Jewerl Thomas is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Thomas in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Thomas's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jewerl Thomas
A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 14 · #3399 · Role PlayerWorth 14 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 74% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+4.7
Avg surplus
peak +10
3 seasons × ~4.7 surplus ≈ VORP 14
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1980 | — | LAR | 16 | — | 65 | 427 | 2 | 6.6 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 30 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | LAR | 15 | — | 34 | 118 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 37 | 0 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | LAR | 8 | — | 16 | 80 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 49 | 0 | — | 6.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | KC | 10 | — | 44 | 115 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 51 | 0 | — | 5.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 18 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 9.0 | -3.5 | 1.0 | 81.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | LAC | 7 | — | 14 | 43 | 2 | 3.1 | 14.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 56 | — | 173 | 783 | 4 | 4.5 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 0 | 28 | 167 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 18 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 9.0 | -3.5 | 1.0 | 81.3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 53 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
52
Sustained
career value
×.6
55
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 53.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 98%
What builds the career mark of 52
On-field 35.5
Availability 16.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1980bestavg 501984
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader4
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: 89%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (San Jose State; UCLA), 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.
Top Teammates
Mike GumanRB3yJim ArnoldP1yMarcus AllenRB1yCarlos CarsonWR1yMaury BufordP1yBilly Ray Smith Jr.LB1yEric SieversTE1yBarry ReddenRB1yBuford McGeeRB1yWillie ScottTE1yBobby DuckworthWR1yEd LutherQB1yAnthony HancockWR1yBilly JacksonRB1yTodd BlackledgeQB1yJim HadnotRB1yJesse BendrossWR1yRobert AlexanderRB1yLawrence RicksRB1yAndrew GissingerOT1yKen ThomasRB1yRon BattleTE1y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1984team change
Joined LAC (from KC)
- 1984final season
Last recorded season with LAC
- 1983team change
Joined KC (from LAR)
- 1980draft
Drafted by RAM — Round 3, Pick 58
- 1980team change
Joined LAR (from RAM)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 230 lb
Frame
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 →
53
peak 55
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1980
C+1981
C+1982
C1983
D1984
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
77%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 427 | 26.7 | 522+95 | 30.7 |
| 1981 | 118 | 7.9 | 243+125 | 14.3 |
| 1982 | 80 | 10 | 269+189 | 15.8 |
| 1983 | 115 | 11.5 | 314+199 | 18.5 |
| 1984 | 43 | 6.1 | 254+211 | 14.9 |
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
14 career value over replacement — #3399 all-time of 4,642. 2.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #58 (Rd 3) · RAM · 1980 · +6.1 vs expected KV-H
53actual
46.9 expected · Δ+6.1
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