Freeman McNeil ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places McNeil in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns McNeil a career score of 83, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
272 career value over replacement — #183 all-time of 4,695. 22.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 1981 · +19.7 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1981 | 22 | NYJ | 11 | — | 137 | 623 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 171 | 1 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 23 | NYJ | 9 | — | 151 | 786 | 6 | 5.2 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 187 | 1 | — | 11.7 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24 | NYJ | 9 | — | 160 | 654 | 1 | 4.1 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 172 | 3 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25 | NYJ | 12 | — | 229 | 1,070 | 5 | 4.7 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 294 | 1 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26 | NYJ | 14 | — | 294 | 1,331 | 3 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 427 | 2 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27 | NYJ | 12 | — | 214 | 856 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 410 | 1 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28 | NYJ | 9 | — | 121 | 530 | 0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 262 | 1 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 29 | NYJ | 16 | — | 219 | 944 | 6 | 4.3 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 288 | 1 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 30 | NYJ | 11 | — | 80 | 352 | 2 | 4.4 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 310 | 1 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 31 | NYJ | 16 | — | 99 | 458 | 6 | 4.6 | 6.1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 230 | 0 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 32 | NYJ | 13 | — | 51 | 300 | 2 | 5.9 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 56 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 33 | NYJ | 12 | — | 43 | 170 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 154 | 0 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 144 | — | 1,798 | 8,074 | 38 | 4.5 | 2.1 | — | — | — | — | 295 | 2,961 | 12 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | |
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Season honors and record seasons
An all-time caliber running back (top 5% 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.
Worth 272 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 5% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
12 seasons × ~22.7 surplus ≈ VORP 272
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91% match