Drew Bledsoe ranks in the all-time elite tier for quarterbacks — a career that places Bledsoe in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bledsoe a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Drew Bledsoe

4× Pro Bowl4th youngest · 3,000 Passing Yards 3rd youngest · 4,000 Passing Yards Top 4% all-time QBsIron Legend⚡ Breakout · 2002 📉 Fades · -29% playoffs

Career Value · VORP

372 career value over replacement — #54 all-time of 4,695. 28.6/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

6 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #1 (Rd 1) · NWE · 1993 · +9.7 vs expected KV-H

73actual

63.3 expected · Δ+9.7

💔+52.1 stolen VORP·1.82 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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

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

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
1993	21–22	NE	13	—	214	429	49.9%	2,494	15	15	3.5	3.5	5.8	4.9	1.0	65.0	—	32	82	0	2.6	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	22–23	NE	16	—	400	691	57.9%	4,555	25	27	3.6	3.9	6.6	5.6	0.9	73.6	—	44	40	0	0.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	23–24	NE	15	—	323	636	50.8%	3,507	13	16	2.0	2.5	5.5	4.8	0.8	63.7	—	20	28	0	1.4	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	24–25	NE	16	—	373	623	59.9%	4,086	27	15	4.3	2.4	6.6	6.3	1.8	83.7	—	24	27	0	1.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	25–26	NE	16	—	314	522	60.2%	3,706	28	15	5.4	2.9	7.1	6.9	1.9	87.7	—	28	55	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	26–27	NE	14	—	263	481	54.7%	3,633	20	14	4.2	2.9	7.6	7.1	1.4	80.9	—	28	44	0	1.6	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	27–28	NE	16	—	303	533	56.8%	3,969	19	21	3.6	3.9	7.4	6.4	0.9	75.9	55	42	101	0	2.4	0.0	11	26.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2000	28–29	NE	16	—	309	527	58.6%	3,247	17	13	3.2	2.5	6.2	5.7	1.3	77.1	45	47	158	2	3.4	4.3	14	29.8	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	29–30	NE	2	—	40	66	60.6%	400	2	2	3.0	3.0	6.1	5.3	1.0	75.3	5	5	18	0	3.6	0.0	1	20.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	30–31	BUF	16	—	375	610	61.5%	4,359	24	15	3.9	2.5	7.1	6.8	1.6	86.0	54	27	67	2	2.5	7.4	10	37.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	31–32	BUF	16	—	274	471	58.2%	2,860	11	12	2.3	2.5	6.1	5.4	0.9	73.0	49	23	29	2	1.3	8.7	5	21.7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	32–33	BUF	16	—	256	449	57.0%	2,932	20	16	4.5	3.6	6.5	5.8	1.3	76.8	38	20	52	0	2.6	0.0	3	15.0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	33–34	DAL	16	—	300	499	60.1%	3,639	23	17	4.6	3.4	7.3	6.7	1.4	83.7	49	34	50	2	1.5	5.9	6	17.6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	34–35	DAL	6	—	90	169	53.3%	1,164	7	8	4.1	4.7	6.9	5.6	0.9	69.2	16	8	28	2	3.5	25.0	6	75.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	194	—	3,834	6,706	57.2%	44,551	251	206	3.7	3.1	6.6	6.0	1.2	77.1	311	382	779	10	2.0	2.6	56	14.7	9	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

20thPassing Yards·44,551 yds 30thPassing Touchdowns·251

Postseason all-time ranks

50thPlayoff Passing Yards·1,335 yds 61stPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·6

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber quarterback (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 372 · #54 · All-Time

Worth 372 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 2% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 12 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +31 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+31

Avg surplus

peak +42

12 seasons × ~31 surplus ≈