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

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #501 of 568 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 leader

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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1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at 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%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Where this data comes from

Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.

nflverse — CC-BY 4.0 — attribution required
Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

Methodology · Trust Center

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

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 84thClass Pos 89thClass All 90th

37.5"

Vertical

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 85thClass Pos 81thClass All 86th

121"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 71thClass Pos 92thClass All 80th

6.97s

3-Cone

Above avg · 69th pct

Pos 69thAll 75thClass Pos 88thClass All 80th

4.12s

Shuttle

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 86thClass Pos 69thClass All 67th

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

Career Milestones5

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20051K career rushing yards
20073K career rushing yards
2009100 career receptions
20105K career rushing yards
20101K career receiving yards

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

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.

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

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%

20042010

2004 · cause not documented · 50%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025 NFL — 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	1,514+695	89
2005	993	76.4	1,163+170	68.4
2006	1,084	67.8	1,004-80	59
2007	584	36.5	577-7	34
2008	698	49.9	767+69	45.1
2009	663	47.4	750+87	44.1
2010	223	17.2	333+110	19.6

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, nflverse:combine, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 8/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 7 seasons (2004–2010) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

DAL 2004–2007 SEA 2008–2010 NO 2010

Julius Jones

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Where this data comes from

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #43

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography