Shonn Greene is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Greene in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Greene's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

RBTEN#23ACT

Shonn Greene

Top 13% all-time RBsIron Man🏆 Clutch · +23% playoffsTwo-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #343

Height5'11"

Weight233 lb

BornAug 21, 1985

Age40

CollegeIowa; Kirkwood Community College See College Stats

Rookie yr2009

Draft2009 · Rd 3, Pick 65 · NYJ

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

43rdPlayoff Rushing Yards·502 yds 92ndPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·3

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end running back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 83 · #1397 · High-Value

Worth 83 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 31% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.8

Avg surplus

peak +24

6 seasons × ~13.8 surplus ≈ VORP 83

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													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2009	—	NYJ	13	—	109	541	2	5.0	1.8	24	22.0	3	4	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	TB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	NYJ	15	—	185	766	2	4.1	1.1	40	21.6	2	24	16	120	0	66.7%	7.5	5.0	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NYJ	16	—	253	1,054	6	4.2	2.4	46	18.2	0	41	30	211	0	73.2%	7.0	5.1	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	PHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NYJ	16	—	276	1,063	8	3.9	2.9	52	18.8	1	31	19	151	0	61.3%	7.9	4.9	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	TEN	11	—	77	295	4	3.8	5.2	18	23.4	0	7	6	39	0	85.7%	6.5	5.6	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	154	20.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	—	TEN	13	—	94	392	2	4.2	2.1	18	19.1	1	3	1	13	0	33.3%	13.0	4.3	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	164	19.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	89	—	994	4,111	24	4.1	2.4	198	19.9	7	110	72	534	0	65.5%	7.4	4.9	—	20	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	318	20.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%

Career EPA-47.9·-30 rushing · -17 receiving·-8.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2009	24	NYJ	13	—	109	541	2	5.0	1.8	24	22.0	3	7.1
2010	25	NYJ	15	—	185	766	2	4.1	1.1	40	21.6	2	9.5
2011	26	NYJ	16	—	253	1,054	6	4.2	2.4	46	18.2	0	14.3
2012	27	NYJ	16	—	276	1,063	8	3.9	2.9	52	18.8	1	14.4
2013	28	TEN	11	0*	77	295	4	3.8	5.2	18	23.4	0	6.6
2014	29	TEN	13	0*	94	392	2	4.2	2.1	18	19.1	1	6.6
Career			84		994	4,111	24	4.1	—	198	—	7	58.5

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2009	24	NYJ	13	—	4	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0
2010	25	NYJ	15	—	24	16	120	66.7%	7.5	5.0	—	9
2011	26	NYJ	16	—	41	30	211	73.2%	7.0	5.1	—	6
2012	27	NYJ	16	—	31	19	151	61.3%	7.9	4.9	—	3
2013	28	TEN	11	0*	7	6	39	85.7%	6.5	5.6	—	1
2014	29	TEN	13	0*	3	1	13	33.3%	13.0	4.3	—	1
Career			84		110	72	534	65.5%	7.4	4.9	—	20

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2009	24	TB	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2010	25	CIN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2011	26	PHI	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			5		5	5	—	—	—

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	28	TEN	11	0*	154	20.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	29	TEN	13	0*	164	19.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			24		318	—	—	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2009	24	—	—	—	—	-7.7	-3.0	2
2010	25	—	—	—	—	-5.1	0.3	41
2011	26	—	—	—	—	-6.5	-7.0	38
2012	27	—	—	—	—	-5.2	-5.9	11
2013	28	—	—	0*	—	-0.6	-1.9	-23
2014	29	—	—	0*	—	-5.3	0.0	12
Career					—	—	—	81

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 47.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 64elite 702014

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #343 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2012 NYJ·6 team wins#14

Rushing Yards · 1,063 · score 12

2012 NYJ·6 team wins#14

Rushing Touchdowns · 8 · score 12

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 22% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

22% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader22

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-7.98 EPA/season over 6 seasons47

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:2.324 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap2.324Touch rate0.569EPA/snap-0.025Snap share20%Off snaps318Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2009

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2009 class

4.55s

40-Yard

Above avg · 52th pct

Pos 52thAll 68thClass Pos 40thClass All 59th

37"

Vertical

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 81thClass Pos 79thClass All 80th

121"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 70thClass Pos 79thClass All 72th

19 reps

Bench

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 38thClass Pos 29thClass All 33th

7.10s

3-Cone

Below avg · 44th pct

Pos 44thAll 56thClass Pos 34thClass All 49th

4.40s

Shuttle

Low · 19th pct

Pos 19thAll 40thClass Pos 16thClass All 43th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Carry: 4.1 regular season → 5.1 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+23%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

4,645

4,111 rush · 534 recv

Total TDs

24 rush · 0 recv

Total Touches

1,066

994 carries · 72 rec

Yds / Touch

4.4

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Rushing

Att99Yds502TD3Y/A5.1TD%3.01D221D%22.2

Receiving

Tgt2Rec2Yds13Ctch%100.0%Y/R6.5Y/Tgt6.5

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA11.0Rec EPA0.6Rec AirYd5

College Stats

Iowa; Kirkwood Community CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa; Kirkwood Community College), 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.

2009 Draft Class· this player went #65

#56Fili MoalaDE #57Paul KrugerDE #58Sebastian VollmerOT #59Sherrod MartinDB #60William BeattyOT #61Sean SmithCB #62Sen'Derrick MarksDT #64Richard QuinnTE #66Bradley FletcherDB #67Alex MageeDE #68Jarron GilbertDT #69Jason WilliamsLB #71Matt ShaughnessyOLB #72Terrance KnightonNT #73Derek CoxCB #74Glen CoffeeRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Shonn inherited the New York Jets RB room from Thomas Jones (2007–2009), and handed it to LaDainian Tomlinson (2010–2011).

Freeman McNeil 1981–1992Johnny Hector 1983–1992Tony Paige 1984–1986Rocky Klever 1984–1987Nuu Faaola 1986–1988Roger Vick

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2014final season
Last recorded season with TEN
2013team change
Joined TEN (from NYJ)
2009draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 3, Pick 65

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 233 lb

Frame

227 lb at 4.55s

Size-speed

37" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	TEN	0	W6Doubtful· HamstringW7Doubtful· Hamstring
2013	TEN	4	W2Questionable· KneeW3Out· KneeW4Out· KneeW5Out· KneeW6Out· KneeW7Questionable· 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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

C+2009

B2010

B+2011

B+2012

C+2013

C+2014

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

88%

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
2009	541	41.6	667+126	39.2
2010	766	51.1	858+92	50.4
2011	1,054	65.9	1,131+77	66.6
2012	1,063	66.4	1,166+103	68.6
2013	295	26.8	502+207	29.5
2014	392	30.2	554+162	32.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

83 career value over replacement — #1397 all-time of 4,642. 13.8/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #65 (Rd 3) · NYJ · 2009 · +20.1 vs expected KV-H

67actual

46.9 expected · Δ+20.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2009

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2009 Draft Class· this player went #65

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator