George Rogers ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Rogers in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Rogers a career score of 84, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

RBWAS#0ACT

George Rogers

2× Pro Bowl1× All-Pro👑 Dynasty DNA · 6 seasons · 2 titles Top 2% all-time RBsIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters

Height6'2"

Weight228 lb

BornDec 8, 1958

Age67

CollegeSouth Carolina See College Stats

Rookie yr1981

Draft1981 · Rd 1, Pick 1 · NOR

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

73rdRushing Yards·7,176 yds 81stRushing Touchdowns·54

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1986·Rush TD18 Led NFL1981·Rush Yds1,674 yds 18thsingle season·Rush TD1986

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

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.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 199 · #377 · Elite

Worth 199 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 9% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +28.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+28.4

Avg surplus

peak +39

7 seasons × ~28.4 surplus ≈ VORP 199

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
1981	—	NO	16	—	378	1,674	13	4.4	3.4	—	—	—	—	16	126	0	—	7.9	—	—	—
1982	—	NO	6	—	122	535	3	4.4	2.5	—	—	—	—	4	21	0	—	5.3	—	—	—
1983	—	NO	13	—	256	1,144	5	4.5	2.0	—	—	—	—	12	69	0	—	5.8	—	—	—
1984	—	NO	16	—	239	914	2	3.8	0.8	—	—	—	—	12	76	0	—	6.3	—	—	—
1985	—	WAS	15	—	231	1,093	7	4.7	3.0	—	—	—	—	4	29	0	—	7.3	—	—	—
1986	—	WAS	15	—	303	1,203	18	4.0	5.9	—	—	—	—	3	24	0	—	8.0	—	—	—
1987	—	WAS	11	—	163	613	6	3.8	3.7	—	—	—	—	4	23	0	—	5.8	—	—	—
Career		—	92	—	1,692	7,176	54	4.2	3.2	—	—	—	—	55	368	0	—	6.7	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1981	23	NO	16	—	378	1,674	13	4.4	3.4	—	—	—	23.5
1982	24	NO	6	—	122	535	3	4.4	2.5	—	—	—	6.9
1983	25	NO	13	—	256	1,144	5	4.5	2.0	—	—	—	13.3
1984	26	NO	16	—	239	914	2	3.8	0.8	—	—	—	11.3
1985	27	WAS	15	—	231	1,093	7	4.7	3.0	—	—	—	11.8
1986	28	WAS	15	—	303	1,203	18	4.0	5.9	—	—	—	20.7
1987	29	WAS	11	—	163	613	6	3.8	3.7	—	—	—	10.2
Career			92		1,692	7,176	54	4.2	—	—	—	—	97.7

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1981	23	NO	16	—	—	16	126	—	7.9	—	—	—
1982	24	NO	6	—	—	4	21	—	5.3	—	—	—
1983	25	NO	13	—	—	12	69	—	5.8	—	—	—
1984	26	NO	16	—	—	12	76	—	6.3	—	—	—
1985	27	WAS	15	—	—	4	29	—	7.3	—	—	—
1986	28	WAS	15	—	—	3	24	—	8.0	—	—	—
1987	29	WAS	11	—	—	4	23	—	5.8	—	—	—
Career			92		—	55	368	—	6.7	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 84 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 84 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 82.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 84· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 80

On-field 62.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1981bestavg 78elite 701987

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 39% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

39% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader39

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: 89%.

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+).

College Stats

South CarolinaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (South Carolina), 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.

1981 Draft Class· this player went #1

#3Freeman McNeilRB #10David VerserWR #12Randy McMillanRB #13David OverstreetRB #14Willie ScottTE #16Mark NicholsWR #19Brian HollowayOT #24James BrooksRB #28Booker MooreRB #31David HughesRB #32Dave YoungTE #33Neil LomaxQB #34James WilderRB #35Gary LewisTE #37Cris CollinsworthWR #39Mardye McDoleWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

George opened the New Orleans Saints RB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Hokie Gajan (1982–1985).

George Rogers 1981–1984Hokie Gajan 1982–1985Rueben Mayes 1986–1990Dalton Hilliard 1986–1993Craig Heyward 1988–1992Gill Fenerty 1990–1991

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1987final season
Last recorded season with WAS
1985team change
Joined WAS (from NO)
1981draft
Drafted by NOR — Round 1, Pick 1
1981team change
Joined NO (from NOR)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 228 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 86

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

A1981

B1982

A1983

B+1984

A1985

A1986

B+1987

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

88%

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
1981	1,674	104.6	1,785+111	105
1982	535	89.2	1,714+1,179	100.8
1983	1,144	88	1,672+528	98.4
1984	914	57.1	1,226+312	72.1
1985	1,093	72.9	1,539+446	90.5
1986	1,203	80.2	1,758+555	103.4
1987	613	55.7	1,347+734	79.2

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

Career Value · VORP

199 career value over replacement — #377 all-time of 4,642. 28.4/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #1 (Rd 1) · NOR · 1981 · +22.2 vs expected KV-H

84actual

61.8 expected · Δ+22.2

💔+27.4 stolen VORP·0.84 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1981 Draft Class· this player went #1

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator