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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217 career value over replacement — #330 all-time of 4,695. 24.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Pick #5 (Rd 1) · BAL · 2000 · +16.7 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
9 seasons · peak 9.3 in 2003
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
2.0 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2003 · +0.7 wins
| 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 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | 23 | BAL | 16 | — | 308 | 1,327 | 6 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 64 | 20.8 | 6 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 24 | BAL | 16 | — | 387 | 2,066 | 14 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 84 | 21.7 | 7 | 9.3 |
| 2004 | 25 | BAL | 12 | — | 235 | 1,006 | 7 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 48 | 20.4 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | 26 | BAL | 15 | — | 269 | 906 | 3 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 48 | 17.8 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | BAL | 16 | — | 314 | 1,132 | 9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 46 | 14.6 | 2 | 1.4 |
| 2007 | 28 | CLE | 15 | — | 299 | 1,303 | 9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 58 | 19.4 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 29 | CLE | 16 | — | 279 | 1,002 | 4 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 42 | 15.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | CLE | 9 | — | 143 | 500 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 18 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 131 | 2,541 | 10,580 | 58 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 469 | 18.5 | 22 | 25.9 |
| 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 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 80 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 78.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 80· confidence 100%
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Latest season · 2009 · −0.2 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#41 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)