Eric Dickerson is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Dickerson's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Eric Dickerson

★ HALL OF FAME6× Pro Bowl5× All-ProTop 0% all-time RBsIron Legend🏟️ Los Angeles Rams Icon

Height6'3"

Weight220 lb

BornSep 2, 1960

Age65

CollegeSMU

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

9thRushing Yards·13,259 yds 16thRushing Touchdowns·90

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL

Career Value · VORP

346 career value over replacement — #73 all-time of 4,649. 34.6/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #2 (Rd 1) · RAM · 1983 · +35.6 vs expected KV-H

97actual

61.4 expected · Δ+35.6

💔+62.1 stolen VORP·1.87 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 346 · #73 · All-Time

Worth 346 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 3% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +38.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+38.4

Avg surplus

peak +49

9 seasons × ~38.4 surplus ≈ VORP 346

Eric Dickerson

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Career Value · VORP