Not to be confused withDave Brown (CB · 1975–1989) or Dave Brown (LB · 1987).

Also in other sports:mlbDave Brown (1920–1925), nhlDave Brown (R · 1983–1996).

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

QBARI#17ACT

Dave Brown

Top 29% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 1995

Height6'6"

Weight230 lb

BornFeb 25, 1970

Age

Career Value · VORP

59 career value over replacement — #1885 all-time of 4,695. 9.8/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #1 (Rd 1) · NYG · 1992 · -12.3 vs expected KV-H

51actual

63.3 expected · Δ−12.3

Fan Rating

Rate Dave Brown — All-Time

Tap a star to rate

Explore More

Similar Players

Blaine Gabbert

91% match

JaMarcus Russell

89% match

John Skelton

87% match

Tony Banks

87% match

Trent Dilfer

87% match

Compare Dave Brown vs Player Report data error

Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Passing													Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	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
1992	22	NYG	2	—	—	4	7	57.1%	21	0	0	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	—	62.2	4	2	-1	0	-0.5	0.0	—	—	—
1993	23	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	-4	0	-1.3	0.0	—	—	—
1994	24	NYG	15	—	0.9	201	350	57.4%	2,536	12	16	3.4	4.6	7.2	5.9	0.8	72.5	42	60	196	2	3.3	3.3	—	—	—
1995	25	NYG	16	—	11.2	254	456	55.7%	2,814	11	10	2.4	2.2	6.2	5.7	1.1	73.1	44	45	228	4	5.1	8.9	—	—	—
1996	26	NYG	16	—	0.0	214	398	53.8%	2,412	12	20	3.0	5.0	6.1	4.4	0.6	61.3	49	50	170	0	3.4	0.0	—	—	—
1997	27	NYG	7	—	3.5	93	180	51.7%	1,023	5	3	2.8	1.7	5.7	5.5	1.7	71.1	13	17	29	1	1.7	5.9	—	—	—
1998	28	ARI	1	—	—	2	5	40.0%	31	0	0	0.0	0.0	6.2	6.2	—	61.3	1	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—
1999	29	ARI	8	—	0.0	84	168	50.0%	944	2	5	1.2	3.0	5.6	4.5	0.4	58.7	18	13	49	0	3.8	0.0	5	38.5	0
2000	30	ARI	4	—	0.0	40	68	58.8%	467	2	3	2.9	4.4	6.9	5.5	0.7	71.1	9	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	1
Career		—	70	—	15.6	892	1,632	54.7%	10,248	44	57	2.7	3.5	6.3	5.2	0.8	68.2	180	192	669	7	3.5	3.6	5	2.6	1

Archetype Intelligence

High-End StarterExplore archetypes →

A quality quarterback with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 59 · #1885 · Above Average

Worth 59 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 41% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 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

+19.7

Avg surplus

peak +22

3 seasons × ~19.7 surplus ≈