Maurice Jones-Drew ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Jones-Drew in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jones-Drew a career score of 75, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Maurice Jones-Drew

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 6% all-time RBsElite Playmaker👑 #1 Running Back · 2011 📈 Late Developer · 2011 Team Carrier · #51

Height5'7"

Weight210 lb

BornMar 23, 1985

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

40thRushing Touchdowns·68 48thRushing Yards·8,167 yds

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2011·Rush Yds1,606 yds

Career Value · VORP

163 career value over replacement — #549 all-time of 4,649. 18.1/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×7 top-10 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #60 (Rd 2) · JAX · 2006 · +29 vs expected KV-H

75actual

46 expected · Δ+29

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 163 · #549 · High-Value

Worth 163 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 13% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

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

+23.3

Avg surplus

peak +36

7 seasons × ~23.3 surplus ≈ VORP 163

Maurice Jones-Drew

All-Time Rank & Honors

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Career Value · VORP