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 · 2004 Team Carrier · #501

Height5'10"

Weight208 lb

BornAug 14, 1981

Age45

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 2, Pick 43 · DAL

Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving
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
2004	23	DAL	8	—	197	819	7	4.2	3.6	44	22.3	3	17	17	109	0	100.0%	6.4	6.4	—	6
2005	24	DAL	13	—	257	993	5	3.9	1.9	47	18.3	2	35	35	218	0	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	10
2006	25	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
2007	26	DAL	16	—	166	584	2	3.5	1.2	24	14.5	0	23	23	203	0	100.0%	8.8	8.8	—	10
2008	27	SEA	14	—	158	698	2	4.4	1.3	29	18.4	2	14	14	66	0	100.0%	4.7	4.7	—	4
2009	28	SEA	14	—	177	663	2	3.7	1.1	32	18.1	0	43	35	232	2	81.4%	6.6	5.4	—	10
2010	29	NO / SEA	13	—	60	223	0	3.7	0.0	9	15.0	1	23	17	59	0	73.9%	3.5	2.6	—	3
Career		—	94	—	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

Career Value · VORP

103 career value over replacement — #1114 all-time of 4,695. 14.7/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 · +16.6 vs expected KV-H

66actual

49.4 expected · Δ+16.6

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Career arc · VAL by season

7 seasons · peak 2.1 in 2006

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

0.3 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2006 · +0.2 wins

Rushing+0.3
Receiving−0.1

Latest season · 2010 · −0.2 wins

Rushing−0.1
Receiving−0.1

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.

Position percentile · RB

#187 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H

085th percentile100

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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	1.6
2005	24	DAL	13	—	257	993	5	3.9	1.9	47	18.3	2	0
2006	25	DAL	16	—	267	1,084	4	4.1	1.5	43	16.1	1	2.1
2007	26	DAL	16	—	166	584	2	3.5	1.2	24	14.5	0	0
2008	27	SEA	14	—	158	698	2	4.4	1.3	29	18.4	2	0
2009	28	SEA	14	—	177	663	2	3.7	1.1	32	18.1	0	0
2010	29	All teams	13	—	60	223	0	3.7	0.0	9	15.0	1	0
Career			94		1,282	5,064	22	4.0	1.7	228	17.8	9	3.7

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	All teams	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

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

Rush Yds career shape vs similar running backs

2004-2010

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best Rush Yds season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position, overlapping-era comps when available.