Jamal Anderson ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Anderson in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Anderson a career score of 82, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
143 career value over replacement — #703 all-time of 4,695. 28.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #201 (Rd 7) · ATL · 1994 · +61 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1994 | 21–22 | ATL | 3 | — | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 22–23 | ATL | 16 | — | 39 | 161 | 1 | 4.1 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 42 | 0 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23–24 | ATL | 16 | — | 232 | 1,055 | 5 | 4.5 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 473 | 1 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24–25 | ATL | 16 | — | 290 | 1,002 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 284 | 3 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 27 | 1 | 1 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 55.2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25–26 | ATL | 16 | — | 410 | 1,846 | 14 | 4.5 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 319 | 2 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26–27 | ATL | 2 | — | 19 | 59 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 100.0% | 17.0 | 17.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 27–28 | ATL | 16 | — | 280 | 1,013 | 6 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 53 | 18.9 | 4 | 56 | 41 | 375 | 0 | 73.2% | 9.1 | 6.7 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 28–29 | ATL | 3 | — | 55 | 190 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 8 | 14.5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 111 | 1 | 75.0% | 37.0 | 27.8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 88 | — | 1,327 | 5,325 | 34 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 62 | 4.7 | 5 | 62 | 155 | 1,638 | 7 | 250.0% | 10.6 | 26.4 | — | 16 | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 27 | 1 | 1 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 45.8 | 0 | |
Season honors and record seasons
A top 5% all-time running back — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history.
Worth 143 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 16% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +28.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 seasons × ~28.6 surplus ≈ VORP 143
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