Doug Flutie is a career quality starter β a quarterback whose body of work places Flutie in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Flutie's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
A quality quarterback with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 98 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback β top 26% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.6 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
5 seasons Γ ~19.6 surplus β VORP 98
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1986 | β | CHI | 4 | β | 23 | 46 | 50.0% | 361 | 3 | 2 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 80.1 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1987 | β | NE | 1 | β | 15 | 25 | 60.0% | 199 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.8 | β | 98.6 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1988 | β | NE | 11 | β | 92 | 179 | 51.4% | 1,150 | 8 | 10 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 63.3 | 11 | 38 | 179 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.6 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1989 | β | NE | 5 | β | 36 | 91 | 39.6% | 493 | 2 | 4 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 46.6 | 6 | 16 | 87 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | BUF | 13 | β | 202 | 354 | 57.1% | 2,711 | 20 | 11 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 87.4 | 12 | 48 | 248 | 1 | 5.2 | 2.1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | BUF | 15 | β | 261 | 471 | 55.4% | 3,145 | 18 | 14 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 76.4 | 25 | 87 | 462 | 1 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 30 | 34.5 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | NE | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 11.5 | 5.1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | BUF | 10 | β | 129 | 225 | 57.3% | 1,656 | 8 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 88.7 | 9 | 35 | 159 | 1 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 10 | 28.6 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2000 | β | TB | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 28.4 | -2.7 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | LAC | 16 | β | 294 | 521 | 56.4% | 3,464 | 15 | 18 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 72.0 | 25 | 52 | 192 | 1 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 12 | 23.1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2001 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 35.7 | -6.9 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | LAC | 1 | β | 3 | 11 | 27.3% | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | β | 51.3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2002 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -0.7 | -0.1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | LAC | 7 | β | 91 | 167 | 54.5% | 1,097 | 9 | 4 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 82.8 | 8 | 33 | 168 | 2 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 12 | 36.4 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2003 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 8.5 | 0.1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | LAC | 2 | β | 20 | 38 | 52.6% | 276 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | β | 85.0 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 2 | 7.8 | 40.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2004 | β | KC | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2004 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 14.4 | 6.2 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | β | NE | 4 | β | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | β | 56.3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2005 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -2.7 | -9.4 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 94 | β | 1,171 | 2,138 | 54.8% | 14,645 | 85 | 65 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 76.9 | 105 | 335 | 1,618 | 10 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 68 | 20.3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 95.0 | -7.7 | β | 0 | 0 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 24 | CHI | 4 | β | 23 | 46 | 50.0% | 361 | 3 | 2 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 80.1 | 6 | 3.5 |
| 1987 | 25 | NE | 1 | β | 15 | 25 | 60.0% | 199 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.8 | β | 98.6 | 1 | β |
| 1988 | 26 | NE | 11 | β | 92 | 179 | 51.4% | 1,150 | 8 | 10 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 63.3 | 11 | 7.1 |
| 1989 | 27 | NE | 5 | β | 36 | 91 | 39.6% | 493 | 2 | 4 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 46.6 | 6 | 2.5 |
| 1998 | 36 | BUF | 13 | β | 202 | 354 | 57.1% | 2,711 | 20 | 11 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 87.4 | 12 | 11.9 |
| 1999 | 37 | BUF | 15 | β | 261 | 471 | 55.4% | 3,145 | 18 | 14 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 76.4 | 25 | 12.7 |
| 2000 | 38 | BUF | 10 | β | 129 | 225 | 57.3% | 1,656 | 8 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 88.7 | 9 | 9.2 |
| 2001 | 39 | LAC | 16 | β | 294 | 521 | 56.4% | 3,464 | 15 | 18 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 72.0 | 25 | 10.2 |
| 2002 | 40 | LAC | 1 | β | 3 | 11 | 27.3% | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | β | 51.3 | 0 | β |
| 2003 | 41 | LAC | 7 | β | 91 | 167 | 54.5% | 1,097 | 9 | 4 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 82.8 | 8 | 7.2 |
| 2004 | 42 | LAC | 2 | β | 20 | 38 | 52.6% | 276 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | β | 85.0 | 1 | β |
| 2005 | 43 | NE | 4 | β | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | β | 56.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 89 | 1,171 | 2,138 | 54.8% | 14,645 | 85 | 65 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 6.8 | β | β | 76.9 | 105 | 65.3 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 24 | CHI | 4 | β | 9 | 36 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.1 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | 25 | NE | 1 | β | 6 | 43 | 0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1988 | 26 | NE | 11 | β | 38 | 179 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.6 | β | β | β |
| 1989 | 27 | NE | 5 | β | 16 | 87 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | 36 | BUF | 13 | β | 48 | 248 | 1 | 5.2 | 2.1 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | 37 | BUF | 15 | β | 87 | 462 | 1 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 30 | 34.5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 38 | BUF | 10 | β | 35 | 159 | 1 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 10 | 28.6 | 2 |
| 2001 | 39 | LAC | 16 | β | 52 | 192 | 1 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 12 | 23.1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 40 | LAC | 1 | β | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 41 | LAC | 7 | β | 33 | 168 | 2 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 12 | 36.4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 42 | LAC | 2 | β | 5 | 39 | 2 | 7.8 | 40.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 43 | NE | 4 | β | 5 | -1 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 89 | 335 | 1,618 | 10 | 4.8 | β | 68 | β | 8 |
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 54 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 54Β· confidence 83%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
Ranked #196 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
Reached 16% of the all-time Passing Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 84%.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
| Season | School | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Boston College | 105 | 192 | 54.7% | 1,652 | 10 | 8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 83.5 | β |
| 1982 | Boston College | 162 | 347 | 46.7% | 2,749 | 13 | 20 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 62.5 | β |
| 1983 | Boston College | 177 | 345 | 51.3% | 2,724 | 17 | 15 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 76.0 | β |
| 1984 | Boston College | 233 | 386 | 60.4% | 3,454 | 27 | 11 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 101.1 | β |
| 1985 | New Jersey Generals | 134 | 281 | 47.7% | 2,109 | 13 | 14 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 67.8 | β |
| 1986 | CHI | 23 | 46 | 50.0% | 361 | 3 | 2 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 80.1 | β |
| 1987 | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 0.0 | β | β | 0.0 | β |
| 1987 | NE | 15 | 25 | 60.0% | 199 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.8 | β | 98.6 | β |
| 1988 | NE | 92 | 179 | 51.4% | 1,150 | 8 | 10 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 63.3 | β |
| 1989 | NE | 36 | 91 | 39.6% | 493 | 2 | 4 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 46.6 | β |
| 1998 | BUF | 202 | 354 | 57.1% | 2,711 | 20 | 11 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 87.4 | β |
| 1999 | BUF | 264 | 478 | 55.2% | 3,171 | 19 | 16 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 75.1 | β |
| 2000 | BUF | 132 | 231 | 57.1% | 1,700 | 8 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 86.5 | β |
| 2001 | SD | 294 | 521 | 56.4% | 3,464 | 15 | 18 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 72.0 | β |
| 2002 | SD | 3 | 11 | 27.3% | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | β | 51.3 | β |
| 2003 | SD | 91 | 167 | 54.5% | 1,097 | 9 | 4 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 82.8 | β |
| 2004 | SD | 20 | 38 | 52.6% | 276 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | β | 85.0 | β |
| 2005 | NE | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | β | 56.3 | β |
| 1986 | CHI | 11 | 31 | 35.5% | 134 | 1 | 2 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 33.5 | β |
| 1998 | BUF | 21 | 36 | 58.3% | 360 | 1 | 1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 90.0 | β |
| 1990 | BC | 207 | 392 | 52.8% | 2,960 | 16 | 19 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 71.0 | β |
| 1991 | BC | 466 | 730 | 63.8% | 6,619 | 38 | 24 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 96.7 | β |
| 1992 | CAL | 396 | 688 | 57.6% | 5,945 | 32 | 30 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 83.4 | β |
| 1993 | CAL | 416 | 703 | 59.2% | 6,092 | 44 | 17 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 98.3 | β |
| 1994 | CAL | 403 | 659 | 61.2% | 5,726 | 48 | 19 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 101.5 | β |
| 1995 | CAL | 223 | 332 | 67.2% | 2,788 | 16 | 5 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 102.8 | β |
| 1996 | TOR | 434 | 677 | 64.1% | 5,720 | 29 | 17 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 94.5 | β |
| 1997 | TOR | 430 | 673 | 63.9% | 5,505 | 47 | 24 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 97.8 | β |
| 1991 | BC | 17 | 32 | 53.1% | 257 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 66.8 | β |
| 1992 | CAL | 13 | 27 | 48.1% | 185 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 55.3 | β |
| 1993 | CAL | 14 | 26 | 53.8% | 145 | 1 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 6.3 | β | 83.0 | β |
| 1993 | CAL | 22 | 47 | 46.8% | 276 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 56.7 | β |
| 1994 | CAL | 26 | 40 | 65.0% | 359 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | β | 118.6 | β |
| 1994 | CAL | 24 | 34 | 70.6% | 311 | 1 | 2 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 84.3 | β |
| 1995 | CAL | 10 | 21 | 47.6% | 131 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 6.2 | -2.3 | 0.0 | 28.2 | β |
| 1995 | CAL | 21 | 30 | 70.0% | 261 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 9.4 | β | 107.8 | β |
| 1996 | TOR | 30 | 38 | 78.9% | 381 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.6 | β | 117.2 | β |
| 1997 | TOR | 23 | 37 | 62.2% | 398 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 11.3 | β | 107.7 | β |
| 1992 | CAL | 33 | 49 | 67.3% | 480 | 2 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 10.6 | β | 112.6 | β |
| 1995 | CAL | 23 | 48 | 47.9% | 286 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 65.1 | β |
| 1996 | TOR | 22 | 35 | 62.9% | 302 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | β | 90.4 | β |
| 1997 | TOR | 30 | 38 | 78.9% | 352 | 3 | 1 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 120.6 | β |
| Career | 5,303 | 9,125 | 58.1% | 73,376 | 452 | 305 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 86.6 | 0 |
| Season | School | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Boston College | 67 | 79 | 2 | 1.2 | 3.0 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | Boston College | 90 | 265 | 2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | Boston College | 69 | 245 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | Boston College | 62 | 149 | 3 | 2.4 | 4.8 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | New Jersey Generals | 65 | 465 | 6 | 7.2 | 9.2 | β | β | β |
| 1986 | CHI | 9 | 36 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.1 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β |
| 1987 | NE | 6 | 43 | 0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1988 | NE | 38 | 179 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.6 | β | β | β |
| 1989 | NE | 16 | 87 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | BUF | 48 | 248 | 1 | 5.2 | 2.1 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | BUF | 88 | 467 | 1 | 5.3 | 1.1 | β | β | β |
| 2000 | BUF | 36 | 161 | 1 | 4.5 | 2.8 | β | β | β |
| 2001 | SD | 53 | 192 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.9 | β | β | β |
| 2002 | SD | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 2003 | SD | 33 | 168 | 2 | 5.1 | 6.1 | β | β | β |
| 2004 | SD | 5 | 39 | 2 | 7.8 | 40.0 | β | β | β |
| 2005 | NE | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1986 | CHI | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | BUF | 4 | 29 | 0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1990 | BC | 79 | 662 | 3 | 8.4 | 3.8 | β | β | β |
| 1991 | BC | 120 | 610 | 14 | 5.1 | 11.7 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | CAL | 96 | 669 | 11 | 7.0 | 11.5 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | CAL | 74 | 373 | 11 | 5.0 | 14.9 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | CAL | 96 | 760 | 8 | 7.9 | 8.3 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | CAL | 46 | 288 | 5 | 6.3 | 10.9 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | TOR | 101 | 756 | 9 | 7.5 | 8.9 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | TOR | 92 | 542 | 5 | 5.9 | 5.4 | β | β | β |
| 1991 | BC | 9 | 45 | 1 | 5.0 | 11.1 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | CAL | 13 | 94 | 2 | 7.2 | 15.4 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | CAL | 11 | 83 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | CAL | 7 | 44 | 0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | CAL | 5 | 45 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | CAL | 6 | 84 | 0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | CAL | 5 | 28 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | CAL | 8 | 50 | 0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | TOR | 3 | 20 | 2 | 6.7 | 66.7 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | TOR | 6 | 44 | 0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | CAL | 4 | 20 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | CAL | 10 | 45 | 1 | 4.5 | 10.0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | TOR | 12 | 103 | 1 | 8.6 | 8.3 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | TOR | 5 | 35 | 1 | 7.0 | 20.0 | β | β | β |
| Career | 1,505 | 8,271 | 97 | 5.5 | 6.4 | β | β | β |
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Doug inherited the New England Patriots QB room from Tony Eason (1983β1989), and handed it to Drew Bledsoe (1993β2001).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Joined NE (from LAC)
Last recorded season with NE
Joined LAC (from BUF)
Joined BUF (from NE)
Joined NE (from CHI)
Joined CHI (from LA)
Drafted by LA β Round 11, Pick 285
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 9-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.
Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Pass Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 361 | 90.3 | 3,148+2,787 | 185.2 |
| 1988 | 1,150 | 104.5 | 3,230+2,080 | 190 |
| 1989 | 493 | 98.6 | 3,165+2,672 | 186.2 |
| 1998 | 2,711 | 208.5 | 3,991+1,280 | 234.8 |
| 1999 | 3,145 | 209.7 | 3,941+796 | 231.8 |
| 2000 | 1,656 | 165.6 | 3,296+1,640 | 193.9 |
| 2001 | 3,464 | 216.5 | 3,935+471 | 231.5 |
| 2003 | 1,097 | 156.7 | 2,931+1,834 | 172.4 |
| 2005 | 29 | 7.3 | 1,137+1,108 | 66.9 |
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Career Value Β· VORP
98 career value over replacement β #1152 all-time of 4,642. 10.9/season above a replacement-level QB.
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Pick #285 (Rd 11) Β· LA Β· 1985 Β· +46 vs expected KV-H
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Doug inherited the Buffalo Bills QB room from Todd Collins (1995β1997), and handed it to Rob Johnson (1999β2001).
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Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 20 seasons (1986β2005) β a true nomad. The crest trail: