Jay Cutler is one of the most consistent quarterbacks of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Cutler delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
Career Value · VORP
222 career value over replacement — #309 all-time of 4,695. 18.5/season above a replacement-level QB.
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Pick #11 (Rd 1) · DEN · 2006 · +1.5 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Passing | Rushing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ||||||
| 2006 | 23 | DEN | 5 | — | 0.0 | 81 | 137 | 59.1% | 1,001 | 9 | 5 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 88.5 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24 | DEN | 16 | — | 9.0 | 297 | 467 | 63.6% | 3,497 | 20 | 14 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 88.1 | 27 | 44 | 205 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 15 | 34.1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25 | DEN | 16 | — | 39.1 | 384 | 616 | 62.3% | 4,526 | 25 | 18 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 86.0 | 11 | 57 | 200 | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 14 | 24.6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | CHI | 16 | — | 2.7 | 336 | 555 | 60.5% | 3,666 | 27 | 26 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 76.8 | 34 | 41 | 172 | 1 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 14 | 34.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27 | CHI | 15 | — | 2.8 | 261 | 432 | 60.4% | 3,274 | 23 | 16 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 86.3 | 52 | 50 | 232 | 1 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 15 | 30.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28 | CHI | 10 | — | 8.8 | 182 | 314 | 58.0% | 2,319 | 13 | 7 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 85.7 | 23 | 18 | 55 | 1 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 4 | 22.2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29 | CHI | 15 | — | 7.7 | 255 | 434 | 58.8% | 3,033 | 19 | 14 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 81.3 | 38 | 41 | 233 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 15 | 36.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30 | CHI | 11 | — | 13.6 | 224 | 355 | 63.1% | 2,621 | 19 | 12 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 89.2 | 19 | 23 | 118 | 0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 7 | 30.4 | 0 | 636 | 90.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 31 | CHI | 15 | — | 8.6 | 370 | 561 | 66.0% | 3,812 | 28 | 18 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 88.6 | 38 | 39 | 191 | 2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 14 | 35.9 | 0 | 969 | 97.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | CHI | 15 | — | 11.9 | 311 | 483 | 64.4% | 3,659 | 21 | 11 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 92.3 | 29 | 38 | 201 | 1 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 16 | 42.1 | 0 | 990 | 95.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 33 | CHI | 5 | — | 0.0 | 81 | 137 | 59.1% | 1,059 | 4 | 5 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 78.1 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 274 | 94.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 34 | MIA | 14 | — | 10.5 | 266 | 429 | 62.0% | 2,666 | 19 | 14 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 80.8 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3 | 15.8 | 0 | 762 | 84.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 153 | — | 114.7 | 3,048 | 4,920 | 62.0% | 35,133 | 227 | 160 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 85.3 | 321 | 387 | 1,681 | 9 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 118 | 30.5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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A high-end quarterback defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 222 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 8% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 seasons × ~22.2 surplus ≈
Andy Dalton
QB
88% match
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