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

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Felix Jones

Top 20% all-time RBsIron ManTeam Carrier · #565

Height5'10"

Weight215 lb

BornMay 8, 1987

Age39

CollegeArkansas See College Stats

Rookie yr2008

Draft2008 · Rd 1, Pick 22 · DAL

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 52 · #1986 · Above Average

Worth 52 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.4

Avg surplus

peak +17

5 seasons × ~10.4 surplus ≈ VORP 52

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%
2008	—	DAL	5	—	30	266	3	8.9	10.0	12	40.0	0	2	2	10	0	100.0%	5.0	5.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CLE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DAL	14	—	116	685	3	5.9	2.6	24	20.7	1	22	19	119	0	86.4%	6.3	5.4	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DAL	16	—	185	800	1	4.3	0.5	44	23.8	1	52	48	450	1	92.3%	9.4	8.7	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	TEN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DAL	12	—	127	575	1	4.5	0.8	27	21.3	1	44	33	221	0	75.0%	6.7	5.0	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DAL	16	—	111	402	3	3.6	2.7	23	20.7	1	36	25	262	2	69.4%	10.5	7.3	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	PIT	14	—	48	184	0	3.8	0.0	9	18.8	1	13	9	63	0	69.2%	7.0	4.8	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	150	14.7%	—	0.0%	71	14.8%
Career		—	81	—	617	2,912	11	4.7	1.8	139	22.5	5	169	136	1,125	3	80.5%	8.3	6.7	—	45	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	150	14.7%	—	0.0%	71	14.8%

Career EPA-1.4·-17 rushing · 16 receiving·-0.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2008	21	DAL	5	—	30	266	3	8.9	10.0	12	40.0	0	3.8
2009	22	DAL	14	—	116	685	3	5.9	2.6	24	20.7	1	9.6
2010	23	DAL	16	—	185	800	1	4.3	0.5	44	23.8	1	13
2011	24	DAL	12	—	127	575	1	4.5	0.8	27	21.3	1	8.7
2012	25	DAL	16	—	111	402	3	3.6	2.7	23	20.7	1	12.7
2013	26	PIT	14	0*	48	184	0	3.8	0.0	9	18.8	1	5.5
Career			77		617	2,912	11	4.7	—	139	—	5	53.3

* 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
2008	21	DAL	5	—	2	2	10	0	100.0%	5.0	5.0	—	0
2009	22	DAL	14	—	22	19	119	0	86.4%	6.3	5.4	—	5
2010	23	DAL	16	—	52	48	450	1	92.3%	9.4	8.7	—	15
2011	24	DAL	12	—	44	33	221	0	75.0%	6.7	5.0	—	13
2012	25	DAL	16	—	36	25	262	2	69.4%	10.5	7.3	—	10
2013	26	PIT	14	0*	13	9	63	0	69.2%	7.0	4.8	—	2
Career			77		169	136	1,125	3	80.5%	8.3	6.7	—	45

* 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%
2013	26	PIT	16	0*	150	14.7%	—	0.0%	71	14.8%
Career			16		150	—	—	—	71	—

* 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	Rec AirYd
2008	21	—	—	—	—	21.8	-0.3	3
2009	22	—	—	—	—	5.1	-0.2	0
2010	23	—	—	—	—	-12.8	13.2	-95
2011	24	—	—	—	—	-12.9	2.9	-25
2012	25	—	—	—	—	-9.8	-0.6	32
2013	26	—	—	0*	—	-8.6	0.7	21
Career					—	—	—	-64

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 41.7

Availability 17.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2008bestavg 562013

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #565 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2010 DAL·6 team wins#23

Rushing Yards · 800 · score 3

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-0.23 EPA/season over 6 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: 87%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:1.647 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.647Touch rate0.407EPA/snap-0.052Snap share14.7%Off snaps150Emerging

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 · 2008

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

RB · 2008 class

4.44s

40-Yard

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 87thClass Pos 75thClass All 84th

33.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 49thClass Pos 71thClass All 76th

124"

Broad Jump

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 82thClass Pos 77thClass All 85th

6.90s

3-Cone

Strong · 77th pct

Pos 77thAll 81thClass Pos 54thClass All 80th

4.19s

Shuttle

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 75thClass Pos 88thClass All 90th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

4,037

2,912 rush · 1,125 recv

Total TDs

11 rush · 3 recv

Total Touches

753

617 carries · 136 rec

Yds / Touch

5.4

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Rushing

Att30Yds217TD1Y/A7.2TD%3.31D101D%33.3

Receiving

Tgt6Rec4Yds52Ctch%66.7%Y/R13.0Y/Tgt8.71D2

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA4.8Rec EPA0.7Rec AirYd-14

College Stats

ArkansasCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arkansas), 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.

2008 Draft Class· this player went #22

#13Jonathan StewartRB #15Branden AlbertOT #16Dominique Rodgers-CromartieCB #17Gosder CherilusOT #18Joe FlaccoQB #19Jeff OtahOT #20Aqib TalibCB #21Sam BakerOT #23Rashard MendenhallRB #24Chris JohnsonRB #25Mike JenkinsDB #26Duane BrownOT #27Antoine CasonCB #28Lawrence JacksonDE #29Kentwan BalmerDE #30Dustin KellerTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Felix inherited the Dallas Cowboys RB room from Marion Barber (2005–2010), and handed it to DeMarco Murray (2011–2014).

Timmy Newsome 1980–1988Herschel Walker 1986–1997Daryl Johnston 1989–1999Tommie Agee 1990–1994Emmitt Smith 1990–2002Sherman Williams

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013team change
Joined PIT (from DAL)
2013final season
Last recorded season with PIT
2008draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 1, Pick 22

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 215 lb

Frame

207 lb at 4.44s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 124" broad

Explosion

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	DAL	0	W8Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· Knee
2011	DAL	4	W3Questionable· ShoulderW7Out· AnkleW8Out· AnkleW9Out· AnkleW10Out· AnkleW11Questionable· AnkleW12Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· HamstringW17Questionable· Hamstring
2010	DAL	0	W12Questionable· Hip
2009	DAL	1	W4Out· KneeW5Doubtful· Knee

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

D2008

B2009

B2010

B2011

C+2012

C+2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

93%

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
2008	266	53.2	816+550	48
2009	685	48.9	779+94	45.8
2010	800	50	841+41	49.5
2011	575	47.9	847+272	49.8
2012	402	25.1	491+89	28.9
2013	184	13.1	262+78	15.4

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 · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

52 career value over replacement — #1986 all-time of 4,642. 8.7/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #22 (Rd 1) · DAL · 2008 · +4.5 vs expected KV-H

61actual

56.5 expected · Δ+4.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2008

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2008 Draft Class· this player went #22

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator