Edgerrin James is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 84 in the Knox value model. James's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Edgerrin James
★ HALL OF FAME4× Pro Bowl1× All-Pro4th youngest · 1,000 Rushing Yards5th youngest · 1,000 Scrimmage YardsTop 2% all-time RBsIron Legend🎯 Near-Miss Club👑 #1 Running Back · 1999–2000🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Team Carrier · #273
Height6'0"
Weight219 lb
BornAug 1, 1978
Age48
CollegeMiamiSee College Stats
Rookie yr1999
Draft1999 · Rd 1, Pick 4 · IND
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
| 1999 | 21 | IND | 16 | — | 360 | 1,474 | 13 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 77 | 21.4 | 3 | 85 | 61 | 579 | 4 | 71.8% | 9.5 | 6.8 | — | 23 |
| 2000 | 22 | IND | 16 | — | 383 | 1,690 | 13 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 99 | 25.8 | 5 | 85 | 61 | 581 | 5 | 71.8% | 9.5 | 6.8 | — | 23 |
| 2001 | 23 | IND | 6 | — | 151 | 662 | 3 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 40 | 26.5 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 193 | 0 | 82.8% | 8.0 | 6.7 | — | 9 |
| 2002 | 24 | IND | 14 | — | 277 | 989 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 56 | 20.2 | 1 | 80 | 61 | 354 | 1 | 76.3% | 5.8 | 4.4 | — | 17 |
| 2003 | 25 | IND | 13 | — | 309 | 1,257 | 11 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 83 | 26.9 | 3 | 51 | 51 | 292 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.7 | 5.7 | — | 8 |
| 2004 | 26 | IND | 16 | — | 334 | 1,548 | 9 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 73 | 21.9 | 2 | 51 | 51 | 483 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 20 |
| 2005 | 27 | IND | 15 | — | 360 | 1,506 | 13 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 94 | 26.1 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 337 | 1 | 100.0% | 7.7 | 7.7 | — | 21 |
| 2006 | 28 | ARI | 16 | — | 337 | 1,159 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 59 | 17.5 | 3 | 38 | 38 | 217 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.7 | 5.7 | — | 9 |
| 2007 | 29 | ARI | 16 | — | 324 | 1,232 | 7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 53 | 16.4 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 196 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.8 | 7.8 | — | 9 |
| 2008 | 30 | ARI | 13 | — | 133 | 514 | 3 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 24 | 18.0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 85 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.1 | 7.1 | — | 4 |
| 2009 | 31 | SEA | 7 | — | 46 | 125 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 6 | 13.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.3 | 6.3 | — | 1 |
| Career | — | 148 | — | 3,014 | 12,156 | 80 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 664 | 22.0 | 20 | 503 | 431 | 3,336 | 11 | 85.7% | 7.7 | 6.6 | — | 144 | |
Career Value · VORP
244 career value over replacement — #232 all-time of 4,649. 22.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #4 (Rd 1) · IND · 1999 · +22.6 vs expected KV-H
84actual
61.4 expected · Δ+22.6
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