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Joel Makovicka

Solid Contributor

Height5'11"

Weight251 lb

BornOct 6, 1975

Age50

CollegeNebraska See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 4, Pick 116 · ARI

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 0 · #4402 · Role Player

Worth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 96% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +0

0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0

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									Defense													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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	—	ARI	12	—	8	7	0	0.9	0.0	0	0.0	1	19	10	70	1	52.6%	7.0	3.7	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-8.3	-1.5	0	0
2000	—	ARI	7	—	3	8	0	2.7	0.0	0	0.0	0	9	6	18	0	66.7%	3.0	2.0	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	JAX	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0	-7.2	0	0
2001	—	ARI	14	—	1	19	0	19.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	28	16	95	1	57.1%	5.9	3.4	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	DET	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	-5.3	0	0
2002	—	ARI	9	—	5	54	0	10.8	0.0	2	40.0	0	19	15	81	3	78.9%	5.4	4.3	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.2	5.8	0	0
Career		—	45	—	17	88	0	5.2	0.0	3	17.6	1	75	47	264	5	62.7%	5.6	3.5	—	17	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-6.6	-8.3	0	0

Career EPA-14.9·-7 rushing · -8 receiving·-3.7/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1999	24	ARI	12	—	8	7	0.9	0.0	0	0.0	1	5.6
2000	25	ARI	7	—	3	8	2.7	0.0	0	0.0	0	2.8
2001	26	ARI	14	—	1	19	19.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	6.8
2002	27	ARI	9	—	5	54	10.8	0.0	2	40.0	0	6
Career			42		17	88	5.2	—	3	—	1	21.2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1999	24	ARI	12	—	19	10	70	1	52.6%	7.0	3.7	—	4
2000	25	ARI	7	—	9	6	18	0	66.7%	3.0	2.0	—	3
2001	26	ARI	14	—	28	16	95	1	57.1%	5.9	3.4	—	4
2002	27	ARI	9	—	19	15	81	3	78.9%	5.4	4.3	—	6
Career			42		75	47	264	5	62.7%	5.6	3.5	—	17

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	24	—	—	—	—	-8.3	-1.5
2000	25	—	—	—	—	-1.0	-7.2
2001	26	—	—	—	—	1.6	-5.3
2002	27	—	—	—	—	1.2	5.8
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 44 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 44 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 46.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 44· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 46

On-field 32.3

Availability 13.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 452002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Receptions leader3

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-3.72 EPA/season over 4 seasons49

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: 85%.

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+).

College Stats

NebraskaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nebraska), 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #116

#106Warrick HoldmanLB #108Larry ParkerWR #109Aaron SmithDE #110Pierson PrioleauS #111Rosevelt ColvinLB #112Sean BennettRB #113Dexter JacksonS #115Antonio CochranDE #117Donald MitchellDB #118Wane McGarityWR #119Keith NewmanLB #120Kenny WrightDB #122Bobby CollinsTE #123Jason WiltzDT #124Wali RainerLB #126Johndale CartyDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Joel inherited the Arizona Cardinals RB room from Adrian Murrell (1998–1999), and handed it to Thomas Jones (2000–2002).

Stump Mitchell 1981–1989Earl Ferrell 1983–1989Ron Wolfley 1985–1990Vai Sikahema 1986–1990Johnny Johnson 1990–1992Larry Centers

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002final season
Last recorded season with ARI
1999draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 4, Pick 116

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 251 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 48

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

C1999

D2000

C+2001

C2002

Availability

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

66%

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
1999	7	0.6	275+268	16.2
2000	8	1.1	250+242	14.7
2001	19	1.4	182+163	10.7
2002	54	6	249+195	14.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

0 career value over replacement — #4402 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #116 (Rd 4) · ARI · 1999 · +9.6 vs expected KV-H

44actual

34.4 expected · Δ+9.6

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #116

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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