Rodney Hampton ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Hampton in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hampton a career score of 86, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

RBNYG#27ACT

Rodney Hampton

2× Pro BowlTop 1% all-time RBsIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters 🏟️ New York Giants IconTwo-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight228 lb

BornApr 3, 1969

Age57

CollegeGeorgia See College Stats

Rookie yr1990

Draft1990 · Rd 1, Pick 24 · NYG

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

76thRushing Yards·6,897 yds 95thRushing Touchdowns·49

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber running back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 230 · #279 · Elite

Worth 230 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 7% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +32.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+32.9

Avg surplus

peak +41

7 seasons × ~32.9 surplus ≈ VORP 230

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1990	—	NYG	15	—	109	455	2	4.2	1.8	—	—	—	—	32	274	2	—	8.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	NYG	14	—	256	1,059	10	4.1	3.9	—	—	—	—	43	283	0	—	6.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	NYG	16	—	257	1,141	14	4.4	5.4	—	—	—	—	28	215	0	—	7.7	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1993	—	NYG	12	—	292	1,077	5	3.7	1.7	—	—	—	—	18	210	0	—	11.7	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1994	—	NYG	14	—	327	1,075	6	3.3	1.8	—	—	—	—	14	103	0	—	7.4	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1995	—	NYG	16	—	306	1,182	10	3.9	3.3	—	—	—	—	24	142	0	—	5.9	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1996	—	NYG	15	—	254	827	1	3.3	0.4	—	—	—	—	15	82	0	—	5.5	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1997	—	NYG	2	—	23	81	1	3.5	4.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	104	—	1,824	6,897	49	3.8	2.7	—	—	—	0	174	1,309	2	—	7.5	—	—	—	9	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1990	21	NYG	15	—	109	455	2	4.2	1.8	—	—	—	13.2
1991	22	NYG	14	—	256	1,059	10	4.1	3.9	—	—	—	18
1992	23	NYG	16	—	257	1,141	14	4.4	5.4	—	—	—	20.1
1993	24	NYG	12	—	292	1,077	5	3.7	1.7	—	—	—	13.6
1994	25	NYG	14	—	327	1,075	6	3.3	1.8	—	—	—	14.6
1995	26	NYG	16	—	306	1,182	10	3.9	3.3	—	—	—	16.9
1996	27	NYG	15	—	254	827	1	3.3	0.4	—	—	—	9.7
1997	28	NYG	2	—	23	81	1	3.5	4.3	—	—	—	—
Career			104		1,824	6,897	49	3.8	—	—	—	—	106.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1990	21	NYG	15	—	—	32	274	2	—	8.6	—	—	—
1991	22	NYG	14	—	—	43	283	0	—	6.6	—	—	—
1992	23	NYG	16	—	—	28	215	0	—	7.7	—	—	—
1993	24	NYG	12	—	—	18	210	0	—	11.7	—	—	—
1994	25	NYG	14	—	—	14	103	0	—	7.4	—	—	—
1995	26	NYG	16	—	—	24	142	0	—	5.9	—	—	—
1996	27	NYG	15	—	—	15	82	0	—	5.5	—	—	—
Career			102		0	174	1,309	2	—	7.5	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1992	23	NYG	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1993	24	NYG	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1994	25	NYG	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1995	26	NYG	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1996	27	NYG	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					9	9	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 86 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 86 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 85.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 86· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 83

On-field 64.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1990bestavg 83elite 701996

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 38% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

38% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader38

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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: 90%.

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+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

8,206

6,897 rush · 1,309 recv

Total TDs

49 rush · 2 recv

Total Touches

1,998

1,824 carries · 174 rec

Yds / Touch

4.1

rushing + receiving

College Stats

GeorgiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia), 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.

1990 Draft Class· this player went #24

#5Junior SeauLB #7Andre WareQB #9Richmond WebbOT #12James FrancisLB #17Emmitt SmithRB #19Darrell ThompsonRB #20Steve BroussardRB #21Eric GreenTE #25Dexter CarterRB #26Alexander WrightWR #28Reggie RembertWR #30Reggie CobbRB #35Dan OwensDT #36Anthony JohnsonRB #38Harold GreenRB #39Keith SimsG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Rodney inherited the New York Giants RB room from Dave Meggett (1989–1994), and handed it to Jarrod Bunch (1991–1993).

Butch Woolfolk 1982–1984Joe Morris 1982–1988George Adams 1985–1989Lee Rouson 1985–1990Lewis Tillman 1989–1993Dave Meggett

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1997final season
Last recorded season with NYG
1990draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 1, Pick 24

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 228 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 89

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B1990

A1991

A1992

A+1993

A1994

A1995

B+1996

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

81%

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
1990	455	30.3	853+398	50.2
1991	1,059	75.6	1,873+814	110.2
1992	1,141	71.3	1,714+573	100.8
1993	1,077	89.8	2,111+1,034	124.2
1994	1,075	76.8	1,741+666	102.4
1995	1,182	73.9	1,681+499	98.9
1996	827	55.1	1,327+500	78.1

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

230 career value over replacement — #279 all-time of 4,642. 32.9/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #24 (Rd 1) · NYG · 1990 · +29.5 vs expected KV-H

86actual

56.5 expected · Δ+29.5

💔+50.8 stolen VORP·1.52 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1990 Draft Class· this player went #24

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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