Lousaka Polite
A running back with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 1 · #4174 · Role PlayerWorth 1 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 91% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+1
Avg surplus
peak +1
1 seasons × ~1 surplus ≈ VORP 1
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 | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2004 | — | DAL | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | NYG | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | DAL | 9 | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 1 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | PHI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | DAL | 2 | — | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.5 | 10.5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.0 | 1.9 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | — | MIA | 8 | — | 23 | 85 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 15 | 65.2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | LV | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0 | -2 |
| 2009 | — | MIA | 16 | — | 37 | 123 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 20 | 54.1 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 47.8% | 4.6 | 2.2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | TB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.7 | -6.2 | 0 | 36 |
| 2010 | — | MIA | 13 | — | 26 | 62 | 1 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 15 | 57.7 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 61 | 0 | 70.6% | 5.1 | 3.6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | MIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | -1.9 | 0 | 25 |
| 2011 | — | NE | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | ATL | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 14.3% | 8.0 | 1.1 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | — | 61 | — | 95 | 296 | 1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 52 | 54.7 | 0 | 65 | 42 | 241 | 1 | 64.6% | 5.7 | 3.7 | — | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 25.2 | -0.6 | 0 | 71 | |
Career EPA24.6·25 rushing·3.5/season
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 44 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 44 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
47
Sustained
career value
×.6
47
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 47 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 44· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 47
On-field 31.5
Availability 15.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2005bestavg 462010
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Receptions leader3
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
3.51 EPA/season over 7 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: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = 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.
4.68s
40-Yard
Low · 15th pct
Pos 15thAll 47thClass Pos 29thClass All 49th
32"
Vertical
Low · 21th pct
Pos 21thAll 35thClass Pos 31thClass All 34th
117"
Broad Jump
Below avg · 36th pct
Pos 36thAll 50thClass Pos 56thClass All 59th
28 reps
Bench
Elite · 94th pct
Pos 94thAll 87thClass Pos 96thClass All 83th
7.45s
3-Cone
Low · 10th pct
Pos 10thAll 28thClass Pos 45thClass All 33th
4.18s
Shuttle
Above avg · 70th pct
Pos 70thAll 77thClass Pos 32thClass All 53th
Playoff vs Regular Season
🏆 Playoff Performer
Yards / Carry: 3.1 regular season → 4.5 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
+44%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesRushing
Att4Yds18Y/A4.51D41D%100.0
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA1.4
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Pittsburgh), 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.
Top Teammates
Nate JonesFS6yJason WittenTE4yJason FergusonNT4yAnthony FasanoTE4yJason WhittleG3yTerence NewmanCB3yGreg EllisDE3yRandy StarksDE3yRonnie BrownRB3yTerry GlennWR3yAkin AyodeleILB3yDan CarpenterK3yBradie JamesILB3yYeremiah BellS3yKendall LangfordDE3yKenyon ColemanDE3yAlshermond SingletonOLB3yPaul SoliaiDE3yBrandon FieldsP3yMat McBriarP3yJulius JonesRB3yGibril WilsonDB3yPatrick CraytonWR3yDavone BessWR3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterLousaka inherited the Miami Dolphins RB room from Patrick Cobbs (2007–2010), and handed it to Reggie Bush (2011–2012).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2012team change
Joined ATL (from NE)
- 2012final season
Last recorded season with ATL
- 2011team change
Joined NE (from MIA)
- 2008team change
Joined MIA (from DAL)
- 2004signing
Entered the NFL with DAL
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 245 lb
Frame
246 lb at 4.68s
Size-speed
32" vert / 117" broad
Explosion
28 reps
Bench power
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ATL | 1 | W4Out· HamstringW5Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2010 | MIA | 0 | W7Questionable· Knee |
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 4-season peers. See all →
44
peak 47
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2005
C2008
C+2009
C2010
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
54%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | 0.9 | 116+108 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | 85 | 10.6 | 198+113 | 11.6 |
| 2009 | 123 | 7.7 | 148+25 | 8.7 |
| 2010 | 62 | 4.8 | 135+73 | 7.9 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
1 career value over replacement — #4174 all-time of 4,642. 0.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
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