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J.J. Johnson

Solid Contributor📉 Fades · -12% playoffs ⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'1"

Weight240 lb

BornApr 20, 1974

Age52

CollegeMississippi State; East Mississippi JC See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 2, Pick 39 · MIA

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 16 · #3302 · Role Player

Worth 16 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 72% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

1 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16

Avg surplus

peak +16

1 seasons × ~16 surplus ≈ VORP 16

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													Advanced (EPA)
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	—	MIA	13	—	163	554	4	3.4	2.5	26	16.0	1	23	15	100	0	65.2%	6.7	4.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-24.6	-5.0	0	0
2000	—	MIA	8	—	48	163	1	3.4	2.1	5	10.4	0	11	9	55	0	81.8%	6.1	5.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	CIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3	-4.8	0	0
2001	—	MIA	4	—	5	22	0	4.4	0.0	0	0.0	0	6	4	21	0	66.7%	5.3	3.5	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.6	-2.9	0	0
Career		—	27	—	216	739	5	3.4	2.3	31	14.4	1	40	28	176	0	70.0%	6.3	4.4	—	6	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-29.5	-12.8	0	0

Career EPA-42.3·-30 rushing · -13 receiving·-14.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1999	25	MIA	13	—	163	554	4	3.4	2.5	26	16.0	1	9.3
2000	26	MIA	8	—	48	163	1	3.4	2.1	5	10.4	0	4.4
2001	27	MIA	4	—	5	22	0	4.4	0.0	0	0.0	0	1.7
Career			25		216	739	5	3.4	—	31	—	1	15.4

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1999	25	MIA	13	—	23	15	100	65.2%	6.7	4.3	—	2
2000	26	MIA	8	—	11	9	55	81.8%	6.1	5.0	—	2
2001	27	MIA	4	—	6	4	21	66.7%	5.3	3.5	—	2
Career			25		40	28	176	70.0%	6.3	4.4	—	6

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	25	—	—	—	—	-24.6	-5.0
2000	26	—	—	—	—	-3.3	-4.8
2001	27	—	—	—	—	-1.6	-2.9
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 43 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 43 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 49.8 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 43· confidence 83%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 41

Availability 12

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 452001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-14.1 EPA/season over 3 seasons45

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: 89%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 3.4 regular season → 3.0 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-12%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Rushing

Att37Yds111TD1Y/A3.0TD%2.71D51D%13.5

Receiving

Tgt9Rec7Yds39Ctch%77.8%Y/R5.6Y/Tgt4.31D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-7.5Rec EPA-3.1

College Stats

Mississippi State; East Mississippi JCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi State; East Mississippi JC), 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #39

#31Al WilsonMLB #32Kevin JohnsonWR #33Charles FisherCB #34Chris TerryOT #35Barry GardnerLB #36Mike PetersonOLB #37Jon JansenOT #38Mike RuckerDE #40Tony BryantDE #41Dre' BlyCB #42Reggie KellyTE #43Rob KonradFB #44Jimmy KleinsasserTE #45Rahim AbdullahOLB #46Kevin FaulkRB #47Fred VinsonCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

J.J. inherited the Miami Dolphins RB room from Stanley Pritchett (1996–1999), and handed it to Rob Konrad (1999–2004).

Andra Franklin 1981–1984Tommy Vigorito 1981–1985Lorenzo Hampton 1985–1989Ron Davenport 1985–1989Troy Stradford 1987–1990Marc Logan

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001final season
Last recorded season with MIA
1999draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 2, Pick 39

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 240 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →

peak 45

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

B1999

C+2000

F2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.

52%

19992001

2000 · cause not documented · 50%

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
1999	554	42.6	941+387	55.3
2000	163	20.4	528+365	31.1
2001	22	5.5	244+222	14.3

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

Career Value · VORP

16 career value over replacement — #3302 all-time of 4,642. 5.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #39 (Rd 2) · MIA · 1999 · -6.8 vs expected KV-H

43actual

49.8 expected · Δ−6.8

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #39

Franchise Succession

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Era Translator

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