Jordan Howard ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Howard in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Howard a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2016 | 21–22 | CHI | 15 | — | 252 | 1,313 | 6 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 70 | 27.8 | 1 | 50 | 29 | 298 | 1 | 58.0% | 10.3 | 6.0 | — | 12 | 654 | 67.3% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 0.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | — | 276 | 1,122 | 9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 61 | 22.1 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 125 | 0 | 71.9% | 5.4 | 3.9 | — | 4 | 576 | 58.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | — | 250 | 935 | 9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 53 | 21.2 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 145 | 0 | 74.1% | 7.3 | 5.4 | — | 7 | 624 | 58.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 443 | 1.8 | 492 | 2.0 | 8 | 31.3 | 53 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | PHI | 10 | — | 119 | 525 | 6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 28 | 23.5 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 1 | 71.4% | 6.9 | 4.9 | — | 3 | 280 | 40.0% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 2.1% | 243 | 2.0 | 282 | 2.4 | 4 | 29.8 | 28 |
| 2020 | 25–26 | MIA / PHI | 7 | — | 35 | 60 | 4 | 1.7 | 11.4 | 7 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 100.0% | -3.0 | -3.0 | — | 0 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0.5 | 44 | 1.3 | 1 | 35.0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | PHI | 7 | — | 86 | 406 | 3 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 24 | 27.9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 40.0% | 9.5 | 3.8 | — | 2 | 153 | 33.9% | — | 0.0% | 16 | 9.0% | 208 | 2.4 | 198 | 2.3 | 7 | 12.3 | 24 |
| 2022 | 27–28 | NO | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | 73 | — | 1,019 | 4,362 | 37 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 243 | 23.8 | 3 | 129 | 85 | 653 | 2 | 65.9% | 7.7 | 5.1 | — | 28 | 2,359 | 49.7% | — | 0.0% | 25 | 1.3% | 910 | — | 1,017 | — | 20 | — | 112 | |
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95 career value over replacement — #1230 all-time of 4,695. 15.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Pick #150 (Rd 5) · CHI · 2016 · +42.3 vs expected KV-H
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6 seasons · peak 7.8 in 2016
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.8 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2016 · +0.6 wins
Latest season · 2021 · +0.0 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#100 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 21–22 | CHI | 15 | 10* | 252 | 1,313 | 6 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 70 | 27.8 | 1 | 7.8 |
| 2017 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | 9* | 276 | 1,122 | 9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 61 | 22.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | 9* | 250 | 935 | 9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 53 | 21.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | PHI | 9 | 0* | 119 | 525 | 6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 28 | 23.5 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 25–26 | All teams | 7 | — | 35 | 60 | 4 | 1.7 | 11.4 | 7 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | PHI | 7 | 0* | 86 | 406 | 3 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 24 | 27.9 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 27–28 | NO | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 71 | 1,019 | 4,362 | 37 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 243 | 23.8 | 3 | 10.1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 21–22 | CHI | 15 | 10* | 50 | 29 | 298 | 1 | 58.0% | 10.3 | 6.0 | — | 12 |
| 2017 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | 9* | 32 | 23 | 125 | 0 | 71.9% | 5.4 | 3.9 | — | 4 |
| 2018 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | 9* | 27 | 20 | 145 | 0 | 74.1% | 7.3 | 5.4 | — | 7 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | PHI | 9 | 0* | 14 | 10 | 69 | 1 | 71.4% | 6.9 | 4.9 | — | 3 |
| 2020 | 25–26 | MIA | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 100.0% | -3.0 | -3.0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | PHI | 7 | 0* | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 40.0% | 9.5 | 3.8 | — | 2 |
| Career | 68 | 129 | 85 | 653 | 2 | 65.9% | 7.7 | 5.1 | — | 28 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 21–22 | CHI | 15 | 10* | 654 | 67.3% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | 9* | 576 | 58.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | 9* | 624 | 58.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 24–25 | PHI | 10 | 0* | 280 | 40.0% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 2.1% |
| 2020 | 25–26 | All teams | 7 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 26–27 | PHI | 7 | 0* | 153 | 33.9% | — | 0.0% | 16 | 9.0% |
| 2022 | 27–28 | NO | 2 | — | 4 | 4.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 73 | 2,359 | 49.7% | — | 0.0% | 25 | 1.3% |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | 9* | 443 | 1.8 | 492 | 2.0 | 8 | 31.3 | 53 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | PHI | 10 | 0* | 243 | 2.0 | 282 | 2.4 | 4 | 29.8 | 28 |
| 2020 | 25–26 | All teams* | 7 | — | 16 | 0.5 | 44 | 1.3 | 1 | 35.0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | PHI | 7 | 0* | 208 | 2.4 | 198 | 2.3 | 7 | 12.3 | 24 |
| 2022 | 27–28 | NO | 2 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | 42 | 910 | — | 1,017 | — | 20 | — | 112 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
All teams* — this source provides a season total only; team splits are unavailable in this table.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | 9* | 0.8 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 89.4 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | PHI | 10 | 0* | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 106.0 |
| 2020 | 25–26 | All teams* | 7 | — | -4.0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | PHI | 7 | 0* | 1.8 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 51.2 |
| Career | 40 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
All teams* — this source provides a season total only; team splits are unavailable in this table.
| Wk | Opp | Att | Yds | TD | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W10 | PIT | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 1 game
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 35 | 536 | 2255 | 20 | 61 | 42 | 295 | — | 373 |
| Away | 38 | 493 | 2142 | 17 | 70 | 44 | 365 | 2 | 360.7 |
| Wins / Losses | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 33 | 557 | 2339 | 27 | 51 | 36 | 294 | 1 | 429.3 |
| Losses | 40 | 472 | 2058 | 10 | 80 | 50 | 366 | 1 | 304.4 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 71 | 1019 | 4362 | 37 | 129 | 85 | 653 | 2 | 729.5 |
| Postseason | 2 | 10 | 35 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | 4.2 |
| By opponent | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs ARI | 2 | 34 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | — | 22 |
| vs ATL | 2 | 21 | 70 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 22 | — | 15.2 |
| By month | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 44 | 196 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | 20.3 |
| September | 17 | 195 | 720 | 11 | 44 | 32 | 231 | 1 | 165.1 |
| Division games | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 26 | 354 | 1544 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 254 | — | 233.8 |
| Non-division | 47 | 675 | 2853 | 28 | 82 | 50 | 406 | 2 | 499.9 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 71.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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| vs BAL |
| 1 |
| 36 |
| 167 |
| — |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 9 |
| — |
| 17.6 |
| vs BUF | 3 | 42 | 147 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | — | 40.2 |
| vs CAR | 1 | 21 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.5 |
| vs CHI | 1 | 19 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 14.3 |
| vs CIN | 1 | 23 | 147 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | 27.5 |
| vs CLE | 1 | 22 | 44 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 16.4 |
| vs DAL | 3 | 23 | 103 | — | 8 | 6 | 53 | — | 15.6 |
| vs DEN | 1 | 12 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 8.3 |
| vs DET | 8 | 102 | 487 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 84 | — | 81.1 |
| vs GB | 8 | 110 | 467 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 101 | 1 | 92.8 |
| vs IND | 1 | 16 | 118 | — | 3 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 22.3 |
| vs JAX | 2 | 18 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | 16.1 |
| vs LA | 1 | 19 | 101 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 10.3 |
| vs LAC | 1 | 17 | 71 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13.1 |
| vs MIA | 1 | 14 | 69 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4.9 |
| vs MIN | 7 | 129 | 594 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 61 | — | 83.5 |
| vs NE | 2 | 20 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 17.5 |
| vs NO | 2 | 33 | 165 | — | 5 | 3 | 19 | — | 18.4 |
| vs NYG | 3 | 42 | 190 | — | 13 | 4 | 45 | — | 23.5 |
| vs NYJ | 2 | 35 | 143 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 26.3 |
| vs PHI | 3 | 20 | 63 | — | 5 | 4 | 22 | — | 8.5 |
| vs PIT | 2 | 24 | 141 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 26 | — | 26.7 |
| vs SEA | 2 | 16 | 37 | — | 5 | 4 | 30 | — | 6.7 |
| vs SF | 3 | 58 | 208 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | — | 46 |
| vs TB | 4 | 35 | 132 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | 11.9 |
| vs TEN | 1 | 18 | 84 | — | 5 | 3 | 43 | — | 12.7 |
| vs WAS | 4 | 50 | 258 | — | 7 | 3 | 20 | — | 27.8 |
| October |
| 18 |
| 308 |
| 1353 |
| 8 |
| 30 |
| 21 |
| 176 |
| 1 |
| 204.9 |
| November | 16 | 206 | 909 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 94 | — | 134.3 |
| December | 18 | 276 | 1219 | 12 | 34 | 22 | 152 | — | 209.1 |