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.

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Freeman McNeil

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 2% all-time RBsIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters ⛰️ Mountain Arc · 1985

Height

Career Value · VORP

272 career value over replacement — #183 all-time of 4,695. 22.7/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #3 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 1981 · +19.7 vs expected KV-H

83actual

63.3 expected · Δ+19.7

💔+59.9 stolen VORP·2.64 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

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
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	—	—	—

Career arc · VAL by season

12 seasons · peak 15.2 in 1982

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

5.0 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1982 · +1.2 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

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	1	100.0%	5	1	0	100.0	0.0	5.0	25.0	—	127.1	—	65.3

Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1981	22	NYJ	11	—	137	623	2	4.5	1.5	—	—	—
1982	23	NYJ	9	—	151	786	6	5.2	4.0	—	—	—
1983	24	NYJ	9	—	160	654	1	4.1	0.6	—	—	—
1984	25	NYJ	12	—	229	1,070	5	4.7	2.2	—	—	—
1985	26	NYJ	14	—	294	1,331	3	4.5	1.0	—	—	—
1986	27	NYJ	12	—	214	856	5	4.0	2.3	—	—	—
1987	28	NYJ	9	—	121	530	0	4.4	0.0	—	—	—
1988	29	NYJ	16	—	219	944	6	4.3	2.7	—	—	—
1989	30	NYJ	11	—	80	352	2	4.4	2.5	—	—	—
1990	31	NYJ	16	—	99	458	6	4.6	6.1	—	—	—
1991	32	NYJ	13	—	51	300	2	5.9	3.9	—	—	—
1992	33	NYJ	12	—	43	170	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—
Career			144		1,798	8,074	38	4.5	2.1	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1981	22	NYJ	11	—	—	18	171	1	—	9.5	—	—	—
1982	23	NYJ	9	—	—	16	187	1	—	11.7	—	—	—
1983	24	NYJ	9	—	—	21	172	3	—	8.2	—	—	—
1984	25	NYJ	12	—	—	25	294	1	—	11.8	—	—	—
1985	26	NYJ	14	—	—	38	427	2	—	11.2	—	—	—
1986	27	NYJ	12	—	—	49	410	1	—	8.4	—	—	—
1987	28	NYJ	9	—	—	24	262	1	—	10.9	—	—	—
1988	29	NYJ	16	—	—	34	288	1	—	8.5	—	—	—
1989	30	NYJ	11	—	—	31	310	1	—	10.0	—	—	—
1990	31	NYJ	16	—	—	16	230	0	—	14.4	—	—	—
1991	32	NYJ	13	—	—	7	56	0	—	8.0	—	—	—
1992	33	NYJ	12	—	—	16	154	0	—	9.6	—	—	—
Career			144		—	295	2,961	12	—	10.0	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 83 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 83 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 79 × longevity 1 = KV-H 83· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 73

On-field 56.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production

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Freeman McNeil

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · RB