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

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Craig Erickson

Top 33% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter⚡ Breakout · 1993

Height6'2"

Weight213 lb

BornMay 17, 1969

Age57

CollegeMiami See College Stats

Rookie yr1992

Draft1992 · Rd 4, Pick 86 · TAM

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality quarterback with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 52 · #1984 · Above Average

Worth 52 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+26

Avg surplus

peak +27

2 seasons × ~26 surplus ≈ VORP 52

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
1992	—	TB	6	—	15	26	57.7%	121	0	0	0.0	0.0	4.7	4.7	—	69.6	2	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	TB	16	—	233	457	51.0%	3,054	18	21	3.9	4.6	6.7	5.4	0.9	66.4	35	26	96	0	3.7	0.0	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1994	—	TB	15	—	225	399	56.4%	2,919	16	10	4.0	2.5	7.3	7.0	1.6	82.5	22	26	68	1	2.6	3.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	IND	6	—	50	83	60.2%	586	3	4	3.6	4.8	7.1	5.6	0.8	73.7	10	9	14	0	1.6	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	MIA	7	—	55	99	55.6%	780	4	2	4.0	2.0	7.9	7.8	2.0	86.3	11	11	16	0	1.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	MIA	2	—	13	28	46.4%	165	0	1	0.0	3.6	5.9	4.3	0.0	50.4	2	4	8	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	52	—	591	1,092	54.1%	7,625	41	38	3.8	3.5	7.0	6.2	1.1	74.3	82	77	201	1	2.6	1.3	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	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
1992	23	TB	6	—	15	26	57.7%	121	0	0	0.0	0.0	4.7	4.7	—	69.6	2	2.9
1993	24	TB	16	—	233	457	51.0%	3,054	18	21	3.9	4.6	6.7	5.4	0.9	66.4	35	10.2
1994	25	TB	15	—	225	399	56.4%	2,919	16	10	4.0	2.5	7.3	7.0	1.6	82.5	22	12.6
1995	26	IND	6	—	50	83	60.2%	586	3	4	3.6	4.8	7.1	5.6	0.8	73.7	10	3.3
1996	27	MIA	7	—	55	99	55.6%	780	4	2	4.0	2.0	7.9	7.8	2.0	86.3	11	4.5
1997	28	MIA	2	—	13	28	46.4%	165	0	1	0.0	3.6	5.9	4.3	0.0	50.4	2	—
Career			52		591	1,092	54.1%	7,625	41	38	3.8	3.5	7.0	—	—	74.3	82	33.5

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1992	23	TB	6	—	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1993	24	TB	16	—	26	96	0	3.7	0.0	—	—	—
1994	25	TB	15	—	26	68	1	2.6	3.8	—	—	—
1995	26	IND	6	—	9	14	0	1.6	0.0	—	—	—
1996	27	MIA	7	—	11	16	0	1.5	0.0	—	—	—
1997	28	MIA	2	—	4	8	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—
Career			52		77	201	1	2.6	—	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 49 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 49 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 48.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 47

On-field 32.6

Availability 14.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1992bestavg 381996

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Passing Yards leader9

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: 86%.

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

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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.

1992 Draft Class· this player went #86

#70Larry WebsterDT #71Kevin TurnerFB #77Corey HarrisS #78Gerald DixonOLB #79Tyji ArmstrongTE #80Jeremy LincolnDB #81Thomas McLemoreDE #85Rodney CulverRB #88Ricardo McDonaldOLB #94Charles DavenportWR #97Dwight HollierMLB #98Roy BarkerDT #99Keith HamiltonDT #100Michael BankstonDE #102Casey WeldonQB #103Edgar BennettRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Craig inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB room from Vinny Testaverde (1987–1992), and handed it to Trent Dilfer (1994–1999).

Steve Young 1985–1986Vinny Testaverde 1987–1992Craig Erickson 1992–1994Trent Dilfer 1994–1999Shaun King 1999–2003Brad Johnson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1997final season
Last recorded season with MIA
1996team change
Joined MIA (from IND)
1995team change
Joined IND (from TB)
1992draft
Drafted by TAM — Round 4, Pick 86
1992team change
Joined TB (from TAM)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 213 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 51

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

F1992

B1993

B1994

F1995

F1996

Availability

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

57%

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
1992	121	20.2	2,479+2,358	145.8
1993	3,054	190.9	3,871+817	227.7
1994	2,919	194.6	3,846+927	226.2
1995	586	97.7	2,727+2,141	160.4
1996	780	111.4	2,813+2,033	165.5

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 (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

52 career value over replacement — #1984 all-time of 4,642. 10.4/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #86 (Rd 4) · TAM · 1992 · +10.3 vs expected KV-H

49actual

38.7 expected · Δ+10.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1992 Draft Class· this player went #86

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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