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Jerome Ford

RBWAS#34ACT

Jerome Ford

Top 41% all-time RBsDurable Contributor

Height5'10"

Weight210 lb

BornSep 12, 1999

Age26

CollegeCincinnati; Alabama See College Stats

ConferenceAmerican Athletic

Rookie yr2022

Draft2022 · Rd 5, Pick 156 · CLE

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A running back who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 26 · #2831 · Role Player

Worth 26 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 62% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

1 replaced

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

50

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

2

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+13

Avg surplus

peak +16

2 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 26

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									Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2022	—	CLE	2	—	8	12	0	1.5	0.0	1	12.5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	11.5%	—	0.0%	145	42.6%	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.4	—	0	0
2023	—	CLE	17	—	204	813	4	4.0	2.0	33	16.2	0	63	44	319	5	69.8%	7.3	5.1	—	16	629	50.5%	—	0.0%	4	6.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-36.4	-6.2	0	30
2024	—	CLE	14	—	104	565	3	5.4	2.9	25	24.0	0	43	37	225	0	86.0%	6.1	5.2	—	10	526	54.0%	—	0.0%	39	18.4%	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	-4.9	0	-15
2025	—	CLE	13	—	24	73	0	3.0	0.0	5	20.8	0	32	26	103	0	81.3%	4.0	3.2	—	4	269	30.5%	—	0.0%	29	17.0%	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	46	—	340	1,463	7	4.3	2.1	64	18.8	0	138	107	647	5	77.5%	6.0	4.7	—	30	1,438	36.6%	—	0.0%	217	21.0%	—	-34.8	-11.1	0	15

Career EPA-45.9·-35 rushing · -11 receiving·-15.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2022	23	CLE	2	0*	8	12	0	1.5	0.0	1	12.5	0	—
2023	24	CLE	17	9*	204	813	4	4.0	2.0	33	16.2	0	15.4
2024	25	CLE	14	8*	104	565	3	5.4	2.9	25	24.0	0	9.2
2025	26	CLE	13	0*	24	73	0	3.0	0.0	5	20.8	0	5.1
Career			46	17*	340	1,463	7	4.3	—	64	—	0	29.7

* 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
2023	24	CLE	17	9*	63	44	319	5	69.8%	7.3	5.1	—	16
2024	25	CLE	14	8*	43	37	225	0	86.0%	6.1	5.2	—	10
2025	26	CLE	13	0*	32	26	103	0	81.3%	4.0	3.2	—	4
Career			44	17*	138	107	647	5	77.5%	6.0	4.7	—	30

* 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%
2022	23	CLE	13	0*	14	11.5%	—	0.0%	145	42.6%
2023	24	CLE	17	9*	629	50.5%	—	0.0%	4	6.0%
2024	25	CLE	14	8*	526	54.0%	—	0.0%	39	18.4%
2025	26	CLE	13	0*	269	30.5%	—	0.0%	29	17.0%
Career			57	17*	1,438	—	—	—	217	—

* 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
2022	23	—	—	0*	—	-3.4	—	0	0
2023	24	—	—	9*	—	-36.4	-6.2	0	30
2024	25	—	—	8*	—	5.0	-4.9	0	-15
Career				17*	—	—	—	0	15

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

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2022	23	CLE	13	0*	-1	-0.1	13	1.6	0	—	1
2023	24	CLE	17	9*	446	2.2	367	1.8	26	7.8	33
2024	25	CLE	14	8*	345	3.3	220	2.1	5	20.8	25
2025	26	CLE	13	0*	43	1.8	30	1.3	9	2.7	5
Career			57	17*	833	—	630	—	40	—	64

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

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2023	24	CLE	17	9*	0.5	0.3	6.9	4	9	0.1	16	107.8
2024	25	CLE	14	8*	-0.3	-1.9	7.9	7	1	0.0	10	88.5
2025	26	CLE	13	0*	-1.5	-2.0	5.9	2	3	0.1	4	80.1
Career			44	17*	—	—	—	13	13	—	30	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 50 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

58

Sustained

career value

×.6

57

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 50· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 40.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2023bestavg 572025

All-Time Standing

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

11

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader8

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-15.29 EPA/season over 3 seasons45

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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

43

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:1.467 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.467Touch rate0.332EPA/snap-0.032Snap share36.6%Off snaps1,438VolatileCV 0.50

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 · 2022

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

RB · 2022 class

4.46s

40-Yard

Strong · 77th pct

Pos 77thAll 84thClass Pos 54thClass All 76th

31"

Vertical

Low · 13th pct

Pos 13thAll 28thClass Pos 24thClass All 33th

118"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 55thClass Pos 26thClass All 44th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

2,110

1,463 rush · 647 recv

Total TDs

12

7 rush · 5 recv

Total Touches

447

340 carries · 107 rec

Yds / Touch

4.7

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Rushing

Att9Yds17Y/A1.9

Receiving

Tgt4Rec4Yds15Ctch%100.0%Y/R3.8Y/Tgt3.81D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-4.8Rec EPA-0.9Rec AirYd-10

College Stats

Cincinnati; AlabamaImported college table

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2018	Alabama	7	37	0	5.3	0.0	—	—	—
2019	Alabama	24	114	3	4.8	12.5	—	—	—
2020	Cincinnati	73	483	8	6.6	11.0	—	—	—
2021	Cincinnati	215	1,319	19	6.1	8.8	—	—	—
Career		319	1,953	30	6.1	9.4	—	—	—

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2018	Alabama	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—
2019	Alabama	—	2	11	0	—	5.5	—	—	—
2020	Cincinnati	—	8	51	0	—	6.4	—	—	—
2021	Cincinnati	—	21	220	1	—	10.5	—	—	—
Career		0	31	282	1	—	9.1	—	—	—

Reference Graph

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

2022 Draft Class· this player went #156

#148Khalil ShakirWR #149Cole TurnerTE #150Thomas BookerDT #151Tyler AllgeierRB #152Delarrin Turner-YellSAF #153Riq WoolenCB #154Snoop ConnerRB #155Matt WaletzkoOT #157Zyon McCollumCB #158Tyreke SmithDE #159Eric JohnsonDL #160Otito OgbonniaDT #161D'Marco JacksonLB #162Montrell WashingtonWR #163Kyle PhilipsWR #164Kyren WilliamsRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jerome inherited the Cleveland Browns RB room from Kareem Hunt (2019–2023), and holds it as the most recent the corpus records.

Charles White 1980–1984Dwight Walker 1982–1984Boyce Green 1983–1984Earnest Byner 1984–1995Tim Manoa 1987–1989Leroy Hoard 1990–1995

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Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2022draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 5, Pick 156

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 210 lb

Frame

210 lb at 4.46s

Size-speed

31" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	CLE	3	W7Out· HamstringW8Out· HamstringW18Out· Ankle
2023	CLE	0	W8Questionable· Ankle

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →

50

peak 57

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

B2023

B2024

C2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

84%

20222025

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
2023	813	47.8	805-8	47.3
2024	565	40.4	686+121	40.3
2025	73	5.6	95+22	5.6

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

Career Value · VORP

26 career value over replacement — #2831 all-time of 4,642. 8.7/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #156 (Rd 5) · CLE · 2022 · +17 vs expected KV-H

50actual

33 expected · Δ+17

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