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

College

Career Value · VORP

35 career value over replacement — #2524 all-time of 4,695. 7/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

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Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · SF · 2011 · -10.8 vs expected KV-H

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54.8 expected · Δ−10.8

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing								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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2011	23–24	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	24–25	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	25–26	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%
2014	26–27	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	27–28	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	28–29	SF	12	—	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%
Career		—	68	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

40thPlayoff Rushing Yards·507 yds 47thPlayoff Passing Yards·1,374 yds 51stPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·7 53rdPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·4

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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 35 · #2524 · Role Player

Worth 35 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 55% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.7 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

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.7

Avg surplus

peak +15

3 seasons × ~11.7 surplus ≈