Bo Jackson ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Jackson in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jackson a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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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 | |||||
| 1987 | 24–25 | OAK | 7 | — | 81 | 554 | 4 | 6.8 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 136 | 2 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25–26 | OAK | 10 | — | 136 | 580 | 3 | 4.3 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 79 | 0 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | OAK | 11 | — | 173 | 950 | 4 | 5.5 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 69 | 0 | — | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | OAK | 10 | — | 125 | 698 | 5 | 5.6 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 68 | 0 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 38 | — | 515 | 2,782 | 16 | 5.4 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 352 | 2 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
112 career value over replacement — #947 all-time of 4,649. 28/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #183 (Rd 7) · RAI · 1987 · +50.7 vs expected KV-H
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A great career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 79.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 74· confidence 97%
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