Dameon Pierce NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault | StatVault

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

Dameon Pierce

RBPHI#39ACT

Dameon Pierce

Top 38% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -31% playoffs ⭐ Shooting Star · 2022 Team Carrier · #275

Height5'10"

Weight218 lb

BornFeb 19, 2000

Age26

CollegeFlorida See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2022

Draft2022 · Rd 4, Pick 107 · HOU

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 28 · #2740 · Role Player

Worth 28 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 60% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

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

50

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

3

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+9.3

Avg surplus

peak +22

3 seasons × ~9.3 surplus ≈ VORP 28

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
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2022	—	HOU	13	—	220	939	4	4.3	1.8	54	24.5	2	39	30	165	1	76.9%	5.5	4.2	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	508	64.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2022	—	MIA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	HOU	13	—	145	416	2	2.9	1.4	14	9.7	0	17	13	101	0	76.5%	7.8	5.9	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	298	34.6%	—	0.0%	12	15.3%
2024	—	HOU	9	—	40	293	2	7.3	5.0	7	17.5	0	4	2	2	0	50.0%	1.0	0.5	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	111	18.0%	—	0.0%	48	17.9%
2024	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	KC	3	—	14	36	0	2.6	0.0	1	7.1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	HOU	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	14.0%	—	0.0%	13	13.3%
Career		—	45	—	419	1,684	8	4.0	1.9	76	18.1	2	61	45	268	1	73.8%	6.0	4.4	—	10	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	945	32.8%	—	0.0%	73	15.5%

Career EPA-72.1·-62 rushing · -10 receiving·-24.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2022	22	HOU	13	8*	220	939	4	4.3	1.8	54	24.5	2	11
2023	23	HOU	13	0*	145	416	2	2.9	1.4	14	9.7	0	6.8
2024	24	HOU	9	0*	40	293	2	7.3	5.0	7	17.5	0	4.6
2025	25	KC	3	0*	14	36	0	2.6	0.0	1	7.1	0	—
Career			38	8*	419	1,684	8	4.0	—	76	—	2	22.4

* 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
2022	22	HOU	13	8*	39	30	165	1	76.9%	5.5	4.2	—	7
2023	23	HOU	13	0*	17	13	101	0	76.5%	7.8	5.9	—	3
2024	24	HOU	9	0*	4	2	2	0	50.0%	1.0	0.5	—	0
2025	25	KC	3	0*	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0
Career			38	8*	61	45	268	1	73.8%	6.0	4.4	—	10

* 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%
2022	22	HOU	13	8*	508	64.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2023	23	HOU	14	0*	298	34.6%	—	0.0%	12	15.3%
2024	24	HOU	11	0*	111	18.0%	—	0.0%	48	17.9%
2025	25	HOU	5	0*	28	14.0%	—	0.0%	13	13.3%
Career			43	8*	945	—	—	—	73	—

* 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
2022	22	—	—	8*	—	-27.9	-8.8	0	-11
2023	23	—	—	0*	—	-40.8	0.6	0	14
2024	24	—	—	0*	—	7.1	-2.2	0	-5
Career				8*	—	—	—	0	-2

* 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
2022	22	HOU	13	8*	433	2.0	506	2.3	27	8.1	54
2023	23	HOU	14	0*	180	1.2	236	1.6	12	12.1	14
2024	24	HOU	11	0*	77	1.9	216	5.4	6	6.7	7
2025	25	2TM	5	0*	12	0.9	24	1.7	2	7.0	1
Career			43	8*	702	—	982	—	47	—	76

* 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
2022	22	HOU	13	8*	-0.3	-1.1	6.6	8	3	0.1	7	81.7
2023	23	HOU	14	0*	0.8	0.5	7.3	1	1	0.1	3	90.6
2024	24	HOU	11	0*	-1.3	-1.5	2.5	1	0	0.0	0	56.2
2025	25	HOU	4	0*	-4.0	—	—	0	1	1.0	0	39.6
Career			42	8*	—	—	—	10	5	—	10	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

60

Sustained

career value

×.6

59

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 46

Availability 14

On-field production Staying available

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

2022bestavg 59elite 702024

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #275 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Total Score

36

1 qualifying season

2022 HOU·3 team wins#17

Rushing Yards · 939 · score 36

All-Time Standing

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

11

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader9

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-24.02 EPA/season over 3 seasons42

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+

56

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:2.066 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap2.066Touch rate0.508EPA/snap-0.076Snap share32.8%Off snaps945ReliableCV 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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2022

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2022 class

4.59s

40-Yard

Below avg · 37th pct

Pos 37thAll 60thClass Pos 24thClass All 51th

34.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 59thClass Pos 74thClass All 63th

119"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 60thClass Pos 42thClass All 49th

21 reps

Bench

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 50thClass All 37th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.0 regular season → 2.8 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-31%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Rushing

Att9Yds25Y/A2.81D11D%11.1

Receiving

Tgt1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-3.7Rec EPA-1.8Rec AirYd-5

College Stats

FloridaImported college table

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2018	—	69	424	2	6.1	2.9	—	—	—
2019	—	54	305	4	5.6	7.4	—	—	—
2020	—	106	503	4	4.7	3.8	—	—	—
2021	—	100	574	13	5.7	13.0	—	—	—
Career		329	1,806	23	5.5	7.0	—	—	—

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2018	—	—	5	20	1	—	4.0	—	—	—
2019	—	—	4	30	0	—	7.5	—	—	—
2020	—	—	17	156	1	—	9.2	—	—	—
2021	—	—	19	216	3	—	11.4	—	—	—
Career		0	45	422	5	—	9.4	—	—	—

Reference Graph

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

2022 Draft Class· this player went #107

#99David BellWR #100Myjai SandersLB #101Jeremy RuckertTE #102Channing TindallLB #103Leo ChenalLB #104Logan BrussG #105Danny GrayWR #106Cade OttonTE #108Perrion WinfreyDT #109Coby BryantCB #110Daniel FaaleleG #111Max MitchellOT #112Daniel BellingerTE #113Percy ButlerSAF #114Dane BeltonSAF #115Damarri MathisDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Dameon inherited the Houston Texans RB room from Rex Burkhead (2021–2022), and handed it to Dare Ogunbowale (2022–2025).

Allen Pinkett 1986–1991Lorenzo White 1988–1994Gary Brown 1991–1995Eddie George 1996Jonathan Wells 2002–2005Domanick Williams

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Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined KC (from HOU)
2025final season
Last recorded season with KC
2022draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 4, Pick 107

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 218 lb

Frame

218 lb at 4.59s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 119" broad

Explosion

21 reps

Bench power

Injury History

8 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	HOU	4	W2Questionable· HamstringW3Out· HamstringW4Out· HamstringW5Questionable· HamstringW9Out· GroinW10Out· Groin
2023	HOU	3	W9Out· AnkleW10Out· AnkleW11Out· AnkleW12Questionable· Ankle
2022	HOU	1	W15Out· Ankle

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →

52

peak 59

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

B+2022

C+2023

C+2024

Availability

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

63%

20222025

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
2022	939	72.2	1,259+320	74
2023	416	32	533+117	31.3
2024	293	32.6	553+260	32.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

28 career value over replacement — #2740 all-time of 4,642. 9.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #107 (Rd 4) · HOU · 2022 · +15.2 vs expected KV-H

52actual

36.8 expected · Δ+15.2

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