RBARI#28ACT

J.J. Arrington

Top 48% all-time RBsDurable Contributor

Height5'9"

Weight212 lb

BornJan 23, 1983

Age43

CollegeCalifornia; College of the Canyons See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 2, Pick 44 · ARI

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A running back who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 7 · #3784 · Role Player

Worth 7 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 82% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

1 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +7

1 seasons × ~7 surplus ≈ VORP 7

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									Passing													Defense
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	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
2005	—	ARI	15	—	112	370	2	3.3	1.8	16	14.3	1	25	25	139	0	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	ARI	10	—	14	19	0	1.4	0.0	0	0.0	0	8	8	58	0	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	ARI	14	—	26	78	0	3.0	0.0	3	11.5	0	29	29	241	1	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	SEA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	—	ARI	11	—	30	188	1	6.3	3.3	9	30.0	0	30	30	254	1	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	13	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	53	—	182	655	3	3.6	1.6	28	15.4	1	92	92	692	2	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	31	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-15.2·-0 passing · -43 rushing · 28 receiving·-3.8/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2008	25	ARI	11	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	7.5
Career			11		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	28.1

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2005	22	ARI	15	—	112	370	2	3.3	1.8	16	14.3	1
2006	23	ARI	10	—	14	19	0	1.4	0.0	0	0.0	0
2007	24	ARI	14	—	26	78	0	3.0	0.0	3	11.5	0
2008	25	ARI	11	—	30	188	1	6.3	3.3	9	30.0	0
Career			50		182	655	3	3.6	—	28	—	1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2005	22	ARI	15	—	25	25	139	0	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	5
2006	23	ARI	10	—	8	8	58	0	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	4
2007	24	ARI	14	—	29	29	241	1	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	9
2008	25	ARI	11	—	30	30	254	1	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	13
Career			50		92	92	692	2	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	31

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2005	22	—	—	—	—	-26.0	3.1	0	0
2006	23	—	—	—	—	-10.6	3.3	0	9
2007	24	—	—	—	—	-9.4	4.4	0	-28
2008	25	—	—	—	-0.5	3.0	17.6	38	-13
Career					—	—	—	38	-32

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 47 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 50.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 47· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 50

On-field 33.9

Availability 16.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 492008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Receptions leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-3.79 EPA/season over 4 seasons49

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: 91%.

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+).

Combine · 2005

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2005 class

4.40s

40-Yard

Elite · 90th pct

Pos 90thAll 93thClass Pos 98thClass All 90th

35"

Vertical

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 64thClass Pos 68thClass All 55th

121"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 70thClass Pos 85thClass All 76th

18 reps

Bench

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 33thClass Pos 21thClass All 26th

6.81s

3-Cone

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 90thClass Pos 97thClass All 95th

4.10s

Shuttle

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 88thClass Pos 63thClass All 65th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

1,347

655 rush · 692 recv

Total TDs

3 rush · 2 recv

Total Touches

274

182 carries · 92 rec

Yds / Touch

4.9

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Rushing

Att6Yds5Y/A0.81D11D%16.7

Receiving

Tgt7Rec7Yds58Ctch%100.0%Y/R8.3Y/Tgt8.31D5

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-1.9Rec EPA0.8Rec AirYd-1

College Stats

California; College of the CanyonsCollege listed; stat table pending import

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Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #44

#36Barrett RuudILB #37Shaun CodyNT #38Stanford RouttCB #39Mark BradleyWR #40Josh BullocksS #41Michael RoosOT #42Kevin BurnettOLB #43Corey WebsterCB #45Lofa TatupuMLB #46Matt RothDE #47Mike NugentK #48Odell ThurmanLB #50Ronald BartellCB #51Nick CollinsFS #52Khalif BarnesOT #53Dan CodyLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

J.J. inherited the Arizona Cardinals RB room from Obafemi Ayanbadejo (2004–2006), and handed it to Edgerrin James (2006–2008).

Stump Mitchell 1981–1989Earl Ferrell 1983–1989Ron Wolfley 1985–1990Vai Sikahema 1986–1990Johnny Johnson 1990–1992Larry Centers

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2008final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2005draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 2, Pick 44

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 212 lb

Frame

214 lb at 4.40s

Size-speed

35" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 51

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

C+2005

C2006

C2007

C2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

78%

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
2005	370	24.7	448+78	26.3
2006	19	1.9	95+76	5.6
2007	78	5.6	124+46	7.3
2008	188	17.1	292+104	17.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

7 career value over replacement — #3784 all-time of 4,642. 1.8/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #44 (Rd 2) · ARI · 2005 · -2.8 vs expected KV-H

47actual

49.8 expected · Δ−2.8

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #44

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography