LaDainian Tomlinson is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 87 in the Knox value model. Tomlinson led his position in a major category 5 times — the definition of era-defining dominance.

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LaDainian Tomlinson

★ HALL OF FAME5× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 1% all-time RBsIron Legend🏅 Only Club · 3×👑 #1 Running Back · 2006–2007 📉 Fades · -17% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2002 Team Carrier · #10

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #10 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

271

5 qualifying seasons

2003 LAC·4 team wins#3

Rushing Yards · 1,645 · score 69

2003 LAC·4 team wins#4

Receptions · 100 · score 66

2003 LAC

Career Value · VORP

276 career value over replacement — #169 all-time of 4,649. 25.1/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 5×18 top-10 Compiler37% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #5 (Rd 1) · LAC · 2001 · +25.6 vs expected KV-H

87actual

61.4 expected · Δ+25.6

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Height5'10"

Weight215 lb

BornJun 23, 1979

Age47

CollegeTCU See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 1, Pick 5 · LAC

Rushing Touchdowns · 13 · score 60

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Elite

of 100

Reached 88% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a elite all-time profile at the position.

88% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader88

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

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: 94%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2001

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2001 class

4.46s

40-Yard

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 86thClass Pos 75thClass All 90th

40.5"

Vertical

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 96thClass Pos 96thClass All 92th

124"

Broad Jump

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 83thClass Pos 88thClass All 88th

18 reps

Bench

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 33thClass Pos 46thClass All 36th

6.84s

3-Cone

Strong · 88th pct

Pos 88thAll 88thClass Pos 95thClass All 95th

4.21s

Shuttle

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 73thClass Pos 65thClass All 64th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.3 regular season → 3.6 playoffs (6 playoff seasons)

-17%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

18,453

13,686 rush · 4,767 recv

Total TDs

162

145 rush · 17 recv

Total Touches

3,800

3,176 carries · 624 rec

Yds / Touch

4.9

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones16

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20011K career rushing yards
2002100 career receptions
20033K career rushing yards
200325 career rushing TDs
20031K career receiving yards
20045K career rushing yards
200450 career rushing TDs
2004250 career receptions
20068K career rushing yards
200675 career rushing TDs
2006100 career rushing TDs
200710K career rushing yards
20073K career receiving yards
2008125 career rushing TDs
2008500 career receptions
200912K career rushing yards

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

10 playoff games

Rushing

Att131Yds468TD6Y/A3.6TD%4.61D271D%20.6

Receiving

Tgt28Rec25Yds176TD1Ctch%89.3%Y/R7.0Y/Tgt6.31D7

College Stats

TCUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (TCU), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

2011final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
2010team change
Joined NYJ (from SD)
2001draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 1, Pick 5
2001team change
Joined SD (from LAC)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 215 lb

Frame

221 lb at 4.46s

Size-speed

40.5" vert / 124" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	NYJ	1	W11Out· KneeW12Questionable· Knee
2009	SD	2	W2Out· AnkleW3Out· Ankle

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 88

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+2001

A2002

A2003

B+2004

B+2005

A2006

B+2007

B+2008

B2009

B+2010

C+2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

97%

20012011

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →

✓

Enshrined

What carries the case

All-Pro 27%Era Quality (KV-H) 24.3%League Leads 15%Pro Bowls 11.2%All-Time Ranks 11.2%Longevity 11.2%

Monitor score 133.4 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity90

Peak88

Accolades59

Consistency69

Per-Snap50

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
2001	1,236	77.3	1,279+43	75.2
2002	1,683	105.2	1,602-81	94.2
2003	1,645	102.8	1,557-88	91.6
2004	1,335	89	1,329-6	78.2
2005	1,464	91.5	1,364-100	80.3
2006	1,815	113.4	1,617-198	95.1
2007	1,474	92.1	1,360-114	80
2008	1,110	69.4	1,041-69	61.2
2009	730	52.1	820+90	48.2
2010	914	60.9	998+84	58.7
2011	280	20	409+129	24

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

LaDainian Tomlinson 2010–2011

LaDainian Tomlinson

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #5

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator