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Cody Carlson

Top 47% all-time QBsSolid ContributorTwo-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight202 lb

BornNov 5, 1963

Age62

CollegeBaylor See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1987 · Rd 3, Pick 64 · HOU

Archetype Intelligence

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A quarterback with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 16 · #3289 · Role Player

Worth 16 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 72% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16

Avg surplus

peak +16

1 seasons × ~16 surplus ≈ VORP 16

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing								Defense
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
1988	—	TEN	6	—	52	112	46.4%	775	4	6	3.6	5.4	6.9	5.2	0.7	59.2	10	12	36	1	3.0	8.3	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	TEN	6	—	15	31	48.4%	155	0	1	0.0	3.2	5.0	3.5	0.0	49.8	2	3	-3	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	TEN	6	—	37	55	67.3%	383	4	2	7.3	3.6	7.0	6.8	2.0	96.2	3	11	52	0	4.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	TEN	3	—	7	12	58.3%	114	1	0	8.3	0.0	9.5	11.2	—	118.1	1	4	-3	0	-0.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	TEN	11	—	149	227	65.6%	1,710	9	11	4.0	4.8	7.5	6.1	0.8	81.2	15	27	77	1	2.9	3.7	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1993	—	TEN	8	—	51	90	56.7%	605	2	4	2.2	4.4	6.7	5.2	0.5	66.2	8	14	41	2	2.9	14.3	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1994	—	TEN	5	—	59	132	44.7%	727	1	4	0.8	3.0	5.5	4.3	0.3	52.2	15	10	17	0	1.7	0.0	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	45	—	370	659	56.1%	4,469	21	28	3.2	4.2	6.8	5.5	0.8	70.0	54	81	217	4	2.7	4.9	—	—	—	5	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1988	25	TEN	6	—	52	112	46.4%	775	4	6	3.6	5.4	6.9	5.2	0.7	59.2	10	3.7
1989	26	TEN	6	—	15	31	48.4%	155	0	1	0.0	3.2	5.0	3.5	0.0	49.8	2	2.5
1990	27	TEN	6	—	37	55	67.3%	383	4	2	7.3	3.6	7.0	6.8	2.0	96.2	3	4.3
1991	28	TEN	3	—	7	12	58.3%	114	1	0	8.3	0.0	9.5	11.2	—	118.1	1	—
1992	29	TEN	11	—	149	227	65.6%	1,710	9	11	4.0	4.8	7.5	6.1	0.8	81.2	15	8.8
1993	30	TEN	8	—	51	90	56.7%	605	2	4	2.2	4.4	6.7	5.2	0.5	66.2	8	5.1
1994	31	TEN	5	—	59	132	44.7%	727	1	4	0.8	3.0	5.5	4.3	0.3	52.2	15	1.9
Career			45		370	659	56.1%	4,469	21	28	3.2	4.2	6.8	—	—	70.0	54	26.3

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1988	25	TEN	6	—	12	36	1	3.0	8.3	—	—	—
1989	26	TEN	6	—	3	-3	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1990	27	TEN	6	—	11	52	0	4.7	0.0	—	—	—
1991	28	TEN	3	—	4	-3	0	-0.8	0.0	—	—	—
1992	29	TEN	11	—	27	77	1	2.9	3.7	—	—	—
1993	30	TEN	8	—	14	41	2	2.9	14.3	—	—	—
1994	31	TEN	5	—	10	17	0	1.7	0.0	—	—	—
Career			45		81	217	4	2.7	—	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1988	25	TEN	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1992	29	TEN	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1993	30	TEN	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1994	31	TEN	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					5	5	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 36 · Depth / Rotational

A depth / rotational career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 36 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 36 × longevity 1 = KV-H 36· confidence 81%

What builds the career mark of 34

On-field 25.6

Availability 8.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1988bestavg 311994

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Passing Yards leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 88%.

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

BaylorCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Baylor), 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.

1987 Draft Class· this player went #64

#45David WymanMLB #47Donald EvansDE #51Don SmithRB #54Ron MorrisWR #56Scott SchwedesWR #57Mark CarrierWR #62Rob AwaltTE #63Jerry BallDT #66Charles LockettWR #71Frankie NealWR #78Jamie MuellerRB #79Bob PerrymanRB #80Tim ManoaRB #82Jeff JaegerK #83Stephen BakerWR #87Ron HallTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Cody inherited the Tennessee Titans QB room from Warren Moon (1984–1993), and handed it to Chris Chandler (1995–1996).

Warren Moon 1984–1993Cody Carlson 1988–1994Chris Chandler 1995–1996Steve McNair 1997–2005Billy Volek 2001–2005Kerry Collins

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1994final season
Last recorded season with TEN
1988team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
1987draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 3, Pick 64

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 202 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 39

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

D1988

F1989

F1990

C+1992

D1993

F1994

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

50%

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
1988	775	129.2	3,413+2,638	200.7
1989	155	25.8	2,605+2,450	153.2
1990	383	63.8	2,908+2,525	171
1992	1,710	155.5	3,611+1,901	212.4
1993	605	75.6	2,857+2,252	168.1
1994	727	145.4	3,391+2,664	199.5

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (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

16 career value over replacement — #3289 all-time of 4,642. 2.7/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #64 (Rd 3) · HOU · 1987 · -10.9 vs expected KV-H

36actual

46.9 expected · Δ−10.9

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1987 Draft Class· this player went #64

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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