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.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | — | 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 | — | 58 | — | 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 | |
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35 career value over replacement — #2508 all-time of 4,666. 7/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Pick #36 (Rd 2) · JAX · 2015 · +3.1 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21–22 | JAX | 12 | 9* | 182 | 740 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 25 | 13.7 | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2016 | 22–23 | JAX | 15 | 8* | 130 | 465 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 21 | 16.2 | 1 | 10.1 |
| 2017 | 23–24 | JAX | 10 | 0* | 49 | 253 | 2 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 7 | 14.3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| 2018 | 24–25 | JAX | 14 | 8* | 104 | 414 | 1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 16 | 15.4 | 1 | 12.2 |
| 2019 | 25–26 | BUF | 4 | 0* | 17 | 63 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 5 | 29.4 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 26–27 | BUF | 3 | — | 10 | 70 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 58 | 25* | 492 | 2,005 | 6 | 4.1 | — | 79 | — | 4 | 42.1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21–22 | JAX | 12 | 9* | 46 | 36 | 279 | 1 | 78.3% | 7.8 | 6.1 | — | 14 |
| 2016 | 22–23 | JAX | 15 | 8* | 68 | 50 | 312 | 1 | 73.5% | 6.2 | 4.6 | — | 16 |
| 2017 | 23–24 | JAX | 10 | 0* | 41 | 30 | 224 | 0 | 73.2% | 7.5 | 5.5 | — | 14 |
| 2018 | 24–25 | JAX | 14 | 8* | 78 | 55 | 487 | 4 | 70.5% | 8.9 | 6.2 | — | 21 |
| 2019 | 25–26 | BUF | 4 | 0* | 15 | 13 | 124 | 0 | 86.7% | 9.5 | 8.3 | — | 6 |
| 2020 | 26–27 | BUF | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 25.0% | 22.0 | 5.5 | — | 1 |
| Career | 58 | 25* | 252 | 185 | 1,448 | 7 | 73.4% | 7.8 | 5.7 | — | 72 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21–22 | JAX | 12 | 9* | 620 | 76.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 22–23 | JAX | 15 | 8* | 577 | 55.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 23–24 | JAX | 10 | 0* | 226 | 30.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 24–25 | JAX | 14 | 8* | 507 | 54.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 25–26 | BUF | 6 | 0* | 150 | 35.5% | — | 0.0% | 39 | 25.2% |
| 2020 | 26–27 | BUF | 3 | — | 42 | 20.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 60 | 25* | 2,122 | — | — | — | 39 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24–25 | JAX | 14 | 8* | 229 | 2.2 | 185 | 1.8 | 5 | 20.8 | 16 |
| 2019 | 25–26 | BUF | 6 | 0* | 15 | 0.9 | 48 | 2.8 | 4 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 26–27 | BUF | 3 | — | 36 | 3.6 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | — | 5 |
| Career | 23 | 8* | 280 | — | 267 | — | 9 | — | 26 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24–25 | JAX | 14 | 8* | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 5 | 8 | 0.1 | 20 | 87.9 |
| 2019 | 25–26 | BUF | 6 | 0* | 1.1 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 73.3 |
| 2020 | 26–27 | BUF | 3 | — | 3.5 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 89.6 |
| Career | 23 | 8* | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | 27 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–present · 5 games
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 197 | 694 | 2 | 109 | 80 | 680 | 2 | 155.4 |
| Away | 24 | 128 | 635 | 3 | 108 | 78 | 593 | 4 | 162.8 |
| Wins / Losses | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 20 | 129 | 586 | 3 | 64 | 46 | 388 | 2 | 121.4 |
| Losses | 30 | 196 | 743 | 2 | 153 | 112 | 885 | 4 | 196.8 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 46 | 310 | 1265 | 4 | 206 | 149 | 1169 | 6 | 295.4 |
| Postseason | 4 | 15 | 64 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 104 | — | 22.8 |
| By opponent | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs ARI | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | 6 | 5 | 42 | — | 5.2 |
| vs BAL | 2 | 8 | 21 | — | 3 | 2 | 11 | — | 3.2 |
| By month | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 15 | 64 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 104 | — | 22.8 |
| September | 10 | 94 | 337 | 2 | 47 | 34 | 263 | 2 | 80 |
| Division games | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 16 | 94 | 435 | 1 | 67 | 56 | 494 | 1 | 104.9 |
| Non-division | 34 | 231 | 894 | 4 | 150 | 102 | 779 | 5 | 213.3 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 58.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 90%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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| vs BUF |
| 2 |
| 9 |
| 33 |
| — |
| 6 |
| 3 |
| 20 |
| — |
| 5.3 |
| vs CHI | 1 | 6 | 21 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 2.6 |
| vs CIN | 2 | 19 | 71 | — | 7 | 4 | 30 | — | 6.1 |
| vs CLE | 1 | 5 | 15 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 |
| vs DAL | 1 | 8 | 41 | — | 5 | 3 | 29 | — | 7 |
| vs DEN | 1 | 14 | 55 | — | 7 | 3 | 27 | — | 8.2 |
| vs DET | 1 | 4 | 16 | — | 3 | 2 | 16 | — | 3.2 |
| vs GB | 1 | 21 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 30 | — | 12.9 |
| vs HOU | 4 | 36 | 115 | — | 22 | 17 | 126 | 1 | 30.1 |
| vs IND | 5 | 34 | 221 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 186 | — | 46.7 |
| vs KC | 3 | 20 | 101 | — | 22 | 17 | 142 | 2 | 34.3 |
| vs LA | 1 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8 |
| vs LAC | 2 | 10 | 39 | — | 17 | 14 | 49 | — | 8.8 |
| vs LV | 2 | 6 | 24 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 2.8 |
| vs MIN | 1 | 17 | 59 | — | 9 | 7 | 31 | — | 9 |
| vs NE | 3 | 15 | 83 | — | 12 | 8 | 87 | — | 17 |
| vs NYG | 1 | 14 | 51 | — | 7 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 12.9 |
| vs NYJ | 2 | 25 | 70 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 24.2 |
| vs PHI | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 9 | 7 | 83 | — | 9 |
| vs PIT | 2 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 66 | — | 16.9 |
| vs SEA | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| vs SF | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 64 | — | 13.7 |
| vs TEN | 7 | 26 | 148 | — | 21 | 17 | 125 | 1 | 33.3 |
| vs WAS | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 1.1 |
| October |
| 12 |
| 79 |
| 454 |
| 1 |
| 55 |
| 40 |
| 362 |
| 3 |
| 105.6 |
| November | 11 | 59 | 226 | — | 47 | 34 | 252 | 1 | 49.8 |
| December | 13 | 78 | 248 | 1 | 57 | 41 | 292 | — | 60 |