Julius Jones packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any running back in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 68 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

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Julius Jones

Top 15% all-time RBsIron Man🏆 Clutch · +13% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #527

Height5'10"

Weight208 lb

BornAug 14, 1981

Age44

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 2, Pick 43 · DAL

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 104 · #1060 · High-Value

Worth 104 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.9

Avg surplus

peak +23

7 seasons × ~14.9 surplus ≈ VORP 104

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
2004	—	DAL	8	—	197	819	7	4.2	3.6	44	22.3	3	17	17	109	0	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-12.3	1.1	0	0
2005	—	DAL	13	—	257	993	5	3.9	1.9	47	18.3	2	35	35	218	0	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-29.3	4.8	0	0
2006	—	DAL	16	—	267	1,084	4	4.1	1.5	43	16.1	1	9	9	142	0	100.0%	15.8	15.8	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	DET	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-15.5	11.4	0	-8
2007	—	DAL	16	—	166	584	2	3.5	1.2	24	14.5	0	23	23	203	0	100.0%	8.8	8.8	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-31.6	9.9	0	-11
2008	—	SEA	14	—	158	698	2	4.4	1.3	29	18.4	2	14	14	66	0	100.0%	4.7	4.7	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-18.4	-3.4	0	-24
2009	—	SEA	14	—	177	663	2	3.7	1.1	32	18.1	0	43	35	232	2	81.4%	6.6	5.4	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-22.7	1.8	0	-124
2010	—	NO	13	—	60	223	0	3.7	0.0	9	15.0	1	23	17	59	0	73.9%	3.5	2.6	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-13.4	-9.1	0	-34
Career		—	100	—	1,282	5,064	22	4.0	1.7	228	17.8	9	164	150	1,029	2	91.5%	6.9	6.3	—	50	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-143.3	16.6	0	-201

Career EPA-126.8·-143 rushing · 17 receiving·-18.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2004	23	DAL	8	—	197	819	7	4.2	3.6	44	22.3	3	9
2005	24	DAL	13	—	257	993	5	3.9	1.9	47	18.3	2	11.8
2006	25	DAL	16	—	267	1,084	4	4.1	1.5	43	16.1	1	11.5
2007	26	DAL	16	—	166	584	2	3.5	1.2	24	14.5	0	9.2
2008	27	SEA	14	—	158	698	2	4.4	1.3	29	18.4	2	8.4
2009	28	SEA	14	—	177	663	2	3.7	1.1	32	18.1	0	11.9
2010	29	NO	13	—	60	223	0	3.7	0.0	9	15.0	1	6
Career			94		1,282	5,064	22	4.0	—	228	—	9	67.8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2004	23	DAL	8	—	17	17	109	0	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	6
2005	24	DAL	13	—	35	35	218	0	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	10
2006	25	DAL	16	—	9	9	142	0	100.0%	15.8	15.8	—	7
2007	26	DAL	16	—	23	23	203	0	100.0%	8.8	8.8	—	10
2008	27	SEA	14	—	14	14	66	0	100.0%	4.7	4.7	—	4
2009	28	SEA	14	—	43	35	232	2	81.4%	6.6	5.4	—	10
2010	29	NO	13	—	23	17	59	0	73.9%	3.5	2.6	—	3
Career			94		164	150	1,029	2	91.5%	6.9	6.3	—	50

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2006	25	DET	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2007	26	PHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	27	DAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			6		6	6	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2004	23	—	—	—	—	-12.3	1.1	0
2005	24	—	—	—	—	-29.3	4.8	0
2006	25	—	—	—	—	-15.5	11.4	-8
2007	26	—	—	—	—	-31.6	9.9	-11
2008	27	—	—	—	—	-18.4	-3.4	-24
2009	28	—	—	—	—	-22.7	1.8	-124
2010	29	—	—	—	—	-13.4	-9.1	-34
Career					—	—	—	-201

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 46.7

Availability 17.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 65elite 702010

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #527 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2004 DAL·6 team wins#20

Rushing Touchdowns · 7 · score 6

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 28% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

28% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader28

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

-18.11 EPA/season over 7 seasons44

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%.

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+).

Combine · 2004

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2004 class

4.47s

40-Yard

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 83thClass Pos 88thClass All 89th

37.5"

Vertical

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 84thClass Pos 78thClass All 83th

121"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 70thClass Pos 91thClass All 77th

6.97s

3-Cone

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 72thClass Pos 85thClass All 78th

4.12s

Shuttle

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 86thClass Pos 73thClass All 65th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Carry: 4.0 regular season → 4.5 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

+13%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

6,093

5,064 rush · 1,029 recv

Total TDs

22 rush · 2 recv

Total Touches

1,432

1,282 carries · 150 rec

Yds / Touch

4.3

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Rushing

Att40Yds179TD2Y/A4.5TD%5.01D101D%25.0Fmb1

Receiving

Tgt11Rec8Yds61Ctch%72.7%Y/R7.6Y/Tgt5.51D2

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-2.8Rec EPA1.5Rec AirYd-24

College Stats

Notre DameCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #43

#35Igor OlshanskyDT #36Junior SiaviiDT #37Teddy LehmanLB #38Ricardo ColcloughDB #39Daryl SmithOLB #40Ben TroupeTE #41Tatum BellRB #42Travis LaBoyOLB #44Bob SandersS #45Jake GroveC #46Justin SmileyG #47Tank JohnsonDT #48Dontarrious ThomasLB #49Keiwan RatliffDB #50Devery HendersonWR #51Dwan EdwardsDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Julius inherited the Dallas Cowboys RB room from Troy Hambrick (2000–2003), and handed it to Marion Barber (2005–2010).

Timmy Newsome 1980–1988Herschel Walker 1986–1997Daryl Johnston 1989–1999Tommie Agee 1990–1994Emmitt Smith 1990–2002Sherman Williams

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010team change
Joined NO (from SEA)
2010final season
Last recorded season with NO
2008team change
Joined SEA (from DAL)
2004draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 2, Pick 43

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 208 lb

Frame

217 lb at 4.47s

Size-speed

37.5" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	SEA	1	W11Out· ChestW12Questionable· ChestW16Questionable· RibW17Questionable· Rib

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 68

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

B+2004

B+2005

B+2006

B2007

B2008

B2009

C+2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

84%

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
2004	819	102.4	1,544+725	90.8
2005	993	76.4	1,169+176	68.8
2006	1,084	67.8	1,000-84	58.8
2007	584	36.5	573-11	33.7
2008	698	49.9	767+69	45.1
2009	663	47.4	755+92	44.4
2010	223	17.2	328+105	19.3

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

Career Value · VORP

104 career value over replacement — #1060 all-time of 4,642. 14.9/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Comet55% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #43 (Rd 2) · DAL · 2004 · +16.2 vs expected KV-H

66actual

49.8 expected · Δ+16.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #43

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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