James Develin
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context3
Title Seasons
10
Dynasty Seasons
A running back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4370 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 95% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
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 | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 2012 | — | NE | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | — | NE | 6 | — | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2.5 | 25.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 100.0% | 15.5 | 15.5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | NE | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 75.0% | 7.2 | 5.4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | NE | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 50.0% | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | NE | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 60.0% | 6.3 | 3.8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | NE | 12 | — | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1.3 | 66.7 | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 61 | 0 | 70.6% | 5.1 | 3.6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | CHI | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | NE | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | MIA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 42 | — | 15 | 26 | 5 | 1.7 | 33.3 | 10 | 66.7 | 0 | 45 | 31 | 222 | 0 | 68.9% | 7.2 | 4.9 | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA0.6·5 rushing · -4 receiving·0.1/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25 | NE | 6 | 0* | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2.5 | 25.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2014 | 26 | NE | 6 | 0* | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 30 | NE | 12 | 0* | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1.3 | 66.7 | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 2019 | 31 | NE | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 25 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 1.7 | — | 10 | — | 0 | 16.8 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25 | NE | 6 | 0* | 4 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 100.0% | 15.5 | 15.5 | — | 3 |
| 2014 | 26 | NE | 6 | 0* | 8 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 75.0% | 7.2 | 5.4 | — | 3 |
| 2016 | 28 | NE | 5 | 0* | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 50.0% | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 |
| 2017 | 29 | NE | 8 | 0* | 10 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 60.0% | 6.3 | 3.8 | — | 3 |
| 2018 | 30 | NE | 12 | 0* | 17 | 12 | 61 | 0 | 70.6% | 5.1 | 3.6 | — | 3 |
| Career | 37 | 45 | 31 | 222 | 0 | 68.9% | 7.2 | 4.9 | — | 14 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25 | NE | 16 | 0* | 322 | 27.0% | — | 0.0% | 122 | 25.1% |
| 2014 | 26 | NE | 16 | 0* | 256 | 22.0% | — | 0.0% | 124 | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 28 | NE | 16 | 0* | 350 | 30.4% | — | 0.0% | 151 | 33.1% |
| 2017 | 29 | NE | 16 | 0* | 344 | 30.1% | — | 0.0% | 168 | 36.7% |
| 2018 | 30 | NE | 16 | 0* | 398 | 34.7% | — | 0.0% | 158 | 34.7% |
| 2019 | 31 | NE | 2 | — | 58 | 41.5% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 17.0% |
| Career | 82 | 1,728 | — | — | — | 732 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0 | 30 |
| 2014 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | -2.3 | 0.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 2016 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -0.7 | 0 | 18 |
| 2017 | 29 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -0.1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2018 | 30 | — | — | 0* | — | 4.1 | -7.3 | 0 | 40 |
| 2019 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 121 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 | NE | 16 | 0* | 7 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2019 | 31 | NE | 2 | — | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Career | 18 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | 6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 | NE | 16 | 0* | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 51.3 |
| Career | 16 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 | 26 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 | 28 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 | 29 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 | 31 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 29 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 29 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
35
Sustained
career value
×.6
33
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 34.2 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 29· confidence 83%
What builds the career mark of 35
On-field 24.7
Availability 10.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2013bestavg 332018
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader3
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
0.11 EPA/season over 6 seasons50
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: 86%.
Per-Snap Impact
Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+6
Rotational
SIS
Yards/snap0.144Touch rate0.035EPA/snap0Snap share30.9%Off snaps1,728VolatileCV 0.87
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
📊 Consistent
Yards / Carry: 1.7 regular season → 1.7 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
-4%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
7 playoff gamesRushing
Att3Yds5Y/A1.71D21D%66.7
Receiving
Tgt7Rec5Yds29TD1Ctch%71.4%Y/R5.8Y/Tgt4.11D3
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-1.0Rec EPA1.2Rec AirYd23
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Tom BradyQB7yStephen GostkowskiK7yDevin McCourtyFS7yDont'a HightowerOLB7yNate EbnerDB7yDuron HarmonS6yPatrick ChungS6yRob GronkowskiTE6yMatthew SlaterWR6yBrandon BoldenRB6yJulian EdelmanWR6yMarcus CannonOT6yRyan AllenP5yJames WhiteRB5yKyle Van NoyMLB4yJoe CardonaLS4yJoe ThuneyG4yDanny AmendolaWR4yTed KarrasG4yElandon RobertsOLB4yShaq MasonG4yJonathan JonesDB4yRob NinkovichOLB4yNate SolderOT4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJames inherited the New England Patriots RB room from LeGarrette Blount (2013–2016), and handed it to James White (2014–2021).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2019final season
Last recorded season with NE
- 2012signing
Entered the NFL with NE
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 255 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NE | 1 | W3Out· Neck |
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 3-season peers. See all →
29
peak 33
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2013
F2014
C2018
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
85%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10 | 1.7 | 60+50 | 3.5 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0.8 | 14+9 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0.7 | 0-8 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4370 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level RB.
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