Jeff George ranks in the all-time elite tier for quarterbacks — a career that places George in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns George a career score of 66, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

QBCHI#11ACT

Jeff George

Top 9% all-time QBsElite Playmaker⚡ Breakout · 1997 ⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'4"

Weight214 lb

BornDec 8, 1967

Age58

CollegeIllinois; Purdue See College Stats

Rookie yr1990

Draft1990 · Rd 1, Pick 1 · IND

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

60thPassing Yards·27,555 yds 71stPassing Touchdowns·153

Postseason all-time ranks

53rdPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·7 79thPlayoff Passing Yards·635 yds

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1997·Pass Yds3,917 yds

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 10% all-time quarterback who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 235 · #264 · Elite

Worth 235 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 7% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.5 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

+23.5

Avg surplus

peak +38

10 seasons × ~23.5 surplus ≈ VORP 235

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
1990	—	IND	13	—	181	334	54.2%	2,152	16	13	4.8	3.9	6.4	5.6	1.2	73.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	IND	16	—	292	485	60.2%	2,910	10	12	2.1	2.5	6.0	5.3	0.8	73.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	IND	10	—	167	306	54.6%	1,963	7	15	2.3	4.9	6.4	4.7	0.5	61.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	IND	13	—	234	407	57.5%	2,526	8	6	2.0	1.5	6.2	5.9	1.3	76.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	ATL	16	—	322	524	61.5%	3,734	23	18	4.4	3.4	7.1	6.5	1.3	83.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	ATL	16	—	336	557	60.3%	4,143	24	11	4.3	2.0	7.4	7.4	2.2	89.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	ATL	3	—	56	99	56.6%	698	3	3	3.0	3.0	7.1	6.3	1.0	76.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	OAK	16	—	290	521	55.7%	3,917	29	9	5.6	1.7	7.5	7.9	3.2	91.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	OAK	8	—	93	169	55.0%	1,186	4	5	2.4	3.0	7.0	6.2	0.8	72.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	MIN	12	—	188	318	59.1%	2,769	22	12	6.9	3.8	8.7	8.4	1.8	95.0	27	16	41	0	2.6	0.0	2	12.5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DET	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.7	-7.1	—	0	0
2000	—	WAS	6	—	113	192	58.9%	1,389	7	6	3.6	3.1	7.2	6.6	1.2	80.4	11	6	22	0	3.7	0.0	1	16.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.1	-3.3	—	0	0
2001	—	WAS	2	—	23	42	54.8%	168	0	3	0.0	7.1	4.0	0.8	0.0	34.6	6	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	25.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-23.6	-3.7	—	0	0
Career		—	132	—	2,295	3,954	58.0%	27,555	153	113	3.9	2.9	7.0	6.5	1.4	80.5	44	26	63	0	2.4	0.0	4	15.4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	55.3	-14.0	—	0	0

Career EPA41.3·55 passing · -14 rushing·13.8/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1990	23	IND	13	—	181	334	54.2%	2,152	16	13	4.8	3.9	6.4	5.6	1.2	73.8	—	9.5
1991	24	IND	16	—	292	485	60.2%	2,910	10	12	2.1	2.5	6.0	5.3	0.8	73.8	—	10.5
1992	25	IND	10	—	167	306	54.6%	1,963	7	15	2.3	4.9	6.4	4.7	0.5	61.5	—	5.3
1993	26	IND	13	—	234	407	57.5%	2,526	8	6	2.0	1.5	6.2	5.9	1.3	76.3	—	9.6
1994	27	ATL	16	—	322	524	61.5%	3,734	23	18	4.4	3.4	7.1	6.5	1.3	83.3	—	14.1
1995	28	ATL	16	—	336	557	60.3%	4,143	24	11	4.3	2.0	7.4	7.4	2.2	89.5	—	14.4
1996	29	ATL	3	—	56	99	56.6%	698	3	3	3.0	3.0	7.1	6.3	1.0	76.1	—	—
1997	30	OAK	16	—	290	521	55.7%	3,917	29	9	5.6	1.7	7.5	7.9	3.2	91.2	—	20.8
1998	31	OAK	8	—	93	169	55.0%	1,186	4	5	2.4	3.0	7.0	6.2	0.8	72.7	—	4.4
1999	32	MIN	12	—	188	318	59.1%	2,769	22	12	6.9	3.8	8.7	8.4	1.8	95.0	27	11.6
2000	33	WAS	6	—	113	192	58.9%	1,389	7	6	3.6	3.1	7.2	6.6	1.2	80.4	11	4.6
2001	34	WAS	2	—	23	42	54.8%	168	0	3	0.0	7.1	4.0	0.8	0.0	34.6	6	—
Career			131		2,295	3,954	58.0%	27,555	153	113	3.9	2.9	7.0	—	—	80.5	44	104.8

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1999	32	MIN	12	—	16	41	2.6	0.0	2	12.5	1
2000	33	WAS	6	—	6	22	3.7	0.0	1	16.7	0
2001	34	WAS	2	—	4	0	0.0	0.0	1	25.0	1
Career			20		26	63	2.4	—	4	—	2

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	32	—	—	—	50.7	-7.1	—
2000	33	—	—	—	28.1	-3.3	—
2001	34	—	—	—	-23.6	-3.7	—
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 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 66 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 45.2

Availability 16.8

On-field production Staying available

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

1990bestavg 60elite 702000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 31% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

31% of the all-time Passing Yards leader31

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

13.76 EPA/season over 3 seasons55

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%.

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+).

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Passing

Cmp41Att75Cmp%54.7%Yds635TD7Int1TD%9.3Int%1.3Y/A8.5AdjY/A9.7TD:INT7.0Rate108.5Sk7

Rushing

Att3Yds7Y/A2.3Fmb1

Advanced (EPA)

Pass EPA27.0Rush EPA-5.4

College Stats

Illinois; PurdueCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Illinois; Purdue), 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.

1990 Draft Class· this player went #1

#1Rob MooreWR #2Blair ThomasRB #3Cortez KennedyDT #5Junior SeauLB #7Andre WareQB #9Richmond WebbOT #12James FrancisLB #17Emmitt SmithRB #19Darrell ThompsonRB #20Steve BroussardRB #21Eric GreenTE #24Rodney HamptonRB #25Dexter CarterRB #26Alexander WrightWR #28Reggie RembertWR #30Reggie CobbRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jeff inherited the Indianapolis Colts QB room from Jack Trudeau (1986–1993), and handed it to Jim Harbaugh (1994–1997).

Jack Trudeau 1986–1993Jeff George 1990–1993Jim Harbaugh 1994–1997Peyton Manning 1998–2010Andrew Luck 2012–2018Jacoby Brissett

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2000team change
Joined WAS (from MIN)
1999team change
Joined MIN (from OAK)
1997team change
Joined OAK (from ATL)
1994team change
Joined ATL (from IND)
1990draft
Drafted by IND — Round 1, Pick 1

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 214 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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 72

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

C+1990

B1991

C+1992

C+1993

B1994

B+1995

B+1997

D1998

B1999

C2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

68%

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
1990	2,152	165.5	3,698+1,546	217.5
1991	2,910	181.9	3,824+914	224.9
1992	1,963	196.3	3,953+1,990	232.5
1993	2,526	194.3	3,901+1,375	229.5
1994	3,734	233.4	4,205+471	247.3
1995	4,143	258.9	4,504+361	264.9
1997	3,917	244.8	4,450+533	261.8
1998	1,186	148.3	3,145+1,959	185
1999	2,769	230.8	4,217+1,448	248.1
2000	1,389	231.5	4,169+2,780	245.2

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), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

235 career value over replacement — #264 all-time of 4,642. 23.5/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #1 (Rd 1) · IND · 1990 · +4.2 vs expected KV-H

66actual

61.8 expected · Δ+4.2

💔+89.5 stolen VORP·3.84 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Passing

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1990 Draft Class· this player went #1

Franchise Succession

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Era Translator

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