John Avery
Solid Contributor
A running back with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
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 | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1998 | — | MIA | 16 | — | 143 | 503 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 67 | 1 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | DEN | 5 | — | 5 | 21 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 44.4% | 6.0 | 2.7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | MIN | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 100.0% | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 24 | — | 149 | 524 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 115 | 2 | 145.5% | 7.2 | 10.5 | — | 3 | — | -0.9 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-1.2·-1 rushing·-0.6/season
Rushing
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 42 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 42 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
57
Sustained
career value
×.6
47
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 53 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 42· confidence 82%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 40.8
Availability 16.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1998bestavg 471999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader3
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-0.58 EPA/season over 2 seasons50
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 (Mississippi; Northwest Mississippi CC), 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
Kenny MixonDE2yJason ElamK1yDan MarinoQB1yBill RomanowskiOLB1yJason TaylorOLB1yOlindo MareK1yKeith TraylorNT1yRay CrockettCB1yRandy MossWR1yShannon SharpeTE1yTrace ArmstrongDE1yTerrell BuckleyDB1yEd McCaffreyWR1yNeil SmithDE1yZach ThomasILB1yBrock MarionFS1yTyrone BraxtonS1yGreg BiekertMLB1yTrevor PryceDE1yCorey ChavousS1ySam MadisonCB1yFred RobbinsDT1yDale CarterCB1yMike LodishDT1y
1998 Draft Class· this player went #29
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003team change
Joined MIN (from DEN)
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with MIN
- 1999team change
Joined DEN (from MIA)
- 1998draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 1, Pick 29
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'9" / 190 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
42
peak 47
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1998
F1999
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
50%
19982003
1999 · cause not documented · 31%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 503 | 31.4 | 819+316 | 48.2 |
| 1999 | 21 | 4.2 | 332+311 | 19.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #29 (Rd 1) · MIA · 1998 · -12.9 vs expected KV-H
42actual
54.9 expected · Δ−12.9
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