Elijhaa Penny
Durable Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2021
Height6'1"
Weight250 lb
BornAug 17, 1993
Age32
ConferenceSun Belt
Rookie yr2016
A running back who maximized value through exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4331 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 94% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
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 | 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 | — | ARI | 7 | — | 31 | 124 | 2 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 7 | 22.6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 66.7% | 9.5 | 6.3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | NYG | 9 | — | 7 | 25 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 88.9% | 6.3 | 5.6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | NYG | 8 | — | 15 | 39 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 50.0% | 4.5 | 2.3 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | NYG | 6 | — | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 66.7% | 10.0 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | NYG | 11 | — | 24 | 99 | 1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9 | 37.5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 69.2% | 3.3 | 2.3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 41 | — | 83 | 302 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 24 | 28.9 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 147 | 1 | 71.4% | 5.9 | 4.2 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-7.4·-4 rushing · -4 receiving·-1.5/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | ARI | 7 | 0* | 31 | 124 | 2 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 7 | 22.6 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 25 | NYG | 9 | 0* | 7 | 25 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 26 | NYG | 8 | 0* | 15 | 39 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 27 | NYG | 6 | 0* | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 28 | NYG | 11 | 0* | 24 | 99 | 1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9 | 37.5 | 0 | 4.7 |
| Career | 41 | 83 | 302 | 3 | 3.6 | — | 24 | — | 0 | 16.6 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | ARI | 7 | 0* | 6 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 66.7% | 9.5 | 6.3 | — | 2 |
| 2018 | 25 | NYG | 9 | 0* | 9 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 88.9% | 6.3 | 5.6 | — | 1 |
| 2019 | 26 | NYG | 8 | 0* | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 50.0% | 4.5 | 2.3 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | NYG | 6 | 0* | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 66.7% | 10.0 | 6.7 | — | 1 |
| 2021 | 28 | NYG | 11 | 0* | 13 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 69.2% | 3.3 | 2.3 | — | 4 |
| Career | 41 | 35 | 25 | 147 | 1 | 71.4% | 5.9 | 4.2 | — | 8 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | ARI | 16 | 0* | 96 | 9.7% | — | 0.0% | 286 | 59.9% |
| 2018 | 25 | NYG | 14 | 0* | 123 | 14.9% | — | 0.0% | 88 | 24.8% |
| 2019 | 26 | NYG | 16 | 0* | 127 | 13.1% | — | 0.0% | 227 | 50.0% |
| 2020 | 27 | NYG | 14 | 0* | 73 | 7.9% | — | 0.0% | 245 | 68.5% |
| 2021 | 28 | NYG | 17 | 0* | 142 | 12.8% | — | 0.0% | 273 | 62.4% |
| Career | 77 | 561 | — | — | — | 1,119 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0 | -3 |
| 2018 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | -0.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | -5.6 | -2.2 | 0 | -10 |
| 2020 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | -0.5 | -4.1 | 0 | -4 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | -11 |
* 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 | 25 | NYG | 14 | 0* | 11 | 1.6 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 2019 | 26 | NYG | 16 | 0* | 16 | 1.1 | 23 | 1.5 | 1 | 15.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 27 | NYG | 14 | 0* | 4 | 0.7 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | — | 4 |
| 2021 | 28 | NYG | 17 | 0* | 43 | 1.8 | 56 | 2.3 | 1 | 24.0 | 9 |
| Career | 61 | 74 | — | 104 | — | 2 | — | 17 |
* 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 | 25 | NYG | 14 | 0* | 0.2 | -0.1 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 89.8 |
| 2019 | 26 | NYG | 16 | 0* | -2.5 | -6.5 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 56.2 |
| 2020 | 27 | NYG | 14 | 0* | 1.3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 85.4 |
| 2021 | 28 | NYG | 17 | 0* | -0.2 | -0.4 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 97.9 |
| Career | 61 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 | 25 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 | 26 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 40 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 40 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
39
Sustained
career value
×.6
41
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 39.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 40· confidence 93%
What builds the career mark of 39
On-field 28.9
Availability 10.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2017bestavg 382021
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-1.49 EPA/season over 5 seasons50
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: 91%.
Per-Snap Impact
Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+35
Rotational
SIS
Yards/snap0.8Touch rate0.21EPA/snap-0.013Snap share11.7%Off snaps561VolatileCV 0.53
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Idaho; Cerritos College), 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
Riley DixonP4yEvan EngramTE4ySterling ShepardWR4yWill HernandezG4ySaquon BarkleyRB4yLorenzo CarterLB4yLeonard WilliamsDE3yDalvin TomlinsonDE3yB.J. HillDE3yJabrill PeppersFS3yDexter LawrenceDT3yDarius SlaytonWR3yJulian LoveSAF3yNate SolderOT3yDaniel JonesQB3yNick GatesG3ySean ChandlerDB3yWayne GallmanRB3yOshane XiminesLB3yKareem MartinOLB3yKaden SmithTE3yEli ManningQB2yAntoine BetheaFS2yGraham GanoK2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2021final season
Last recorded season with NYG
- 2018team change
Joined NYG (from ARI)
- 2017signing
Entered the NFL with ARI
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 250 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NYG | 1 | W17Out· Illness |
| 2017 | ARI | 0 | W12Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Hand / Groin |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
40
peak 41
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2017
C2018
D2019
F2020
C2021
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
95%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 124 | 17.7 | 284+160 | 16.7 |
| 2018 | 25 | 2.8 | 15-10 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 39 | 4.9 | 36-3 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 15 | 2.5 | 32+17 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 99 | 9 | 143+44 | 8.4 |
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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4331 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level RB.
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