Also in other sports:nbaAaron Brooks (G · 2008–2018), mlbAaron Brooks (P · 2014–present).

Aaron Brooks packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any quarterback in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 67 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

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Aaron Brooks

Top 12% all-time QBsIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001 Team Carrier · #163

Height6'4"

Weight220 lb

Career Value · VORP

158 career value over replacement — #596 all-time of 4,695. 22.6/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

7 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Comet55% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #131 (Rd 4) · GNB · 1999 · +33.5 vs expected KV-H

64actual

30.5 expected · Δ+33.5

💔+26.9 stolen VORP·1.19 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing								Receiving									Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2000	24	NO	8	—	111	192	57.8%	1,494	9	6	4.7	3.1	7.8	7.3	1.5	85.3	15	41	170	2	4.1	4.9	14	34.1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	25	NO	16	—	312	558	55.9%	3,832	26	22	4.7	3.9	6.9	6.0	1.2	76.4	50	80	358	1	4.5	1.3	24	30.0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	26	NO	16	—	283	528	53.6%	3,572	27	15	5.1	2.8	6.8	6.5	1.8	80.1	36	62	253	2	4.1	3.2	21	33.9	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	27	NO	16	—	306	518	59.1%	3,546	24	8	4.6	1.5	6.8	7.1	3.0	88.8	36	52	183	2	3.5	3.8	20	38.5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	28	NO	16	—	309	542	57.0%	3,810	21	16	3.9	3.0	7.0	6.5	1.3	79.5	42	57	199	4	3.5	7.0	14	24.6	1	1	1	1	0	100.0%	1.0	1.0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	29	NO	13	—	240	431	55.7%	2,882	13	17	3.0	3.9	6.7	5.5	0.8	70.0	33	45	281	2	6.2	4.4	19	42.2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	30	OAK	8	—	110	192	57.3%	1,105	3	8	1.6	4.2	5.8	4.2	0.4	61.7	26	22	124	0	5.6	0.0	5	22.7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	93	—	1,671	2,961	56.4%	20,241	123	92	4.2	3.1	6.8	6.3	1.3	78.5	238	359	1,568	13	4.4	3.6	117	32.6	11	2	1	1	0	50.0%	1.0	0.5	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

97thPassing Touchdowns·123 100thPassing Yards·20,241 yds

Postseason all-time ranks

68thPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·5 88thPlayoff Passing Yards·544 yds

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A high-end quarterback defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 158 · #596 · High-Value

Worth 158 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 14% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

+26.3

Avg surplus

peak +34

6 seasons × ~26.3 surplus ≈