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Frank Reich

Top 44% all-time QBsSolid Contributor

Height6'4"

Weight210 lb

BornDec 4, 1961

Age64

CollegeMaryland See College Stats

Rookie yr1985

Draft1985 · Rd 3, Pick 57 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

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A quarterback with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 30 · #2671 · Role Player

Worth 30 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 59% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

6 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10

Avg surplus

peak +23

3 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 30

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

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
1985	—	BUF	1	—	1	1	100.0%	19	0	0	0.0	0.0	19.0	19.0	—	118.8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	—	BUF	3	—	9	19	47.4%	104	0	2	0.0	10.5	5.5	0.7	0.0	24.8	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	BUF	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	-3	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	BUF	7	—	53	87	60.9%	701	7	2	8.0	2.3	8.1	8.6	3.5	103.7	4	9	30	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	BUF	16	—	36	63	57.1%	469	2	0	3.2	0.0	7.4	8.1	—	91.3	6	15	24	0	1.6	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	BUF	16	—	27	41	65.9%	305	6	2	14.6	4.9	7.4	8.2	3.0	107.2	4	13	6	0	0.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	BUF	16	—	24	47	51.1%	221	0	2	0.0	4.3	4.7	2.8	0.0	46.5	9	9	-9	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	BUF	15	—	16	26	61.5%	153	2	0	7.7	0.0	5.9	7.4	—	103.5	6	6	-6	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	BUF	16	—	56	93	60.2%	568	1	4	1.1	4.3	6.1	4.4	0.3	63.4	7	6	3	0	0.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CAR	3	—	37	84	44.0%	441	2	2	2.4	2.4	5.3	4.7	1.0	58.7	12	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	NYJ	10	—	175	331	52.9%	2,205	15	16	4.5	4.8	6.7	5.4	0.9	68.9	14	18	31	0	1.7	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1997	—	DET	6	—	11	30	36.7%	121	0	2	0.0	6.7	4.0	1.0	0.0	21.7	0	4	-4	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	DET	6	—	63	110	57.3%	768	5	4	4.5	3.6	7.0	6.3	1.3	78.9	4	6	3	0	0.5	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	118	—	508	932	54.5%	6,075	40	36	4.3	3.9	6.5	5.6	1.1	72.9	68	91	78	0	0.9	0.0	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1985	24	BUF	1	—	1	1	100.0%	19	0	0	0.0	0.0	19.0	19.0	—	118.8	0	—
1986	25	BUF	3	—	9	19	47.4%	104	0	2	0.0	10.5	5.5	0.7	0.0	24.8	2	—
1989	28	BUF	7	—	53	87	60.9%	701	7	2	8.0	2.3	8.1	8.6	3.5	103.7	4	6.1
1990	29	BUF	16	—	36	63	57.1%	469	2	0	3.2	0.0	7.4	8.1	—	91.3	6	9.8
1991	30	BUF	16	—	27	41	65.9%	305	6	2	14.6	4.9	7.4	8.2	3.0	107.2	4	11
1992	31	BUF	16	—	24	47	51.1%	221	0	2	0.0	4.3	4.7	2.8	0.0	46.5	9	6
1993	32	BUF	15	—	16	26	61.5%	153	2	0	7.7	0.0	5.9	7.4	—	103.5	6	8.9
1994	33	BUF	16	—	56	93	60.2%	568	1	4	1.1	4.3	6.1	4.4	0.3	63.4	7	6
1995	34	CAR	3	—	37	84	44.0%	441	2	2	2.4	2.4	5.3	4.7	1.0	58.7	12	—
1996	35	NYJ	10	—	175	331	52.9%	2,205	15	16	4.5	4.8	6.7	5.4	0.9	68.9	14	6.6
1997	36	DET	6	—	11	30	36.7%	121	0	2	0.0	6.7	4.0	1.0	0.0	21.7	0	1.2
1998	37	DET	6	—	63	110	57.3%	768	5	4	4.5	3.6	7.0	6.3	1.3	78.9	4	3.5
Career			115		508	932	54.5%	6,075	40	36	4.3	3.9	6.5	—	—	72.9	68	59.1

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1986	25	BUF	3	—	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—
1989	28	BUF	7	—	9	30	3.3	0.0	—	—	—
1990	29	BUF	16	—	15	24	1.6	0.0	—	—	—
1991	30	BUF	16	—	13	6	0.5	0.0	—	—	—
1992	31	BUF	16	—	9	-9	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1993	32	BUF	15	—	6	-6	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1994	33	BUF	16	—	6	3	0.5	0.0	—	—	—
1995	34	CAR	3	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	—	—	—
1996	35	NYJ	10	—	18	31	1.7	0.0	—	—	—
1997	36	DET	6	—	4	-4	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1998	37	DET	6	—	6	3	0.5	0.0	—	—	—
1988	27	BUF	3	—	3	-3	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—
Career			117		91	78	0.9	—	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 37 · Depth / Rotational

A depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 37 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 36.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 37· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 36

On-field 19.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1989bestavg 341998

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Passing Yards leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 87%.

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+).

College Stats

MarylandCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maryland), 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.

1985 Draft Class· this player went #57

#31Vance JohnsonWR #35Greg AllenRB #37Randall CunninghamQB #41Jonathan HayesTE #42Chris BurkettWR #46Stacy RobinsonWR #50Chuck ScottWR #53Owen GillRB #68Jack Del RioMLB #75Ricky MooreRB #77Dale HatcherP #78James ManessWR #79Tim MoffettWR #85Buster RhymesWR #86Andre ReedWR #89Emile HarryWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Frank inherited the Buffalo Bills QB room from Matt Kofler (1982–1984), and handed it to Jim Kelly (1986–1996).

Matt Kofler 1982–1984Frank Reich 1985–1994Jim Kelly 1986–1996Todd Collins 1995–1997Doug Flutie 1998–2000Rob Johnson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1998final season
Last recorded season with DET
1997team change
Joined DET (from NYJ)
1996team change
Joined NYJ (from CAR)
1995team change
Joined CAR (from BUF)
1985draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 3, Pick 57

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 210 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 38

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

D1989

C1990

D1991

D1992

D1993

D1994

C+1996

F1997

F1998

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.

72%

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
1989	701	100.1	3,177+2,476	186.9
1990	469	29.3	2,640+2,171	155.3
1991	305	19.1	2,570+2,265	151.2
1992	221	13.8	2,426+2,205	142.7
1993	153	10.2	2,282+2,129	134.2
1994	568	35.5	2,375+1,807	139.7
1996	2,205	220.5	4,102+1,897	241.3
1997	121	20.2	1,369+1,248	80.5
1998	768	128	2,861+2,093	168.3

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

30 career value over replacement — #2671 all-time of 4,642. 3.3/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #57 (Rd 3) · BUF · 1985 · -9.9 vs expected KV-H

37actual

46.9 expected · Δ−9.9

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1985 Draft Class· this player went #57

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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