J.J. Taylor
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2020
Height5'6"
Weight185 lb
BornJan 4, 1998
Age28
CollegeArizonaSee College Stats
ConferencePacific Twelve
Rookie yr2020
A running back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
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% | |||||
| 2020 | — | NE | 5 | — | 23 | 110 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 5 | 21.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 14.0% | — | 0.0% | 13 | 12.8% |
| 2021 | — | NE | 5 | — | 19 | 37 | 2 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 3 | 15.8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 14.8% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 5.5% |
| 2021 | — | TB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | NE | 1 | — | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 27.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | — | HOU | 3 | — | 10 | 44 | 0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 11.3% | — | 0.0% | 22 | 19.0% |
| Career | — | 15 | — | 62 | 200 | 2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 9 | 14.5 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 80.0% | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 152 | 16.8% | — | 0.0% | 38 | 12.4% | |
Career EPA-17.9·-9 rushing · -9 receiving·-4.5/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | NE | 5 | 0* | 23 | 110 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 5 | 21.7 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 23 | NE | 5 | 0* | 19 | 37 | 2 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 3 | 15.8 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 24 | NE | 1 | — | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | HOU | 3 | 0* | 10 | 44 | 0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 14 | 62 | 200 | 2 | 3.2 | — | 9 | — | 0 | 4.3 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | NE | 5 | 0* | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | NE | 5 | 0* | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | NE | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | HOU | 3 | 0* | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 14 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 80.0% | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | NE | 6 | 0* | 50 | 14.0% | — | 0.0% | 13 | 12.8% |
| 2021 | 23 | NE | 5 | 0* | 52 | 14.8% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 5.5% |
| 2022 | 24 | NE | 1 | — | 17 | 27.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | HOU | 5 | 0* | 33 | 11.3% | — | 0.0% | 22 | 19.0% |
| Career | 17 | 152 | — | — | — | 38 | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | — | — | 0* | — | 2.0 | -0.8 | 0 | -7 |
| 2021 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | -5.1 | -6.9 | 0 | -2 |
| 2022 | 24 | — | — | — | — | -5.5 | 0.9 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | -0.0 | -2.5 | 0 | -6 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | -12 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | NE | 6 | 0* | 51 | 2.2 | 59 | 2.6 | 1 | 23.0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 23 | NE | 5 | 0* | 25 | 1.3 | 12 | 0.6 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 2022 | 24 | NE | 1 | — | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 10.0 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | HOU | 5 | 0* | 34 | 3.4 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Career | 17 | 114 | — | 86 | — | 2 | — | 9 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | NE | 6 | 0* | -3.5 | -4.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 56.2 |
| 2021 | 23 | NE | 5 | 0* | -0.5 | -0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| 2022 | 24 | NE | 1 | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 100.0 |
| 2024 | 26 | HOU | 5 | 0* | -2.0 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 70.1 |
| Career | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 20 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 20 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
25
Sustained
career value
×.6
25
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 25 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 20· confidence 63%
What builds the career mark of 25
On-field 21.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2020bestavg 252021
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-4.49 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: 87%.
Per-Snap Impact
Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap1.447Touch rate0.474EPA/snap-0.118Snap share16.8%Off snaps152Emerging
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 · 2020
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.61s
40-Yard
Below avg · 30th pct
Pos 30thAll 57thClass Pos 31thClass All 57th
34.5"
Vertical
Above avg · 51th pct
Pos 51thAll 59thClass Pos 37thClass All 54th
118"
Broad Jump
Below avg · 43th pct
Pos 43thAll 55thClass Pos 17thClass All 38th
19 reps
Bench
Below avg · 42th pct
Pos 42thAll 38thClass Pos 48thClass All 38th
7.00s
3-Cone
Above avg · 62th pct
Pos 62thAll 69thClass Pos 77thClass All 84th
4.15s
Shuttle
Strong · 76th pct
Pos 76thAll 81thClass Pos 90thClass All 94th
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Myles BryantCB4yNick FolkK3yDevin McCourtyFS3yLawrence GuyDT3yJoe CardonaLS3yShaq MasonG3yAdrian PhillipsDB3yMatthew SlaterWR3yJonathan JonesDB3yDeatrich WiseDE3yDavid AndrewsC3yJake BaileyP3yJakobi MeyersWR3yCody DavisDB3yKyle DuggerSAF3yBrian HoyerQB3yJoshua UcheLB3yJa'Whaun BentleyLB3yMike OnwenuG3yJames FerentzC3yCarl DavisDT3yIsaiah WynnG3yDamien HarrisRB3yNelson AgholorWR2y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2024team change
Joined HOU (from NE)
- 2024final season
Last recorded season with HOU
- 2020signing
Entered the NFL with NE
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'6" / 185 lb
Frame
185 lb at 4.61s
Size-speed
34.5" vert / 118" broad
Explosion
19 reps
Bench power
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NE | 2 | W9Out· IllnessW11Out· Not Injury RelatedW12Questionable· QuadricepW13Questionable· QuadricepW14Questionable· QuadricepW15Questionable· QuadricepW16Questionable· Quadricep |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
20
peak 25
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2020
F2021
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
25%
20202024
2020 · Illness · 38%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 110 | 22 | 369+259 | 21.7 |
| 2021 | 37 | 7.4 | 115+78 | 6.8 |
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
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