Heath Shuler
Solid Contributor
Height6'2"
Weight216 lb
BornDec 31, 1971
Age54
CollegeTennesseeSee College Stats
Rookie yr1994
Draft1994 · Rd 1, Pick 3 · WAS
A quarterback with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 13 · #3441 · Role PlayerWorth 13 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 75% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+6.5
Avg surplus
peak +12
2 seasons × ~6.5 surplus ≈ VORP 13
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1994 | — | WAS | 11 | — | 120 | 265 | 45.3% | 1,658 | 10 | 12 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 59.6 | — | 26 | 101 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | WAS | 7 | — | 66 | 125 | 52.8% | 745 | 3 | 7 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 55.6 | — | 18 | 57 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | WAS | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | NO | 10 | — | 106 | 203 | 52.2% | 1,288 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 46.6 | — | 22 | 38 | 1 | 1.7 | 4.5 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 29 | — | 292 | 593 | 49.2% | 3,691 | 15 | 33 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 54.3 | — | 67 | 196 | 1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | — | — | — | |
Passing
Rushing
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 33 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 33 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
39
Sustained
career value
×.6
38
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 38.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 33· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 39
On-field 27.3
Availability 11.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1994bestavg 381997
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Passing Yards leader4
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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.
Top Teammates
Darrell GreenCB3yHenry EllardWR3yGus FrerotteQB3yTom CarterDB3yMarc BoutteDT3yJames JenkinsTE3yLeslie ShepherdWR3yMarvcus PattonMLB2yMarc LoganRB2yMatt TurkP2yTerry AllenRB2yScott GalbraithTE2yMichael WestbrookWR2yRich OwensDE2yCedric SmithFB2yDarryl PoundsCB2yJamie AsherTE2yReggie BrooksRB2yOlanda TruittWR2yTydus WinansWR2yReggie RobyP1yEric AllenCB1yLa'Roi GloverDT1yAnthony NewmanS1y
1994 Draft Class· this player went #3
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1997team change
Joined NO (from WAS)
- 1997final season
Last recorded season with NO
- 1994draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 1, Pick 3
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 216 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
33
peak 38
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1994
F1995
D1997
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
45%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1,658 | 150.7 | 3,441+1,783 | 202.4 |
| 1995 | 745 | 106.4 | 2,823+2,078 | 166.1 |
| 1997 | 1,288 | 128.8 | 2,859+1,571 | 168.2 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
13 career value over replacement — #3441 all-time of 4,642. 4.3/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeBust ↓
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · WAS · 1994 · -28.8 vs expected KV-H
33actual
61.8 expected · Δ−28.8
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