Hokie Gajan is a career quality starter β a running back whose body of work places Gajan in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gajan's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Hokie Gajan
Height5'11"
Weight220 lb
BornSep 6, 1959
Age66
CollegeLSUSee College Stats
Rookie yr1982
Draft1981 Β· Rd 10, Pick 249 Β· NOR
A quality running back with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 33 Β· #2555 Β· Role PlayerWorth 33 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back β top 56% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+11
Avg surplus
peak +18
3 seasons Γ ~11 surplus β VORP 33
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1982 | β | NO | 9 | β | 19 | 77 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | 3 | 10 | 0 | β | 3.3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | NO | 16 | β | 81 | 415 | 4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | β | β | β | β | 17 | 130 | 0 | β | 7.6 | β | β | β | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 39.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | NO | 14 | β | 102 | 615 | 5 | 6.0 | 4.9 | β | β | β | β | 35 | 288 | 2 | β | 8.2 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 34 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 34.0 | 54.0 | β | 158.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | β | NO | 6 | β | 50 | 251 | 2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | β | β | β | β | 8 | 87 | 0 | β | 10.9 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 45 | β | 252 | 1,358 | 11 | 5.4 | 4.4 | β | β | β | 0 | 63 | 515 | 2 | β | 8.2 | β | β | β | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 34 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 27.0 | β | 135.4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
59
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
61
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 59.8 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 56Β· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 59
On-field 41.7
Availability 17.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1982bestavg 561985
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader7
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
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: 89%.
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
1,873
1,358 rush Β· 515 recv
Total TDs
13
11 rush Β· 2 recv
Total Touches
315
252 carries Β· 63 rec
Yds / Touch
5.9
rushing + receiving
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (LSU), 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
1981 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #249
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterHokie inherited the New Orleans Saints RB room from George Rogers (1981β1984), and handed it to Rueben Mayes (1986β1990).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1985final season
Last recorded season with NO
- 1982team change
Joined NO (from NOR)
- 1981draft
Drafted by NOR β Round 10, Pick 249
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 220 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 4-season peers. See all β
56
peak 61
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1982
B1983
B1984
C1985
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
79%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 77 | 8.6 | 242+165 | 14.3 |
| 1983 | 415 | 25.9 | 570+155 | 33.5 |
| 1984 | 615 | 43.9 | 974+359 | 57.3 |
| 1985 | 251 | 41.8 | 929+678 | 54.6 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), 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
33 career value over replacement β #2555 all-time of 4,642. 8.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #249 (Rd 10) Β· NOR Β· 1981 Β· +33.5 vs expected KV-H
56actual
22.5 expected Β· Ξ+33.5
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