Niang · incremental -0.162023 · Thakarius Keyes · incremental -0.162023 · Cornell Powell · incremental -0.302023 · Joshua Kaindoh · incremental -0.342023 · Felix Anudike-Uzomah · incremental -0.382023 · Rashee Rice · incremental -0.482023 · Skyy Moore · incremental -0.602023 · BJ Thompson · incremental -0.732024 · Jaden Hicks · incremental +0.012024 · Nic Jones · incremental +0.072024 · C.J. Hanson · incremental +0.082024 · Hunter Nourzad · incremental +0.112024 · Joshua Williams · incremental +0.182024 · Wanya Morris · incremental +0.242024 · Kamal Hadden · incremental +0.242024 · Jaylen Watson · incremental +0.292024 · Isiah Pacheco · incremental +0.292024 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.352024 · Xavier Worthy · incremental +0.392024 · Mecole Hardman · incremental +0.442024 · Michael Danna · incremental +0.792024 · Noah Gray · incremental +0.802024 · Bryan Cook · incremental +0.842024 · Chamarri Conner · incremental +0.872024 · George Karlaftis III · incremental +0.882024 · Leo Chenal · incremental +0.922024 · Nick Bolton · incremental +0.932024 · Trent McDuffie · incremental +1.372024 · Rashee Rice · incremental +2.092024 · Trey Smith · incremental +2.732024 · Creed Humphrey · incremental +4.752024 · Kingsley Suamataia · incremental -0.042024 · Thakarius Keyes · incremental -0.162024 · BJ Thompson · incremental -0.212024 · Jared Wiley · incremental -0.232024 · Cornell Powell · incremental -0.272024 · Lucas Niang · incremental -0.312024 · Joshua Kaindoh · incremental -0.312024 · Felix Anudike-Uzomah · incremental -0.372024 · Nazeeh Johnson · incremental -0.572024 · Skyy Moore · incremental -0.892025 · Joshua Williams · incremental +0.032025 · Hunter Nourzad · incremental +0.052025 · C.J. Hanson · incremental +0.092025 · Jalen Royals · incremental +0.172025 · Kingsley Suamataia · incremental +0.172025 · Jaden Hicks · incremental +0.212025 · Rashee Rice · incremental +0.372025 · Xavier Worthy · incremental +0.402025 · Jeffrey Bassa · incremental +0.412025 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.442025 · Noah Gray · incremental +0.572025 · Michael Danna · incremental +0.602025 · Leo Chenal · incremental +0.762025 · Bryan Cook · incremental +0.802025 · George Karlaftis III · incremental +0.862025 · Trent McDuffie · incremental +0.892025 · Nick Bolton · incremental +0.992025 · Nazeeh Johnson · incremental +1.242025 · Isiah Pacheco · incremental +1.252025 · Brashard Smith · incremental +1.502025 · Chamarri Conner · incremental +1.522025 · Jaylen Watson · incremental +1.662025 · Trey Smith · incremental +1.982025 · Clyde Edwards-Helaire · incremental +2.992025 · Creed Humphrey · incremental +4.782025 · Nohl Williams · incremental -0.132025 · Wanya Morris · incremental -0.172025 · BJ Thompson · incremental -0.222025 · Ashton Gillotte · incremental -0.272025 · Cornell Powell · incremental -0.282025 · Joshua Kaindoh · incremental -0.332025 · Jared Wiley · incremental -0.362025 · Omarr Norman-Lott · incremental -0.892025 · Josh Simmons · incremental -1.78Smith -2.5Edwards-Helaire -4.8Smith +1.8Edwards-Helaire -1.2Edwards-Helaire +0.5Humphrey +2.7Edwards-Helaire +0.5Pacheco +1.9Humphrey +2.5McDuffie +3.5Rice +2.1Smith +2.7Humphrey +4.8Smith +2.0Edwards-Helaire +3.0Humphrey +4.8Simmons -1.820186 players201912 players202016 players202121 players202232 players202332 players202433 players202534 players
Above expectationBelow expectationClyde Edwards-HelaireGM total +20.0Clyde Edwards-Helaire by season -1.9

How much retained production did Clyde Edwards-Helaire return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: RBs drafted within ±5 picks of Clyde Edwards-Helaire since 2010 (13 players).The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

0+0.5Model value above slot35. ChubbNick Chubb · model value +0.836. HallBreece Hall · model value +0.528. IngramMark Ingram · model value +0.431. MichelSony Michel · model value +0.331. MartinDoug Martin · model value +0.235. SwiftD'Andre Swift · model value +0.235. WilliamsJavonte Williams · model value 032. Edwards-HelaireClyde Edwards-Helaire · model value -0.1-0.130. BestJahvid Best · model value -0.137. BernardGiovani Bernard · model value -0.127. PennyRashaad Penny · model value -0.136. YeldonT.J. Yeldon · model value -0.236. JudkinsQuinshon Judkins · model value -0.232. WilsonDavid Wilson · model value -0.4
Clyde Edwards-HelaireSlot-similar peers (13)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'20'22'24'250510141901Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (6 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
2020KC13115421.4814.8
2021KC1063420.4514.6
2022KC101224-0.2313.4
2023KC151227-0.2313.2
2024NO2044-1.100.0
2025KC2019-1.100.0

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