Roger Vick is a career quality starter β a running back whose body of work places Vick in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Vick's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Roger Vick
Top 29% all-time RBsReliable Starter
Height6'3"
Weight232 lb
BornAug 11, 1964
Age61
CollegeTexas A&MSee College Stats
Rookie yr1987
Draft1987 Β· Rd 1, Pick 21 Β· NYJ
A running back with a top 30% among starters β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability β almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 41 Β· #2309 Β· Above AverageWorth 41 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back β top 51% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+10.3
Avg surplus
peak +18
4 seasons Γ ~10.3 surplus β VORP 41
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 | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1987 | β | NYJ | 12 | β | 77 | 257 | 1 | 3.3 | 1.3 | β | β | β | β | 13 | 108 | 0 | β | 8.3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1988 | β | NYJ | 16 | β | 128 | 540 | 3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | β | β | β | β | 19 | 120 | 0 | β | 6.3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1989 | β | NYJ | 16 | β | 112 | 434 | 5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | β | β | β | β | 34 | 241 | 2 | β | 7.1 | β | β | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1990 | β | PHI | 14 | β | 16 | 58 | 1 | 3.6 | 6.3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 58 | β | 333 | 1,289 | 10 | 3.9 | 3.0 | β | β | β | 0 | 66 | 469 | 2 | β | 7.1 | β | β | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Rushing
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 57 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
61
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
63
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 61.8 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 57Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 61
On-field 42.4
Availability 18.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
1987bestavg 601990
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader7
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
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: 89%.
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 (Texas A&M), 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
Freeman McNeilRB3yKen O'BrienQB3yJohnny HectorRB3yAl ToonWR3yJo-Jo TownsellWR3yJames HastyDB2yNuu FaaolaRB2yK.D. DunnTE2yMichael HarperWR2yJeff FeaglesP1yClyde SimmonsDE1yReggie WhiteDE1yEric AllenCB1yKeith ByarsFB1yRandall CunninghamQB1yMarvin WashingtonDE1yTerry HoageDB1yChris BurkettWR1yKeith JacksonTE1yJeff LagemanDE1yJim McMahonQB1yChris DresselTE1yCalvin WilliamsWR1yMike QuickWR1y
1987 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #21
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterRoger inherited the New York Jets RB room from Nuu Faaola (1986β1988), and handed it to Brad Baxter (1989β1995).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1990team change
Joined PHI (from NYJ)
- 1990final season
Last recorded season with PHI
- 1987draft
Drafted by NYJ β Round 1, Pick 21
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 232 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
57
peak 63
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1987
B1988
B1989
C+1990
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
92%
19871990
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 257 | 21.4 | 588+331 | 34.6 |
| 1988 | 540 | 33.8 | 892+352 | 52.5 |
| 1989 | 434 | 27.1 | 736+302 | 43.3 |
| 1990 | 58 | 4.1 | 243+185 | 14.3 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
41 career value over replacement β #2309 all-time of 4,642. 10.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #21 (Rd 1) Β· NYJ Β· 1987 Β· +0.5 vs expected KV-H
57actual
56.5 expected Β· Ξ+0.5
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