J.K. Dobbins is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Dobbins in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Dobbins's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2020 | 21–22 | BAL | 15 | — | 134 | 805 | 9 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 38 | 28.4 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 120 | 0 | 75.0% | 6.7 | 5.0 | — | 4 | 456 | 46.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 411 | 3.1 | 394 | 2.9 | 7 | 19.1 | 38 |
| 2022 | 23–24 | BAL | 8 | — | 92 | 520 | 2 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 26 | 28.3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 87.5% | 6.0 | 5.3 | — | 3 | 202 | 41.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 319 | 3.5 | 201 | 2.2 | 9 | 10.2 | 26 |
| 2023 | 24–25 | BAL | 1 | — | 8 | 22 | 1 | 2.8 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 66.7% | 7.5 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 30 | 47.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 18 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2024 | 25–26 | LAC | 13 | — | 195 | 905 | 9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 47 | 24.1 | 0 | 38 | 32 | 153 | 0 | 84.2% | 4.8 | 4.0 | — | 7 | 533 | 63.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 416 | 2.1 | 489 | 2.5 | 24 | 8.1 | 47 |
| 2025 | 26–27 | DEN | 10 | — | 153 | 772 | 4 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 37 | 24.2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 78.6% | 3.4 | 2.6 | — | 0 | 340 | 51.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 398 | 2.6 | 374 | 2.4 | 9 | 17.0 | 37 |
| 2026 | 27–28 | DEN | 5 | — | 64 | 229 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 9 | 14.1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 83.3% | 4.4 | 3.7 | — | 1 | 129 | 42.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 52 | — | 646 | 3,253 | 26 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 158 | 24.5 | 0 | 93 | 75 | 389 | 1 | 80.6% | 5.2 | 4.2 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,562 | — | 1,462 | — | 49 | — | 149 | |
Career Value · VORP
71 career value over replacement — #1637 all-time of 4,695. 17.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #55 (Rd 2) · BAL · 2020 · +16.4 vs expected KV-H
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A top 20% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
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4 seasons × ~17.8 surplus ≈ VORP 71
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