Jeff Blake is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Blake in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Blake's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jeff Blake
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
1x
Pro Bowls
A top 20% all-time quarterback who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 167 · #533 · High-ValueWorth 167 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 12% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+20.9
Avg surplus
peak +34
8 seasons × ~20.9 surplus ≈ VORP 167
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1992 | — | NYJ | 3 | — | 4 | 9 | 44.4% | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 4.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 18.1 | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | CIN | 10 | — | 156 | 306 | 51.0% | 2,154 | 14 | 9 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 76.9 | — | 37 | 204 | 1 | 5.5 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | CIN | 16 | — | 326 | 567 | 57.5% | 3,822 | 28 | 17 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 82.1 | — | 53 | 309 | 2 | 5.8 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | CIN | 16 | — | 308 | 549 | 56.1% | 3,624 | 24 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 80.3 | — | 72 | 317 | 2 | 4.4 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | CIN | 11 | — | 184 | 317 | 58.0% | 2,125 | 8 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 77.6 | — | 45 | 234 | 3 | 5.2 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | CIN | 11 | — | 51 | 93 | 54.8% | 739 | 3 | 3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 78.2 | — | 15 | 103 | 0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | CIN | 14 | — | 211 | 383 | 55.1% | 2,630 | 15 | 12 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 76.6 | 30 | 59 | 315 | 2 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 23 | 39.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -18.4 | 13.9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | NO | 11 | — | 180 | 296 | 60.8% | 2,004 | 13 | 8 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 84.3 | 24 | 54 | 215 | 1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 17 | 31.5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | CAR | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.1 | 3.9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | NO | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5 | -0.0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | BAL | 10 | — | 165 | 295 | 55.9% | 2,084 | 13 | 11 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 77.3 | 30 | 39 | 106 | 1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 9 | 23.1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | TEN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -9.4 | -4.9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | ARI | 13 | — | 208 | 368 | 56.5% | 2,252 | 13 | 15 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 69.5 | 19 | 30 | 177 | 2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 12 | 40.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | BAL | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -74.0 | 3.7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | PHI | 3 | — | 18 | 37 | 48.6% | 126 | 1 | 1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 54.6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -19.2 | -0.1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | CHI | 2 | — | 8 | 9 | 88.9% | 55 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 8.3 | — | 129.2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5 | -2.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 127 | — | 1,819 | 3,230 | 56.3% | 21,655 | 133 | 98 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 78.0 | 105 | 411 | 1,982 | 14 | 4.8 | 3.4 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | -101.0 | 13.9 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-87.2·-101 passing · 14 rushing·-12.4/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22 | NYJ | 3 | — | 4 | 9 | 44.4% | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 4.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 18.1 | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | CIN | 10 | — | 156 | 306 | 51.0% | 2,154 | 14 | 9 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 76.9 | — | 9.5 |
| 1995 | 25 | CIN | 16 | — | 326 | 567 | 57.5% | 3,822 | 28 | 17 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 82.1 | — | 14.9 |
| 1996 | 26 | CIN | 16 | — | 308 | 549 | 56.1% | 3,624 | 24 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 80.3 | — | 16.6 |
| 1997 | 27 | CIN | 11 | — | 184 | 317 | 58.0% | 2,125 | 8 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 77.6 | — | 9.9 |
| 1998 | 28 | CIN | 11 | — | 51 | 93 | 54.8% | 739 | 3 | 3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 78.2 | — | 5.6 |
| 1999 | 29 | CIN | 14 | — | 211 | 383 | 55.1% | 2,630 | 15 | 12 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 76.6 | 30 | 11.4 |
| 2000 | 30 | NO | 11 | — | 180 | 296 | 60.8% | 2,004 | 13 | 8 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 84.3 | 24 | 9.8 |
| 2001 | 31 | NO | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 32 | BAL | 10 | — | 165 | 295 | 55.9% | 2,084 | 13 | 11 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 77.3 | 30 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | 33 | ARI | 13 | — | 208 | 368 | 56.5% | 2,252 | 13 | 15 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 69.5 | 19 | 9.2 |
| 2004 | 34 | PHI | 3 | — | 18 | 37 | 48.6% | 126 | 1 | 1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 54.6 | 2 | — |
| 2005 | 35 | CHI | 2 | — | 8 | 9 | 88.9% | 55 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 8.3 | — | 129.2 | 0 | — |
| Career | 121 | 1,819 | 3,230 | 56.3% | 21,655 | 133 | 98 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 6.7 | — | — | 78.0 | 105 | 93.8 |
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22 | NYJ | 3 | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | CIN | 10 | — | 37 | 204 | 1 | 5.5 | 2.7 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | CIN | 16 | — | 53 | 309 | 2 | 5.8 | 3.8 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | CIN | 16 | — | 72 | 317 | 2 | 4.4 | 2.8 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | CIN | 11 | — | 45 | 234 | 3 | 5.2 | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28 | CIN | 11 | — | 15 | 103 | 0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | CIN | 14 | — | 59 | 315 | 2 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 23 | 39.0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 30 | NO | 11 | — | 54 | 215 | 1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 17 | 31.5 | 2 |
| 2001 | 31 | NO | 1 | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 32 | BAL | 10 | — | 39 | 106 | 1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 9 | 23.1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 33 | ARI | 13 | — | 30 | 177 | 2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 12 | 40.0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 34 | PHI | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 35 | CHI | 2 | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 121 | 411 | 1,982 | 14 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — |
Defense
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
54
Sustained
career value
×.6
65
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 58.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 54
On-field 38.1
Availability 15.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1994bestavg 53elite 702003
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #94 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position24
Depth
of 100
Reached 24% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
24% of the all-time Passing Yards leader24
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-12.45 EPA/season over 7 seasons46
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: 84%.
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 Passing
| Season | School | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | East Carolina | 4 | 9 | 44.4% | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | — | 67.8 | — |
| 1989 | East Carolina | 37 | 71 | 52.1% | 488 | 2 | 2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 71.8 | — |
| 1990 | East Carolina | 116 | 219 | 53.0% | 1,510 | 13 | 10 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 75.7 | — |
| 1991 | East Carolina | 203 | 368 | 55.2% | 3,073 | 28 | 8 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 99.2 | — |
| Career | 360 | 667 | 54.0% | 5,133 | 43 | 20 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 88.1 | 0 |
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Kimo von OelhoffenDT6yTony McGeeTE6yCarl PickensWR6yDarnay ScottWR6yDoug PelfreyK6yJohn CopelandNT6yLee JohnsonP5yJames FrancisLB5yCorey SawyerDB5yBrian MilneRB5yDan WilkinsonDT4yEric BieniemyRB4yRicardo McDonaldOLB4ySteve TovarLB4ySam ShadeS4yMarco BattagliaTE4yWillie JacksonWR4yTroy SadowskiTE4yGreg MyersS4yJevon LangfordDE4yKi-Jana CarterRB4yJames HundonWR4yAshley AmbroseCB3yCorey DillonRB3y
1992 Draft Class· this player went #166
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJeff inherited the Cincinnati Bengals QB room from David Klingler (1992–1995), and handed it to Jon Kitna (2001–2005).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2005team change
Joined CHI (from PHI)
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 2004team change
Joined PHI (from ARI)
- 2003team change
Joined ARI (from BAL)
- 2002team change
Joined BAL (from NO)
- 2000team change
Joined NO (from CIN)
- 1994team change
Joined CIN (from NYJ)
- 1992draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 6, Pick 166
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 223 lb
Frame
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 9-season peers. See all →
58
peak 65
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1994
B+1995
B1996
C+1997
F1998
C+1999
C+2000
C+2002
C2003
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.
61%
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 | 2,154 | 215.4 | 4,038+1,884 | 237.6 |
| 1995 | 3,822 | 238.9 | 4,283+461 | 251.9 |
| 1996 | 3,624 | 226.5 | 4,173+549 | 245.5 |
| 1997 | 2,125 | 193.2 | 3,742+1,617 | 220.1 |
| 1998 | 739 | 67.2 | 2,008+1,269 | 118.1 |
| 1999 | 2,630 | 187.9 | 3,655+1,025 | 215 |
| 2000 | 2,004 | 182.2 | 3,515+1,511 | 206.8 |
| 2002 | 2,084 | 208.4 | 3,765+1,681 | 221.5 |
| 2003 | 2,252 | 173.2 | 3,185+933 | 187.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:college-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
167 career value over replacement — #533 all-time of 4,642. 18.6/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #166 (Rd 6) · NYJ · 1992 · +30.8 vs expected KV-H
58actual
27.2 expected · Δ+30.8
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