D.J. Dozier is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Dozier in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Dozier's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
D.J. Dozier
Height6'0"
Weight210 lb
BornSep 21, 1965
Age61
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | 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 | 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 | |||||
| 1987 | 21–22 | MIN | 9 | — | 69 | 257 | 5 | 3.7 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 89 | 2 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 22–23 | MIN | 8 | — | 42 | 167 | 2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 49 | 0 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 23–24 | MIN | 14 | — | 46 | 207 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 148 | 0 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 19 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 39.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24–25 | MIN | 6 | — | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25–26 | DET | 6 | — | 9 | 48 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 43 | — | 172 | 691 | 7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 301 | 2 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 19 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 39.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
14 career value over replacement — #3434 all-time of 4,695. 2.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #14 (Rd 1) · MIN · 1987 · -6.7 vs expected KV-H
51actual
57.7 expected · Δ−6.7
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