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.
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 | 22–23 | NO | 16 | — | 378 | 1,674 | 13 | 4.4 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 126 | 0 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 23–24 | NO | 6 | — | 122 | 535 | 3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 0 | — | 5.3 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24–25 | NO | 13 | — | 256 | 1,144 | 5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 69 | 0 | — | 5.8 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25–26 | NO | 16 | — | 239 | 914 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 76 | 0 | — | 6.3 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26–27 | WAS | 15 | — | 231 | 1,093 | 7 | 4.7 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 29 | 0 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27–28 | WAS | 15 | — | 303 | 1,203 | 18 | 4.0 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28–29 | 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 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
199 career value over replacement — #389 all-time of 4,695. 28.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #1 (Rd 1) · NOR · 1981 · +20.7 vs expected KV-H
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7 seasons · peak 8.2 in 1981
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.
2.0 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1981 · +0.6 wins
Latest season · 1987 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#23 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22–23 | NO | 16 | — | 378 | 1,674 | 13 | 4.4 | 3.4 | — | — | — | 8.2 |
| 1982 | 23–24 | NO | 6 | — | 122 | 535 | 3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 2.9 |
| 1983 | 24–25 | NO | 13 | — | 256 | 1,144 | 5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 3.1 |
| 1984 | 25–26 | NO | 16 | — | 239 | 914 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1985 | 26–27 | WAS | 15 | — | 231 | 1,093 | 7 | 4.7 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 4.2 |
| 1986 | 27–28 | WAS | 15 | — | 303 | 1,203 | 18 | 4.0 | 5.9 | — | — | — | 5.6 |
| 1987 | 28–29 | WAS | 11 | — | 163 | 613 | 6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 1.5 |
| Career | 92 | 1,692 | 7,176 | 54 | 4.2 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 25.5 |
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.
Blend 82.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 84· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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