Lamar Miller ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Miller in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Miller a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

RBCHI#0CUT

Lamar Miller

1× Pro BowlTop 7% all-time RBsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -31% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2016 Team Carrier · #149

Height5'10"

Weight221 lb

BornApr 25, 1991

Age35

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #149 of 568 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

3 qualifying seasons

2017 HOU·4 team wins#16

Rushing Yards · 888 · score 30

2015 MIA·6 team wins#8

Rushing Touchdowns · 8 · score 18

2015 MIA

Career Value · VORP

137 career value over replacement — #752 all-time of 4,695. 19.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

3 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #97 (Rd 4) · MIA · 2012 · +35.5 vs expected KV-H

73actual

37.5 expected · Δ+35.5

💔+31.4 stolen VORP·1.6 szns lost

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Rushing Yards · 872 · score 13

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 32% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

32% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader32

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: 93%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 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)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

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

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:1.834 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.834Touch rate0.403EPA/snap0Snap share55%Off snaps3,894ConsistentCV 0.16

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+).

Combine · 2012

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

RB · 2012 class

4.34s

40-Yard

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 98thClass Pos 98thClass All 98th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 33th pct

Pos 33thAll 46thClass Pos 24thClass All 45th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.3 regular season → 3.0 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-31%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

7,435

5,864 rush · 1,571 recv

Total TDs

32 rush · 8 recv

Total Touches

1,565

1,354 carries · 211 rec

Yds / Touch

4.8

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones6

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

20141K career rushing yards
2015100 career receptions
20163K career rushing yards
20161K career receiving yards
201725 career rushing TDs
20185K career rushing 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.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

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

Att55Yds165TD1Y/A3.0TD%1.81D61D%10.9

Receiving

Tgt18Rec12Yds78Ctch%66.7%Y/R6.5Y/Tgt4.31D3

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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

2020team change
Joined CHI (from HOU)
2020final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2016team change
Joined HOU (from MIA)
2012draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 4, Pick 97

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 221 lb

Frame

212 lb at 4.34s

Size-speed

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 76

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

C+2012

B2013

B+2014

B+2015

B+2016

B+2017

B+2018

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

80%

20122020

2012 · cause not documented · 56%2020 · cause not documented · 6%

Durability IQ

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

Durable

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
2012	250	27.8	537+287	31.6
2013	709	44.3	818+109	48.1
2014	1,099	68.7	1,289+190	75.8
2015	872	54.5	1,007+135	59.3
2016	1,073	76.6	1,420+347	83.5
2017	888	55.5	979+91	57.6
2018	973	69.5	1,223+250	71.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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 9 seasons (2012–2020) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

MIA 2012–2015 HOU 2016–2018 CHI 2020

Lamar Miller

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Where this data comes from

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2012

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2012 Draft Class· this player went #97

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography