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.

QBMIA#6ACT

Jay Cutler

1× Pro BowlTop 13% all-time QBsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2008Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #114

Height6'3"

Weight231 lb

BornApr 29, 1983

Age43

CollegeVanderbilt See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 1, Pick 11 · DEN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

34thPassing Yards·35,132 yds 37thPassing Touchdowns·227

Postseason all-time ranks

97thPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·2 100thPlayoff Passing Yards·354 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time quarterback who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 220 · #315 · Elite

Worth 220 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 8% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22

Avg surplus

peak +40

10 seasons × ~22 surplus ≈ VORP 220

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													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2006	—	DEN	5	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	DEN	16	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DEN	16	—	384	616	62.3%	4,525	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	JAX	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CHI	16	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	BAL	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CHI	15	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DET	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CHI	10	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	MIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CHI	15	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	MIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	CHI	11	—	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	—	CHI	15	—	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%
2014	—	GB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	CHI	15	—	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%
2015	—	MIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	CHI	5	—	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	—	MIA	14	—	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		—	165	—	3,048	4,920	62.0%	35,132	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	12	12	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	3,631	92.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%

Career EPA74.4·58 passing · 17 rushing·6.2/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2006	23	DEN	5	—	81	137	59.1%	1,001	9	5	6.6	3.6	7.3	7.0	1.8	88.5	13	4.5
2007	24	DEN	16	—	297	467	63.6%	3,497	20	14	4.3	3.0	7.5	7.0	1.4	88.1	27	14.7
2008	25	DEN	16	—	384	616	62.3%	4,525	25	18	4.1	2.9	7.3	6.8	1.4	86.0	11	15.8
2009	26	CHI	16	—	336	555	60.5%	3,666	27	26	4.9	4.7	6.6	5.5	1.0	76.8	34	11.9
2010	27	CHI	15	—	261	432	60.4%	3,274	23	16	5.3	3.7	7.6	7.0	1.4	86.3	52	12.1
2011	28	CHI	10	—	182	314	58.0%	2,319	13	7	4.1	2.2	7.4	7.2	1.9	85.7	23	8.3
2012	29	CHI	15	—	255	434	58.8%	3,033	19	14	4.4	3.2	7.0	6.4	1.4	81.3	38	9.2
2013	30	CHI	11	10*	224	355	63.1%	2,621	19	12	5.4	3.4	7.4	6.9	1.6	89.2	19	8.9
2014	31	CHI	15	15*	370	561	66.0%	3,812	28	18	5.0	3.2	6.8	6.3	1.6	88.6	38	12.7
2015	32	CHI	15	14*	311	483	64.4%	3,659	21	11	4.3	2.3	7.6	7.4	1.9	92.3	29	11.1
2016	33	CHI	5	5*	81	137	59.1%	1,059	4	5	2.9	3.6	7.7	6.7	0.8	78.1	17	2.5
2017	34	MIA	14	12*	266	429	62.0%	2,666	19	14	4.4	3.3	6.2	5.6	1.4	80.8	20	8.1
Career			153	56*	3,048	4,920	62.0%	35,132	227	160	4.6	3.3	7.1	—	—	85.3	321	119.8

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2006	23	DEN	5	—	12	18	0	1.5	0.0	0	0.0	1
2007	24	DEN	16	—	44	205	1	4.7	2.3	15	34.1	2
2008	25	DEN	16	—	57	200	2	3.5	3.5	14	24.6	2
2009	26	CHI	16	—	41	172	1	4.2	2.4	14	34.1	0
2010	27	CHI	15	—	50	232	1	4.6	2.0	15	30.0	1
2011	28	CHI	10	—	18	55	1	3.1	5.6	4	22.2	1
2012	29	CHI	15	—	41	233	0	5.7	0.0	15	36.6	0
2013	30	CHI	11	10*	23	118	0	5.1	0.0	7	30.4	0
2014	31	CHI	15	15*	39	191	2	4.9	5.1	14	35.9	0
2015	32	CHI	15	14*	38	201	1	5.3	2.6	16	42.1	0
2016	33	CHI	5	5*	5	24	0	4.8	0.0	1	20.0	0
2017	34	MIA	14	12*	19	32	0	1.7	0.0	3	15.8	0
Career			153	56*	387	1,681	9	4.3	—	118	—	7

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2006	23	SEA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2007	24	CHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	25	JAX	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2009	26	BAL	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2010	27	DET	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2011	28	MIN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2012	29	MIN	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2014	31	GB	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2015	32	MIN	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			12	2*	12	12	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	30	CHI	11	10*	636	90.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	31	CHI	15	15*	969	97.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	32	CHI	15	14*	990	95.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	33	CHI	5	5*	274	94.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2017	34	MIA	14	12*	762	84.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			60	56*	3,631	—	—	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd
2006	23	—	—	—	-7.1	-6.7	—	1,405
2007	24	—	—	—	56.3	-2.2	—	3,849
2008	25	—	—	—	127.6	-3.0	—	5,487
2009	26	—	—	—	-48.8	2.0	—	4,562
2010	27	—	—	—	-13.7	11.4	—	3,871
2011	28	—	—	—	4.5	-9.1	—	2,753
2012	29	—	—	—	-21.8	12.8	—	4,441
2013	30	—	—	10*	11.8	3.8	—	3,261
2014	31	—	—	15*	-28.6	10.2	—	4,106
2015	32	—	—	14*	27.6	5.5	—	4,044
2016	33	—	—	5*	-26.1	-4.5	—	1,262
2017	34	—	—	12*	-24.0	-3.7	—	3,530
Career				56*	—	—	—	42,571

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 60.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 38.8

Availability 17.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 53elite 702017

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #114 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

6 qualifying seasons

2014 CHI·5 team wins#10

Passing Touchdowns · 28 · score 32

2014 CHI·5 team wins#13

Passing Yards · 3,812 · score 26

2015 CHI·6 team wins#18

Passing Touchdowns · 21 · score 8

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 39% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

39% of the all-time Passing Yards leader39

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

6.2 EPA/season over 12 seasons52

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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Quarterbacks · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

EPA / snap:-0.008See leaderboard →

EPA/snap-0.008Snap share92.6%Off snaps3,631VolatileCV 2.00

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within quarterbacks, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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 · 2006

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

QB · 2006 class

4.77s

40-Yard

Above avg · 62th pct

Pos 62thAll 37thClass Pos 35thClass All 38th

23 reps

Bench

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 63thClass All 60th

7.10s

3-Cone

Above avg · 52th pct

Pos 52thAll 56thClass Pos 64thClass All 53th

4.26s

Shuttle

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 64thClass Pos 21thClass All 51th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Passing

Cmp21Att42Cmp%50.0%Yds354TD2Int1TD%4.8Int%2.4Y/A8.4AdjY/A8.3TD:INT2.0Rate84.8Sk5

Rushing

Att10Yds53TD2Y/A5.3TD%20.01D51D%50.0

Advanced (EPA)

Pass EPA0.8Rush EPA10.1Pass AirYd405

College Stats

VanderbiltCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Vanderbilt), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #11

#3Vince YoungQB #4D'Brickashaw FergusonOT #5A.J. HawkLB #6Vernon DavisTE #7Michael HuffFS #8Donte WhitnerS #9Ernie SimsOLB #10Matt LeinartQB #12Haloti NgataDT #13Kamerion WimbleyOLB #14Brodrick BunkleyNT #15Tye HillDB #16Jason AllenDB #17Chad GreenwayOLB #18Bobby CarpenterLB #19Antonio CromartieCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jay inherited the Chicago Bears QB room from Kyle Orton (2005–2008), and handed it to Mitchell Trubisky (2017–2020).

Jim McMahon 1982–1988Mike Tomczak 1985–1990Jim Harbaugh 1987–1993Erik Kramer 1994–1998Cade McNown 1999–2000Jim Miller

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2017team change
Joined MIA (from CHI)
2017final season
Last recorded season with MIA
2009team change
Joined CHI (from DEN)
2006draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 1, Pick 11

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 231 lb

Frame

226 lb at 4.77s

Size-speed

23 reps

Bench power

Injury History

16 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2017	MIA	2	W8Out· RibsW9Questionable· RibsW12Out· Concussion
2016	CHI	1	W3Doubtful· right ThumbW4Doubtful· right ThumbW5Doubtful· right ThumbW6Doubtful· right ThumbW7Doubtful· right ThumbW12Doubtful· right ShoulderW13Out· right Shoulder
2015	CHI	1	W3Out· HamstringW4Questionable· HamstringW5Questionable· Hamstring
2013	CHI	5	W9Out· GroinW11Out· AnkleW12Out· AnkleW13Out· AnkleW14Out· Ankle
2012	CHI	1	W11Out· ConcussionW12Questionable· Concussion
2011	CHI	5	W12Out· right ThumbW13Out· right ThumbW14Out· right ThumbW15Out· right ThumbW16Out· right Thumb
2010	CHI	1	W5Out· Head

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 12-season peers. See all →

peak 67

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

F2006

B2007

B+2008

B2009

C+2010

C+2011

C+2012

C+2013

B2014

C+2015

F2016

C2017

Availability

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
2006	1,001	200.2	3,662+2,661	215.4
2007	3,497	218.6	3,911+414	230
2008	4,525	282.8	4,610+85	271.2
2009	3,666	229.1	3,890+224	228.8
2010	3,274	218.3	3,652+378	214.8
2011	2,319	231.9	3,808+1,489	224
2012	3,033	202.2	3,317+284	195.1
2013	2,621	238.3	3,719+1,098	218.7
2014	3,812	254.1	3,879+67	228.2
2015	3,659	243.9	3,725+66	219.1
2016	1,059	211.8	3,193+2,134	187.8
2017	2,666	190.4	2,818+152	165.7

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

Career Value · VORP

220 career value over replacement — #315 all-time of 4,642. 18.3/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

5 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Compiler34% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way Mr. ReliableCV 0.19

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · DEN · 2006 · +2.6 vs expected KV-H

63actual

60.4 expected · Δ+2.6

💔+32.2 stolen VORP·1.76 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Passing

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #11

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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