James Saxon is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Saxon in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Saxon's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
James Saxon
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 | |||||
| 1988 | 22 | KC | 16 | — | 60 | 236 | 2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 177 | 0 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 23 | KC | 16 | — | 58 | 233 | 3 | 4.0 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 86 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24 | KC | 6 | — | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | KC | 16 | — | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 55 | 0 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26 | MIA | 16 | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 41 | 0 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | MIA | 16 | — | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | MIA | 16 | — | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 151 | 0 | — | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29 | PHI | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 111 | — | 145 | 533 | 5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 515 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 51 | 30 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
27 career value over replacement — #2827 all-time of 4,695. 3.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #139 (Rd 6) · KAN · 1988 · +23.5 vs expected KV-H
54actual
30.5 expected · Δ+23.5
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