Also in other sports:nbaLarry Johnson (PF/SF · 1992–2001), mlbLarry Johnson (C · 1972–1978), nbaLarry Johnson (SG · 1978).

Larry Johnson 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 79 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

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Larry Johnson

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 6% all-time RBsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2005Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #314

Height6'1"

Weight235 lb

BornNov 19, 1979

Age46

CollegePenn State See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 1, Pick 27 · KC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

76thRushing Touchdowns·55 93rdRushing Yards·6,204 yds

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

11thsingle season·Rush TD2005 25thsingle season·Rush Yds2006

Career Value · VORP

VORP 123 · #841 · High-Value

Worth 123 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+20.5

Avg surplus

peak +35

6 seasons × ~20.5 surplus ≈ VORP 123

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									Passing													Defense
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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2003	—	KC	5	—	20	85	1	4.3	5.0	5	25.0	0	1	1	2	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	—	KC	8	—	120	581	9	4.8	7.5	34	28.3	0	22	22	278	2	100.0%	12.6	12.6	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	LV	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	KC	16	—	336	1,750	20	5.2	6.0	97	28.9	4	33	33	343	1	100.0%	10.4	10.4	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	KC	16	—	416	1,789	17	4.3	4.1	91	21.9	2	41	41	410	2	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	21	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	PIT	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2007	—	KC	8	—	158	559	3	3.5	1.9	24	15.2	0	30	30	186	1	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	9	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	KC	12	—	193	874	5	4.5	2.6	44	22.8	1	12	12	74	0	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	3	1	1	100.0%	4	1	0	100.0	0.0	4.0	24.0	—	122.9	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	CIN	14	—	178	562	0	3.2	0.0	28	15.7	1	21	15	80	0	71.4%	5.3	3.8	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	WAS	2	—	5	2	0	0.4	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	MIA	1	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	88	—	1,427	6,204	55	4.3	3.9	323	22.6	8	160	154	1,373	6	96.3%	8.9	8.6	—	63	1	3	33.3%	4	1	0	33.3	0.0	1.3	8.0	—	81.9	0	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA39.5·0 passing · -28 rushing · 67 receiving·4.4/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
2006	27	KC	16	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	24.2
2007	28	KC	8	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	8.4
2008	29	KC	12	—	1	1	100.0%	4	1	100.0	4.0	24.0	—	122.9	9.4
Career			36		1	3	33.3%	4	1	33.3	1.3	—	—	81.9	86.2

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2003	24	KC	5	—	20	85	1	4.3	5.0	5	25.0	0
2004	25	KC	8	—	120	581	9	4.8	7.5	34	28.3	0
2005	26	KC	16	—	336	1,750	20	5.2	6.0	97	28.9	4
2006	27	KC	16	—	416	1,789	17	4.3	4.1	91	21.9	2
2007	28	KC	8	—	158	559	3	3.5	1.9	24	15.2	0
2008	29	KC	12	—	193	874	5	4.5	2.6	44	22.8	1
2009	30	CIN	14	—	178	562	0	3.2	0.0	28	15.7	1
2010	31	WAS	2	—	5	2	0	0.4	0.0	0	0.0	0
2011	32	MIA	1	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career			82		1,427	6,204	55	4.3	—	323	—	8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2003	24	KC	5	—	1	1	2	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0
2004	25	KC	8	—	22	22	278	2	100.0%	12.6	12.6	—	13
2005	26	KC	16	—	33	33	343	1	100.0%	10.4	10.4	—	13
2006	27	KC	16	—	41	41	410	2	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	21
2007	28	KC	8	—	30	30	186	1	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	9
2008	29	KC	12	—	12	12	74	0	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	3
2009	30	CIN	14	—	21	15	80	0	71.4%	5.3	3.8	—	4
Career			79		160	154	1,373	6	96.3%	8.9	8.6	—	63

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2003	24	KC	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2004	25	LV	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2005	26	CIN	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2006	27	PIT	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2008	29	DEN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			7		7	7	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2003	24	—	—	—	—	0.3	-0.5	0	0
2004	25	—	—	—	—	16.4	23.3	0	0
2005	26	—	—	—	—	33.8	19.1	0	0
2006	27	—	—	—	-0.4	3.4	23.2	12	7
2007	28	—	—	—	-0.4	-32.5	5.3	16	-39
2008	29	—	—	—	1.2	-12.7	0.2	4	-20
2009	30	—	—	—	—	-34.1	-3.7	0	-12
2010	31	—	—	—	—	-2.2	—	0	0
2011	32	—	—	—	—	-0.3	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	32	-64

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 74 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 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 73.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 70

On-field 54.2

Availability 15.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 64elite 702009

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #314 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

2008 KC·2 team wins#20

Rushing Yards · 874 · score 30

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 34% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

34% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader34

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

4.38 EPA/season over 9 seasons51

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: 93%.

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 · 2003

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

RB · 2003 class

4.45s

40-Yard

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 86thClass Pos 86thClass All 88th

19 reps

Bench

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 38thClass Pos 22thClass All 29th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

7,577

6,204 rush · 1,373 recv

Total TDs

55 rush · 6 recv

Total Touches

1,581

1,427 carries · 154 rec

Yds / Touch

4.8

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Rushing

Att13Yds32Y/A2.51D21D%15.4

Receiving

Tgt5Rec5Yds29Ctch%100.0%Y/R5.8Y/Tgt5.81D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-3.4Rec EPA0.1Rec AirYd-6

College Stats

Penn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn State), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #27

#19Kyle BollerQB #20George FosterOT #21Jeff FaineC #22Rex GrossmanQB #23Willis McGaheeRB #24Dallas ClarkTE #25William JosephDT #26Kwame HarrisOT #28Andre WoolfolkDB #29Nick BarnettLB #30Sammy DavisDB #31Nnamdi AsomughaCB #32Tyler BraytonDT #33Eric SteinbachG #34Boss BaileyOLB #35Charles TillmanCB

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined MIA (from WAS)
2011final season
Last recorded season with MIA
2010team change
Joined WAS (from CIN)
2009team change
Joined CIN (from KC)
2003draft
Drafted by KC — Round 1, Pick 27

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 235 lb

Frame

228 lb at 4.45s

Size-speed

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).

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
2003	85	17	376+291	22.1
2004	581	72.6	1,131+550	66.5
2005	1,750	109.4	1,629-121	95.8
2006	1,789	111.8	1,606-183	94.5
2007	559	69.9	1,058+499	62.2
2008	874	72.8	1,101+227	64.7
2009	562	40.1	644+82	37.9

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

123 career value over replacement — #841 all-time of 4,642. 17.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

4 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Comet69% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #27 (Rd 1) · KC · 2003 · +19.1 vs expected KV-H

74actual

54.9 expected · Δ+19.1

💔+56.3 stolen VORP·3.2 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #27

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Injury History

Era Translator

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