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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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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% |
| Career | — | 67 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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35 career value over replacement — #2487 all-time of 4,666. 7/season above a replacement-level QB.
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Pick #36 (Rd 2) · SF · 2011 · -10.9 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23–24 | SF | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 81.3 | 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 | 10.9 |
| 2013 | 25–26 | 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 | 26–27 | 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 | 27–28 | 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 | 28–29 | 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+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23–24 | SF | 2 | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 24–25 | SF | 13 | — | 63 | 415 | 5 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 20 | 31.7 | 2 |
| 2013 | 25–26 | SF | 16 | 16* | 92 | 524 | 4 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 28 | 30.4 | 1 |
| 2014 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | 16* | 104 | 639 | 1 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 28 | 26.9 | 2 |
| 2015 | 27–28 | SF | 9 | 8* | 45 | 256 | 1 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 13 | 28.9 | 1 |
| 2016 | 28–29 | 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+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25–26 | SF | 16 | 16* | 969 | 97.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | 16* | 1,050 | 99.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 27–28 | SF | 9 | 8* | 502 | 89.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 28–29 | SF | 12 | 11* | 691 | 90.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 53 | 51* | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Wk | Opp | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sck | Ru Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W6 | BUF | 13/29 | 187 | 1 | — | 3 | 66 |
| W7 | TB | 16/34 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 84 |
| W9 | NO | 24/39 | 398 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| W10 | ARI | 17/30 | 210 | 1 | — | 3 | 55 |
| W11 | NE | 16/30 | 206 | 2 | — | 5 | 32 |
| W12 | MIA | 29/46 | 296 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 113 |
| W13 | CHI | 1/5 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 20 |
| W14 | NYJ | 15/26 | 133 | 1 | — | 2 | 23 |
| W15 | ATL | 20/33 | 183 | 2 | — | 2 | 21 |
| W16 | LA | 28/37 | 266 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| W17 | SEA | 17/22 | 215 | 1 | — | 5 | 16 |
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–present · 11 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 | Rush TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 88 | 151 | 1095 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 178 | — | 79.6 |
| Away | 6 | 108 | 180 | 1146 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 43 | 290 | 2 | 120.84 |
| Wins / Losses | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 28 | 37 | 266 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 26.14 |
| Losses | 10 | 168 | 294 | 1975 | 14 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 11 | 196 | 331 | 2241 | 16 | 4 | 36 | 69 | 468 | 2 | 200.44 |
| By opponent | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs ARI | 1 | 17 | 30 | 210 | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 55 | 1 | 23.9 |
| vs ATL | 1 | 20 | 33 | 183 | 2 |
| By month | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 17 | 22 | 215 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | 12.2 |
| October | 2 | 29 | 63 | 330 | 2 |
| Division games | G | Cmp | Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | Sk | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 3 | 62 | 89 | 691 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 86 | 2 | 62.24 |
| Non-division | 8 | 134 | 242 | 1550 | 12 |
A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 44 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 43.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 44· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
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84% match
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| 3 |
| 32 |
| 63 |
| 453 |
| 1 |
| 174.3 |
| — |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 21 |
| — |
| 17.42 |
| vs BUF | 1 | 13 | 29 | 187 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 66 | — | 18.08 |
| vs CHI | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 20 | — | 2.16 |
| vs LA | 1 | 28 | 37 | 266 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 26.14 |
| vs MIA | 1 | 29 | 46 | 296 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 113 | — | 33.14 |
| vs NE | 1 | 16 | 30 | 206 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 32 | — | 19.44 |
| vs NO | 1 | 24 | 39 | 398 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 | — | 22.22 |
| vs NYJ | 1 | 15 | 26 | 133 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 23 | — | 11.62 |
| vs SEA | 1 | 17 | 22 | 215 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | 12.2 |
| vs TB | 1 | 16 | 34 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 84 | — | 14.12 |
| 1 |
| 7 |
| 17 |
| 150 |
| — |
| 32.2 |
| November | 4 | 86 | 145 | 1110 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 223 | 1 | 98.7 |
| December | 4 | 64 | 101 | 586 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 79 | 1 | 57.34 |
| 3 |
| 24 |
| 48 |
| 382 |
| — |
| 138.2 |