T.J. Yeldon is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Yeldon in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Yeldon's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2015 | 21–22 | JAX | 12 | — | 182 | 740 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 25 | 13.7 | 0 | 46 | 36 | 279 | 1 | 78.3% | 7.8 | 6.1 | — | 14 | 620 | 76.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 22–23 | JAX | 15 | — | 130 | 465 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 21 | 16.2 | 1 | 68 | 50 | 312 | 1 | 73.5% | 6.2 | 4.6 | — | 16 | 577 | 55.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23–24 | JAX | 10 | — | 49 | 253 | 2 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 7 | 14.3 | 1 | 41 | 30 | 224 | 0 | 73.2% | 7.5 | 5.5 | — | 14 | 226 | 30.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 24–25 | JAX | 14 | — | 104 | 414 | 1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 16 | 15.4 | 1 | 78 | 55 | 487 | 4 | 70.5% | 8.9 | 6.2 | — | 21 | 507 | 54.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 229 | 2.2 | 185 | 1.8 | 5 | 20.8 | 16 |
| 2019 | 25–26 | BUF | 6 | — | 17 | 63 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 5 | 29.4 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 124 | 0 | 86.7% | 9.5 | 8.3 | — | 6 | 150 | 35.5% | — | 0.0% | 39 | 25.2% | 15 | 0.9 | 48 | 2.8 | 4 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 26–27 | BUF | 3 | — | 10 | 70 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 25.0% | 22.0 | 5.5 | — | 1 | 42 | 20.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 36 | 3.6 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | — | 5 |
| Career | — | 60 | — | 492 | 2,005 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 79 | 16.1 | 4 | 252 | 185 | 1,448 | 7 | 73.4% | 7.8 | 5.7 | — | 72 | 2,122 | 51.7% | — | 0.0% | 39 | 2.5% | 280 | — | 267 | — | 9 | — | 26 | |
Career Value · VORP
35 career value over replacement — #2545 all-time of 4,695. 7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #36 (Rd 2) · JAX · 2015 · +3.2 vs expected KV-H
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