James White is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places White in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and White's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
12 career value over replacement — #3565 all-time of 4,695. 2/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #130 (Rd 4) · NE · 2014 · +21.4 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ||||||
| 2014 | 22–23 | NE | 3 | — | — | 9 | 38 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.6 | 4.6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 17.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 23–24 | NE | 14 | — | 3.1 | 22 | 56 | 2 | 2.5 | 9.1 | 3 | 13.6 | 0 | 54 | 40 | 410 | 4 | 74.1% | 10.3 | 7.6 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 291 | 29.9% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| 2016 | 24–25 | NE | 16 | — | 4.8 | 39 | 166 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 8 | 20.5 | 0 | 86 | 60 | 551 | 5 | 69.8% | 9.2 | 6.4 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 426 | 38.4% | — | 0.0% | 13 | 2.8% |
| 2017 | 25–26 | NE | 14 | — | 2.5 | 43 | 171 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 14.0 | 0 | 72 | 56 | 429 | 3 | 77.8% | 7.7 | 6.0 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 383 | 39.0% | — | 0.0% | 6 | 1.6% |
| 2018 | 26–27 | NE | 16 | — | 8.6 | 94 | 425 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 22 | 23.4 | 0 | 123 | 87 | 751 | 7 | 70.7% | 8.6 | 6.1 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 600 | 53.9% | — | 0.0% | 33 | 7.5% |
| 2019 | 27–28 | NE | 15 | — | 5.6 | 67 | 263 | 1 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 15 | 22.4 | 0 | 95 | 72 | 645 | 5 | 75.8% | 9.0 | 6.8 | — | 31 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | 490 | 45.0% | — | 0.0% | 51 | 12.2% |
| 2020 | 28–29 | NE | 14 | — | 2.1 | 35 | 121 | 2 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 6 | 17.1 | 0 | 62 | 49 | 375 | 1 | 79.0% | 7.7 | 6.0 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 330 | 37.7% | — | 0.0% | 13 | 3.6% |
| 2021 | 29–30 | NE | 3 | — | — | 10 | 38 | 1 | 3.8 | 10.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 94 | 0 | 85.7% | 7.8 | 6.7 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 31.3% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 1.3% |
| Career | — | 95 | — | 26.7 | 319 | 1,278 | 11 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 65 | 20.4 | 0 | 511 | 381 | 3,278 | 25 | 74.6% | 8.6 | 6.4 | — | 165 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | 2,614 | 39.9% | — | 0.0% | 119 | 4.5% | |
Postseason all-time ranks
A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 12 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 77% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 seasons × ~4 surplus ≈
Duke Johnson
RB
87% match
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