Not to be confused withDavid Johnson (TE · 2009–2016).

Also in other sports:nbaDavid Johnson (G · 2022).

David Johnson packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any running back in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 73 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

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David Johnson

1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 12% all-time RBsElite Playmaker

Height6'1"

Weight224 lb

BornDec 16, 1991

Age

Career Value · VORP

84 career value over replacement — #1367 all-time of 4,649. 12/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

3 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Comet66% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #86 (Rd 3) · ARI · 2015 · +29.7 vs expected KV-H

67actual

37.3 expected · Δ+29.7

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All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 24% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

24% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader24

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 93%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:1.946 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.946Touch rate0.398EPA/snap0Snap share55.7%Off snaps3,534ReliableCV 0.23

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 · 2015

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

RB · 2015 class

4.50s

40-Yard

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 79thClass Pos 85thClass All 85th

41.5"

Vertical

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 98thClass Pos 94thClass All 96th

127"

Broad Jump

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

6,877

4,072 rush · 2,805 recv

Total TDs

39 rush · 18 recv

Total Touches

1,283

1,006 carries · 277 rec

Yds / Touch

5.4

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones6

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20161K career rushing yards
20161K career receiving yards
2016100 career receptions
201825 career rushing TDs
20193K career rushing yards
2021250 career receptions

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Rushing

Att30Yds95TD1Y/A3.2TD%3.31D71D%23.3

Receiving

Tgt18

College Stats

Northern IowaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Northern Iowa), 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.

Top Teammates

Larry FitzgeraldWR5y Patrick PetersonCB5y Rodney GunterDE5y Aaron BrewerLS4y

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2022team change
Joined NO (from HOU)
2022final season
Last recorded season with NO
2020team change
Joined HOU (from ARI)
2015draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 3, Pick 86

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 224 lb

Frame

224 lb at 4.50s

Size-speed

41.5" vert / 127" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	HOU	0	W13Questionable· Illness / ThighW16Questionable· Quadricep
2020	HOU	1	W10Out· Concussion
2019	ARI	0	W6Questionable· Back

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 73

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

B2015

A2016

B+2018

C+2019

B2020

C+2021

F2022

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

71%

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
2015	581	36.3	657+76	38.6
2016	1,239	77.4	1,430+191	84.1
2018	940	58.8	1,029+89	60.5
2019	346	28.8	498+152	29.3
2020	691	57.6	981+290	57.7
2021	228	17.5	314+86	18.5
2022	24	6	117+93	6.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.