Bailey Zappe
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2023
Height6'1"
Weight220 lb
BornApr 26, 1999
Age27
ConferenceConference USA
Rookie yr2022
Draft2022 · Rd 4, Pick 137 · NE
A quarterback who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2022 | — | NE | 4 | — | 65 | 92 | 70.7% | 781 | 5 | 3 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 100.9 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 100.0% | -6.0 | -6.0 | — | 0 | 207 | 84.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | — | NE | 10 | — | 127 | 212 | 59.9% | 1,272 | 6 | 9 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 68.8 | 25 | 17 | 83 | 1 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6 | 35.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 413 | 71.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | — | CLE | 1 | — | 16 | 31 | 51.6% | 170 | 1 | 2 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 51.8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 90.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 15 | — | 208 | 335 | 62.1% | 2,223 | 12 | 14 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 76.0 | 32 | 29 | 85 | 1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6 | 20.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 100.0% | -6.0 | -6.0 | — | 0 | 673 | 82.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | |
Career EPA-94.0·-91 passing · -2 rushing · -1 receiving·-31.3/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | NE | 4 | 3* | 65 | 92 | 70.7% | 781 | 5 | 3 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 100.9 | 6 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 24 | NE | 10 | 7* | 127 | 212 | 59.9% | 1,272 | 6 | 9 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 68.8 | 25 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 25 | CLE | 1 | — | 16 | 31 | 51.6% | 170 | 1 | 2 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 51.8 | 1 | — |
| Career | 15 | 10* | 208 | 335 | 62.1% | 2,223 | 12 | 14 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 6.6 | — | — | 76.0 | 32 | 5.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | NE | 4 | 3* | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 24 | NE | 10 | 7* | 17 | 83 | 1 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6 | 35.3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | CLE | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 15 | 10* | 29 | 85 | 1 | 2.9 | — | 6 | — | 1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | NE | 4 | 3* | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 100.0% | -6.0 | -6.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 4 | 3* | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 100.0% | -6.0 | -6.0 | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | NE | 4 | 3* | 207 | 84.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 24 | NE | 10 | 7* | 413 | 71.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 25 | CLE | 1 | — | 53 | 90.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 15 | 10* | 673 | — | — | — | — | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | — | — | 3* | 7.7 | -6.1 | -1.2 | 624 | -8 |
| 2023 | 24 | — | — | 7* | -81.8 | 4.6 | — | 1,686 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | — | — | — | -16.9 | -0.3 | — | 220 | 0 |
| Career | 10* | — | — | — | 2,530 | -8 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Passing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | NE | — | 3* | 78.4 | 12.5 | 13 | 13.1 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 2023 | 24 | NE | — | 7* | 71.4 | 20.2 | 50 | 20.3 | 14 | 11 | 82 | 2.4 | 8 | 5 | — |
| 2024 | 25 | CLE | — | — | 90.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 9.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 10* | — | — | 66 | — | 20 | 14 | 120 | — | 13 | 10 | 1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | NE | 4 | 3* | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | 24 | NE | 10 | 7* | 60 | 3.5 | 23 | 1.4 | 0 | — | 6 |
| 2024 | 25 | CLE | 1 | — | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 15 | 10* | 62 | — | 23 | — | 0 | — | 6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | NE | 4 | 3* | -8.0 | -8.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Career | 4 | 3* | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 18 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 18 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
23
Sustained
career value
×.6
22
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 22.6 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 18· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 23
On-field 13.9
Availability 9.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
2022bestavg 222023
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Passing Yards leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-31.32 EPA/season over 3 seasons40
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: 83%.
Per-Snap Impact
Quarterbacks · proprietary · 2012+28
Rotational
SIS
EPA/snap-0.14Snap share82.1%Off snaps673Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within quarterbacks, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2022
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.88s
40-Yard
Below avg · 33th pct
Pos 33thAll 28thClass Pos 30thClass All 30th
30"
Vertical
Below avg · 30th pct
Pos 30thAll 21thClass Pos 30thClass All 28th
109"
Broad Jump
Below avg · 37th pct
Pos 37thAll 22thClass All 20th
7.19s
3-Cone
Below avg · 33th pct
Pos 33thAll 46thClass All 63th
4.40s
Shuttle
Below avg · 32th pct
Pos 32thAll 40thClass Pos 30thClass All 68th
College Passing
| Season | School | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Houston Baptist | 150 | 266 | 56.4% | 1,548 | 5 | 10 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 63.9 | — |
| 2018 | Houston Baptist | 252 | 436 | 57.8% | 2,822 | 23 | 13 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 82.4 | — |
| 2019 | Houston Baptist | 357 | 560 | 63.7% | 3,811 | 35 | 15 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 93.2 | — |
| 2020 | Houston Baptist | 141 | 215 | 65.6% | 1,833 | 15 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 15.0 | 113.6 | — |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 476 | 687 | 69.3% | 5,967 | 62 | 11 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 5.6 | 119.4 | — |
| Career | 1,376 | 2,164 | 63.6% | 15,981 | 140 | 50 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 97.8 | 0 |
College Rushing
| Season | School | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Houston Baptist | 81 | 50 | 2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Houston Baptist | 118 | 179 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Houston Baptist | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Houston Baptist | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 51 | 17 | 3 | 0.3 | 5.9 | — | — | — |
| Career | 322 | 260 | 6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | — | — | — |
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Lawrence GuyDT2yJoe CardonaLS2yAdrian PhillipsDB2yHunter HenryTE2yMatthew JudonOLB2yDavon GodchauxDT2yMatthew SlaterWR2yJonathan JonesDB2yDeatrich WiseDE2yJalen MillsCB2yKendrick BourneWR2yDavid AndrewsC2yDeVante ParkerWR2yJabrill PeppersFS2yTrent BrownOT2yJahlani TavaiLB2yMack WilsonLB2yTy MontgomeryWR2yCody DavisDB2yKyle DuggerSAF2yJoshua UcheLB2yJa'Whaun BentleyLB2yMike OnwenuG2yMyles BryantCB2y
2022 Draft Class· this player went #137
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Movementderived from season history
- 2024team change
Joined CLE (from NE)
- 2024final season
Last recorded season with CLE
- 2022draft
Drafted by NE — Round 4, Pick 137
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 220 lb
Frame
215 lb at 4.88s
Size-speed
30" vert / 109" broad
Explosion
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
18
peak 22
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2022
F2023
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
29%
20222024
2022 · cause not documented · 24%
Era Translator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 781 | 195.3 | 3,270+2,489 | 192.4 |
| 2023 | 1,272 | 127.2 | 2,256+984 | 132.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeBust ↓
Pick #137 (Rd 4) · NE · 2022 · -15.5 vs expected KV-H
18actual
33.5 expected · Δ−15.5
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