Eric Dickerson is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Dickerson's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Eric Dickerson

★ HALL OF FAME6× Pro Bowl5× All-ProTop 0% all-time RBsIron Legend🏟️ Los Angeles Rams Icon

Height6'3"

Weight220 lb

BornSep 2, 1960

Age65

CollegeSMU See College Stats

Rookie yr1983

Draft1983 · Rd 1, Pick 2 · RAM

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

10thRushing Yards·13,259 yds 16thRushing Touchdowns·90

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1988·Rush Yds1,659 yds Led NFL1986·Rush Yds1,821 yds Led NFL1984·Rush TD14 Led NFL1984·Rush Yds2,105 yds Led NFL1983·Rush Yds1,808 yds 1stsingle season·Rush Yds1984 17thsingle season·Rush TD1983

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber running back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 356 · #68 · All-Time

Worth 356 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 2% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +35.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+35.6

Avg surplus

peak +49

10 seasons × ~35.6 surplus ≈ VORP 356

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving
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
1983	—	LA	16	—	390	1,808	18	4.6	4.6	—	—	—	—	51	404	2	—	7.9	—	—	—
1984	—	LA	16	—	379	2,105	14	5.6	3.7	—	—	—	—	21	139	0	—	6.6	—	—	—
1985	—	LA	14	—	292	1,234	12	4.2	4.1	—	—	—	—	20	126	0	—	6.3	—	—	—
1986	—	LA	16	—	404	1,821	11	4.5	2.7	—	—	—	—	26	205	0	—	7.9	—	—	—
1987	—	LA	12	—	60	277	1	4.6	1.7	—	—	—	—	5	38	0	—	7.6	—	—	—
1987	—	IND	12	—	223	1,011	5	4.5	2.2	—	—	—	—	13	133	0	—	10.2	—	—	—
1988	—	IND	16	—	388	1,659	14	4.3	3.6	—	—	—	—	36	377	1	—	10.5	—	—	—
1989	—	IND	15	—	314	1,311	7	4.2	2.2	—	—	—	—	30	211	1	—	7.0	—	—	—
1990	—	IND	11	—	166	677	4	4.1	2.4	—	—	—	—	18	92	0	—	5.1	—	—	—
1991	—	IND	10	—	167	536	2	3.2	1.2	—	—	—	—	41	269	1	—	6.6	—	—	—
1992	—	LAR	16	—	187	729	2	3.9	1.1	—	—	—	—	14	85	1	—	6.1	—	—	—
1993	—	ATL	4	—	26	91	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	6	58	0	—	9.7	—	—	—
Career		—	158	—	2,996	13,259	90	4.4	3.0	—	—	—	—	281	2,137	6	—	7.6	—	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
Career					1	2	50.0%	15	1	1	50.0	50.0	7.5	—	—	75.0	—	184.1

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1983	23	LA	16	—	390	1,808	18	4.6	4.6	—	—	—
1984	24	LA	16	—	379	2,105	14	5.6	3.7	—	—	—
1985	25	LA	14	—	292	1,234	12	4.2	4.1	—	—	—
1986	26	LA	16	—	404	1,821	11	4.5	2.7	—	—	—
1987	27	LA	12	—	60	277	1	4.6	1.7	—	—	—
1987	27	IND	12	—	223	1,011	5	4.5	2.2	—	—	—
1988	28	IND	16	—	388	1,659	14	4.3	3.6	—	—	—
1989	29	IND	15	—	314	1,311	7	4.2	2.2	—	—	—
1990	30	IND	11	—	166	677	4	4.1	2.4	—	—	—
1991	31	IND	10	—	167	536	2	3.2	1.2	—	—	—
1992	32	LAR	16	—	187	729	2	3.9	1.1	—	—	—
1993	33	ATL	4	—	26	91	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—
Career			158		2,996	13,259	90	4.4	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1983	23	LA	16	—	—	51	404	2	—	7.9	—	—	—
1984	24	LA	16	—	—	21	139	0	—	6.6	—	—	—
1985	25	LA	14	—	—	20	126	0	—	6.3	—	—	—
1986	26	LA	16	—	—	26	205	0	—	7.9	—	—	—
1987	27	LA	12	—	—	5	38	0	—	7.6	—	—	—
1987	27	IND	12	—	—	13	133	0	—	10.2	—	—	—
1988	28	IND	16	—	—	36	377	1	—	10.5	—	—	—
1989	29	IND	15	—	—	30	211	1	—	7.0	—	—	—
1990	30	IND	11	—	—	18	92	0	—	5.1	—	—	—
1991	31	IND	10	—	—	41	269	1	—	6.6	—	—	—
1992	32	LAR	16	—	—	14	85	1	—	6.1	—	—	—
1993	33	ATL	4	—	—	6	58	0	—	9.7	—	—	—
Career			158		—	281	2,137	6	—	7.6	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 97 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 97 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 89.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 97· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 85

On-field 67.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1983bestavg 80elite 701993

All-Time Standing

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

Strong

of 100

Reached 72% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

72% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader72

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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: 94%.

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+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

15,396

13,259 rush · 2,137 recv

Total TDs

90 rush · 6 recv

Total Touches

3,277

2,996 carries · 281 rec

Yds / Touch

4.7

rushing + receiving

College Stats

SMUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (SMU), 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.

1983 Draft Class· this player went #2

#1John ElwayQB #3Curt WarnerRB #4Chris HintonG #5Billy Ray Smith Jr.LB #7Todd BlackledgeQB #8Michael HaddixFB #9Bruce MatthewsC #12Tony HunterTE #14Jim KellyQB #15Tony EasonQB #18Willie GaultWR #24Ken O'BrienQB #27Dan MarinoQB #28Darrell GreenCB #31Mark CooperG #32Henry EllardWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eric inherited the Los Angeles Rams RB room from Barry Redden (1982–1986), and handed it to Charles White (1985–1988).

Mike Guman 1980–1988Barry Redden 1982–1986Eric Dickerson 1983–1992Charles White 1985–1988Greg Bell 1987–1989Buford McGee

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1993team change
Joined ATL (from LAR)
1993final season
Last recorded season with ATL
1992team change
Joined LAR (from IND)
1988team change
Joined IND (from LA)
1983draft
Drafted by RAM — Round 1, Pick 2
1983team change
Joined LA (from RAM)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 220 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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 97

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

A+1983

A+1984

A1985

A+1986

C+1987

A+1988

A+1989

B+1990

B+1991

B+1992

F1993

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
1983	1,808	113	2,116+308	124.5
1984	2,105	131.6	2,644+539	155.5
1985	1,234	88.1	1,839+605	108.2
1986	1,821	113.8	2,455+634	144.4
1987	277	23.1	625+348	36.7
1988	1,659	103.7	2,511+852	147.7
1989	1,311	87.4	2,096+785	123.3
1990	677	61.5	1,580+903	92.9
1991	536	53.6	1,373+837	80.8
1992	729	45.6	1,162+433	68.4
1993	91	22.8	691+600	40.7

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

356 career value over replacement — #68 all-time of 4,642. 32.4/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #2 (Rd 1) · RAM · 1983 · +35.2 vs expected KV-H

97actual

61.8 expected · Δ+35.2

💔+62.1 stolen VORP·1.87 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1983 Draft Class· this player went #2

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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