Billy Jackson is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Jackson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jackson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Billy Jackson

Top 29% all-time RBsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height5'10"

Weight217 lb

BornSep 13, 1959

Age66

CollegeAlabama See College Stats

Rookie yr1981

Draft1981 · Rd 7, Pick 180 · KAN

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 41 · #2293 · Above Average

Worth 41 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 50% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.3

Avg surplus

peak +13

4 seasons × ~10.3 surplus ≈ VORP 41

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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
1981	—	KC	16	—	111	398	10	3.6	9.0	—	—	—	—	6	31	1	—	5.2	—	—	—	5	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1982	—	KC	9	—	86	243	3	2.8	3.5	—	—	—	—	5	41	0	—	8.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	—	KC	16	—	152	499	2	3.3	1.3	—	—	—	—	32	243	0	—	7.6	—	—	—	8	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1984	—	KC	16	—	50	225	1	4.5	2.0	—	—	—	—	15	101	1	—	6.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	57	—	399	1,365	16	3.4	4.0	—	—	—	0	58	416	2	—	7.2	—	—	—	13	12	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1981	22	KC	16	—	111	398	10	3.6	9.0	—	—	—	14.8
1982	23	KC	9	—	86	243	3	2.8	3.5	—	—	—	6.8
1983	24	KC	16	—	152	499	2	3.3	1.3	—	—	—	11.2
1984	25	KC	16	—	50	225	1	4.5	2.0	—	—	—	9.5
Career			57		399	1,365	16	3.4	—	—	—	—	42.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1981	22	KC	16	—	—	6	31	1	—	5.2	—	—	—
1982	23	KC	9	—	—	5	41	0	—	8.2	—	—	—
1983	24	KC	16	—	—	32	243	0	—	7.6	—	—	—
1984	25	KC	16	—	—	15	101	1	—	6.7	—	—	—
Career			57		0	58	416	2	—	7.2	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	22	KC	—	—	5	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1983	24	KC	—	—	8	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	—	—	—
Career					13	12	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 60.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 40.1

Availability 19.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

1981bestavg 601984

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader10

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 90%.

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+).

College Stats

AlabamaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama), 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.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

Top Teammates

Carlos CarsonWR4y Willie ScottTE4y Anthony HancockWR3y Jim HadnotRB3y Jim ArnoldP2y Todd BlackledgeQB2y Joe DelaneyRB2y Lawrence RicksRB2y Herman HeardRB1y Jewerl ThomasRB1y Bob GaglianoQB1y Ken ThomasRB1y James MurphyWR1y Les StuddardC1y

1981 Draft Class· this player went #180

#134Steve CoxP #138Tommy VigoritoRB #141Andrew GissingerOT #143Dave AhrensOLB #145Melvin HooverWR #162Bobby DuckworthWR #168Louis JacksonRB #175Ron BattleTE #189Pete HolohanTE #196Eric LaneRB #201Charlie BrownWR #210Wade WilsonQB #212Lin DawsonTE #222Toussaint TylerRB #226Stump MitchellRB #241Robb RiddickRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Billy inherited the Kansas City Chiefs RB room from Joe Delaney (1981–1982), and handed it to Herman Heard (1984–1989).

Jim Hadnot 1980–1983Joe Delaney 1981–1982Billy Jackson 1981–1984Herman Heard 1984–1989Larry Moriarty 1986–1988Paul Palmer

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

1984final season
Last recorded season with KC
1981draft
Drafted by KAN — Round 7, Pick 180
1981team change
Joined KC (from KAN)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 217 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

B1981

B1982

B1983

C+1984

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

100%

1981

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
1981	398	24.9	514+116	30.3
1982	243	27	579+336	34.1
1983	499	31.2	663+164	39
1984	225	14.1	405+180	23.8

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

41 career value over replacement — #2293 all-time of 4,642. 10.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #180 (Rd 7) · KAN · 1981 · +29.1 vs expected KV-H

56actual

26.9 expected · Δ+29.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1981 Draft Class· this player went #180

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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