Jalen Richard is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Richard in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Richard'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 | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2016 | 22–23 | OAK | 16 | — | 83 | 491 | 1 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 14 | 16.9 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 194 | 2 | 74.4% | 6.7 | 5.0 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 21.4% | — | 0.0% | 136 | 28.6% |
| 2017 | 23–24 | OAK | 16 | — | 56 | 275 | 1 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 10 | 17.9 | 1 | 36 | 27 | 256 | 1 | 75.0% | 9.5 | 7.1 | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 216 | 21.4% | — | 0.0% | 143 | 33.5% |
| 2018 | 24–25 | OAK | 16 | — | 55 | 259 | 1 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 11 | 20.0 | 2 | 81 | 68 | 607 | 0 | 84.0% | 8.9 | 7.5 | — | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 413 | 40.0% | — | 0.0% | 51 | 11.2% |
| 2019 | 25–26 | OAK | 16 | — | 39 | 145 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 10 | 25.6 | 0 | 43 | 36 | 323 | 0 | 83.7% | 9.0 | 7.5 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 298 | 29.5% | — | 0.0% | 40 | 9.6% |
| 2020 | 26–27 | LV | 13 | — | 22 | 123 | 1 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 7 | 31.8 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 138 | 0 | 82.6% | 7.3 | 6.0 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | 21.4% | — | 0.0% | 61 | 16.1% |
| 2021 | 27–28 | LV | 10 | — | 9 | 40 | 0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 0 | 85.7% | 6.0 | 5.1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 16.8% | — | 0.0% | 32 | 10.5% |
| Career | — | 87 | — | 264 | 1,333 | 4 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 55 | 20.8 | 3 | 236 | 191 | 1,590 | 3 | 80.9% | 8.3 | 6.7 | — | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1,470 | 25.8% | — | 0.0% | 463 | 18.9% | |
Career Value · VORP
18 career value over replacement — #3242 all-time of 4,695. 3/season above a replacement-level RB.
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A running back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Worth 18 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 70% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~4.5 surplus ≈ VORP 18
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