Boomer Esiason ranks in the all-time elite tier for quarterbacks — a career that places Esiason in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Esiason a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Boomer Esiason

4× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 4% all-time QBsIron Legend⚡ Breakout · 1985 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1986

Height6'5"

Career Value · VORP

342 career value over replacement — #81 all-time of 4,695. 24.4/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #38 (Rd 2) · CIN · 1984 · +20.2 vs expected KV-H

71actual

50.8 expected · Δ+20.2

💔+54.7 stolen VORP·2.24 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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

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

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
1984	23	CIN	10	—	51	102	50.0%	530	3	3	2.9	2.9	5.2	4.5	1.0	62.9	—
1985	24	CIN	15	—	251	431	58.2%	3,443	27	12	6.3	2.8	8.0	8.0	2.3	93.2	—
1986	25	CIN	16	—	273	469	58.2%	3,959	24	17	5.1	3.6	8.4	7.8	1.4	87.7	—
1987	26	CIN	12	—	240	440	54.5%	3,321	16	19	3.6	4.3	7.5	6.3	0.8	73.1	—
1988	27	CIN	16	—	223	388	57.5%	3,572	28	14	7.2	3.6	9.2	9.0	2.0	97.4	—
1989	28	CIN	16	—	258	455	56.7%	3,525	28	11	6.2	2.4	7.7	7.9	2.5	92.1	—
1990	29	CIN	16	—	224	402	55.7%	3,031	24	22	6.0	5.5	7.5	6.3	1.1	77.0	—
1991	30	CIN	14	—	233	413	56.4%	2,883	13	16	3.1	3.9	7.0	5.9	0.8	72.5	—
1992	31	CIN	12	—	144	278	51.8%	1,407	11	15	4.0	5.4	5.1	3.4	0.7	57.0	—
1993	32	NYJ	16	—	288	473	60.9%	3,421	16	11	3.4	2.3	7.2	6.9	1.5	84.5	—
1994	33	NYJ	15	—	255	440	58.0%	2,782	17	13	3.9	3.0	6.3	5.8	1.3	77.3	—
1995	34	NYJ	12	—	221	389	56.8%	2,275	16	15	4.1	3.9	5.8	4.9	1.1	71.4	—
1996	35	ARI	10	—	190	339	56.0%	2,293	11	14	3.2	4.1	6.8	5.6	0.8	70.6	—
1997	36	CIN	7	—	118	186	63.4%	1,478	13	2	7.0	1.1	7.9	8.9	6.5	106.9	—
Career		—	187	—	2,969	5,205	57.0%	37,920	247	184	4.7	3.5	7.3	6.6	1.3	81.1	—

Career arc · VAL by season

14 seasons · peak 32.2 in 1988

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

17.4 career wins over 14 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1988 · +2.5 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1984	23	CIN	10	—	51	102	50.0%	530	3	3	2.9	2.9	5.2	4.5	1.0	62.9	—	0.4
1985	24	CIN	15	—	251	431	58.2%	3,443	27	12	6.3	2.8	8.0	8.0	2.3	93.2	—	29.5
1986	25	CIN	16	—	273	469	58.2%	3,959	24	17	5.1	3.6	8.4	7.8	1.4	87.7	—	26.3
1987	26	CIN	12	—	240	440	54.5%	3,321	16	19	3.6	4.3	7.5	6.3	0.8	73.1	—	16.8
1988	27	CIN	16	—	223	388	57.5%	3,572	28	14	7.2	3.6	9.2	9.0	2.0	97.4	—	32.2
1989	28	CIN	16	—	258	455	56.7%	3,525	28	11	6.2	2.4	7.7	7.9	2.5	92.1	—	30.7
1990	29	CIN	16	—	224	402	55.7%	3,031	24	22	6.0	5.5	7.5	6.3	1.1	77.0	—	14.3
1991	30	CIN	14	—	233	413	56.4%	2,883	13	16	3.1	3.9	7.0	5.9	0.8	72.5	—	10
1992	31	CIN	12	—	144	278	51.8%	1,407	11	15	4.0	5.4	5.1	3.4	0.7	57.0	—	1.8
1993	32	NYJ	16	—	288	473	60.9%	3,421	16	11	3.4	2.3	7.2	6.9	1.5	84.5	—	23.8
1994	33	NYJ	15	—	255	440	58.0%	2,782	17	13	3.9	3.0	6.3	5.8	1.3	77.3	—	13.7
1995	34	NYJ	12	—	221	389	56.8%	2,275	16	15	4.1	3.9	5.8	4.9	1.1	71.4	—	6.7
1996	35	ARI	10	—	190	339	56.0%	2,293	11	14	3.2	4.1	6.8	5.6	0.8	70.6	—	7
1997	36	CIN	7	—	118	186	63.4%	1,478	13	2	7.0	1.1	7.9	8.9	6.5	106.9	—	14.8
Career			187		2,969	5,205	57.0%	37,920	247	184	4.7	3.5	7.3	6.6	1.3	81.1	—	228

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
Career			—		447	1,598	7	3.6	1.6	—	—	—

Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
Career			—		—	1	-8	0	—	-8.0	—	—	—

Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 44.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production