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.
Regular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
Worth 158 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 13% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 seasons × ~26.3 surplus ≈ VORP 158
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | LA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | CHI | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | ATL | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | ATL | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | LV | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | LAC | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 102 | — | 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 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 14.2 |
| 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 | 14.2 |
| 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 | 17.3 |
| 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 | 15.4 |
| 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 | 10.1 |
| 2006 | 30 | LV | 8 | — | 110 | 192 | 57.3% | 1,105 | 3 | 8 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 61.7 | 26 | 2.4 |
| Career | 93 | 1,671 | 2,961 | 56.4% | 20,241 | 123 | 92 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 6.8 | — | — | 78.5 | 238 | 81.3 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 63.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
Ranked #176 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
Reached 23% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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: 86%.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Joined LV (from NO)
Last recorded season with LV
Joined NO (from GB)
Drafted by GB — Round 4, Pick 131
Pass 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 Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | → 2025 Pass Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,494 | 186.8 | 3,576+2,082 | 210.3 |
| 2001 | 3,832 | 239.5 | 4,280+448 | 251.8 |
| 2002 | 3,572 | 223.3 | 3,969+397 | 233.5 |
| 2003 | 3,546 | 221.6 | 3,931+385 | 231.2 |
| 2004 | 3,810 | 238.1 | 4,176+366 | 245.7 |
| 2005 | 2,882 | 221.7 | 3,967+1,085 | 233.3 |
| 2006 | 1,105 | 138.1 | 2,860+1,755 | 168.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
158 career value over replacement — #579 all-time of 4,642. 22.6/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #131 (Rd 4) · GB · 1999 · +30.5 vs expected KV-H
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Aaron inherited the New Orleans Saints QB room from Jim Everett (1994–1996), and handed it to Drew Brees (2006–2020).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
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.
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