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
Height5'7"
Weight190 lb
BornSep 15, 1960
Age66
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1982 | 21–22 | NYG | 5 | — | 15 | 48 | 1 | 3.2 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 34 | 0 | — | 4.3 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 22–23 | NYG | 15 | — | 35 | 145 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0.5 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 23–24 | NYG | 16 | — | 133 | 510 | 4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 124 | 0 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24–25 | NYG | 16 | — | 294 | 1,336 | 21 | 4.5 | 7.1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 212 | 0 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25–26 | NYG | 15 | — | 341 | 1,516 | 14 | 4.4 | 4.1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 233 | 1 | — | 11.1 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26–27 | NYG | 11 | — | 193 | 658 | 3 | 3.4 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 114 | 0 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27–28 | NYG | 16 | — | 307 | 1,083 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 166 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30–31 | 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 | — | — | — | — | 111 | 960 | 2 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
175 career value over replacement — #501 all-time of 4,695. 21.9/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #45 (Rd 2) · NYG · 1982 · +31.6 vs expected KV-H
81actual
49.4 expected · Δ+31.6
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