James Brooks ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Brooks in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Brooks a career score of 82, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
James Brooks
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1981 | 22–23 | SD | 14 | — | 109 | 525 | 3 | 4.8 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 329 | 3 | — | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 23–24 | SD | 9 | — | 87 | 430 | 6 | 4.9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 66 | 0 | — | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24–25 | SD | 15 | — | 127 | 516 | 3 | 4.1 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 215 | 0 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25–26 | CIN | 15 | — | 103 | 396 | 2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 268 | 2 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26–27 | CIN | 16 | — | 192 | 929 | 7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 576 | 5 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 28.0 | — | 139.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27–28 | CIN | 16 | — | 205 | 1,087 | 5 | 5.3 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 686 | 4 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28–29 | CIN | 9 | — | 94 | 290 | 1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 272 | 2 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 29–30 | CIN | 15 | — | 182 | 931 | 8 | 5.1 | 4.4 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 287 | 6 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 30–31 | CIN | 16 | — | 221 | 1,239 | 7 | 5.6 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 306 | 2 | — | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 31–32 | CIN | 16 | — | 195 | 1,004 | 5 | 5.1 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 269 | 4 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 32–33 | CIN | 15 | — | 152 | 571 | 2 | 3.8 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 348 | 2 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 33–34 | CLE / TB | 12 | — | 18 | 44 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | -1 | 0 | — | -0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 168 | — | 1,685 | 7,962 | 49 | 4.7 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 383 | 3,621 | 30 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | — | 100.0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
251 career value over replacement — #225 all-time of 4,695. 20.9/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #24 (Rd 1) · SDG · 1981 · +25.7 vs expected KV-H
82actual
56.3 expected · Δ+25.7
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