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

RBLA#34ACT

Jerious Norwood

Top 26% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2006Two-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight205 lb

BornJul 29, 1983

Age42

CollegeMississippi State See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 3, Pick 79 · ATL

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 31 · #2631 · Role Player

Worth 31 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 58% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.3

Avg surplus

peak +11

3 seasons × ~10.3 surplus ≈ VORP 31

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
2006	—	ATL	14	—	99	633	2	6.4	2.0	27	27.3	0	13	13	102	0	100.0%	7.8	7.8	—	4	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	ATL	15	—	102	615	1	6.0	1.0	25	24.5	0	28	28	277	0	100.0%	9.9	9.9	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	TB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	—	ATL	16	—	94	489	4	5.2	4.3	22	23.4	1	36	36	338	2	100.0%	9.4	9.4	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	TB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	ATL	10	—	76	252	0	3.3	0.0	11	14.5	0	22	19	186	1	86.4%	9.8	8.5	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NO	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	—	ATL	1	—	2	8	0	4.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	3	1	9	0	33.3%	9.0	3.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	LA	7	—	24	61	0	2.5	0.0	1	4.2	0	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	67	—	397	2,058	7	5.2	1.8	87	21.9	1	103	97	912	3	94.2%	9.4	8.9	—	37	0	2	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	50.0	0.0	-22.5	0.0	0.0	0	5	3	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA26.7·-5 passing · -3 rushing · 35 receiving·4.5/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Cmp%	Int	Int%	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
2006	23	ATL	14	—	1	0.0%	0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	8.6
2011	28	LA	7	—	1	0.0%	1	100.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	2.6
Career			21		2	0.0%	1	50.0	—	—	0.0	39.3

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2006	23	ATL	14	—	99	633	2	6.4	2.0	27	27.3	0
2007	24	ATL	15	—	102	615	1	6.0	1.0	25	24.5	0
2008	25	ATL	16	—	94	489	4	5.2	4.3	22	23.4	1
2009	26	ATL	10	—	76	252	0	3.3	0.0	11	14.5	0
2010	27	ATL	1	—	2	8	0	4.0	0.0	1	50.0	0
2011	28	LA	7	—	24	61	0	2.5	0.0	1	4.2	0
Career			63		397	2,058	7	5.2	—	87	—	1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2006	23	ATL	14	—	13	13	102	0	100.0%	7.8	7.8	—	4
2007	24	ATL	15	—	28	28	277	0	100.0%	9.9	9.9	—	12
2008	25	ATL	16	—	36	36	338	2	100.0%	9.4	9.4	—	12
2009	26	ATL	10	—	22	19	186	1	86.4%	9.8	8.5	—	9
2010	27	ATL	1	—	3	1	9	0	33.3%	9.0	3.0	—	0
2011	28	LA	7	—	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0
Career			63		103	97	912	3	94.2%	9.4	8.9	—	37

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
2007	24	TB	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2008	25	TB	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2009	26	NO	2	—	3	1	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			4		5	3	2	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2006	23	—	—	—	-0.5	9.7	1.7	11	17
2007	24	—	—	—	—	7.0	14.4	0	-5
2008	25	—	—	—	—	2.7	13.7	0	39
2009	26	—	—	—	—	-14.6	6.7	0	59
2010	27	—	—	—	—	0.8	-1.3	0	5
2011	28	—	—	—	-4.7	-8.4	-0.6	6	3
Career					—	—	—	17	118

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 39.5

Availability 16.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 542011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

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

11% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

4.46 EPA/season over 6 seasons51

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: 87%.

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 · 2006

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

RB · 2006 class

4.40s

40-Yard

Elite · 90th pct

Pos 90thAll 93thClass Pos 85thClass All 91th

36.5"

Vertical

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 77thClass Pos 83thClass All 62th

122"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 74thClass Pos 76thClass All 75th

15 reps

Bench

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 17thClass Pos 6thClass All 9th

6.81s

3-Cone

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 90thClass Pos 91thClass All 87th

4.25s

Shuttle

Above avg · 52th pct

Pos 52thAll 65thClass Pos 61thClass All 53th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

2,970

2,058 rush · 912 recv

Total TDs

7 rush · 3 recv

Total Touches

494

397 carries · 97 rec

Yds / Touch

6.0

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Rushing

Att2Yds12Y/A6.01D11D%50.0

Receiving

Tgt1Rec1Yds28Ctch%100.0%Y/R28.0Y/Tgt28.01D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA0.8Rec EPA4.5Rec AirYd-1

College Stats

Mississippi StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi State), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #79

#71Chris GocongLB #72Leonard PopeTE #73Dusty DvoracekNT #74Brian CalhounRB #75Jason SpitzC #76Anthony SchlegelMLB #77Jon AlstonLB #78Travis WilsonWR #80Clint IngramLB #81Charlie WhitehurstQB #82Derek HaganWR #83Anthony SmithDB #85Brodie CroyleQB #86David ThomasTE #87David PittmanDB #88James AndersonOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jerious inherited the Atlanta Falcons RB room from Justin Griffith (2003–2006), and handed it to Ovie Mughelli (2007–2011).

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

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined LA (from ATL)
2011final season
Last recorded season with LA
2006draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 3, Pick 79

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 205 lb

Frame

210 lb at 4.40s

Size-speed

36.5" vert / 122" broad

Explosion

15 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	STL	2	W9Out· HamstringW10Out· Hamstring
2009	ATL	0	W3Questionable· HeadW7Doubtful· HipW8Questionable· HipW9Questionable· HipW10Questionable· HipW11Questionable· HipW12Questionable· Hip

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

B2006

B2007

C+2008

C+2009

D2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

66%

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
2006	633	45.2	691+58	40.6
2007	615	41	638+23	37.6
2008	489	30.6	487-2	28.7
2009	252	25.2	416+164	24.5
2011	61	8.7	225+164	13.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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

31 career value over replacement — #2631 all-time of 4,642. 6.2/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #79 (Rd 3) · ATL · 2006 · +19.3 vs expected KV-H

58actual

38.7 expected · Δ+19.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #79

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator