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Jonathan Grimes

RBHOU#41ACT

Jonathan Grimes

Durable Contributor🏆 Clutch · +28% playoffs

Height5'10"

Weight210 lb

BornDec 21, 1989

Age36

CollegeWilliam & Mary See College Stats

Rookie yr2012

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A running back who maximized value through reliable availability. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 3 · #4047 · Role Player

Worth 3 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 88% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

1 cleared

2 replaced

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

50

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

1

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+3

Avg surplus

peak +3

1 seasons × ~3 surplus ≈ VORP 3

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
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	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
2012	—	NYJ	2	—	2	6	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	2	2	7	0	100.0%	3.5	3.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	HOU	2	—	21	73	1	3.5	4.8	6	28.6	0	6	6	76	0	100.0%	12.7	12.7	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	HOU	9	—	39	153	0	3.9	0.0	5	12.8	0	8	6	86	0	75.0%	14.3	10.8	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	HOU	13	—	56	282	1	5.0	1.8	11	19.6	0	31	26	173	1	83.9%	6.7	5.6	—	7	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	HOU	8	—	23	105	0	4.6	0.0	5	21.7	0	18	13	94	0	72.2%	7.2	5.2	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	JAX	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	35	—	141	619	2	4.4	1.4	27	19.1	0	65	53	436	1	81.5%	8.2	6.7	—	18	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-10.6·-1 passing · -10 rushing·-2.1/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2015	26	HOU	13	0*	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	8.2
Career			13		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	15.7

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2012	23	NYJ	2	—	2	6	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2013	24	HOU	2	—	21	73	1	3.5	4.8	6	28.6	0
2014	25	HOU	9	0*	39	153	0	3.9	0.0	5	12.8	0
2015	26	HOU	13	0*	56	282	1	5.0	1.8	11	19.6	0
2016	27	HOU	8	0*	23	105	0	4.6	0.0	5	21.7	0
Career			34		141	619	2	4.4	—	27	—	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2012	23	NYJ	2	—	2	2	7	0	100.0%	3.5	3.5	—	1
2013	24	HOU	2	—	6	6	76	0	100.0%	12.7	12.7	—	2
2014	25	HOU	9	0*	8	6	86	0	75.0%	14.3	10.8	—	4
2015	26	HOU	13	0*	31	26	173	1	83.9%	6.7	5.6	—	7
2016	27	HOU	8	0*	18	13	94	0	72.2%	7.2	5.2	—	4
Career			34		65	53	436	1	81.5%	8.2	6.7	—	18

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	24	HOU	2	—	58	48.5%	—	0.0%	7	11.5%
2014	25	HOU	16	0*	164	20.6%	—	0.0%	241	51.7%
2015	26	HOU	14	0*	281	30.0%	—	0.0%	211	50.6%
2016	27	HOU	10	0*	175	27.1%	—	0.0%	190	69.3%
Career			42		678	—	—	—	649	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2012	23	—	—	—	—	-0.3	0.5	0	1
2013	24	—	—	—	—	-0.4	0.3	0	18
2014	25	—	—	0*	—	-4.2	1.3	0	6
2015	26	—	—	0*	-1.0	-3.0	-1.8	3	74
2016	27	—	—	0*	—	-1.9	-0.3	0	22
Career					—	—	—	3	121

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 41 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 41 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

48

Sustained

career value

×.6

47

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 47.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 41· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 48

On-field 34.9

Availability 13.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2014bestavg 472016

All-Time Standing

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

7

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

-2.12 EPA/season over 5 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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

46

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:1.537 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.537Touch rate0.298EPA/snap-0.016Snap share31.6%Off snaps678ConsistentCV 0.21

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Carry: 4.4 regular season → 5.6 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+28%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Rushing

Att10Yds56Y/A5.61D31D%30.0

Receiving

Tgt6Rec6Yds55Ctch%100.0%Y/R9.2Y/Tgt9.21D4

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA1.4Rec EPA5.7Rec AirYd8

College Stats

William & MaryCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (William & Mary), 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.

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jonathan inherited the Houston Texans RB room from Ben Tate (2011–2013), and handed it to Alfred Blue (2014–2018).

Allen Pinkett 1986–1991Lorenzo White 1988–1994Gary Brown 1991–1995Eddie George 1996Jonathan Wells 2002–2005Domanick Williams

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Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2013team change
Joined HOU (from NYJ)
2012signing
Entered the NFL with NYJ

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 210 lb

Frame

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	HOU	5	W4Out· AnkleW5Out· AnkleW6Out· AnkleW7Out· AnkleW8Questionable· AnkleW10Questionable· IllnessW11Out· Illness
2015	HOU	2	W3Questionable· KneeW4Out· KneeW5Out· Hamstring

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →

41

peak 47

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

C2014

C+2015

C2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

83%

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
2014	153	17	312+159	18.3
2015	282	21.7	364+82	21.4
2016	105	13.1	188+83	11

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

Career Value · VORP

3 career value over replacement — #4047 all-time of 4,642. 1/season above a replacement-level RB.

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