Gerry Ellis is a career quality starter β a running back whose body of work places Ellis in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ellis's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Gerry Ellis
Top 15% all-time RBsIron Man
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
A high-end running back defined as much by exceptional availability β almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 103 Β· #1076 Β· High-ValueWorth 103 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back β top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+14.7
Avg surplus
peak +20
7 seasons Γ ~14.7 surplus β VORP 103
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| 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 | |||||
| 1980 | β | GNB | 15 | β | 126 | 545 | 5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | β | β | β | β | 48 | 496 | 3 | β | 10.3 | β | β | β |
| 1981 | β | GNB | 16 | β | 196 | 860 | 4 | 4.4 | 2.0 | β | β | β | β | 65 | 499 | 3 | β | 7.7 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | β | GNB | 9 | β | 62 | 228 | 1 | 3.7 | 1.6 | β | β | β | β | 18 | 140 | 0 | β | 7.8 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | GNB | 15 | β | 141 | 696 | 4 | 4.9 | 2.8 | β | β | β | β | 52 | 603 | 2 | β | 11.6 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | GNB | 16 | β | 123 | 581 | 4 | 4.7 | 3.3 | β | β | β | β | 36 | 312 | 2 | β | 8.7 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | β | GNB | 16 | β | 104 | 571 | 5 | 5.5 | 4.8 | β | β | β | β | 24 | 206 | 0 | β | 8.6 | β | β | β |
| 1986 | β | GNB | 16 | β | 84 | 345 | 2 | 4.1 | 2.4 | β | β | β | β | 24 | 258 | 0 | β | 10.8 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 103 | β | 1,672 | 7,652 | 50 | 4.6 | 3.0 | β | β | β | β | 534 | 5,028 | 20 | β | 9.4 | β | β | β | |
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 4 | 12 | 33.3% | 71 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 5.9 | β | β | 47.6 | β | 93.5 |
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23 | GNB | 15 | β | 126 | 545 | 5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | β | β | β |
| 1981 | 24 | GNB | 16 | β | 196 | 860 | 4 | 4.4 | 2.0 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | 25 | GNB | 9 | β | 62 | 228 | 1 | 3.7 | 1.6 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | 26 | GNB | 15 | β | 141 | 696 | 4 | 4.9 | 2.8 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | 27 | GNB | 16 | β | 123 | 581 | 4 | 4.7 | 3.3 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | 28 | GNB | 16 | β | 104 | 571 | 5 | 5.5 | 4.8 | β | β | β |
| 1986 | 29 | GNB | 16 | β | 84 | 345 | 2 | 4.1 | 2.4 | β | β | β |
| Career | 103 | 1,672 | 7,652 | 50 | 4.6 | β | β | β | β |
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23 | GNB | 15 | β | β | 48 | 496 | 3 | β | 10.3 | β | β | β |
| 1981 | 24 | GNB | 16 | β | β | 65 | 499 | 3 | β | 7.7 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | 25 | GNB | 9 | β | β | 18 | 140 | 0 | β | 7.8 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | 26 | GNB | 15 | β | β | 52 | 603 | 2 | β | 11.6 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | 27 | GNB | 16 | β | β | 36 | 312 | 2 | β | 8.7 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | 28 | GNB | 16 | β | β | 24 | 206 | 0 | β | 8.6 | β | β | β |
| 1986 | 29 | GNB | 16 | β | β | 24 | 258 | 0 | β | 10.8 | β | β | β |
| Career | 103 | β | 534 | 5,028 | 20 | β | 9.4 | β | β | β |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 66 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
65
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
68
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 66.2 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 66Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 65
On-field 45.4
Availability 19.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1980bestavg 65elite 701986
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position48
Solid
of 100
Reached 42% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader β a solid all-time profile at the position.
42% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader42
3 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader100
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
From Scrimmage Β· Career
Scrimmage Yds
12,680
7,652 rush Β· 5,028 recv
Total TDs
70
50 rush Β· 20 recv
Total Touches
2,206
1,672 carries Β· 534 rec
Yds / Touch
5.7
rushing + receiving
Postseason Career
Rushing
Att18Yds96Y/A5.3
Receiving
Rec16Yds198Y/R12.4
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Missouri; Fort Scott CC), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
1980 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #192
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterGerry opened the Green Bay Packers RB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Jessie Clark (1983β1987).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1986final season
Last recorded season with GNB
- 1980draft
Drafted by RAM β Round 7, Pick 192
- 1980team change
Joined GNB (from RAM)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 221 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 7-season peers. See all β
66
peak 68
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1980
B+1981
B1982
B1983
B1984
B1985
B1986
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
98%
Era Translator
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rush Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 545 | 36.3 | 663+118 | 39 |
| 1981 | 860 | 53.8 | 975+115 | 57.3 |
| 1982 | 228 | 25.3 | 549+321 | 32.3 |
| 1983 | 696 | 46.4 | 934+238 | 54.9 |
| 1984 | 581 | 36.3 | 829+248 | 48.8 |
| 1985 | 571 | 35.7 | 808+237 | 47.5 |
| 1986 | 345 | 21.6 | 543+198 | 32 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
103 career value over replacement β #1076 all-time of 4,642. 14.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #192 (Rd 7) Β· RAM Β· 1980 Β· +40.1 vs expected KV-H
66actual
25.9 expected Β· Ξ+40.1
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