Isaiah Crowell is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Crowell in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Crowell's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Isaiah Crowell
Height5'11"
Weight225 lb
BornJan 8, 1993
Age33
Rookie yr2014
A high-end running back defined as much by exceptional availability — 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 · VORP
VORP 87 · #1331 · High-ValueWorth 87 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+17.4
Avg surplus
peak +23
5 seasons × ~17.4 surplus ≈ VORP 87
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2014 | — | CLE | 15 | — | 148 | 607 | 8 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 34 | 23.0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 87 | 0 | 64.3% | 9.7 | 6.2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 382 | 39.3% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 9.5% |
| 2015 | — | CLE | 16 | — | 185 | 706 | 4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 34 | 18.4 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 182 | 1 | 86.4% | 9.6 | 8.3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 474 | 43.4% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 23.0% |
| 2016 | — | CLE | 16 | — | 198 | 952 | 7 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 45 | 22.7 | 2 | 53 | 40 | 319 | 0 | 75.5% | 8.0 | 6.0 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 568 | 55.2% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 3.0% |
| 2016 | — | BAL | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | CLE | 16 | — | 206 | 853 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 38 | 18.4 | 1 | 42 | 28 | 182 | 0 | 66.7% | 6.5 | 4.3 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 536 | 50.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | — | CHI | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | NYJ | 13 | — | 143 | 685 | 6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 26 | 18.2 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 152 | 0 | 75.0% | 7.2 | 5.4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 332 | 40.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | — | MIA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 81 | — | 880 | 3,803 | 27 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 177 | 20.1 | 5 | 159 | 117 | 922 | 1 | 73.6% | 7.9 | 5.8 | — | 40 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2,292 | 45.7% | — | 0.0% | 25 | 11.8% | |
Career EPA-83.6·-90 rushing · 7 receiving·-16.7/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21 | CLE | 15 | 0* | 148 | 607 | 8 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 34 | 23.0 | 2 | 11.6 |
| 2015 | 22 | CLE | 16 | 0* | 185 | 706 | 4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 34 | 18.4 | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2016 | 23 | CLE | 16 | 9* | 198 | 952 | 7 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 45 | 22.7 | 2 | 13.9 |
| 2017 | 24 | CLE | 16 | 8* | 206 | 853 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 38 | 18.4 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 2018 | 25 | NYJ | 13 | 0* | 143 | 685 | 6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 26 | 18.2 | 0 | 10.1 |
| Career | 76 | 17* | 880 | 3,803 | 27 | 4.3 | — | 177 | — | 5 | 58.2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21 | CLE | 15 | 0* | 14 | 9 | 87 | 0 | 64.3% | 9.7 | 6.2 | — | 4 |
| 2015 | 22 | CLE | 16 | 0* | 22 | 19 | 182 | 1 | 86.4% | 9.6 | 8.3 | — | 6 |
| 2016 | 23 | CLE | 16 | 9* | 53 | 40 | 319 | 0 | 75.5% | 8.0 | 6.0 | — | 14 |
| 2017 | 24 | CLE | 16 | 8* | 42 | 28 | 182 | 0 | 66.7% | 6.5 | 4.3 | — | 9 |
| 2018 | 25 | NYJ | 13 | 0* | 28 | 21 | 152 | 0 | 75.0% | 7.2 | 5.4 | — | 7 |
| Career | 76 | 17* | 159 | 117 | 922 | 1 | 73.6% | 7.9 | 5.8 | — | 40 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 23 | BAL | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 24 | CHI | 3 | 3* | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25 | MIA | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 4* | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21 | CLE | 16 | 0* | 382 | 39.3% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 9.5% |
| 2015 | 22 | CLE | 16 | 0* | 474 | 43.4% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 23.0% |
| 2016 | 23 | CLE | 16 | 9* | 568 | 55.2% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 3.0% |
| 2017 | 24 | CLE | 16 | 8* | 536 | 50.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 | NYJ | 13 | 0* | 332 | 40.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 77 | 17* | 2,292 | — | — | — | 25 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21 | — | — | 0* | — | -10.0 | -1.2 | 0 | 33 |
| 2015 | 22 | — | — | 0* | — | -21.0 | 9.8 | 0 | -49 |
| 2016 | 23 | — | — | 9* | — | -19.8 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 24 | — | — | 8* | — | -30.0 | -10.3 | 0 | -9 |
| 2018 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | -9.5 | 2.8 | 0 | -9 |
| Career | 17* | — | — | — | 0 | -33 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | NYJ | 13 | 0* | 299 | 2.1 | 386 | 2.7 | 12 | 11.9 | 26 |
| Career | 13 | 299 | — | 386 | — | 12 | — | 26 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | NYJ | 13 | 0* | -0.3 | -1.0 | 8.2 | 2 | 2 | 0.1 | 7 | 87.2 |
| Career | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 68 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
68
Sustained
career value
×.6
69
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 68.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 68
On-field 48.7
Availability 19.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2014bestavg 67elite 702018
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #24 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position21
Depth
of 100
Reached 21% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
21% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader21
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-16.72 EPA/season over 5 seasons44
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: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+60
Above average
SIS
Yards/snap2.062Touch rate0.453EPA/snap-0.036Snap share45.7%Off snaps2,292ConsistentCV 0.12
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2014
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.57s
40-Yard
Below avg · 43th pct
Pos 43thAll 64thClass Pos 54thClass All 70th
38"
Vertical
Strong · 85th pct
Pos 85thAll 87thClass Pos 82thClass All 88th
117"
Broad Jump
Below avg · 36th pct
Pos 36thAll 50thClass Pos 30thClass All 54th
23 reps
Bench
Above avg · 73th pct
Pos 73thAll 63thClass Pos 79thClass All 63th
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
4,725
3,803 rush · 922 recv
Total TDs
28
27 rush · 1 recv
Total Touches
997
880 carries · 117 rec
Yds / Touch
4.7
rushing + receiving
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama State; Georgia), 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.
Top Teammates
Joel BitonioG4yChristian KirkseyOLB4yJoe ThomasOT4yJamie MederDT4yJordan PoyerFS3yJoe HadenCB3yCharley HughlettLS3yJosh McCownQB3yDanny SheltonDT3yDuke JohnsonRB3yAndrew HawkinsWR3yJohn GrecoC3yGary BarnidgeTE3yTerrelle PryorWR3yIbraheim CampbellDB3yNate OrchardDE3yTank CarderILB3yKarlos DansbyILB2yTramon WilliamsCB2yTashaun GipsonFS2yDonte WhitnerS2yBritton ColquittP2yBuster SkrineCB2yAlex MackC2y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterIsaiah inherited the Cleveland Browns RB room from Trent Richardson (2012), and handed it to Duke Johnson (2015–2018).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2018team change
Joined NYJ (from CLE)
- 2018final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
- 2014signing
Entered the NFL with CLE
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 225 lb
Frame
224 lb at 4.57s
Size-speed
38" vert / 117" broad
Explosion
23 reps
Bench power
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NYJ | 1 | W6Questionable· AnkleW7Questionable· FootW14Questionable· ToeW15Out· Toe |
| 2015 | CLE | 0 | W6Questionable· Toe |
| 2014 | CLE | 0 | W14Questionable· Hip |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
68
peak 69
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B2014
B2015
B+2016
B2017
B2018
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
96%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 607 | 40.5 | 745+138 | 43.8 |
| 2015 | 706 | 44.1 | 796+90 | 46.8 |
| 2016 | 952 | 59.5 | 1,079+127 | 63.5 |
| 2017 | 853 | 53.3 | 935+82 | 55 |
| 2018 | 685 | 52.7 | 920+235 | 54.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
87 career value over replacement — #1331 all-time of 4,642. 17.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
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