Daunte Culpepper ranks in the all-time elite tier for quarterbacks — a career that places Culpepper in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Culpepper a career score of 67, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Daunte Culpepper
3× Pro BowlTop 9% all-time QBsElite Playmaker⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2004Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #122
Height6'4"
Weight260 lb
BornJan 28, 1977
Age49
CollegeUCFSee College Stats
Rookie yr1999
Draft1999 · Rd 1, Pick 11 · MIN
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
3x
Pro Bowls
Season honors and record seasons
A top 10% all-time quarterback who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 190 · #416 · EliteWorth 190 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+27.1
Avg surplus
peak +47
7 seasons × ~27.1 surplus ≈ VORP 190
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 | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | — | MIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 295 | 469 | 62.9% | 3,924 | 33 | 14 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 100.4 | 34 | 86 | 442 | 7 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 36 | 41.9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | CAR | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | MIN | 11 | — | 235 | 366 | 64.2% | 2,612 | 14 | 13 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 83.3 | 33 | 71 | 416 | 5 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 31 | 43.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | NYG | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 333 | 549 | 60.7% | 3,853 | 18 | 23 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 75.3 | 47 | 106 | 609 | 10 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 46 | 43.4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | MIN | 14 | — | 295 | 454 | 65.0% | 3,479 | 25 | 11 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 96.4 | 38 | 72 | 422 | 4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 28 | 38.9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | LV | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 379 | 548 | 69.2% | 4,717 | 39 | 11 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 110.9 | 45 | 89 | 406 | 2 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 32 | 36.0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | JAX | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | MIN | 7 | — | 139 | 216 | 64.4% | 1,564 | 6 | 12 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 72.0 | 31 | 24 | 141 | 1 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | MIA | 4 | — | 81 | 134 | 60.4% | 929 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 77.0 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | LV | 7 | — | 108 | 185 | 58.4% | 1,332 | 5 | 5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 78.5 | 21 | 20 | 46 | 3 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 7 | 35.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | KC | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | DET | 5 | — | 60 | 115 | 52.2% | 786 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 63.9 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 2.3 | 9.1 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | CAR | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | DET | 8 | — | 89 | 157 | 56.7% | 945 | 3 | 6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 64.8 | 14 | 18 | 91 | 0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 27.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 117 | — | 2,014 | 3,193 | 63.1% | 24,141 | 149 | 104 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 88.1 | 297 | 511 | 2,624 | 34 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 202 | 39.5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA324.2·264 passing · 61 rushing·29.5/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23 | MIN | 16 | — | 295 | 469 | 62.9% | 3,924 | 33 | 14 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 100.4 | 34 | 24.2 |
| 2001 | 24 | MIN | 11 | — | 235 | 366 | 64.2% | 2,612 | 14 | 13 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 83.3 | 33 | 11.8 |
| 2002 | 25 | MIN | 16 | — | 333 | 549 | 60.7% | 3,853 | 18 | 23 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 75.3 | 47 | 13.5 |
| 2003 | 26 | MIN | 14 | — | 295 | 454 | 65.0% | 3,479 | 25 | 11 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 96.4 | 38 | 18.3 |
| 2004 | 27 | MIN | 16 | — | 379 | 548 | 69.2% | 4,717 | 39 | 11 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 110.9 | 45 | 26.5 |
| 2005 | 28 | MIN | 7 | — | 139 | 216 | 64.4% | 1,564 | 6 | 12 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 72.0 | 31 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | 29 | MIA | 4 | — | 81 | 134 | 60.4% | 929 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 77.0 | 20 | 2.9 |
| 2007 | 30 | LV | 7 | — | 108 | 185 | 58.4% | 1,332 | 5 | 5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 78.5 | 21 | 6 |
| 2008 | 31 | DET | 5 | — | 60 | 115 | 52.2% | 786 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 63.9 | 14 | 2.1 |
| 2009 | 32 | DET | 8 | — | 89 | 157 | 56.7% | 945 | 3 | 6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 64.8 | 14 | 4.4 |
| Career | 104 | 2,014 | 3,193 | 63.1% | 24,141 | 149 | 104 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 7.6 | — | — | 88.1 | 297 | 114.2 |
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | MIN | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | MIN | 16 | — | 86 | 442 | 7 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 36 | 41.9 | 2 |
| 2001 | 24 | MIN | 11 | — | 71 | 416 | 5 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 31 | 43.7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 25 | MIN | 16 | — | 106 | 609 | 10 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 46 | 43.4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 26 | MIN | 14 | — | 72 | 422 | 4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 28 | 38.9 | 3 |
| 2004 | 27 | MIN | 16 | — | 89 | 406 | 2 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 32 | 36.0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 28 | MIN | 7 | — | 24 | 141 | 1 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 |
| 2006 | 29 | MIA | 4 | — | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30 | LV | 7 | — | 20 | 46 | 3 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 7 | 35.0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31 | DET | 5 | — | 11 | 25 | 1 | 2.3 | 9.1 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32 | DET | 8 | — | 18 | 91 | 0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 27.8 | 0 |
| Career | 105 | 511 | 2,624 | 34 | 5.1 | — | 202 | — | 13 |
Receiving
Defense
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | — | — | — | 106.0 | 18.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | — | — | — | 3.6 | 11.6 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | — | — | — | 28.6 | 30.0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26 | — | — | — | 60.7 | 14.9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | — | — | — | 179.7 | -14.2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | — | — | — | -30.6 | -0.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | — | — | — | -18.3 | 0.3 | — | 1,227 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30 | — | — | — | 0.4 | 4.7 | — | 1,516 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31 | — | — | — | -42.7 | -0.5 | — | 984 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32 | — | — | — | -23.4 | -4.8 | — | 1,307 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 5,034 | 0 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 67 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
60
Sustained
career value
×.6
75
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 66 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 89%
What builds the career mark of 60
On-field 44.9
Availability 15.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
2000bestavg 52elite 702009
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #122 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position31
Depth
of 100
Reached 27% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
27% of the all-time Passing Yards leader27
1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33
29.47 EPA/season over 11 seasons60
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: 88%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
📊 Consistent
Passer Rating: 88.1 regular season → 81.9 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
-7%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesPassing
Cmp72Att133Cmp%54.1%Yds967TD8Int5TD%6.0Int%3.8Y/A7.3AdjY/A6.8TD:INT1.6Rate81.9Sk11
Rushing
Att17Yds140TD1Y/A8.2TD%5.91D71D%41.2
Defense
Tkl1Solo1
Advanced (EPA)
Pass EPA2.5Rush EPA11.2
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Jimmy KleinsasserTE7yRandy MossWR6yMoe WilliamsRB6yLance JohnstoneDE5yChris HovanDT5yMichael BennettRB5yGary AndersonK4yCorey ChavousS4yFred RobbinsDT4yChris WalshWR4yTalance SawyerDE4yWillie OffordS4yCris CarterWR3yRobert GriffithFS3yNate BurlesonWR3yMitch BergerP3yEd McDanielOLB3yE.J. HendersonMLB3yKailee WongLB3yTyrone CarterDB3yKenny WrightDB3yBrian RussellDB3yKenny MixonDE3yOrlando ThomasFS3y
1999 Draft Class· this player went #11
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterDaunte inherited the Minnesota Vikings QB room from Randall Cunningham (1997–1999), and handed it to Gus Frerotte (2003–2008).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2009final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 2008team change
Joined DET (from LV)
- 2007team change
Joined LV (from MIA)
- 2006team change
Joined MIA (from MIN)
- 1999draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 1, Pick 11
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 260 lb
Frame
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 10-season peers. See all →
67
peak 75
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+2000
B2001
B2002
B2003
A2004
C2005
F2006
C2007
F2008
F2009
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.
65%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,924 | 245.3 | 4,351+427 | 256 |
| 2001 | 2,612 | 237.5 | 4,249+1,637 | 250 |
| 2002 | 3,853 | 240.8 | 4,211+358 | 247.7 |
| 2003 | 3,479 | 248.5 | 4,345+866 | 255.6 |
| 2004 | 4,717 | 294.8 | 4,968+251 | 292.3 |
| 2005 | 1,564 | 223.4 | 3,990+2,426 | 234.7 |
| 2006 | 929 | 232.3 | 4,076+3,147 | 239.8 |
| 2007 | 1,332 | 190.3 | 3,565+2,233 | 209.7 |
| 2008 | 786 | 157.2 | 3,127+2,341 | 183.9 |
| 2009 | 945 | 118.1 | 2,473+1,528 | 145.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
190 career value over replacement — #416 all-time of 4,642. 19/season above a replacement-level QB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #11 (Rd 1) · MIN · 1999 · +6.6 vs expected KV-H
67actual
60.4 expected · Δ+6.6
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