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

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David Garrard

1× Pro BowlTop 25% all-time QBsReliable Starter📉 Fades · -11% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2008Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #197

Height6'1"

Weight236 lb

BornFeb 14, 1978

Age48

CollegeEast Carolina See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 4, Pick 108 · JAX

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

85thPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·3 88thPlayoff Passing Yards·486 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A quarterback with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 98 · #1151 · High-Value

Worth 98 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 26% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 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

+19.6

Avg surplus

peak +28

5 seasons × ~19.6 surplus ≈ VORP 98

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
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	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
2002	—	JAX	4	—	23	46	50.0%	231	0	2	0.0	4.3	5.0	3.1	0.0	46.6	7	25	139	2	5.6	8.0	9	36.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	JAX	1	—	9	12	75.0%	86	1	0	8.3	0.0	7.2	8.8	—	122.2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	JAX	4	—	38	72	52.8%	374	2	1	2.8	1.4	5.2	5.1	2.0	71.2	6	12	76	1	6.3	8.3	5	41.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	JAX	7	—	98	168	58.3%	1,117	4	1	2.4	0.6	6.6	6.9	4.0	83.9	10	29	185	3	6.4	10.3	14	48.3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	JAX	10	—	145	241	60.2%	1,735	10	9	4.1	3.7	7.2	6.3	1.1	80.5	20	47	250	0	5.3	0.0	20	42.6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	JAX	12	—	208	325	64.0%	2,509	18	3	5.5	0.9	7.7	8.4	6.0	102.2	20	50	182	1	3.6	2.0	19	38.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	LV	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	—	JAX	16	—	335	535	62.6%	3,620	15	13	2.8	2.4	6.8	6.2	1.2	81.7	42	73	322	2	4.4	2.7	31	42.5	0	1	1	-6	0	100.0%	-6.0	-6.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	JAX	16	—	314	516	60.9%	3,597	15	10	2.9	1.9	7.0	6.7	1.5	83.5	42	77	323	3	4.2	3.9	31	40.3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NE	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	—	JAX	14	—	236	366	64.5%	2,734	23	15	6.3	4.1	7.5	6.9	1.5	90.8	32	67	270	5	4.0	7.5	28	41.8	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	WAS	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	91	—	1,406	2,281	61.6%	16,003	88	54	3.9	2.4	7.0	6.7	1.6	85.7	179	380	1,747	17	4.6	4.5	157	41.3	8	1	1	-6	0	100.0%	-6.0	-6.0	—	0	7	6	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA174.2·90 passing · 86 rushing · -2 receiving·19.4/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2002	24	JAX	4	—	23	46	50.0%	231	0	2	0.0	4.3	5.0	3.1	0.0	46.6	7	1.5
2003	25	JAX	1	—	9	12	75.0%	86	1	0	8.3	0.0	7.2	8.8	—	122.2	0	—
2004	26	JAX	4	—	38	72	52.8%	374	2	1	2.8	1.4	5.2	5.1	2.0	71.2	6	3.3
2005	27	JAX	7	—	98	168	58.3%	1,117	4	1	2.4	0.6	6.6	6.9	4.0	83.9	10	7
2006	28	JAX	10	—	145	241	60.2%	1,735	10	9	4.1	3.7	7.2	6.3	1.1	80.5	20	7
2007	29	JAX	12	—	208	325	64.0%	2,509	18	3	5.5	0.9	7.7	8.4	6.0	102.2	20	13.8
2008	30	JAX	16	—	335	535	62.6%	3,620	15	13	2.8	2.4	6.8	6.2	1.2	81.7	42	12.9
2009	31	JAX	16	—	314	516	60.9%	3,597	15	10	2.9	1.9	7.0	6.7	1.5	83.5	42	15
2010	32	JAX	14	—	236	366	64.5%	2,734	23	15	6.3	4.1	7.5	6.9	1.5	90.8	32	13.3
Career			84		1,406	2,281	61.6%	16,003	88	54	3.9	2.4	7.0	—	—	85.7	179	73.8

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2002	24	JAX	4	—	25	139	2	5.6	8.0	9	36.0	1
2004	26	JAX	4	—	12	76	1	6.3	8.3	5	41.7	0
2005	27	JAX	7	—	29	185	3	6.4	10.3	14	48.3	1
2006	28	JAX	10	—	47	250	0	5.3	0.0	20	42.6	1
2007	29	JAX	12	—	50	182	1	3.6	2.0	19	38.0	0
2008	30	JAX	16	—	73	322	2	4.4	2.7	31	42.5	0
2009	31	JAX	16	—	77	323	3	4.2	3.9	31	40.3	3
2010	32	JAX	14	—	67	270	5	4.0	7.5	28	41.8	2
Career			83		380	1,747	17	4.6	—	157	—	8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2008	30	JAX	16	—	1	1	-6	0	100.0%	-6.0	-6.0	—	0
Career			16		1	1	-6	0	100.0%	-6.0	-6.0	—	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
2007	29	LV	3	—	4	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
2009	31	NE	2	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2010	32	WAS	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			7		7	6	1	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2002	24	—	—	—	-17.6	5.4	—	0	0
2003	25	—	—	—	6.5	—	—	0	0
2004	26	—	—	—	-6.3	4.8	—	0	0
2005	27	—	—	—	16.1	10.6	—	0	0
2006	28	—	—	—	-18.1	9.5	—	2,286	0
2007	29	—	—	—	78.7	18.0	—	2,994	0
2008	30	—	—	—	15.5	22.4	-1.5	4,443	-6
2009	31	—	—	—	-8.5	3.9	—	4,224	0
2010	32	—	—	—	23.8	10.9	—	3,142	0
Career					—	—	—	17,089	-6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 54 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 86%

What builds the career mark of 50

On-field 34.7

Availability 15.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 402010

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #197 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2008 JAX·5 team wins#10

Passing Yards · 3,620 · score 32

2008 JAX·5 team wins#17

Passing Touchdowns · 15 · score 18

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 18% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

18% of the all-time Passing Yards leader18

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

19.35 EPA/season over 9 seasons56

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2002

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

QB · 2002 class

4.82s

40-Yard

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 33thClass Pos 55thClass All 31th

33.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 49thClass Pos 67thClass All 44th

111"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 28thClass Pos 50thClass All 28th

7.35s

3-Cone

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 33thClass Pos 17thClass All 32th

4.26s

Shuttle

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 64thClass Pos 50thClass All 45th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Passer Rating: 85.7 regular season → 76.4 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-11%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Passing

Cmp34Att62Cmp%54.8%Yds486TD3Int3TD%4.8Int%4.8Y/A7.8AdjY/A6.6TD:INT1.0Rate76.4Sk7

Rushing

Att10Yds86Y/A8.61D31D%30.0

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Pass EPA6.3Rush EPA4.5Pass AirYd488

College Stats

East CarolinaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (East Carolina), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #108

#97Coy WireOLB #99Jonathan WellsRB #100Dante WesleyDB #101Kevin BentleyLB #103Justin PeelleTE #104Alex BrownDE #106David ThorntonOLB #107Omar EasyRB #110Mike EcholsCB #111Ben TaylorLB #112Dave ZastudilP #114Randy McMichaelTE #115Tony BeckhamDB #117Rohan DaveyQB #118Chris LuzarTE #119Travis StephensRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

David inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars QB room from Mark Brunell (1995–2003), and handed it to Byron Leftwich (2003–2006).

Mark Brunell 1995–2003David Garrard 2002–2010Byron Leftwich 2003–2006Blake Bortles 2014–2018Gardner Minshew 2019–2020Trevor Lawrence

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010final season
Last recorded season with JAX
2002draft
Drafted by JAX — Round 4, Pick 108

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 236 lb

Frame

235 lb at 4.82s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 111" broad

Explosion

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	JAX	1	W7Out· ConcussionW15Questionable· Hamstring

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

F2002

F2004

D2005

C2006

C+2007

B2008

B2009

C+2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

85%

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
2002	231	57.8	1,695+1,464	99.7
2004	374	93.5	2,155+1,781	126.7
2005	1,117	159.6	3,147+2,030	185.1
2006	1,735	173.5	3,317+1,582	195.1
2007	2,509	209.1	3,795+1,286	223.2
2008	3,620	226.3	3,942+322	231.9
2009	3,597	224.8	3,835+238	225.6
2010	2,734	195.3	3,351+617	197.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

98 career value over replacement — #1151 all-time of 4,642. 12.3/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Comet62% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #108 (Rd 4) · JAX · 2002 · +17.2 vs expected KV-H

54actual

36.8 expected · Δ+17.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

Postseason Career

Passing

Rushing

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #108

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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