Sony Michel NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault | StatVault

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

Sony Michel

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Sony Michel

Top 14% all-time RBsIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2018Two-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight215 lb

BornFeb 17, 1995

Age31

CollegeGeorgia See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2018

Draft2018 · Rd 1, Pick 31 · NE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

29thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·6 46thPlayoff Rushing Yards·477 yds

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 71 · #1614 · Above Average

Worth 71 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 36% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

50

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

4

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+17.8

Avg surplus

peak +23

4 seasons × ~17.8 surplus ≈ VORP 71

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%
2018	—	NE	13	—	209	931	6	4.5	2.9	54	25.8	1	11	7	50	0	63.6%	7.1	4.5	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	320	35.4%	—	0.0%	21	15.4%
2018	—	CHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	NE	16	—	247	912	7	3.7	2.8	55	22.3	1	20	12	94	0	60.0%	7.8	4.7	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	420	36.6%	—	0.0%	15	8.7%
2019	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	NE	8	—	79	449	1	5.7	1.3	19	24.1	0	9	7	114	1	77.8%	16.3	12.7	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	181	32.4%	—	0.0%	16	12.6%
2021	—	LA	17	—	208	845	4	4.1	1.9	49	23.6	1	33	21	128	1	63.6%	6.1	3.9	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	538	49.0%	—	0.0%	21	18.0%
2021	—	MIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	LAC	10	—	36	106	0	2.9	0.0	8	22.2	0	13	9	53	0	69.2%	5.9	4.1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	125	17.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	68	—	779	3,243	18	4.2	2.3	185	23.7	3	86	56	439	2	65.1%	7.8	5.1	—	22	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,584	34.2%	—	0.0%	73	13.7%

Career EPA-52.7·-45 rushing · -7 receiving·-10.5/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2018	23	NE	13	0*	209	931	6	4.5	2.9	54	25.8	1	10
2019	24	NE	16	0*	247	912	7	3.7	2.8	55	22.3	1	11.8
2020	25	NE	8	0*	79	449	1	5.7	1.3	19	24.1	0	6
2021	26	LA	17	0*	208	845	4	4.1	1.9	49	23.6	1	10.8
2022	27	LAC	10	0*	36	106	0	2.9	0.0	8	22.2	0	3.7
Career			64		779	3,243	18	4.2	—	185	—	3	42.3

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

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2018	23	NE	13	0*	11	7	50	0	63.6%	7.1	4.5	—	3
2019	24	NE	16	0*	20	12	94	0	60.0%	7.8	4.7	—	7
2020	25	NE	8	0*	9	7	114	1	77.8%	16.3	12.7	—	5
2021	26	LA	17	0*	33	21	128	1	63.6%	6.1	3.9	—	6
2022	27	LAC	10	0*	13	9	53	0	69.2%	5.9	4.1	—	1
Career			64		86	56	439	2	65.1%	7.8	5.1	—	22

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2018	23	CHI	2	0*	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2019	24	NYG	1	0*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2021	26	MIN	1	0*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			4		4	4	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	—	0	0

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

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2018	23	NE	13	0*	320	35.4%	—	0.0%	21	15.4%
2019	24	NE	16	0*	420	36.6%	—	0.0%	15	8.7%
2020	25	NE	9	0*	181	32.4%	—	0.0%	16	12.6%
2021	26	LA	17	0*	538	49.0%	—	0.0%	21	18.0%
2022	27	LAC	10	0*	125	17.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			65		1,584	—	—	—	73	—

* 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	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2018	23	—	—	0*	—	-3.0	-1.1	0	11
2019	24	—	—	0*	—	-23.6	0.3	0	-15
2020	25	—	—	0*	—	5.2	8.8	0	-2
2021	26	—	—	0*	—	-21.1	-8.6	0	-14
2022	27	—	—	0*	—	-2.8	-6.6	0	22
Career					—	—	—	0	2

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

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2018	23	NE	13	0*	497	2.4	434	2.1	11	19.0	54
2019	24	NE	16	0*	521	2.1	391	1.6	16	15.4	55
2020	25	NE	9	0*	164	2.1	285	3.6	9	8.8	19
2021	26	LA	17	0*	445	2.1	400	1.9	16	13.0	49
2022	27	LAC	10	0*	42	1.2	64	1.8	3	12.0	8
Career			65		1,669	—	1,574	—	55	—	185

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

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2018	23	NE	13	0*	1.0	0.0	7.1	0	2	0.2	3	74.1
2019	24	NE	16	0*	0.5	-0.2	8.0	1	3	0.1	7	71.7
2020	25	NE	9	0*	-0.2	0.6	15.7	1	0	0.0	5	155.8
2021	26	LA	17	0*	-0.4	-0.2	6.3	3	3	0.1	6	68.7
2022	27	LAC	10	0*	1.7	0.8	5.1	0	2	0.2	1	44.7
Career			65		—	—	—	5	10	—	22	—

* 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 well-rounded profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

65

Sustained

career value

×.6

70

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

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

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 48.2

Availability 16.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2018bestavg 63elite 702022

All-Time Standing

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

19

Depth

of 100

Reached 18% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

18% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader18

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-10.53 EPA/season over 5 seasons46

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

66

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:2.324 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap2.324Touch rate0.546EPA/snap-0.033Snap share34.2%Off snaps1,584ReliableCV 0.36

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 · 2018

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

RB · 2018 class

4.54s

40-Yard

Above avg · 54th pct

Pos 54thAll 69thClass Pos 45thClass All 64th

22 reps

Bench

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 56thClass Pos 83thClass All 69th

4.21s

Shuttle

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 71thClass Pos 63thClass All 78th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.2 regular season → 4.3 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

+3%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Rushing

Att111Yds477TD6Y/A4.3TD%5.41D251D%22.5

Receiving

Tgt9Rec6Yds10Ctch%66.7%Y/R1.7Y/Tgt1.1

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-1.7Rec EPA-5.1Rec AirYd-18

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.

2018 Draft Class· this player went #31

#23Isaiah WynnG #24DJ MooreWR #25Hayden HurstTE #26Calvin RidleyWR #27Rashaad PennyRB #28Terrell EdmundsS #29Taven BryanDT #30Mike HughesCB #32Lamar JacksonQB #33Austin CorbettG #34Will HernandezG #35Nick ChubbRB #36Shaquille LeonardOLB #37Braden SmithOT #38Ronald JonesRB #39James DanielsG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Sony inherited the New England Patriots RB room from Rex Burkhead (2017–2020), and handed it to Damien Harris (2019–2022).

Vagas Ferguson 1980–1982Robert Weathers 1982–1986Reggie Dupard 1986–1989Bob Perryman 1987–1990John Stephens 1988–1992Jon Vaughn

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Movementderived from season history

2022team change
Joined LAC (from LA)
2022final season
Last recorded season with LAC
2021team change
Joined LA (from NE)
2018draft
Drafted by NE — Round 1, Pick 31

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 215 lb

Frame

214 lb at 4.54s

Size-speed

22 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	LA	0	W7Questionable· Shoulder
2020	NE	0	W4Questionable· Quadricep
2019	NE	0	W17Questionable· Illness
2018	NE	0	W1Questionable· KneeW2Questionable· KneeW6Questionable· KneeW7Questionable· KneeW8Doubtful· KneeW9Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· 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 5-season peers. See all →

67

peak 70

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

B+2018

B+2019

B2020

B2021

C2022

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

79%

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
2018	931	71.6	1,264+333	74.3
2019	912	57	1,009+97	59.3
2020	449	56.1	957+508	56.3
2021	845	49.7	843-2	49.6
2022	106	10.6	175+69	10.3

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

71 career value over replacement — #1614 all-time of 4,642. 14.2/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #31 (Rd 1) · NE · 2018 · +12.1 vs expected KV-H

67actual

54.9 expected · Δ+12.1

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