Not to be confused withJames White (OT · 1985) or James White (NT · 1976–1983).

Also in other sports:nbaJames White (SG · 2007–2013), mlbJames White (1922).

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.

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James White

👑 Dynasty DNA · 6 seasons · 3 titles Top 38% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2018

Height5'10"

Weight205 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

12 career value over replacement — #3565 all-time of 4,695. 2/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #130 (Rd 4) · NE · 2014 · +21.4 vs expected KV-H

52actual

30.6 expected · Δ+21.4

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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	VAL	Rushing								Receiving									Passing													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	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%

Career arc · VAL by season

6 seasons · peak 8.6 in 2018

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

2.0 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2018 · +0.7 wins

0.7 of NE's 11 wins (6%)

Rushing+0.1