Jason Snelling NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault | StatVault

Jason Snelling is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Snelling in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Snelling's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

Jason Snelling

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Jason Snelling

Top 36% all-time RBsReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2009Two-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight234 lb

BornDec 29, 1983

Age42

CollegeVirginia See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 7, Pick 244 · ATL

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 19 · #3146 · Role Player

Worth 19 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 69% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

50

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

4

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+4.8

Avg surplus

peak +11

4 seasons × ~4.8 surplus ≈ VORP 19

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									Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2007	—	ATL	6	—	13	43	1	3.3	7.7	6	46.2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	ATL	8	—	15	62	0	4.1	0.0	5	33.3	0	8	8	89	0	100.0%	11.1	11.1	—	3	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	ATL	14	—	142	613	4	4.3	2.8	37	26.1	1	39	30	259	1	76.9%	8.6	6.6	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	ATL	14	—	87	324	2	3.7	2.3	21	24.1	0	51	44	303	3	86.3%	6.9	5.9	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	ATL	15	—	44	151	0	3.4	0.0	8	18.2	0	32	26	179	1	81.3%	6.9	5.6	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	TB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ATL	16	—	18	63	0	3.5	0.0	3	16.7	0	35	31	203	1	88.6%	6.5	5.8	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	ATL	13	—	44	164	1	3.7	2.3	9	20.5	0	33	28	224	3	84.8%	8.0	6.8	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	226	24.3%	—	0.0%	110	27.7%
2013	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	91	—	363	1,420	8	3.9	2.2	89	24.5	1	198	167	1,257	9	84.3%	7.5	6.3	—	54	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	226	24.3%	—	0.0%	110	27.7%

Career EPA-3.6·-32 rushing · 28 receiving·-0.5/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2007	24	ATL	6	—	13	43	1	3.3	7.7	6	46.2	0	2.8
2008	25	ATL	8	—	15	62	0	4.1	0.0	5	33.3	0	3.6
2009	26	ATL	14	—	142	613	4	4.3	2.8	37	26.1	1	11.8
2010	27	ATL	14	—	87	324	2	3.7	2.3	21	24.1	0	12.3
2011	28	ATL	15	—	44	151	0	3.4	0.0	8	18.2	0	8.6
2012	29	ATL	16	—	18	63	0	3.5	0.0	3	16.7	0	8.5
2013	30	ATL	13	0*	44	164	1	3.7	2.3	9	20.5	0	9.5
Career			86		363	1,420	8	3.9	—	89	—	1	57.1

* 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
2008	25	ATL	8	—	8	8	89	0	100.0%	11.1	11.1	—	3
2009	26	ATL	14	—	39	30	259	1	76.9%	8.6	6.6	—	13
2010	27	ATL	14	—	51	44	303	3	86.3%	6.9	5.9	—	12
2011	28	ATL	15	—	32	26	179	1	81.3%	6.9	5.6	—	6
2012	29	ATL	16	—	35	31	203	1	88.6%	6.5	5.8	—	9
2013	30	ATL	13	0*	33	28	224	3	84.8%	8.0	6.8	—	11
Career			80		198	167	1,257	9	84.3%	7.5	6.3	—	54

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2008	25	ATL	2	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2010	27	NO	1	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2011	28	TB	2	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	29	CAR	1	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2013	30	SEA	1	0*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			7		5	5	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	1	0	0

* 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	30	ATL	14	0*	226	24.3%	—	0.0%	110	27.7%
Career			14		226	—	—	—	110	—

* 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
2007	24	—	—	—	—	1.1	—	0	0
2008	25	—	—	—	—	-1.3	4.0	0	7
2009	26	—	—	—	—	-2.9	7.4	0	68
2010	27	—	—	—	—	-5.9	10.7	0	60
2011	28	—	—	—	—	-12.1	0.2	0	24
2012	29	—	—	—	—	-5.8	-2.7	0	1
2013	30	—	—	0*	—	-4.9	8.5	0	50
Career					—	—	—	0	210

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

51

Sustained

career value

×.6

56

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 34.6

Availability 16.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

2007bestavg 492013

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

14

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Receptions leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-0.51 EPA/season over 7 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: 88%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:1.717 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.717Touch rate0.341EPA/snap0.016Snap share24.3%Off snaps226Emerging

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2007

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2007 class

4.79s

40-Yard

Low · 6th pct

Pos 6thAll 35thClass Pos 2thClass All 30th

30"

Vertical

Low · 8th pct

Pos 8thAll 21thClass Pos 10thClass All 19th

111"

Broad Jump

Low · 10th pct

Pos 10thAll 28thClass Pos 7thClass All 31th

7.06s

3-Cone

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 62thClass Pos 50thClass All 53th

4.37s

Shuttle

Below avg · 26th pct

Pos 26thAll 45thClass Pos 58thClass All 44th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 3.9 regular season → 4.0 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

+2%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

2,677

1,420 rush · 1,257 recv

Total TDs

17

8 rush · 9 recv

Total Touches

530

363 carries · 167 rec

Yds / Touch

5.1

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Rushing

Att5Yds20Y/A4.01D11D%20.0

Receiving

Tgt7Rec6Yds25TD1Ctch%85.7%Y/R4.2Y/Tgt3.61D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-0.8Rec EPA-0.5Rec AirYd10

College Stats

VirginiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia), 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.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #244

#228DeShawn WynnRB #229John BroussardWR #232Steve VallosC #234Syndric SteptoeWR #235Chansi StuckeyWR #237Alan BallCB #239C.J. Ah YouDT #240Brandon SilerILB #242Keyunta DawsonDE #243Clark HarrisLS #245Marcus HamiltonDB #246Kenneth DarbyRB #249Derek StanleyWR #250Ahmad BradshawRB #251Chad NkangDB #255Ramzee RobinsonCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jason inherited the Atlanta Falcons RB room from Ovie Mughelli (2007–2011), and handed it to Michael Turner (2008–2012).

Gerald Riggs 1982–1988Cliff Austin 1984–1986Gene Lang 1988–1990Tracy Johnson 1990–1991Steve Broussard 1990–1993Erric Pegram

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Movementderived from season history

2013final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2007draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 7, Pick 244

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 234 lb

Frame

230 lb at 4.79s

Size-speed

30" vert / 111" broad

Explosion

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	ATL	1	W8Out· AnkleW11Questionable· Knee
2011	ATL	1	W4Out· Concussion
2010	ATL	0	W13Questionable· HamstringW14Questionable· HamstringW15Questionable· Hamstring
2009	ATL	0	W8Questionable· HamstringW9Questionable· HamstringW10Questionable· Hamstring

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 7-season peers. See all →

53

peak 56

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

F2007

C2008

B2009

C+2010

C+2011

C+2012

C+2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

84%

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
2007	43	7.2	147+104	8.6
2008	62	7.8	156+94	9.2
2009	613	43.8	700+87	41.2
2010	324	23.1	421+97	24.8
2011	151	10.1	246+95	14.5
2012	63	3.9	145+82	8.5
2013	164	12.6	252+88	14.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

19 career value over replacement — #3146 all-time of 4,642. 2.7/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #244 (Rd 7) · ATL · 2007 · +30.2 vs expected KV-H

53actual

22.8 expected · Δ+30.2

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