Earnest Jackson ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Jackson in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jackson a career score of 75, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Earnest Jackson
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position21
Depth
of 100
Reached 23% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
23% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader23
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: 91%.
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Career Value · VORP
126 career value over replacement — #804 all-time of 4,649. 21/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #202 (Rd 8) · SDG · 1983 · +53.9 vs expected KV-H
75actual
21.1 expected · Δ+53.9
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