Eddie George ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places George in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns George a career score of 86, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Eddie George

4× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 1% all-time RBsIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight235 lb

BornSep 24, 1973

Age52

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 1, Pick 14 · HOU

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

31stRushing Yards·10,360 yds 41stRushing Touchdowns·68

Postseason all-time ranks

13thPlayoff Rushing Yards·776 yds 33rdPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber running back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 261 · #202 · Elite

Worth 261 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 5% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +29 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+29

Avg surplus

peak +41

9 seasons × ~29 surplus ≈ VORP 261

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													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1996	—	HOU	16	—	335	1,368	8	4.1	2.4	—	—	—	—	23	182	0	—	7.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	TEN	16	—	357	1,399	6	3.9	1.7	—	—	—	—	7	44	1	—	6.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	TEN	16	—	348	1,294	5	3.7	1.4	—	—	—	—	37	310	1	—	8.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	TEN	16	—	316	1,277	9	4.0	2.8	66	20.9	4	63	46	454	4	73.0%	9.9	7.2	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-25.2	18.4	0	0
2000	—	TEN	16	—	398	1,455	14	3.7	3.5	76	19.1	3	63	48	429	2	76.2%	8.9	6.8	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	JAX	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-30.5	12.0	0	0
2001	—	TEN	16	—	315	939	5	3.0	1.6	38	12.1	6	50	37	279	0	74.0%	7.5	5.6	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	LV	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-73.0	0.2	0	0
2002	—	TEN	16	—	343	1,165	12	3.4	3.5	61	17.8	1	46	36	255	2	78.3%	7.1	5.5	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-26.3	8.9	0	0
2003	—	TEN	16	—	312	1,031	5	3.3	1.6	52	16.7	0	22	22	163	0	100.0%	7.4	7.4	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-43.5	7.3	0	0
2004	—	DAL	13	—	132	432	4	3.3	3.0	27	20.5	0	9	9	83	0	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-17.2	-0.0	0	0
Career		—	146	—	2,856	10,360	68	3.6	2.4	—	—	—	253	265	2,199	10	104.7%	8.3	8.7	—	—	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-215.7	46.8	0	0

Career EPA-168.9·-216 rushing · 47 receiving·-28.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1996	23	HOU	16	—	335	1,368	8	4.1	2.4	—	—	—	16
1997	24	TEN	16	—	357	1,399	6	3.9	1.7	—	—	—	16.8
1998	25	TEN	16	—	348	1,294	5	3.7	1.4	—	—	—	17.2
1999	26	TEN	16	—	316	1,277	9	4.0	2.8	66	20.9	4	22.1
2000	27	TEN	16	—	398	1,455	14	3.7	3.5	76	19.1	3	21.9
2001	28	TEN	16	—	315	939	5	3.0	1.6	38	12.1	6	13.8
2002	29	TEN	16	—	343	1,165	12	3.4	3.5	61	17.8	1	18.4
2003	30	TEN	16	—	312	1,031	5	3.3	1.6	52	16.7	0	12.8
2004	31	DAL	13	—	132	432	4	3.3	3.0	27	20.5	0	7.9
Career			141		2,856	10,360	68	3.6	—	—	—	—	146.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1996	23	HOU	16	—	—	23	182	0	—	7.9	—	—	—
1997	24	TEN	16	—	—	7	44	1	—	6.3	—	—	—
1998	25	TEN	16	—	—	37	310	1	—	8.4	—	—	—
1999	26	TEN	16	—	63	46	454	4	73.0%	9.9	7.2	—	21
2000	27	TEN	16	—	63	48	429	2	76.2%	8.9	6.8	—	21
2001	28	TEN	16	—	50	37	279	0	74.0%	7.5	5.6	—	11
2002	29	TEN	16	—	46	36	255	2	78.3%	7.1	5.5	—	11
2003	30	TEN	16	—	22	22	163	0	100.0%	7.4	7.4	—	7
2004	31	DAL	13	—	9	9	83	0	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	1
Career			141		253	265	2,199	10	104.7%	8.3	8.7	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2000	27	JAX	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2001	28	LV	3	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
Career			5		6	6	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	26	—	—	—	—	-25.2	18.4
2000	27	—	—	—	—	-30.5	12.0
2001	28	—	—	—	—	-73.0	0.2
2002	29	—	—	—	—	-26.3	8.9
2003	30	—	—	—	—	-43.5	7.3
2004	31	—	—	—	—	-17.2	-0.0
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 86 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 86 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 83.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 86· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 79

On-field 59.4

Availability 19.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 79elite 702004

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 56% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

56% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader56

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

-28.15 EPA/season over 6 seasons41

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 3.6 regular season → 3.8 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

+4%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

12,559

10,360 rush · 2,199 recv

Total TDs

68 rush · 10 recv

Total Touches

3,121

2,856 carries · 265 rec

Yds / Touch

4.0

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Rushing

Att206Yds776TD5Y/A3.8TD%2.4

Receiving

Tgt33Rec22Yds134Ctch%66.7%Y/R6.1Y/Tgt4.1

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-27.1Rec EPA-15.8

College Stats

Ohio StateImported college table

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1992	Ohio State	37	176	5	4.8	13.5	—	—	—
1993	Ohio State	42	223	3	5.3	7.1	—	—	—
1994	Ohio State	276	1,442	12	5.2	4.3	—	—	—
1995	Ohio State	328	1,927	24	5.9	7.3	—	—	—
Career		683	3,768	44	5.5	6.4	—	—	—

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	Ohio State	—	16	117	0	—	7.3	—	—	—
1995	Ohio State	—	47	417	1	—	8.9	—	—	—
Career		0	63	534	1	—	8.5	—	—	—

Reference Graph

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

1996 Draft Class· this player went #14

#6Lawrence PhillipsRB #7Terry GlennWR #8Tim BiakabutukaRB #9Rickey DudleyTE #10Willie AndersonOT #11Alex MoldenDB #12Regan UpshawDE #13Walt HarrisCB #15John MobleyOLB #16Duane ClemonsDE #18Eddie KennisonWR #19Marvin HarrisonWR #20Daryl GardenerDT #21Pete KendallG #23Jeff HartingsC #24Eric MouldsWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eddie inherited the Tennessee Titans RB room from Rodney Thomas (1995–2000), and handed it to Robert Holcombe (2002–2004).

Stan Edwards 1982–1986Larry Moriarty 1983–1986Butch Woolfolk 1985–1986Spencer Tillman 1987–1994Todd McNair 1994–1995Rodney Thomas

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004team change
Joined DAL (from TEN)
2004final season
Last recorded season with DAL
1997team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
1996draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 1, Pick 14

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 235 lb

Frame

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 90

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

A+1996

A+1997

A1998

A1999

A2000

B+2001

B+2002

B+2003

C+2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

98%

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
1996	1,368	85.5	1,888+520	111.1
1997	1,399	87.4	1,854+455	109
1998	1,294	80.9	1,697+403	99.8
1999	1,277	79.8	1,530+253	90
2000	1,455	90.9	1,550+95	91.2
2001	939	58.7	1,041+102	61.2
2002	1,165	72.8	1,191+26	70.1
2003	1,031	64.4	1,047+16	61.6
2004	432	33.2	585+153	34.4

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

Career Value · VORP

261 career value over replacement — #202 all-time of 4,642. 29/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

5 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #14 (Rd 1) · HOU · 1996 · +27.1 vs expected KV-H

86actual

58.9 expected · Δ+27.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

College Rushing

College Receiving

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1996 Draft Class· this player went #14

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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