Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Snap Counts | Advanced Passing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm | |||||
| 2016 | 23 | CLE | 9 | — | 128 | 195 | 65.6% | 1,380 | 6 | 2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 92.3 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 349 | 60.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 24 | CLE | 3 | — | 11 | 23 | 47.8% | 126 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 46.6 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 48 | 21.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 25 | JAX | 5 | — | 85 | 131 | 64.9% | 709 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 77.4 | 22 | 19 | 123 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 47.4 | 0 | 263 | 84.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 14.9 | 62 | 36.9 | 27 | 13 | 42 | 2.5 | 10 | — | — |
| Career | — | 17 | — | 224 | 349 | 64.2% | 2,215 | 8 | 5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 83.7 | 49 | 31 | 140 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 32.3 | 0 | 660 | 60.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | 62 | — | 27 | 13 | 42 | — | 10 | — | — | |
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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.
0.0 career wins over 2 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2016 · +0.0 wins
Latest season · 2018 · −0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#327 of 408 all-time QBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 23 | CLE | 9 | 5* | 128 | 195 | 65.6% | 1,380 | 6 | 2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 92.3 | 21 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 24 | CLE | 3 | — | 11 | 23 | 47.8% | 126 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 46.6 | 6 | — |
| 2018 | 25 | JAX | 5 | 4* | 85 | 131 | 64.9% | 709 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 77.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Career | 17 | 224 | 349 | 64.2% | 2,215 | 8 | 5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 83.7 | 49 | 0.5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 23 | CLE | 9 | 5* | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 24 | CLE | 3 | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25 | JAX | 5 | 4* | 19 | 123 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 47.4 | 0 |
| Career | 17 | 31 | 140 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 32.3 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 23 | CLE | 9 | 5* | 349 | 60.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 24 | CLE | 3 | — | 48 | 21.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 | JAX | 5 | 4* | 263 | 84.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 17 | 660 | 60.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | JAX | — | 4* | — | 14.9 | 62 | 36.9 | 27 | 13 | 42 | 2.5 | 10 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 62 | — | 27 | 13 | 42 | — | 10 | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Wk | Opp | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sck | Ru Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7 | HOU | 21/30 | 156 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| W13 | IND | 18/24 | 150 | — | — | 3 | 28 |
| W14 | TEN | 25/43 | 240 | 1 | — | 4 | 17 |
| W15 | WAS | 9/17 | 57 | — | 1 | 6 | 68 |
| W16 | MIA | 12/17 | 106 | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 5 games
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 91 | 142 | 888 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 116 | 49.12 |
| Away | 9 | 133 | 207 | 1327 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 69.48 |
| Wins / Losses | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 3 | 32 | 44 | 267 | — | — | 10 | 6 | 30 | 11.68 |
| Losses | 14 | 192 | 305 | 1948 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 25 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 17 | 224 | 349 | 2215 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 31 | 140 | 118.6 |
| By opponent | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs BAL | 1 | 11 | 18 | 91 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.94 |
| vs CIN | 2 | 9 | 12 | 82 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| By month | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 1 | 21 | 33 | 244 | — | — | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9.66 |
| October | 6 | 99 | 149 | 980 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
| Division games | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 7 | 91 | 141 | 847 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 56 | 45.48 |
| Non-division | 10 | 133 | 208 | 1368 | 5 | 3 | 32 |
A depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 16 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 20.2 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 16· confidence 82%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
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| 110 |
| 106.92 |
| -2 |
| 3.08 |
| vs DAL | 1 | 19 | 27 | 203 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13.22 |
| vs DET | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0.2 |
| vs HOU | 1 | 21 | 30 | 156 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9.04 |
| vs IND | 1 | 18 | 24 | 150 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 28 | 8.8 |
| vs LAC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0.44 |
| vs MIA | 2 | 33 | 50 | 350 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12.1 |
| vs NE | 1 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 6.48 |
| vs PIT | 1 | 7 | 14 | 128 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3.32 |
| vs TEN | 3 | 61 | 103 | 697 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 37.78 |
| vs WAS | 2 | 37 | 57 | 280 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 16.2 |
| 10 |
| 54.2 |
| November | 5 | 38 | 63 | 427 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 24.68 |
| December | 5 | 66 | 104 | 564 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 115 | 30.06 |
| 16 |
| 84 |
| 73.12 |