James Saxon is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Saxon in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Saxon's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
James Saxon
Height5'11"
Weight239 lb
BornMar 23, 1966
Age60
Rookie yr1988
Combined Season Grid
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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 | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1988 | 22 | KC | 16 | — | 60 | 236 | 2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 177 | 0 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 23 | KC | 16 | — | 58 | 233 | 3 | 4.0 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 86 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24 | KC | 6 | — | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | KC | 16 | — | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 55 | 0 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26 | MIA | 16 | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 41 | 0 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | MIA | 16 | — | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | MIA | 16 | — | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 151 | 0 | — | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29 | PHI | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 111 | — | 145 | 533 | 5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 515 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 51 | 30 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
28 career value over replacement — #2744 all-time of 4,649. 3.5/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #139 (Rd 6) · KAN · 1988 · +23.4 vs expected KV-H
54actual
30.6 expected · Δ+23.4
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