O.J. Simpson NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault
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O.J. Simpson ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Simpson in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Simpson a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position
62
Solid
of 100
Reached 61% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.
61% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader61
2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67
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: 92%.
Encyclopedia Coverage4/8 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)Not available for this player
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 DayNot available for this player
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.
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.
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC; City College (SF)), 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.
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts
6'1" / 212 lb
Frame
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 10-season peers. See all →
76
peak 87
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1970
C+1971
A1972
A+1973
B1974
A1975
B+1976
C1977
C+1978
C+1979
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.
85%
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
1970
488
61
485-3
28.5
1971
742
53
142-600
8.4
1972
1,251
89.4
1,412+161
83
1973
2,003
143.1
2,547+544
149.8
1974
1,125
80.4
730-395
42.9
1975
1,817
129.8
1,528-289
89.9
1976
1,503
107.4
1,249-254
73.5
1977
557
79.6
655+98
38.5
1978
593
59.3
624+31
36.7
1979
460
35.4
512+52
30.1
Data: nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 8/31/2026
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.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
1975
8K career rushing yards
197650 career rushing TDs
197710K career rushing 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.
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.
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
