Billy Jackson is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Jackson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jackson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1981 | 21–22 | KC | 16 | — | 111 | 398 | 10 | 3.6 | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 31 | 1 | — | 5.2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 22–23 | KC | 9 | — | 86 | 243 | 3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 41 | 0 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 23–24 | KC | 16 | — | 152 | 499 | 2 | 3.3 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 243 | 0 | — | 7.6 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24–25 | KC | 16 | — | 50 | 225 | 1 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 101 | 1 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 57 | — | 399 | 1,365 | 16 | 3.4 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | 58 | 416 | 2 | — | 7.2 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
41 career value over replacement — #2297 all-time of 4,649. 10.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #180 (Rd 7) · KAN · 1981 · +32.5 vs expected KV-H
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A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 60.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
James Jackson
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89% match
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