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

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Colin Kaepernick

Top 38% all-time QBsReliable Starter

Height6'4"

Weight230 lb

BornNov 3, 1987

Age38

CollegeNevada See College Stats

ConferenceWestern Athletic

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 2, Pick 36 · SF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

42ndPlayoff Rushing Yards·507 yds 46thPlayoff Passing Yards·1,374 yds 50thPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·7 54thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·4

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A quarterback with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 34 · #2513 · Role Player

Worth 34 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 55% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.3

Avg surplus

peak +15

3 seasons × ~11.3 surplus ≈ VORP 34

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													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2011	—	SF	2	—	3	5	60.0%	35	0	0	0.0	0.0	7.0	7.0	—	81.3	0	2	-2	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	SF	13	—	136	218	62.4%	1,814	10	3	4.6	1.4	8.3	8.6	3.3	98.3	16	63	415	5	6.6	7.9	20	31.7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	SF	16	—	243	416	58.4%	3,197	21	8	5.0	1.9	7.7	7.8	2.6	91.6	39	92	524	4	5.7	4.3	28	30.4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	969	97.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2013	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	SF	16	—	289	478	60.5%	3,369	19	10	4.0	2.1	7.0	6.9	1.9	86.4	52	104	639	1	6.1	1.0	28	26.9	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,050	99.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	—	SF	9	—	144	244	59.0%	1,615	6	5	2.5	2.0	6.6	6.2	1.2	78.5	28	45	256	1	5.7	2.2	13	28.9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	502	89.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	—	SF	11	—	196	331	59.2%	2,241	16	4	4.8	1.2	6.8	7.2	4.0	90.7	36	69	468	2	6.8	2.9	28	40.6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	691	90.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	69	—	1,011	1,692	59.8%	12,271	72	30	4.3	1.8	7.3	7.3	2.4	88.9	171	375	2,300	13	6.1	3.5	117	31.2	8	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	3,212	94.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%

Career EPA113.7·79 passing · 35 rushing·18.9/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2011	24	SF	2	—	3	5	60.0%	35	0	0	0.0	0.0	7.0	7.0	—	81.3	0	—
2012	25	SF	13	—	136	218	62.4%	1,814	10	3	4.6	1.4	8.3	8.6	3.3	98.3	16	10.9
2013	26	SF	16	16*	243	416	58.4%	3,197	21	8	5.0	1.9	7.7	7.8	2.6	91.6	39	14.5
2014	27	SF	16	16*	289	478	60.5%	3,369	19	10	4.0	2.1	7.0	6.9	1.9	86.4	52	13.1
2015	28	SF	9	8*	144	244	59.0%	1,615	6	5	2.5	2.0	6.6	6.2	1.2	78.5	28	5.4
2016	29	SF	11	11*	196	331	59.2%	2,241	16	4	4.8	1.2	6.8	7.2	4.0	90.7	36	10.5
Career			67	51*	1,011	1,692	59.8%	12,271	72	30	4.3	1.8	7.3	—	—	88.9	171	54.4

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2011	24	SF	2	—	2	-2	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2012	25	SF	13	—	63	415	5	6.6	7.9	20	31.7	2
2013	26	SF	16	16*	92	524	4	5.7	4.3	28	30.4	1
2014	27	SF	16	16*	104	639	1	6.1	1.0	28	26.9	2
2015	28	SF	9	8*	45	256	1	5.7	2.2	13	28.9	1
2016	29	SF	11	11*	69	468	2	6.8	2.9	28	40.6	2
Career			67	51*	375	2,300	13	6.1	—	117	—	8

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	26	SF	16	16*	969	97.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	27	SF	16	16*	1,050	99.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	28	SF	9	8*	502	89.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	29	SF	12	11*	691	90.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			53	51*	3,212	—	—	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd
2011	24	—	—	—	2.1	0.0	—	44
2012	25	—	—	—	52.9	-3.5	—	2,140
2013	26	—	—	16*	56.8	16.2	—	3,950
2014	27	—	—	16*	3.3	-8.9	—	4,621
2015	28	—	—	8*	-27.4	6.2	—	1,875
2016	29	—	—	11*	-8.8	24.9	—	2,662
Career				51*	—	—	—	15,292

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 43 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 43 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 43.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 43· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 43

On-field 26

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

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

2012bestavg 422016

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Passing Yards leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

18.95 EPA/season over 6 seasons56

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: 86%.

Per-Snap Impact

Quarterbacks · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

EPA / snap:0.019See leaderboard →

EPA/snap0.019Snap share94.1%Off snaps3,212VolatileCV 28.83

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within quarterbacks, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2011

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

QB · 2011 class

4.53s

40-Yard

Elite · 95th pct

Pos 95thAll 71thClass Pos 77thClass All 69th

32.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 59th pct

Pos 59thAll 39thClass Pos 41thClass All 43th

115"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 42thClass Pos 41thClass All 48th

6.85s

3-Cone

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 86thClass Pos 50thClass All 74th

4.18s

Shuttle

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 77thClass Pos 40thClass All 70th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Passer Rating: 88.9 regular season → 87.3 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-2%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Passing

Cmp94Att162Cmp%58.0%Yds1,374TD7Int5TD%4.3Int%3.1Y/A8.5AdjY/A8.0TD:INT1.4Rate87.3Sk11

Rushing

Att51Yds507TD4Y/A9.9TD%7.81D231D%45.1

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Pass EPA31.8Rush EPA30.3Pass AirYd1,869

College Stats

NevadaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nevada), 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.

2011 Draft Class· this player went #36

#28Mark IngramRB #29Gabe CarimiOT #30Muhammad WilkersonDE #31Cameron HeywardDE #32Derek SherrodOT #33Ras-I DowlingDB #34Aaron WilliamsS #35Andy DaltonQB #37Jabaal SheardDE #38Ryan WilliamsRB #39Akeem AyersLB #40Bruce CarterLB #41Jarvis JenkinsDT #42Brooks ReedLB #43Kyle RudolphTE #44Titus YoungWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Colin inherited the San Francisco 49ers QB room from Jeff Garcia (1999–2003), and handed it to Jimmy Garoppolo (2017–2022).

Steve Young 1987–1999Steve Bono 1989–1993Elvis Grbac 1994–1996Jeff Garcia 1999–2003Colin Kaepernick 2011–2016Jimmy Garoppolo

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with SF
2011draft
Drafted by SF — Round 2, Pick 36

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 230 lb

Frame

233 lb at 4.53s

Size-speed

32.5" vert / 115" broad

Explosion

Injury History

No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 44

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

D2012

C2013

C+2014

D2015

C2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

83%

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
2012	1,814	139.5	2,426+612	142.7
2013	3,197	199.8	3,155-42	185.6
2014	3,369	210.6	3,225-144	189.7
2015	1,615	179.4	2,762+1,147	162.5
2016	2,241	203.7	3,077+836	181

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

34 career value over replacement — #2513 all-time of 4,642. 6.8/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · SF · 2011 · -11.9 vs expected KV-H

43actual

54.9 expected · Δ−11.9

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2011

Postseason Career

Passing

Rushing

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2011 Draft Class· this player went #36

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography