LeShon Johnson is a career quality starter β a running back whose body of work places Johnson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Johnson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
LeShon Johnson
Top 34% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter
A quality running back with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 27 Β· #2796 Β· Role PlayerWorth 27 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back β top 61% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+9
Avg surplus
peak +21
3 seasons Γ ~9 surplus β VORP 27
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1994 | β | GB | 12 | β | 26 | 99 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | 13 | 168 | 0 | β | 12.9 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | GB | 3 | β | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | ARI | 15 | β | 141 | 634 | 3 | 4.5 | 2.1 | β | β | β | β | 15 | 176 | 1 | β | 11.7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | ARI | 14 | β | 23 | 81 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | 3 | 4 | 0 | β | 1.3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | NYG | 8 | β | 60 | 143 | 2 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 8 | 13.3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 86 | 1 | 80.0% | 7.2 | 5.7 | β | 4 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -19.8 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 52 | β | 252 | 955 | 5 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 8 | 3.2 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 434 | 2 | 286.7% | 10.1 | 28.9 | β | 4 | β | -19.8 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-17.2Β·-20 rushing Β· 3 receivingΒ·-17.2/season
Rushing
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28 | β | β | β | β | -19.8 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | β | β | 0 | 0 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 54 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
58
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
59
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 58.4 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 54Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 58
On-field 42.1
Availability 15.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1994bestavg 57elite 701999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader5
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
-17.24 EPA/season over 1 season44
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Northern Illinois; Northeast Oklahoma), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Kent GrahamQB3yBrett FavreQB2yJeff FeaglesP2yReggie WhiteDE2yLarry CentersFB2yMike PriorDB2yLeRoy ButlerS2yBrent AlexanderFS2ySimeon RiceDE2yAeneas WilliamsFS2yDoug EvansDB2yFred StricklandLB2yRonald McKinnonMLB2yRob MooreWR2yMichael BankstonDE2yDorsey LevensRB2yCraig HentrichP2yFrank SandersWR2yGeorge TeagueFS2yGeorge KoonceMLB2yEric SwannDT2yPat CarterTE2yJamir MillerOLB2yGilbert BrownNT2y
1994 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #84
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterLeShon inherited the Arizona Cardinals RB room from Leeland McElroy (1996β1997), and handed it to Adrian Murrell (1998β1999).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999team change
Joined NYG (from ARI)
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with NYG
- 1996team change
Joined ARI (from GB)
- 1994draft
Drafted by GB β Round 3, Pick 84
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 215 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
54
peak 59
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1994
B+1996
C+1997
C+1999
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
65%
Era Translator
Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rush Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 99 | 8.3 | 411+312 | 24.2 |
| 1996 | 634 | 42.3 | 1,089+455 | 64.1 |
| 1997 | 81 | 5.8 | 380+299 | 22.4 |
| 1999 | 143 | 17.9 | 549+406 | 32.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
27 career value over replacement β #2796 all-time of 4,642. 6.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #84 (Rd 3) Β· GB Β· 1994 Β· +15.3 vs expected KV-H
54actual
38.7 expected Β· Ξ+15.3
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