A running back who maximized value through exceptional availability β almost never missed time. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Worth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back β top 92% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
0 seasons Γ ~0 surplus β VORP 0
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2017 | β | MIN | 10 | β | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1.9 | 14.3 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 87.5% | 9.7 | 8.5 | β | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2017 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2018 | β | MIN | 10 | β | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 73.3% | 7.7 | 5.7 | β | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2018 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2019 | β | MIN | 13 | β | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 149 | 1 | 65.4% | 8.8 | 5.7 | β | 6 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2019 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2020 | β | MIN | 11 | β | 5 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 97 | 1 | 61.5% | 12.1 | 7.5 | β | 6 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2020 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2020 | β | TEN | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | β | MIN | 15 | β | 7 | 34 | 0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 125 | 0 | 94.4% | 7.4 | 6.9 | β | 6 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2021 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2022 | β | MIN | 9 | β | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1.8 | 50.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 86 | 0 | 83.3% | 8.6 | 7.2 | β | 7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2022 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2023 | β | MIN | 6 | β | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 77.8% | 3.6 | 2.8 | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2023 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2023 | β | DET | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | β | MIN | 5 | β | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5.0 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 83.3% | 7.0 | 5.8 | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2025 | β | MIN | 4 | β | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1.7 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.5 | 5.5 | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 86 | β | 42 | 119 | 6 | 2.8 | 14.3 | 19 | 45.2 | 0 | 109 | 84 | 681 | 2 | 77.1% | 8.1 | 6.2 | β | 35 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | MIN | 10 | 0* | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1.9 | 14.3 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 25 | MIN | 10 | 0* | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 26 | MIN | 13 | 0* | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 27 | MIN | 11 | 0* | 5 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 28 | MIN | 15 | 0* | 7 | 34 | 0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 29 | MIN | 9 | 0* | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1.8 | 50.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 30 | MIN | 6 | 0* | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 31 | MIN | 5 | 0* | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5.0 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 32 | MIN | 4 | 0* | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1.7 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Career | 83 | 42 | 119 | 6 | 2.8 | β | 19 | β | 0 | 34.3 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | MIN | 10 | 0* | 8 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 87.5% | 9.7 | 8.5 | β | 3 |
| 2018 | 25 | MIN | 10 | 0* | 15 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 73.3% | 7.7 | 5.7 | β | 4 |
| 2019 | 26 | MIN | 13 | 0* | 26 | 17 | 149 | 1 | 65.4% | 8.8 | 5.7 | β | 6 |
| 2020 | 27 | MIN | 11 | 0* | 13 | 8 | 97 | 1 | 61.5% | 12.1 | 7.5 | β | 6 |
| 2021 | 28 | MIN | 15 | 0* | 18 | 17 | 125 | 0 | 94.4% | 7.4 | 6.9 | β | 6 |
| 2022 | 29 | MIN | 9 | 0* | 12 | 10 | 86 | 0 | 83.3% | 8.6 | 7.2 | β | 7 |
| 2023 | 30 | MIN | 6 | 0* | 9 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 77.8% | 3.6 | 2.8 | β | 1 |
| 2024 | 31 | MIN | 5 | 0* | 6 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 83.3% | 7.0 | 5.8 | β | 1 |
| 2025 | 32 | MIN | 4 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.5 | 5.5 | β | 1 |
| Career | 83 | 109 | 84 | 681 | 2 | 77.1% | 8.1 | 6.2 | β | 35 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | TEN | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | DET | 2 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | MIN | 3 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | MIN | 5 | 0* | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 11 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | MIN | 16 | 0* | 204 | 18.4% | β | 0.0% | 290 | 65.1% |
| 2018 | 25 | MIN | 15 | 0* | 139 | 13.7% | β | 0.0% | 272 | 64.2% |
| 2019 | 26 | MIN | 16 | 0* | 354 | 34.0% | β | 0.0% | 231 | 58.9% |
| 2020 | 27 | MIN | 15 | 0* | 404 | 38.8% | β | 0.0% | 220 | 52.5% |
| 2021 | 28 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 376 | 32.9% | β | 0.0% | 254 | 54.8% |
| 2022 | 29 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 169 | 14.7% | β | 0.0% | 324 | 65.8% |
| 2023 | 30 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 216 | 19.4% | β | 0.0% | 244 | 56.1% |
| 2024 | 31 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 262 | 23.5% | β | 0.0% | 282 | 62.9% |
| 2025 | 32 | MIN | 11 | 0* | 184 | 28.7% | β | 0.0% | 182 | 66.2% |
| Career | 141 | 2,308 | β | β | β | 2,299 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | β | β | 0* | β | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0 | -21 |
| 2018 | 25 | β | β | 0* | β | -2.9 | -2.8 | 0 | -6 |
| 2019 | 26 | β | β | 0* | β | -5.8 | 0.7 | 0 | 41 |
| 2020 | 27 | β | β | 0* | β | -0.5 | 4.9 | 0 | 43 |
| 2021 | 28 | β | β | 0* | β | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 67 |
| 2022 | 29 | β | β | 0* | β | 1.1 | 5.7 | 0 | 63 |
| 2023 | 30 | β | β | 0* | β | 0.3 | -5.4 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 31 | β | β | 0* | β | 1.5 | -4.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | β | β | β | 0 | 198 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | MIN | 15 | 0* | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | β | 1 |
| 2019 | 26 | MIN | 16 | 0* | 4 | 0.6 | 13 | 1.9 | 1 | 7.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 27 | MIN | 15 | 0* | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | β | 2 |
| 2021 | 28 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 23 | 3.3 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | β | 3 |
| 2022 | 29 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 5 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | β | 3 |
| 2023 | 30 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | β | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 8 | 4.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | β | 1 |
| 2025 | 32 | MIN | 11 | 0* | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | β | 2 |
| Career | 125 | 66 | β | 40 | β | 1 | β | 14 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | MIN | 15 | 0* | -0.4 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 2 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 86.8 |
| 2019 | 26 | MIN | 16 | 0* | 1.6 | 1.4 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 93.3 |
| 2020 | 27 | MIN | 15 | 0* | 3.3 | 2.8 | 9.4 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 6 | 110.1 |
| 2021 | 28 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 95.6 |
| 2022 | 29 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 5.2 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 96.5 |
| 2023 | 30 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 39.6 |
| 2024 | 31 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 0.2 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 91.0 |
| 2025 | 32 | MIN | 11 | 0* | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 89.6 |
| Career | 125 | β | β | β | 7 | 7 | β | 32 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2018 | 25 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2019 | 26 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 41 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 41 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 41Β· confidence 88%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Production per snap β the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Augustana (SD)), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
C.J. inherited the Minnesota Vikings RB room from Dalvin Cook (2017β2022), and handed it to Alexander Mattison (2019β2023).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with MIN
Entered the NFL with MIN
From nflverse weekly injury reports Β· coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 0 | W16QuestionableΒ· Ankle |
| 2021 | MIN | 0 | W16QuestionableΒ· Hamstring |
| 2020 | MIN | 0 | W16QuestionableΒ· Quadricep |
| 2018 | MIN | 1 | W17OutΒ· Elbow |
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 9-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rush Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 1.3 | 0-13 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0.8 | 0-8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 1.3 | 0-17 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1.6 | 18 | 1 |
| 2021 | 34 | 2.3 | 27-7 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0.8 | 2-5 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1.2 | 3-4 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 35+25 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1.3 | 21+16 | 1.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
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0 career value over replacement β #4242 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level RB.
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