A running back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Worth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back β top 95% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
0 seasons Γ ~0 surplus β VORP 0
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1999 | β | LA | 7 | β | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1.7 | 16.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.8 | 5.8 | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | TEN | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -2.0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | LA | 3 | β | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | LA | 7 | β | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 57.1% | 6.0 | 3.4 | β | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2001 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -0.5 | -3.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | LA | 7 | β | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 90.0% | 5.2 | 4.7 | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2002 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -0.5 | -1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | ARI | 9 | β | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 58 | 2 | 100.0% | 4.1 | 4.1 | β | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2003 | β | CIN | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2003 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -0.1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | NYJ | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.5 | 4.5 | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2006 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -0.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | β | 39 | β | 14 | 31 | 1 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 3 | 21.4 | 0 | 41 | 37 | 178 | 3 | 90.2% | 4.8 | 4.3 | β | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | -3.9 | -0.8 | 0 | 2 | |
A depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 36 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 39 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 36Β· confidence 91%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
Reached 2% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (San Jose State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Joined NYJ (from ARI)
Last recorded season with NYJ
Joined ARI (from LA)
Entered the NFL with LA
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rush Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10 | 1.4 | 288+278 | 17 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0.7 | 172+167 | 10.1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | 178+171 | 10.5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 0.7 | 144+138 | 8.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
0 career value over replacement β #4372 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level RB.
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