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

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Jessie Clark

Top 28% all-time RBsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight226 lb

BornJan 3, 1960

Age66

CollegeLouisiana Tech; Arkansas See College Stats

Rookie yr1983

Draft1983 · Rd 7, Pick 188 · GNB

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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 42 · #2277 · Above Average

Worth 42 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 50% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.5

Avg surplus

peak +18

4 seasons × ~10.5 surplus ≈ VORP 42

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1983	—	GB	16	—	71	328	0	4.6	0.0	—	—	—	—	18	279	1	—	15.5	—	—	—	10	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	GB	11	—	87	375	4	4.3	4.6	—	—	—	—	29	234	2	—	8.1	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	GB	16	—	147	633	5	4.3	3.4	—	—	—	—	24	252	2	—	10.5	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	GB	5	—	18	41	0	2.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	6	41	0	—	6.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	GB	12	—	56	211	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	22	119	1	—	5.4	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	DET	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	ARI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	ARI	14	—	10	42	0	4.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	MIN	14	—	10	57	0	5.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	2	14	0	—	7.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	MIN	5	—	16	49	0	3.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	1	4	0	—	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	93	—	415	1,736	9	4.2	2.2	—	—	—	0	102	943	6	—	9.2	—	—	—	27	24	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1983	23	GB	16	—	71	328	0	4.6	0.0	—	—	—	9.6
1984	24	GB	11	—	87	375	4	4.3	4.6	—	—	—	12.1
1985	25	GB	16	—	147	633	5	4.3	3.4	—	—	—	13.1
1986	26	GB	5	—	18	41	0	2.3	0.0	—	—	—	2.4
1987	27	GB	12	—	56	211	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—	6.9
1989	29	ARI	14	—	10	42	0	4.2	0.0	—	—	—	5.7
1989	29	MIN	14	—	10	57	0	5.7	0.0	—	—	—	5.7
1990	30	MIN	5	—	16	49	0	3.1	0.0	—	—	—	2.2
Career			93		415	1,736	9	4.2	—	—	—	—	52

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1983	23	GB	16	—	—	18	279	1	—	15.5	—	—	—
1984	24	GB	11	—	—	29	234	2	—	8.1	—	—	—
1985	25	GB	16	—	—	24	252	2	—	10.5	—	—	—
1986	26	GB	5	—	—	6	41	0	—	6.8	—	—	—
1987	27	GB	12	—	—	22	119	1	—	5.4	—	—	—
1989	29	MIN	14	—	—	2	14	0	—	7.0	—	—	—
1990	30	MIN	5	—	—	1	4	0	—	4.0	—	—	—
Career			79		0	102	943	6	—	9.2	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1983	23	GB	—	—	10	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	24	GB	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1985	25	GB	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1987	27	GB	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1989	29	ARI	—	—	5	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1989	29	MIN	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1988	28	DET	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1988	28	ARI	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					27	24	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 89%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 38.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1983bestavg 491990

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader9

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 90%.

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+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

2,679

1,736 rush · 943 recv

Total TDs

9 rush · 6 recv

Total Touches

517

415 carries · 102 rec

Yds / Touch

5.2

rushing + receiving

College Stats

Louisiana Tech; ArkansasCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Louisiana Tech; Arkansas), 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.

1983 Draft Class· this player went #188

#167Reggie RobyP #168Babe LaufenbergQB #169Alvin MooreRB #170Herkie WallsWR #173Ken ThomasRB #176Rocky BelkWR #181Mike BlackP #187Craig JamesRB #196Kelvin BryantRB #197Gary KubiakQB #199Henry OdomRB #202Earnest JacksonRB #219Mark BortzG #220Lawrence RicksRB #221Mike MartinWR #229Mike MularkeyTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jessie inherited the Green Bay Packers RB room from Gerry Ellis (1980–1986), and handed it to Gary Ellerson (1985–1986).

Gerry Ellis 1980–1986Jessie Clark 1983–1987Gary Ellerson 1985–1986Kenneth Davis 1986–1988Brent Fullwood 1987–1990Keith Woodside

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1990final season
Last recorded season with MIN
1989team change
Joined MIN (from DET)
1988team change
Joined DET (from GB)
1983draft
Drafted by GNB — Round 7, Pick 188
1983team change
Joined GB (from GNB)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 226 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

C+1983

B1984

B1985

F1986

C+1987

C+1989

F1990

Availability

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

71%

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
1983	328	20.5	474+146	27.9
1984	375	34.1	787+412	46.3
1985	633	39.6	884+251	52
1986	41	8.2	266+225	15.7
1987	211	17.6	503+292	29.6
1989	42	3	191+149	11.3
1990	49	9.8	375+326	22

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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

42 career value over replacement — #2277 all-time of 4,642. 6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #188 (Rd 7) · GNB · 1983 · +31.1 vs expected KV-H

57actual

25.9 expected · Δ+31.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1983 Draft Class· this player went #188

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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