Rudi Johnson packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any running back in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 78 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

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Rudi Johnson

1× Pro BowlTop 8% all-time RBsIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004

Height5'10"

Weight225 lb

BornOct 1, 1979

Age46

CollegeAuburn; Butler County JC See College Stats

Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2002	22–23	CIN	4	—	17	67	0	3.9	0.0	6	35.3	0	10	6	34	0	60.0%	5.7	3.4	—	2
2003	23–24	CIN	13	—	214	967	9	4.5	4.2	48	22.4	0	21	21	146	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	8
2004	24–25	CIN	16	—	362	1,457	12	4.0	3.3	73	20.2	4	15	15	84	0	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	2
2005	25–26	CIN	16	—	337	1,458	12	4.3	3.6	79	23.4	0	23	23	90	0	100.0%	3.9	3.9	—	2
2006	26–27	CIN	16	—	341	1,308	12	3.8	3.5	67	19.6	2	23	23	124	0	100.0%	5.4	5.4	—	4
2007	27–28	CIN	11	—	170	497	3	2.9	1.8	26	15.3	2	13	13	110	1	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	3
2008	28–29	DET	13	—	76	237	1	3.1	1.3	11	14.5	0	12	12	88	1	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	4
Career		—	89	—	1,517	5,991	49	3.9	3.2	310	20.4	8	117	113	676	2	96.6%	6.0	5.8	—	25

Career Value · VORP

113 career value over replacement — #942 all-time of 4,649. 16.1/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

6 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Comet68% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #100 (Rd 4) · CIN · 2001 · +34.7 vs expected KV-H

72actual

37.3 expected · Δ+34.7

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No production recorded2001

2001: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2002	22–23	CIN	4	—	17	67	0	3.9	0.0	6	35.3	0	2
2003	23–24	CIN	13	—	214	967	9	4.5	4.2	48	22.4	0	13.6
2004	24–25	CIN	16	—	362	1,457	12	4.0	3.3	73	20.2	4	15.3
2005	25–26	CIN	16	—	337	1,458	12	4.3	3.6	79	23.4	0	15.8
2006	26–27	CIN	16	—	341	1,308	12	3.8	3.5	67	19.6	2	15.9
2007	27–28	CIN	11	—	170	497	3	2.9	1.8	26	15.3	2	8.3
2008	28–29	DET	13	—	76	237	1	3.1	1.3	11	14.5	0	7
Career			89		1,517	5,991	49	3.9	—	310	—	8	77.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2002	22–23	CIN	4	—	10	6	34	0	60.0%	5.7	3.4	—	2
2003	23–24	CIN	13	—	21	21	146	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	8
2004	24–25	CIN	16	—	15	15	84	0	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	2
2005	25–26	CIN	16	—	23	23	90	0	100.0%	3.9	3.9	—	2
2006	26–27	CIN	16	—	23	23	124	0	100.0%	5.4	5.4	—	4
2007	27–28	CIN	11	—	13	13	110	1	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	3
2008	28–29	DET	13	—	12	12	88	1	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	4
Career			89		117	113	676	2	96.6%	6.0	5.8	—	25

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 72 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 72 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 50.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

2002bestavg 62elite 702008

Rush Yds career shape vs similar running backs

2002-2008

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best Rush Yds season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position, overlapping-era comps when available.