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

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Brian Griese

1× Pro BowlTop 23% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter⚡ Breakout · 1999 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000 Team Carrier · #158

Career Value · VORP

153 career value over replacement — #634 all-time of 4,695. 15.3/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #91 (Rd 3) · DEN · 1998 · +18.5 vs expected KV-H

56actual

37.5 expected · Δ+18.5

💔+65.8 stolen VORP·4.3 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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

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

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing								Receiving
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
1998	23	DEN	1	—	1	3	33.3%	2	0	1	0.0	33.3	0.7	-14.3	0.0	2.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	24	DEN	14	—	258	442	58.4%	3,006	14	14	3.2	3.2	6.8	6.0	1.0	76.4	27	44	117	2	2.7	4.5	15	34.1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	25	DEN	10	—	210	330	63.6%	2,606	19	4	5.8	1.2	7.9	8.5	4.8	102.2	17	27	95	1	3.5	3.7	7	25.9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	26	DEN	15	—	275	451	61.0%	2,827	23	19	5.1	4.2	6.3	5.4	1.2	78.5	38	50	173	1	3.5	2.0	15	30.0	1	1	1	-6	0	100.0%	-6.0	-6.0	—	0
2002	27	DEN	13	—	291	436	66.7%	3,214	15	15	3.4	3.4	7.4	6.5	1.0	85.6	34	37	107	1	2.9	2.7	11	29.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	28	MIA	5	—	74	130	56.9%	813	5	6	3.8	4.6	6.3	4.9	0.8	69.2	12	5	15	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	29	TB	11	—	233	336	69.3%	2,632	20	12	6.0	3.6	7.8	7.4	1.7	97.5	26	30	17	0	0.6	0.0	1	3.3	1	1	1	-4	0	100.0%	-4.0	-4.0	—	0
2005	30	TB	6	—	112	174	64.4%	1,136	7	7	4.0	4.0	6.5	5.5	1.0	79.6	12	13	12	0	0.9	0.0	1	7.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	31	CHI	5	—	18	32	56.3%	220	1	2	3.1	6.3	6.9	4.7	0.5	62.0	3	6	-5	0	-0.8	0.0	0	0.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	32	CHI	7	—	161	262	61.5%	1,803	10	12	3.8	4.6	6.9	5.6	0.8	75.6	15	13	28	0	2.2	0.0	3	23.1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	33	TB	5	—	110	184	59.8%	1,073	5	7	2.7	3.8	5.8	4.7	0.7	69.4	9	5	-1	0	-0.2	0.0	1	20.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	92	—	1,743	2,780	62.7%	19,332	119	99	4.3	3.6	7.0	6.2	1.2	82.7	193	230	558	5	2.4	2.2	54	23.5	7	2	2	-10	0	100.0%	-5.0	-5.0	—	0

Career arc · VAL by season

10 seasons · peak 24.2 in 2000

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

4.5 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2000 · +1.9 wins

Passing+1.9

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1998	23	DEN	1	—	1	3	33.3%	2	0	1	0.0	33.3	0.7	-14.3	0.0	2.8	—	—
1999	24	DEN	14	—	258	442	58.4%	3,006	14	14	3.2	3.2	6.8	6.0	1.0	76.4	27	7.3
2000	25	DEN	10	—	210	330	63.6%	2,606	19	4	5.8	1.2	7.9	8.5	4.8	102.2	17	24.2
2001	26	DEN	15	—	275	451	61.0%	2,827	23	19	5.1	4.2	6.3	5.4	1.2	78.5	38	0
2002	27	DEN	13	—	291	436	66.7%	3,214	15	15	3.4	3.4	7.4	6.5	1.0	85.6	34	15.3
2003	28	MIA	5	—	74	130	56.9%	813	5	6	3.8	4.6	6.3	4.9	0.8	69.2	12	0
2004	29	TB	11	—	233	336	69.3%	2,632	20	12	6.0	3.6	7.8	7.4	1.7	97.5	26	5.1
2005	30	TB	6	—	112	174	64.4%	1,136	7	7	4.0	4.0	6.5	5.5	1.0	79.6	12	1.7
2006	31	CHI	5	—	18	32	56.3%	220	1	2	3.1	6.3	6.9	4.7	0.5	62.0	3	0
2007	32	CHI	7	—	161	262	61.5%	1,803	10	12	3.8	4.6	6.9	5.6	0.8	75.6	15	0
2008	33	TB	5	—	110	184	59.8%	1,073	5	7	2.7	3.8	5.8	4.7	0.7	69.4	9	5
Career			92		1,743	2,780	62.7%	19,332	119	99	4.3	3.6	7.0	6.2	1.2	82.7	193	58.6

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1999	24	DEN	14	—	44	117	2	2.7	4.5	15	34.1	2
2000	25	DEN	10	—	27	95	1	3.5	3.7	7	25.9	1
2001	26	DEN	15	—	50	173	1	3.5	2.0	15	30.0	1
2002	27	DEN	13	—	37	107	1	2.9	2.7	11	29.7	0
2003	28	MIA	5	—	5	15	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2004	29	TB	11	—	30	17	0	0.6	0.0	1	3.3	1
2005	30	TB	6	—	13	12	0	0.9	0.0	1	7.7	0
2006	31	CHI	5	—	6	-5	0	-0.8	0.0	0	0.0	1
2007	32	CHI	7	—	13	28	0	2.2	0.0	3	23.1	1
2008	33	TB	5	—	5	-1	0	-0.2	0.0	1	20.0	0
Career			91		230	558	5	2.4	2.2	54	23.5	7

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T
2001	26	DEN	15	—	1	1	-6	100.0%	-6.0	-6.0	—
2004	29	TB	11	—	1	1	-4	100.0%	-4.0	-4.0	—
Career			26		2	2	-10	100.0%	-5.0	-5.0	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 85%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 40.2

Availability 12.8

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Brian Griese

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · QB