FBTB#33ACT

Jerald Sowell

Top 41% all-time RBsSolid Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2003

Height6'0"

Weight237 lb

BornJan 21, 1974

Age52

CollegeTulane See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 7, Pick 231 · GB

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 9 · #3679 · Role Player

Worth 9 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 80% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

6 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+4.5

Avg surplus

peak +8

2 seasons × ~4.5 surplus ≈ VORP 9

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									Passing													Defense
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	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
1997	—	NYJ	9	—	7	35	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	1	8	0	—	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NYJ	16	—	40	164	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	10	59	0	—	5.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYJ	2	—	3	5	0	1.7	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	NYJ	6	—	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	7	6	84	0	85.7%	14.0	12.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	MIA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2001	—	NYJ	4	—	4	9	0	2.3	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	19	0	100.0%	19.0	19.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	NYJ	8	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	13	9	85	1	69.2%	9.4	6.5	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	NYJ	16	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	47	47	436	1	100.0%	9.3	9.3	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	TEN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	—	NYJ	15	—	2	28	0	14.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	45	45	342	1	100.0%	7.6	7.6	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	NYJ	13	—	1	1	1	1.0	100.0	1	100.0	0	28	28	155	2	100.0%	5.5	5.5	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	TB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	6	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	95	—	61	244	1	4.0	1.6	3	4.9	0	142	148	1,194	5	104.2%	8.1	8.4	—	57	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA53.2·-0 passing · -6 rushing · 59 receiving·6.7/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1999	25	NYJ	2	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—
Career			2		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	48.7

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1997	23	NYJ	9	—	7	35	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—
1998	24	NYJ	16	—	40	164	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—
1999	25	NYJ	2	—	3	5	0	1.7	0.0	1	33.3	0
2000	26	NYJ	6	—	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2001	27	NYJ	4	—	4	9	0	2.3	0.0	0	0.0	0
2002	28	NYJ	8	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2003	29	NYJ	16	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2004	30	NYJ	15	—	2	28	0	14.0	0.0	1	50.0	0
2005	31	NYJ	13	—	1	1	1	1.0	100.0	1	100.0	0
Career			89		61	244	1	4.0	—	3	—	0

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	23	NYJ	9	—	—	1	8	0	—	8.0	—	—	—
1998	24	NYJ	16	—	—	10	59	0	—	5.9	—	—	—
2000	26	NYJ	6	—	7	6	84	0	85.7%	14.0	12.0	—	2
2001	27	NYJ	4	—	1	1	19	0	100.0%	19.0	19.0	—	1
2002	28	NYJ	8	—	13	9	85	1	69.2%	9.4	6.5	—	7
2003	29	NYJ	16	—	47	47	436	1	100.0%	9.3	9.3	—	27
2004	30	NYJ	15	—	45	45	342	1	100.0%	7.6	7.6	—	14
2005	31	NYJ	13	—	28	28	155	2	100.0%	5.5	5.5	—	6
2006	32	TB	1	—	1	1	6	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	0
Career			88		142	148	1,194	5	104.2%	8.1	8.4	—	57

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	25	—	—	—	-0.4	-2.7	—	0
2000	26	—	—	—	—	-1.9	3.3	0
2001	27	—	—	—	—	-1.7	1.0	0
2002	28	—	—	—	—	-1.6	0.7	0
2003	29	—	—	—	—	-0.4	30.9	0
2004	30	—	—	—	—	1.2	15.7	0
2005	31	—	—	—	—	1.6	7.5	0
2006	32	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	4
Career					—	—	—	4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 50 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 49.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 50· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 47

On-field 31.5

Availability 15.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1997bestavg 432005

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Receptions leader10

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

6.65 EPA/season over 8 seasons52

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%.

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+).

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Rushing

Att1Yds2Y/A2.0

Receiving

Tgt7Rec6Yds20TD1Ctch%85.7%Y/R3.3Y/Tgt2.91D2

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA0.1Rec EPA-0.5

College Stats

TulaneCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tulane), 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.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #231

#193Grady JacksonDT #194Cornell BrownOLB #195Isaac ByrdWR #196Shawn SwaydaDE #198Ed JasperDT #204Tony GrazianiQB #207Koy DetmerQB #208Matt KeneleyDT #212Mark SmithDT #220Artie UlmerLB #224Omar StoutmireDB #228Kris MangumTE #229Jason FergusonNT #230Scott RehbergG #235Matt HatchetteWR #239Richard JordanLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jerald inherited the New York Jets RB room from Richie Anderson (1994–2002), and handed it to Curtis Martin (1998–2005).

Freeman McNeil 1981–1992Johnny Hector 1983–1992Tony Paige 1984–1986Rocky Klever 1984–1987Nuu Faaola 1986–1988Roger Vick

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2006team change
Joined TB (from NYJ)
2006final season
Last recorded season with TB
1997draft
Drafted by GB — Round 7, Pick 231
1997team change
Joined NYJ (from GB)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 237 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 53

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

C1997

C+1998

D2000

F2001

C2002

C+2003

C+2004

C2005

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

56%

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
1997	35	3.9	346+311	20.3
1998	164	10.3	443+279	26
2000	0	0	233+233	13.7
2001	9	2.3	195+186	11.5
2002	0	0	164+164	9.6
2003	2	0.1	137+135	8
2004	28	1.9	150+122	8.8
2005	1	0.1	105+104	6.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

9 career value over replacement — #3679 all-time of 4,642. 1.1/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #231 (Rd 7) · GB · 1997 · +27.2 vs expected KV-H

50actual

22.8 expected · Δ+27.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #231

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator