Billy Joe Tolliver is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Joe in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Joe's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Billy Joe Tolliver

Top 35% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter

Height6'1"

Weight217 lb

BornFeb 7, 1966

Age60

CollegeTexas Tech See College Stats

Rookie yr1989

Draft1989 · Rd 2, Pick 51 · LAC

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality quarterback with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 59 · #1841 · Above Average

Worth 59 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 41% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

4 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.8

Avg surplus

peak +23

5 seasons × ~11.8 surplus ≈ VORP 59

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								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1989	—	LAC	5	—	89	185	48.1%	1,097	5	8	2.7	4.3	5.9	4.5	0.6	57.9	9	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	LAC	15	—	216	410	52.7%	2,574	16	16	3.9	3.9	6.3	5.3	1.0	68.9	19	14	22	0	1.6	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	ATL	7	—	40	82	48.8%	531	4	2	4.9	2.4	6.5	6.4	2.0	75.8	7	9	6	0	0.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	ATL	9	—	73	131	55.7%	787	5	5	3.8	3.8	6.0	5.1	1.0	70.4	16	4	15	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	ATL	7	—	39	76	51.3%	464	3	5	3.9	6.6	6.1	3.9	0.6	56.0	3	7	48	0	6.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	TEN	10	—	121	240	50.4%	1,287	6	7	2.5	2.9	5.4	4.5	0.9	62.6	27	12	37	2	3.1	16.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	ATL	6	—	63	115	54.8%	685	5	1	4.3	0.9	6.0	6.4	5.0	83.4	14	7	8	0	1.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	KC	6	—	1	1	100.0%	-8	0	0	0.0	0.0	-8.0	-8.0	—	79.2	0	2	-1	0	-0.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NO	7	—	110	199	55.3%	1,427	8	4	4.0	2.0	7.2	7.1	2.0	83.1	11	11	43	0	3.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NO	10	—	137	261	52.5%	1,897	7	13	2.7	5.0	7.3	5.6	0.5	64.3	19	24	135	3	5.6	12.5	12	50.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CLE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-20.2	4.5	—	0	0
Career		—	83	—	889	1,700	52.3%	10,741	59	61	3.5	3.6	6.3	5.4	1.0	68.6	125	97	313	5	3.2	5.2	12	12.4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	-20.2	4.5	—	0	0

Career EPA-15.8·-20 passing · 4 rushing·-15.8/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1989	23	LAC	5	—	89	185	48.1%	1,097	5	8	2.7	4.3	5.9	4.5	0.6	57.9	9	2.9
1990	24	LAC	15	—	216	410	52.7%	2,574	16	16	3.9	3.9	6.3	5.3	1.0	68.9	19	9.9
1991	25	ATL	7	—	40	82	48.8%	531	4	2	4.9	2.4	6.5	6.4	2.0	75.8	7	4.3
1992	26	ATL	9	—	73	131	55.7%	787	5	5	3.8	3.8	6.0	5.1	1.0	70.4	16	5.5
1993	27	ATL	7	—	39	76	51.3%	464	3	5	3.9	6.6	6.1	3.9	0.6	56.0	3	3.1
1994	28	TEN	10	—	121	240	50.4%	1,287	6	7	2.5	2.9	5.4	4.5	0.9	62.6	27	6.2
1997	31	ATL	6	—	63	115	54.8%	685	5	1	4.3	0.9	6.0	6.4	5.0	83.4	14	2.7
1997	31	KC	6	—	1	1	100.0%	-8	0	0	0.0	0.0	-8.0	-8.0	—	79.2	0	2.7
1998	32	NO	7	—	110	199	55.3%	1,427	8	4	4.0	2.0	7.2	7.1	2.0	83.1	11	5.5
1999	33	NO	10	—	137	261	52.5%	1,897	7	13	2.7	5.0	7.3	5.6	0.5	64.3	19	5.6
Career			82		889	1,700	52.3%	10,741	59	61	3.5	3.6	6.3	—	—	68.6	125	45.7

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1989	23	LAC	5	—	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—
1990	24	LAC	15	—	14	22	0	1.6	0.0	—	—	—
1991	25	ATL	7	—	9	6	0	0.7	0.0	—	—	—
1992	26	ATL	9	—	4	15	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—
1993	27	ATL	7	—	7	48	0	6.9	0.0	—	—	—
1994	28	TEN	10	—	12	37	2	3.1	16.7	—	—	—
1997	31	ATL	6	—	7	8	0	1.1	0.0	—	—	—
1997	31	KC	6	—	2	-1	0	-0.5	0.0	—	—	—
1998	32	NO	7	—	11	43	0	3.9	0.0	—	—	—
1999	33	NO	10	—	24	135	3	5.6	12.5	12	50.0	1
Career			82		97	313	5	3.2	—	12	—	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	33	—	—	—	-20.2	4.5	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 46 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 46 × longevity 1 = KV-H 46· confidence 89%

What builds the career mark of 42

On-field 30.9

Availability 11.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1989bestavg 391999

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 12% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

12% of the all-time Passing Yards leader12

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-15.76 EPA/season over 1 season45

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: 87%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

Texas TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas Tech), 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.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1989 Draft Class· this player went #51

#29Steve WisniewskiG #31Lawyer TillmanTE #33Danny PeeblesWR #34Carnell LakeDB #35Eric BallRB #39Daryl JohnstonRB #40Walter ReevesTE #41Doug WidellG #56Wesley WallsTE #57Mark StepnoskiC #60Naz WorthenWR #61Derek HillWR #63Marv CookTE #65Jerry FontenotC #71Elroy HarrisRB #73Chris GannonTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Billy inherited the Atlanta Falcons QB room from Chris Miller (1987–1993), and handed it to Jeff George (1994–1996).

Chris Miller 1987–1993Billy Joe Tolliver 1991–1997Jeff George 1994–1996Chris Chandler 1997–2001Mike Vick 2001–2006Matt Schaub

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

1999final season
Last recorded season with NO
1998team change
Joined NO (from ATL)
1997team change
Joined ATL (from TEN)
1994team change
Joined TEN (from ATL)
1991team change
Joined ATL (from LAC)
1989draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 2, Pick 51

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 217 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 52

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D1989

C+1990

D1991

D1992

F1993

C1994

F1997

C1998

C+1999

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

55%

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
1989	1,097	219.4	4,096+2,999	241
1990	2,574	171.6	3,745+1,171	220.3
1991	531	75.9	3,007+2,476	176.9
1992	787	87.4	3,042+2,255	178.9
1993	464	66.3	2,775+2,311	163.3
1994	1,287	128.7	3,237+1,950	190.4
1997	685	114.2	2,658+1,973	156.4
1998	1,427	203.9	3,926+2,499	230.9
1999	1,897	189.7	3,679+1,782	216.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

59 career value over replacement — #1841 all-time of 4,642. 6.6/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #51 (Rd 2) · LAC · 1989 · -2.9 vs expected KV-H

46actual

48.9 expected · Δ−2.9

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1989 Draft Class· this player went #51

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

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