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

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J.P. Losman

Top 40% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter

Height6'2"

Weight217 lb

BornMar 12, 1981

Age45

CollegeTulane; UCLA See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 1, Pick 22 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality quarterback with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 25 · #2876 · Role Player

Worth 25 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 63% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.3

Avg surplus

peak +21

3 seasons × ~8.3 surplus ≈ VORP 25

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								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2004	—	BUF	3	—	3	5	60.0%	32	0	1	0.0	20.0	6.4	-2.6	0.0	39.2	1	2	15	0	7.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.2	1.0	—	0	0
2005	—	BUF	9	—	114	228	50.0%	1,340	8	8	3.5	3.5	5.9	5.0	1.0	65.3	25	32	152	0	4.8	0.0	10	31.3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-46.9	-2.6	—	0	0
2006	—	BUF	16	—	269	430	62.6%	3,050	19	14	4.4	3.3	7.1	6.5	1.4	84.9	47	38	140	1	3.7	2.6	14	36.8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-25.2	-7.5	—	3,816	0
2007	—	BUF	8	—	111	175	63.4%	1,204	4	6	2.3	3.4	6.9	5.8	0.7	76.9	14	20	110	0	5.5	0.0	8	40.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-25.3	2.7	—	1,407	0
2008	—	BUF	5	—	63	104	60.6%	584	2	5	1.9	4.8	5.6	3.8	0.4	62.3	15	12	70	2	5.8	16.7	6	50.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-40.9	0.1	—	771	0
2009	—	LV	1	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0	—	—	8	0
2011	—	MIA	1	—	6	10	60.0%	60	0	0	0.0	0.0	6.0	6.0	—	77.1	5	2	1	0	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.5	-3.4	—	90	0
Career		—	45	—	566	953	59.4%	6,270	33	34	3.5	3.6	6.6	5.7	1.0	75.7	107	106	488	3	4.6	2.8	39	36.8	4	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	-146.0	-9.7	—	6,092	0

Career EPA-155.7·-146 passing · -10 rushing·-22.2/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2004	23	BUF	3	—	3	5	60.0%	32	0	1	0.0	20.0	6.4	-2.6	0.0	39.2	1	—
2005	24	BUF	9	—	114	228	50.0%	1,340	8	8	3.5	3.5	5.9	5.0	1.0	65.3	25	5.6
2006	25	BUF	16	—	269	430	62.6%	3,050	19	14	4.4	3.3	7.1	6.5	1.4	84.9	47	12.3
2007	26	BUF	8	—	111	175	63.4%	1,204	4	6	2.3	3.4	6.9	5.8	0.7	76.9	14	5.1
2008	27	BUF	5	—	63	104	60.6%	584	2	5	1.9	4.8	5.6	3.8	0.4	62.3	15	2.1
2009	28	LV	1	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—
2011	30	MIA	1	—	6	10	60.0%	60	0	0	0.0	0.0	6.0	6.0	—	77.1	5	—
Career			43		566	953	59.4%	6,270	33	34	3.5	3.6	6.6	—	—	75.7	107	25.1

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2004	23	BUF	3	—	2	15	0	7.5	0.0	1	50.0	0
2005	24	BUF	9	—	32	152	0	4.8	0.0	10	31.3	1
2006	25	BUF	16	—	38	140	1	3.7	2.6	14	36.8	1
2007	26	BUF	8	—	20	110	0	5.5	0.0	8	40.0	1
2008	27	BUF	5	—	12	70	2	5.8	16.7	6	50.0	1
2011	30	MIA	1	—	2	1	0	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career			42		106	488	3	4.6	—	39	—	4

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd
2004	23	—	—	—	-2.2	1.0	—	0
2005	24	—	—	—	-46.9	-2.6	—	0
2006	25	—	—	—	-25.2	-7.5	—	3,816
2007	26	—	—	—	-25.3	2.7	—	1,407
2008	27	—	—	—	-40.9	0.1	—	771
2009	28	—	—	—	-1.0	—	—	8
2011	30	—	—	—	-4.5	-3.4	—	90
Career					—	—	—	6,092

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 41 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 41 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 43.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 41· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 43

On-field 29.3

Availability 13.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 382008

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

-22.24 EPA/season over 7 seasons43

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 · 2004

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

QB · 2004 class

4.73s

40-Yard

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 41thClass Pos 86thClass All 43th

33"

Vertical

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 44thClass Pos 64thClass All 43th

116"

Broad Jump

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 46thClass Pos 79thClass All 55th

College Stats

Tulane; UCLACollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tulane; UCLA), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #22

#13Lee EvansWR #14Tommie HarrisDT #15Michael ClaytonWR #16Shawn AndrewsOT #18Will SmithLB #19Vernon CareyG #20Kenechi UdezeDE #21Vince WilforkNT #23Marcus TubbsDT #24Steven JacksonRB #25Ahmad CarrollDB #26Chris PerryRB #27Jason BabinDE #28Chris GambleCB #29Michael JenkinsWR #30Kevin JonesRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

J.P. inherited the Buffalo Bills QB room from Drew Bledsoe (2002–2004), and handed it to Trent Edwards (2007–2009).

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

2011team change
Joined MIA (from LV)
2011final season
Last recorded season with MIA
2009team change
Joined LV (from BUF)
2004draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 1, Pick 22

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 217 lb

Frame

224 lb at 4.73s

Size-speed

33" vert / 116" broad

Explosion

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 44

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

D2005

C+2006

D2007

F2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

42%

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
2005	1,340	148.9	3,006+1,666	176.8
2006	3,050	190.6	3,538+488	208.1
2007	1,204	150.5	3,078+1,874	181
2008	584	116.8	2,650+2,066	155.9

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

Career Value · VORP

25 career value over replacement — #2876 all-time of 4,642. 6.3/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeBust ↓

Pick #22 (Rd 1) · BUF · 2004 · -15.5 vs expected KV-H

41actual

56.5 expected · Δ−15.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

College Stats

Reference Graph

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2004 Draft Class· this player went #22

Franchise Succession

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