Not to be confused withJames Allen (LB · 2002–2006).

James Allen is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Allen in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Allen's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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James Allen

Top 23% all-time RBsReliable StarterTeam Carrier · #368

Height5'10"

Weight215 lb

BornMar 28, 1975

Age

Career Value · VORP

49 career value over replacement — #2106 all-time of 4,695. 12.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

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Combined Season Grid

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

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

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Passing
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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
1998	23	CHI	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	24	CHI	8	—	32	119	0	3.7	0.0	6	18.8	0	11	9	91	0	81.8%	10.1	8.3	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	25	CHI	16	—	286	1,106	2	3.9	0.7	56	19.6	4	60	39	291	1	65.0%	7.5	4.8	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	26	CHI	16	—	135	469	1	3.5	0.7	26	19.3	0	42	30	203	1	71.4%	6.8	4.8	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	27	HOU	16	—	155	519	0	3.3	0.0	20	12.9	1	57	47	302	0	82.5%	6.4	5.3	—	11	1	2	50.0%	5	1	0	50.0	0.0	2.5	12.5	—	95.8	0
Career		—	62	—	608	2,213	3	3.6	0.5	108	17.8	5	170	133	887	2	78.2%	6.7	5.2	—	41	1	2	50.0%	5	1	0	50.0	0.0	2.5	12.5	—	95.8	0

No production recorded1997

1997: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.

Career arc · VAL by season

5 seasons · peak 0.0 in 1998

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.

Position percentile · RB

#280 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H

077th percentile100

StatVault · statvault.org/players/nfl/james-allen

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2002	27	HOU	16	—	1	2	50.0%	5	1	0	50.0	0.0	2.5	12.5	—	95.8	0	0
Career			16		1	2	50.0%	5	1	0	50.0	0.0	2.5	12.5	—	95.8	0	0

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1999	24	CHI	8	—	32	119	0	3.7	0.0	6	18.8	0
2000	25	CHI	16	—	286	1,106	2	3.9	0.7	56	19.6	4
2001	26	CHI	16	—	135	469	1	3.5	0.7	26	19.3	0
2002	27	HOU	16	—	155	519	0	3.3	0.0	20	12.9	1
Career			56		608	2,213	3	3.6	0.5	108	17.8	5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1998	23	CHI	6	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	24	CHI	8	—	11	9	91	0	81.8%	10.1	8.3	—	4
2000	25	CHI	16	—	60	39	291	1	65.0%	7.5	4.8	—	17
2001	26	CHI	16	—	42	30	203	1	71.4%	6.8	4.8	—	9
2002	27	HOU	16	—	57	47	302	0	82.5%	6.4	5.3	—	11
Career			62		170	133	887	2	78.2%	6.7	5.2	—	41

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 64.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 60· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 45.3

Availability 18.7