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

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#34Wasted talentof 67

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Larry Johnson

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 6% all-time RBsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2005 Team Carrier · #353

Height

Career Value · VORP

123 career value over replacement — #870 all-time of 4,695. 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 OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #27 (Rd 1) · KAN · 2003 · +20.2 vs expected KV-H

75actual

54.8 expected · Δ+20.2

💔+56.3 stolen VORP·3.2 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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

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

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	23–24	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	24–25	KC	8	—	120	581	9	4.8	7.5	34	28.3	0	22	22	278	2	100.0%	12.6	12.6	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	25–26	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	26–27	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	27–28	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	28–29	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	29–30	CIN / KC	14	—	178	562	0	3.2	0.0	28	15.7	1	21	15	80	0	71.4%	5.3	3.8	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	30–31	WAS	2	—	5	2	0	0.4	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	31–32	MIA	1	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	82	—	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	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career arc · VAL by season

7 seasons · peak 15.6 in 2005

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

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

Best season · 2005 · +1.2 wins

Rushing+1.1

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
2006	26–27	KC	16	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	14.3
2007	27–28	KC	8	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0.2
2008	28–29	KC	12	—	1	1	100.0%	4	1	100.0	4.0	24.0	—	122.9	0.9
Career			36		1	3	33.3%	4	1	33.3	1.3	8.0	—	81.9	39

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2003	23–24	KC	5	—	20	85	1	4.3	5.0	5	25.0	0
2004	24–25	KC	8	—	120	581	9	4.8	7.5	34	28.3	0
2005	25–26	KC	16	—	336	1,750	20	5.2	6.0	97	28.9	4
2006	26–27	KC	16	—	416	1,789	17	4.3	4.1	91	21.9	2
2007	27–28	KC	8	—	158	559	3	3.5	1.9	24	15.2	0
2008	28–29	KC	12	—	193	874	5	4.5	2.6	44	22.8	1
2009	29–30	All teams	14	—	178	562	0	3.2	0.0	28	15.7	1
2010	30–31	WAS	2	—	5	2	0	0.4	0.0	0	0.0	0
2011	31–32	MIA	1	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career			82		1,427	6,204	55	4.3	3.9	323	22.6	8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2003	23–24	KC	5	—	1	1	2	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0
2004	24–25	KC	8	—	22	22	278	2	100.0%	12.6	12.6	—	13
2005	25–26	KC	16	—	33	33	343	1	100.0%	10.4	10.4	—	13
2006	26–27	KC	16	—	41	41	410	2	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	21
2007	27–28	KC	8	—	30	30	186	1	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	9
2008	28–29	KC	12	—	12	12	74	0	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	3
2009	29–30	All teams	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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 75 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 75 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 74 × longevity 1 = KV-H 75· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 70

On-field 54.2

Availability 15.8

On-field production

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Larry Johnson

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · RB