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 80, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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#79Leader marks (black ink)of 150

Streaks3 straight · 1,000 rushing yards · 2002–04

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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

Career Value · VORP

217 career value over replacement — #330 all-time of 4,695. 24.1/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 · +16.7 vs expected KV-H

80actual

63.3 expected · Δ+16.7

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Combined Season Grid

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

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Rushing								Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2000	21	BAL	16	—	5.8	307	1,338	6	4.4	2.0	61	19.9	0	36	27	296	0	75.0%	11.0	8.2	—	9
2002	23	BAL	16	—	0.7	308	1,327	6	4.3	1.9	64	20.8	6	60	47	442	1	78.3%	9.4	7.4	—	14
2003	24	BAL	16	—	9.3	387	2,066	14	5.3	3.6	84	21.7	7	26	26	205	0	100.0%	7.9	7.9	—	10
2004	25	BAL	12	—	3.7	235	1,006	7	4.3	3.0	48	20.4	0	10	10	116	0	100.0%	11.6	11.6	—	5
2005	26	BAL	15	—	0.0	269	906	3	3.4	1.1	48	17.8	5	32	32	191	1	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	6
2006	27	BAL	16	—	1.4	314	1,132	9	3.6	2.9	46	14.6	2	18	18	115	0	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	5
2007	28	CLE	15	—	5.0	299	1,303	9	4.4	3.0	58	19.4	2	30	30	248	2	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	9
2008	29	CLE	16	—	0.0	279	1,002	4	3.6	1.4	42	15.1	0	23	23	178	0	100.0%	7.7	7.7	—	8
2009	30	CLE	9	—	0.0	143	500	0	3.5	0.0	18	12.6	0	11	8	88	0	72.7%	11.0	8.0	—	5
Career		—	131	—	25.9	2,541	10,580	58	4.2	2.3	469	18.5	22	246	221	1,879	4	89.8%	8.5	7.6	—	71

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

27thRushing Yards·10,580 yds 67thRushing Touchdowns·58

Postseason all-time ranks

57thPlayoff Rushing Yards·423 yds 63rdPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·4

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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 217 · #330 · Elite

Worth 217 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 8% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.1 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

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.1

Avg surplus

peak +42

9 seasons × ~24.1 surplus ≈ VORP 217