Joe Morris ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Morris in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Morris a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Joe Morris

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 3% all-time RBsIron Legend

Height5'7"

Weight190 lb

BornSep 15, 1960

Age65

CollegeSyracuse See College Stats

Rookie yr1982

Draft1982 · Rd 2, Pick 45 · NYG

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

91stRushing Touchdowns·50

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1985·Rush TD21 7thsingle season·Rush TD1985

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber running back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 174 · #498 · High-Value

Worth 174 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 12% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.9

Avg surplus

peak +46

7 seasons × ~24.9 surplus ≈ VORP 174

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving
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
1982	—	NYG	5	—	15	48	1	3.2	6.7	—	—	—	—	8	34	0	—	4.3	—	—	—
1983	—	NYG	15	—	35	145	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	—	0.5	—	—	—
1984	—	NYG	16	—	133	510	4	3.8	3.0	—	—	—	—	12	124	0	—	10.3	—	—	—
1985	—	NYG	16	—	294	1,336	21	4.5	7.1	—	—	—	—	22	212	0	—	9.6	—	—	—
1986	—	NYG	15	—	341	1,516	14	4.4	4.1	—	—	—	—	21	233	1	—	11.1	—	—	—
1987	—	NYG	11	—	193	658	3	3.4	1.6	—	—	—	—	11	114	0	—	10.4	—	—	—
1988	—	NYG	16	—	307	1,083	5	3.5	1.6	—	—	—	—	22	166	0	—	7.5	—	—	—
1991	—	CLE	16	—	93	289	2	3.1	2.2	—	—	—	—	13	76	0	—	5.8	—	—	—
Career		—	110	—	1,411	5,585	50	4.0	3.5	—	—	—	0	111	960	2	—	8.6	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1982	22	NYG	5	—	15	48	1	3.2	6.7	—	—	—	3
1983	23	NYG	15	—	35	145	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—	7
1984	24	NYG	16	—	133	510	4	3.8	3.0	—	—	—	11.3
1985	25	NYG	16	—	294	1,336	21	4.5	7.1	—	—	—	22.4
1986	26	NYG	15	—	341	1,516	14	4.4	4.1	—	—	—	21.3
1987	27	NYG	11	—	193	658	3	3.4	1.6	—	—	—	9.1
1988	28	NYG	16	—	307	1,083	5	3.5	1.6	—	—	—	14.2
1991	31	CLE	16	—	93	289	2	3.1	2.2	—	—	—	8.6
Career			110		1,411	5,585	50	4.0	—	—	—	—	96.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1982	22	NYG	5	—	—	8	34	0	—	4.3	—	—	—
1983	23	NYG	15	—	—	2	1	1	—	0.5	—	—	—
1984	24	NYG	16	—	—	12	124	0	—	10.3	—	—	—
1985	25	NYG	16	—	—	22	212	0	—	9.6	—	—	—
1986	26	NYG	15	—	—	21	233	1	—	11.1	—	—	—
1987	27	NYG	11	—	—	11	114	0	—	10.4	—	—	—
1988	28	NYG	16	—	—	22	166	0	—	7.5	—	—	—
1991	31	CLE	16	—	—	13	76	0	—	5.8	—	—	—
Career			110		0	111	960	2	—	8.6	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 81 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 81 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 79.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 81· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 73

On-field 54.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1982bestavg 69elite 701991

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 30% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

30% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader30

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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 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

6,545

5,585 rush · 960 recv

Total TDs

50 rush · 2 recv

Total Touches

1,522

1,411 carries · 111 rec

Yds / Touch

4.3

rushing + receiving

College Stats

SyracuseCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Syracuse), 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.

1982 Draft Class· this player went #45

#17Sean FarrellG #18Butch WoolfolkRB #19Perry TuttleWR #20Mike QuickWR #21Gerald WillhiteRB #34Rohn StarkP #40Robert WeathersRB #44Oliver LuckQB #47Lawrence SampletonTE #48Matt KoflerQB #52Mark DuperWR #56Cedric JonesWR #62Tim WrightmanTE #63Stacey BaileyWR #65Benny PerrinFS #66Eugene GoodlowWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Joe inherited the New York Giants RB room from Butch Woolfolk (1982–1984), and handed it to George Adams (1985–1989).

Butch Woolfolk 1982–1984Joe Morris 1982–1988George Adams 1985–1989Lee Rouson 1985–1990Lewis Tillman 1989–1993Dave Meggett

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1991team change
Joined CLE (from NYG)
1991final season
Last recorded season with CLE
1982draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 2, Pick 45

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'7" / 190 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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 90

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

F1982

C+1983

B1984

A1985

A+1986

B+1987

A1988

B1991

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

92%

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
1982	48	9.6	261+213	15.4
1983	145	9.7	281+136	16.6
1984	510	31.9	744+234	43.8
1985	1,336	83.5	1,748+412	102.8
1986	1,516	101.1	2,191+675	128.9
1987	658	59.8	1,437+779	84.5
1988	1,083	67.7	1,678+595	98.7
1991	289	18.1	568+279	33.4

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

Career Value · VORP

174 career value over replacement — #498 all-time of 4,642. 21.8/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #45 (Rd 2) · NYG · 1982 · +31.2 vs expected KV-H

81actual

49.8 expected · Δ+31.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1982 Draft Class· this player went #45

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator