Jamaal Charles packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any running back in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 84 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

On the boards· Appears on 4 boards

Streaks3 straight · 1,000 rushing yards · 2012–14

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Jamaal Charles

4× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 4% all-time RBsAll-Time Great🏆 Clutch · +55% playoffs ⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2012Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #25

Career Value · VORP

157 career value over replacement — #606 all-time of 4,695. 19.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×5 top-10 Comet56% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #73 (Rd 3) · KC · 2008 · +37.8 vs expected KV-H

78actual

40.2 expected · Δ+37.8

💔+69 stolen VORP·3.52 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Snap Counts						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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2008	21–22	KC	16	—	67	357	0	5.3	0.0	17	25.4	1	27	27	272	1	100.0%	10.1	10.1	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	22–23	KC	15	—	190	1,120	7	5.9	3.7	54	28.4	2	56	40	297	1	71.4%	7.4	5.3	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	23–24	KC	16	—	230	1,467	5	6.4	2.2	70	30.4	1	64	45	468	3	70.3%	10.4	7.3	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	24–25	KC	2	—	12	83	0	6.9	0.0	3	25.0	1	6	5	9	1	83.3%	1.8	1.5	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	25–26	KC	16	—	285	1,509	5	5.3	1.8	62	21.8	3	48	35	236	1	72.9%	6.7	4.9	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	26–27	KC	15	—	259	1,287	12	5.0	4.6	72	27.8	2	104	70	693	7	67.3%	9.9	6.7	—	32	845	83.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	27–28	KC	15	—	206	1,033	9	5.0	4.4	50	24.3	2	59	40	291	5	67.8%	7.3	4.9	—	15	649	71.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	28–29	KC	5	—	71	364	4	5.1	5.6	21	29.6	1	30	21	177	1	70.0%	8.4	5.9	—	10	263	77.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	29–30	KC	3	—	12	40	1	3.3	8.3	3	25.0	0	3	2	14	0	66.7%	7.0	4.7	—	1	27	13.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	30–31	DEN	14	—	69	296	1	4.3	1.4	16	23.2	2	28	23	129	0	82.1%	5.6	4.6	—	6	206	21.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	31–32	JAX	2	—	6	7	0	1.2	0.0	0	0.0	0	3	2	7	0	66.7%	3.5	2.3	—	0	20	19.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	119	—	1,407	7,563	44	5.4	3.1	368	26.2	15	428	310	2,593	20	72.4%	8.4	6.1	—	118	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

62ndRushing Yards·7,563 yds

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2013·Rush TD12

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 5% all-time running back — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history. Their average per-snap value underscores the elite level they operated at.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 157 · #606 · High-Value

Worth 157 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 14% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.4

Avg surplus

peak +35

7 seasons × ~22.4 surplus ≈