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.

On the boards· Appears on 7 boards

Streaks7 straight · 1,000 rushing yards · 1983–89

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Eric Dickerson

★ HALL OF FAME6× Pro Bowl5× All-ProTop 0% all-time RBsIron Legend🏟️ Los Angeles Rams Icon 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1984

Career Value · VORP

351 career value over replacement — #70 all-time of 4,695. 35.1/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #2 (Rd 1) · RAM · 1983 · +33.7 vs expected KV-H

97actual

63.3 expected · Δ+33.7

💔+56.2 stolen VORP·1.6 szns lost

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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	22–23	LAR	16	—	390	1,808	18	4.6	4.6	—	—	—	—	51	404	2	—	7.9	—	—	—
1984	23–24	LAR	16	—	379	2,105	14	5.6	3.7	—	—	—	—	21	139	0	—	6.6	—	—	—
1985	24–25	LAR	14	—	292	1,234	12	4.2	4.1	—	—	—	—	20	126	0	—	6.3	—	—	—
1986	25–26	LAR	16	—	404	1,821	11	4.5	2.7	—	—	—	—	26	205	0	—	7.9	—	—	—
1987	26–27	IND / LAR	—	—	283	1,288	6	4.6	2.1	—	—	—	—	18	171	0	—	9.5	—	—	—
1988	27–28	IND	16	—	388	1,659	14	4.3	3.6	—	—	—	—	36	377	1	—	10.5	—	—	—
1989	28–29	IND	15	—	314	1,311	7	4.2	2.2	—	—	—	—	30	211	1	—	7.0	—	—	—
1990	29–30	IND	11	—	166	677	4	4.1	2.4	—	—	—	—	18	92	0	—	5.1	—	—	—
1991	30–31	IND	10	—	167	536	2	3.2	1.2	—	—	—	—	41	269	1	—	6.6	—	—	—
1992	31–32	LAR	16	—	187	729	2	3.9	1.1	—	—	—	—	14	85	1	—	6.1	—	—	—
1993	32–33	ATL	4	—	26	91	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	6	58	0	—	9.7	—	—	—
Career		—	—	—	2,996	13,259	90	4.4	3.0	—	—	—	—	281	2,137	6	—	7.6	—	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

10thRushing Yards·13,259 yds 15thRushing Touchdowns·90

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL

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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 351 · #70 · All-Time

Worth 351 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 2% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +39 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

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+39

Avg surplus

peak +49

9 seasons × ~39 surplus ≈