Chris Ivory is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Ivory in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ivory's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Chris Ivory
Top 14% all-time RBsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -27% playoffs📈 Late Developer · 2015Team Carrier · #190
Height6'0"
Weight223 lb
BornMar 22, 1988
Age38
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Rookie yr2010
A top 20% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 102 · #1087 · High-ValueWorth 102 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+14.6
Avg surplus
peak +27
7 seasons × ~14.6 surplus ≈ VORP 102
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2010 | — | NO | 12 | — | 137 | 716 | 5 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 44 | 32.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% | 17.0 | 17.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | CAR | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | NO | 6 | — | 79 | 374 | 1 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 21 | 26.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | NO | 6 | — | 40 | 217 | 2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 7 | 17.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 66.7% | 7.5 | 5.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | ATL | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | NYJ | 15 | — | 182 | 833 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 34 | 18.7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 28.6% | 5.0 | 1.4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 331 | 33.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | — | NYJ | 16 | — | 198 | 821 | 6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 42 | 21.2 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 123 | 1 | 66.7% | 6.8 | 4.6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 444 | 40.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | — | NYJ | 15 | — | 247 | 1,070 | 7 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 50 | 20.2 | 2 | 37 | 30 | 217 | 1 | 81.1% | 7.2 | 5.9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 537 | 52.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | — | BUF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | JAX | 11 | — | 117 | 439 | 3 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 21 | 17.9 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 186 | 0 | 71.4% | 9.3 | 6.6 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 311 | 40.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | — | JAX | 14 | — | 112 | 382 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 16 | 14.3 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 175 | 1 | 75.0% | 8.3 | 6.3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 297 | 30.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | — | BUF | 13 | — | 115 | 385 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 25 | 21.7 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 175 | 0 | 60.0% | 14.6 | 8.8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 300 | 35.5% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 18.0% |
| 2018 | — | LAC | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 112 | — | 1,227 | 5,237 | 29 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 260 | 21.2 | 10 | 152 | 106 | 918 | 3 | 69.7% | 8.7 | 6.0 | — | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2,220 | 38.8% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 18.0% | |
Career EPA-111.5·-131 rushing · 19 receiving·-12.4/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22 | NO | 12 | — | 137 | 716 | 5 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 44 | 32.1 | 2 | 8.7 |
| 2011 | 23 | NO | 6 | — | 79 | 374 | 1 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 21 | 26.6 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2012 | 24 | NO | 6 | — | 40 | 217 | 2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 7 | 17.5 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 2013 | 25 | NYJ | 15 | 0* | 182 | 833 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 34 | 18.7 | 0 | 9 |
| 2014 | 26 | NYJ | 16 | 0* | 198 | 821 | 6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 42 | 21.2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2015 | 27 | NYJ | 15 | 8* | 247 | 1,070 | 7 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 50 | 20.2 | 2 | 15.2 |
| 2016 | 28 | JAX | 11 | 0* | 117 | 439 | 3 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 21 | 17.9 | 3 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 29 | JAX | 14 | 0* | 112 | 382 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 16 | 14.3 | 2 | 8.2 |
| 2018 | 30 | BUF | 13 | 0* | 115 | 385 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 25 | 21.7 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Career | 108 | 8* | 1,227 | 5,237 | 29 | 4.3 | — | 260 | — | 10 | 75.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22 | NO | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% | 17.0 | 17.0 | — | 1 |
| 2011 | 23 | NO | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| 2012 | 24 | NO | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 66.7% | 7.5 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
| 2013 | 25 | NYJ | 15 | 0* | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 28.6% | 5.0 | 1.4 | — | 1 |
| 2014 | 26 | NYJ | 16 | 0* | 27 | 18 | 123 | 1 | 66.7% | 6.8 | 4.6 | — | 4 |
| 2015 | 27 | NYJ | 15 | 8* | 37 | 30 | 217 | 1 | 81.1% | 7.2 | 5.9 | — | 9 |
| 2016 | 28 | JAX | 11 | 0* | 28 | 20 | 186 | 0 | 71.4% | 9.3 | 6.6 | — | 9 |
| 2017 | 29 | JAX | 14 | 0* | 28 | 21 | 175 | 1 | 75.0% | 8.3 | 6.3 | — | 8 |
| 2018 | 30 | BUF | 13 | 0* | 20 | 12 | 175 | 0 | 60.0% | 14.6 | 8.8 | — | 6 |
| Career | 108 | 8* | 152 | 106 | 918 | 3 | 69.7% | 8.7 | 6.0 | — | 39 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25 | NYJ | 15 | 0* | 331 | 33.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 | NYJ | 16 | 0* | 444 | 40.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | NYJ | 15 | 8* | 537 | 52.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 | JAX | 11 | 0* | 311 | 40.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 29 | JAX | 14 | 0* | 297 | 30.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 30 | BUF | 13 | 0* | 300 | 35.5% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 18.0% |
| Career | 84 | 8* | 2,220 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 10.2 | 1.3 | 0 | -5 |
| 2011 | 23 | — | — | — | — | -2.9 | -0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | -5.0 | 0 | -13 |
| 2013 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | -9.3 | -2.7 | 0 | -7 |
| 2014 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | -16.7 | 0.5 | 0 | -12 |
| 2015 | 27 | — | — | 8* | — | -33.9 | 6.6 | 0 | -85 |
| 2016 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | -33.9 | 10.9 | 0 | -1 |
| 2017 | 29 | — | — | 0* | — | -27.1 | -1.5 | 0 | -5 |
| 2018 | 30 | — | — | 0* | — | -18.7 | 9.8 | 0 | -2 |
| Career | 8* | — | — | — | 0 | -127 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 | BUF | 13 | 0* | 116 | 1.0 | 269 | 2.3 | 8 | 14.4 | 25 |
| Career | 13 | 116 | — | 269 | — | 8 | — | 25 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 | BUF | 13 | 0* | -0.3 | 0.1 | 15.7 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 | 7 | 94.3 |
| Career | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 7 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 66 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
62
Sustained
career value
×.6
72
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 66 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 62
On-field 46
Availability 16
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2010bestavg 59elite 702018
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #190 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position31
Depth
of 100
Reached 29% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
29% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader29
1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33
-12.39 EPA/season over 9 seasons46
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: 89%.
Per-Snap Impact
Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+63
Above average
SIS
Yards/snap2.169Touch rate0.504EPA/snap-0.052Snap share38.8%Off snaps2,220ReliableCV 0.26
Production per snap — 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+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = 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
📉 Regular Season Player
Yards / Carry: 4.3 regular season → 3.1 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
-27%
vs reg season
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
6,155
5,237 rush · 918 recv
Total TDs
32
29 rush · 3 recv
Total Touches
1,333
1,227 carries · 106 rec
Yds / Touch
4.6
rushing + receiving
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesRushing
Att23Yds72Y/A3.11D51D%21.7
Receiving
Tgt1
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-2.5Rec EPA-1.5Rec AirYd-3
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tiffin; Washington State), 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
Jeremy KerleyWR4yTommy BohanonFB4yDrew BreesQB3yThomas MorsteadP3yNick FolkK3yDemario DavisOLB3yJimmy GrahamTE3yMalcolm JenkinsS3yCalvin PaceOLB3yDavid HarrisOLB3yRoman HarperS3yMarques ColstonWR3ySheldon RichardsonDT3yWill SmithLB3yJonathan VilmaOLB3yLance MooreWR3yScott ShanleOLB3yDamon HarrisonDT3yBilal PowellRB3yDevery HendersonWR3yGeno SmithQB3yJabari GreerCB3yMuhammad WilkersonDE3yBrian WintersG3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterChris inherited the New Orleans Saints RB room from Pierre Thomas (2007–2014), and handed it to Darren Sproles (2011–2013).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2018team change
Joined BUF (from JAX)
- 2018final season
Last recorded season with BUF
- 2016team change
Joined JAX (from NYJ)
- 2013team change
Joined NYJ (from NO)
- 2010signing
Entered the NFL with NO
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 223 lb
Frame
Injury History
6 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BUF | 0 | W10Questionable· ShoulderW15Questionable· ShoulderW16Questionable· ShoulderW17Questionable· Shoulder |
| 2016 | JAX | 2 | W1Questionable· CalfW2Out· Not Injury RelatedW3Questionable· Not Injury RelatedW13Out· HamstringW14Questionable· HamstringW17Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2015 | NYJ | 0 | W2Questionable· GroinW3Questionable· Quadricep |
| 2013 | NYJ | 1 | W4Out· Hamstring |
| 2012 | NO | 1 | W15Out· HamstringW16Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2011 | NO | 0 | W10Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2010 | NO | 2 | W1Out· KneeW2Out· KneeW15Questionable· HamstringW16Questionable· Hamstring |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →
66
peak 72
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B2010
C2011
D2012
B+2013
B2014
B+2015
C+2016
C+2017
C+2018
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
75%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 716 | 59.7 | 992+276 | 58.3 |
| 2011 | 374 | 62.3 | 1,075+701 | 63.3 |
| 2012 | 217 | 36.2 | 672+455 | 39.5 |
| 2013 | 833 | 55.5 | 1,008+175 | 59.3 |
| 2014 | 821 | 51.3 | 945+124 | 55.6 |
| 2015 | 1,070 | 71.3 | 1,320+250 | 77.6 |
| 2016 | 439 | 39.9 | 703+264 | 41.3 |
| 2017 | 382 | 27.3 | 459+77 | 27 |
| 2018 | 385 | 29.6 | 502+117 | 29.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
102 career value over replacement — #1087 all-time of 4,642. 11.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
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