Jamal Lewis ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Lewis in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Lewis a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

RBCLE#31RES

Jamal Lewis

1× Pro Bowl1× All-Pro7th youngest · 1,000 Rushing Yards Top 3% all-time RBsIron Legend👑 #1 Running Back · 2003 📉 Fades · -21% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2003Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #260

Height5'11"

Weight245 lb

BornAug 26, 1979

Age46

CollegeTennessee See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 1, Pick 5 · BAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

28thRushing Yards·10,577 yds 67thRushing Touchdowns·58

Postseason all-time ranks

62ndPlayoff Rushing Yards·423 yds 66thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·4

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2003·Rush Yds2,063 yds 3rdsingle season·Rush Yds2003

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber running back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 218 · #323 · Elite

Worth 218 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 8% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.2

Avg surplus

peak +42

9 seasons × ~24.2 surplus ≈ VORP 218

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													Advanced (EPA)
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2000	—	BAL	16	—	307	1,338	6	4.4	2.0	61	19.9	0	36	27	296	0	75.0%	11.0	8.2	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	TEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.8	-0.3	0	0
2002	—	BAL	16	—	308	1,327	6	4.3	1.9	64	20.8	6	60	47	442	1	78.3%	9.4	7.4	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	TEN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-28.2	10.7	0	0
2003	—	BAL	16	—	388	2,063	14	5.3	3.6	84	21.6	7	26	26	205	0	100.0%	7.9	7.9	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	LV	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.6	10.8	0	0
2004	—	BAL	12	—	235	1,006	7	4.3	3.0	48	20.4	0	10	10	116	0	100.0%	11.6	11.6	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.8	6.6	0	0
2005	—	BAL	15	—	269	906	3	3.4	1.1	48	17.8	5	32	32	191	1	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-52.6	3.4	0	0
2006	—	BAL	16	—	314	1,132	9	3.6	2.9	46	14.6	2	18	18	115	0	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-41.9	5.6	0	12
2007	—	CLE	15	—	299	1,303	9	4.4	3.0	58	19.4	2	30	30	248	2	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-22.8	15.8	0	25
2008	—	CLE	16	—	279	1,002	4	3.6	1.4	42	15.1	0	23	23	178	0	100.0%	7.7	7.7	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	HOU	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-32.3	4.5	0	-3
2009	—	CLE	9	—	143	500	0	3.5	0.0	18	12.6	0	11	8	88	0	72.7%	11.0	8.0	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-23.0	4.7	0	7
Career		—	139	—	2,542	10,577	58	4.2	2.3	469	18.5	22	246	221	1,879	4	89.8%	8.5	7.6	—	71	9	9	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-212.9	61.9	0	41

Career EPA-150.9·-213 rushing · 62 receiving·-16.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2000	21	BAL	16	—	307	1,338	6	4.4	2.0	61	19.9	0	15.2
2002	23	BAL	16	—	308	1,327	6	4.3	1.9	64	20.8	6	16.6
2003	24	BAL	16	—	388	2,063	14	5.3	3.6	84	21.6	7	24.2
2004	25	BAL	12	—	235	1,006	7	4.3	3.0	48	20.4	0	10.7
2005	26	BAL	15	—	269	906	3	3.4	1.1	48	17.8	5	12.2
2006	27	BAL	16	—	314	1,132	9	3.6	2.9	46	14.6	2	13.9
2007	28	CLE	15	—	299	1,303	9	4.4	3.0	58	19.4	2	16.9
2008	29	CLE	16	—	279	1,002	4	3.6	1.4	42	15.1	0	11.6
2009	30	CLE	9	—	143	500	0	3.5	0.0	18	12.6	0	5.3
Career			131		2,542	10,577	58	4.2	—	469	—	22	126.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2000	21	BAL	16	—	36	27	296	0	75.0%	11.0	8.2	—	9
2002	23	BAL	16	—	60	47	442	1	78.3%	9.4	7.4	—	14
2003	24	BAL	16	—	26	26	205	0	100.0%	7.9	7.9	—	10
2004	25	BAL	12	—	10	10	116	0	100.0%	11.6	11.6	—	5
2005	26	BAL	15	—	32	32	191	1	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	6
2006	27	BAL	16	—	18	18	115	0	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	5
2007	28	CLE	15	—	30	30	248	2	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	9
2008	29	CLE	16	—	23	23	178	0	100.0%	7.7	7.7	—	8
2009	30	CLE	9	—	11	8	88	0	72.7%	11.0	8.0	—	5
Career			131		246	221	1,879	4	89.8%	8.5	7.6	—	71

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2000	21	TEN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	23	TEN	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2003	24	LV	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2005	26	PIT	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2007	28	SEA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	29	HOU	1	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			8		9	9	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2000	21	—	—	—	—	-1.8	-0.3	0
2002	23	—	—	—	—	-28.2	10.7	0
2003	24	—	—	—	—	-3.6	10.8	0
2004	25	—	—	—	—	-6.8	6.6	0
2005	26	—	—	—	—	-52.6	3.4	0
2006	27	—	—	—	—	-41.9	5.6	12
2007	28	—	—	—	—	-22.8	15.8	25
2008	29	—	—	—	—	-32.3	4.5	-3
2009	30	—	—	—	—	-23.0	4.7	7
Career					—	—	—	41

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 81 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 81 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 78.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 81· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 75

On-field 56.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

2000bestavg 74elite 702009

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #260 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2008 CLE·4 team wins#15

Rushing Yards · 1,002 · score 33

2005 BAL·6 team wins#21

Rushing Yards · 906 · score 5

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Solid

of 100

Reached 58% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

58% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader58

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

-16.77 EPA/season over 9 seasons44

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: 92%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2000

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2000 class

4.58s

40-Yard

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 62thClass Pos 54thClass All 64th

23 reps

Bench

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 63thClass Pos 66thClass All 60th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.2 regular season → 3.3 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-21%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

12,456

10,577 rush · 1,879 recv

Total TDs

58 rush · 4 recv

Total Touches

2,763

2,542 carries · 221 rec

Yds / Touch

4.5

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Rushing

Att129Yds423TD4Y/A3.3TD%3.11D161D%12.4Fmb1

Receiving

Tgt13Rec10Yds68Ctch%76.9%Y/R6.8Y/Tgt5.21D2

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-24.1Rec EPA-1.4Rec AirYd-6

College Stats

TennesseeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #5

#1Courtney BrownDE #2LaVar ArringtonOLB #3Chris SamuelsOT #4Peter WarrickWR #6Corey SimonDT #7Thomas JonesRB #8Plaxico BurressWR #9Brian UrlacherMLB #10Travis TaylorWR #11Ron DayneRB #12Shaun EllisDE #13John AbrahamOLB #14Bubba FranksTE #15Deltha O'NealCB #16Julian PetersonOLB #17Sebastian JanikowskiK

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jamal inherited the Baltimore Ravens RB room from Priest Holmes (1997–2000), and handed it to Alan Ricard (2002–2005).

Randy McMillan 1981–1983Bam Morris 1996–1997Earnest Byner 1996–1997Priest Holmes 1997–2000Jamal Lewis 2000–2006Alan Ricard

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2009final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2007team change
Joined CLE (from BAL)
2000draft
Drafted by BAL — Round 1, Pick 5

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 245 lb

Frame

240 lb at 4.58s

Size-speed

23 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	CLE	0	W3Doubtful· HamstringW4Doubtful· HamstringW5Questionable· HamstringW10Questionable· AnkleW11Questionable· Ankle

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 84

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

A2000

B+2002

A+2003

B+2004

B2005

B+2006

B+2007

B+2008

C+2009

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

91%

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
2000	1,338	83.6	1,444+106	85
2002	1,327	82.9	1,334+7	78.5
2003	2,063	128.9	1,961-102	115.3
2004	1,006	83.8	1,287+281	75.7
2005	906	60.4	946+40	55.7
2006	1,132	70.8	1,041-91	61.3
2007	1,303	86.9	1,305+2	76.8
2008	1,002	62.6	952-50	56
2009	500	55.6	880+380	51.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

218 career value over replacement — #323 all-time of 4,642. 24.2/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×6 top-10 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #5 (Rd 1) · BAL · 2000 · +19.2 vs expected KV-H

81actual

61.8 expected · Δ+19.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #5

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator