Johnny Hector is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Hector in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hector's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Johnny Hector
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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 | |||||
| 1983 | 22–23 | NYJ | 10 | — | 16 | 85 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 61 | 1 | — | 12.2 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 23–24 | NYJ | 13 | — | 124 | 531 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 182 | 0 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24–25 | NYJ | 14 | — | 145 | 572 | 6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 164 | 0 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25–26 | NYJ | 13 | — | 164 | 605 | 8 | 3.7 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 302 | 0 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26–27 | NYJ | 11 | — | 111 | 435 | 11 | 3.9 | 9.9 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 249 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27–28 | NYJ | 16 | — | 137 | 561 | 10 | 4.1 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 237 | 0 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28–29 | NYJ | 15 | — | 177 | 702 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 330 | 2 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29–30 | NYJ | 15 | — | 91 | 377 | 2 | 4.1 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 72 | 0 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30–31 | NYJ | 14 | — | 62 | 345 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 51 | 0 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 31–32 | NYJ | 5 | — | 24 | 67 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 126 | — | 1,051 | 4,280 | 41 | 4.1 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | 188 | 1,661 | 3 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
131 career value over replacement — #761 all-time of 4,649. 13.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #51 (Rd 2) · NYJ · 1983 · +18.6 vs expected KV-H
66actual
47.4 expected · Δ+18.6
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