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

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Jay Schroeder

1× Pro BowlTop 18% all-time QBsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -25% playoffs

Height6'4"

Weight215 lb

BornJun 28, 1961

Age65

CollegeUCLA See College Stats

Rookie yr1984

Draft1984 · Rd 3, Pick 83 · WAS

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

92ndPassing Yards·20,063 yds 95thPassing Touchdowns·114

Postseason all-time ranks

70thPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·5 71stPlayoff Passing Yards·791 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time quarterback who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 181 · #459 · Elite

Worth 181 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 11% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.1 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

+18.1

Avg surplus

peak +38

10 seasons × ~18.1 surplus ≈ VORP 181

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								Punting
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	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lng
1985	—	WAS	9	—	112	209	53.6%	1,458	5	5	2.4	2.4	7.0	6.4	1.0	73.8	—	17	30	0	1.8	0.0	—	—	—	4	132	33.0	44
1986	—	WAS	16	—	276	541	51.0%	4,109	22	22	4.1	4.1	7.6	6.6	1.0	72.9	—	36	47	1	1.3	2.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	WAS	11	—	129	267	48.3%	1,878	12	10	4.5	3.7	7.0	6.2	1.2	71.0	—	26	120	3	4.6	11.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	RAI	9	—	113	256	44.1%	1,839	13	13	5.1	5.1	7.2	5.9	1.0	64.6	—	29	109	1	3.8	3.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	RAI	11	—	91	194	46.9%	1,550	8	13	4.1	6.7	8.0	5.8	0.6	60.3	—	15	38	0	2.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	RAI	16	—	182	334	54.5%	2,849	19	9	5.7	2.7	8.5	8.5	2.1	90.8	—	37	81	0	2.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	RAI	15	—	189	357	52.9%	2,562	15	16	4.2	4.5	7.2	6.0	0.9	71.4	—	28	76	0	2.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	RAI	13	—	123	253	48.6%	1,476	11	11	4.3	4.3	5.8	4.7	1.0	63.3	—	28	160	0	5.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	CIN	9	—	78	159	49.1%	832	5	2	3.1	1.3	5.2	5.3	2.5	70.0	—	10	41	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	ARI	9	—	133	238	55.9%	1,510	4	7	1.7	2.9	6.3	5.4	0.6	68.4	—	16	59	0	3.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	118	—	1,426	2,808	50.8%	20,063	114	108	4.1	3.8	7.1	6.2	1.1	71.7	—	242	761	5	3.1	2.1	—	—	—	4	132	33.0	44

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	WAS	9	—	112	209	53.6%	1,458	5	5	2.4	2.4	7.0	6.4	1.0	73.8	—	6.3
1986	25	WAS	16	—	276	541	51.0%	4,109	22	22	4.1	4.1	7.6	6.6	1.0	72.9	—	14.2
1987	26	WAS	11	—	129	267	48.3%	1,878	12	10	4.5	3.7	7.0	6.2	1.2	71.0	—	9.4
1988	27	RAI	9	—	113	256	44.1%	1,839	13	13	5.1	5.1	7.2	5.9	1.0	64.6	—	7.9
1989	28	RAI	11	—	91	194	46.9%	1,550	8	13	4.1	6.7	8.0	5.8	0.6	60.3	—	6.1
1990	29	RAI	16	—	182	334	54.5%	2,849	19	9	5.7	2.7	8.5	8.5	2.1	90.8	—	13.5
1991	30	RAI	15	—	189	357	52.9%	2,562	15	16	4.2	4.5	7.2	6.0	0.9	71.4	—	10.6
1992	31	RAI	13	—	123	253	48.6%	1,476	11	11	4.3	4.3	5.8	4.7	1.0	63.3	—	8.7
1993	32	CIN	9	—	78	159	49.1%	832	5	2	3.1	1.3	5.2	5.3	2.5	70.0	—	5.7
1994	33	ARI	9	—	133	238	55.9%	1,510	4	7	1.7	2.9	6.3	5.4	0.6	68.4	—	5
Career			118		1,426	2,808	50.8%	20,063	114	108	4.1	3.8	7.1	—	—	71.7	—	87.4

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1985	24	WAS	9	—	17	30	0	1.8	0.0	—	—	—
1986	25	WAS	16	—	36	47	1	1.3	2.8	—	—	—
1987	26	WAS	11	—	26	120	3	4.6	11.5	—	—	—
1988	27	RAI	9	—	29	109	1	3.8	3.4	—	—	—
1989	28	RAI	11	—	15	38	0	2.5	0.0	—	—	—
1990	29	RAI	16	—	37	81	0	2.2	0.0	—	—	—
1991	30	RAI	15	—	28	76	0	2.7	0.0	—	—	—
1992	31	RAI	13	—	28	160	0	5.7	0.0	—	—	—
1993	32	CIN	9	—	10	41	0	4.1	0.0	—	—	—
1994	33	ARI	9	—	16	59	0	3.7	0.0	—	—	—
Career			118		242	761	5	3.1	—	—	—	—

Punting

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lng
1985	24	WAS	9	—	4	132	33.0	44
Career			9		4	132	—	44

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 40.2

Availability 15.8

On-field production Staying available

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

1985bestavg 54elite 701994

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 22% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

22% of the all-time Passing Yards leader22

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: 83%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Passer Rating: 71.7 regular season → 53.4 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-26%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

Passing

Cmp72Att158Cmp%45.6%Yds791TD5Int8TD%3.2Int%5.1Y/A5.0AdjY/A3.4TD:INT0.6Rate50.4

Rushing

Att12Yds39Y/A3.3

College Stats

UCLACollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (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.

1984 Draft Class· this player went #83

#59Jeff HostetlerQB #61Herman HeardRB #65Stanford JenningsRB #67Alfred AndersonRB #68Terry HoageDB #73Guy McIntyreG #81Fred CornwellTE #82Speedy NealFB #92John FarleyRB #95Mitchell BrookinsWR #96Rickey BoldenOT #97Joel HilgenbergC #103George WonsleyRB #104Brian BrennanWR #105Gary ReasonsILB #106Dave D'AddioRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jay inherited the Las Vegas Raiders QB room from Marc Wilson (1980–1987), and handed it to Jeff Hostetler (1993–1996).

Marc Wilson 1980–1987Jay Schroeder 1988–1992Jeff Hostetler 1993–1996Jeff George 1997–1998Rich Gannon 1999–2004Kerry Collins

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1994team change
Joined ARI (from CIN)
1994final season
Last recorded season with ARI
1993team change
Joined CIN (from RAI)
1988team change
Joined RAI (from WAS)
1984draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 3, Pick 83

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 215 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

C+1985

B+1986

C+1987

C+1988

C1989

B1990

C+1991

C1992

D1993

C1994

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

74%

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
1985	1,458	162	3,767+2,309	221.6
1986	4,109	256.8	4,465+356	262.6
1987	1,878	170.7	3,727+1,849	219.2
1988	1,839	204.3	3,971+2,132	233.6
1989	1,550	140.9	3,491+1,941	205.4
1990	2,849	178.1	3,795+946	223.2
1991	2,562	170.8	3,738+1,176	219.9
1992	1,476	113.5	3,260+1,784	191.8
1993	832	92.4	3,005+2,173	176.8
1994	1,510	167.8	3,598+2,088	211.7

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 (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

181 career value over replacement — #459 all-time of 4,642. 18.1/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #83 (Rd 3) · WAS · 1984 · +20.3 vs expected KV-H

59actual

38.7 expected · Δ+20.3

💔+47.3 stolen VORP·2.6 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Punting

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Passing

Rushing

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1984 Draft Class· this player went #83

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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