Jeff Hostetler is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Hostetler in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hostetler's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1985 | 24 | NYG | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25 | NYG | 13 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27 | NYG | 16 | — | 16 | 29 | 55.2% | 244 | 1 | 2 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 65.9 | — | 5 | -3 | 0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28 | NYG | 16 | — | 20 | 39 | 51.3% | 294 | 3 | 2 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 80.5 | — | 11 | 71 | 2 | 6.5 | 18.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29 | NYG | 16 | — | 47 | 87 | 54.0% | 614 | 3 | 1 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 83.2 | — | 39 | 190 | 2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30 | NYG | 12 | — | 179 | 285 | 62.8% | 2,032 | 5 | 4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 84.1 | — | 42 | 273 | 2 | 6.5 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 31 | NYG | 13 | — | 103 | 192 | 53.6% | 1,225 | 8 | 3 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 80.8 | — | 35 | 172 | 3 | 4.9 | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 32 | OAK | 15 | — | 236 | 419 | 56.3% | 3,242 | 14 | 10 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 82.5 | — | 55 | 202 | 5 | 3.7 | 9.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 33 | OAK | 16 | — | 263 | 455 | 57.8% | 3,334 | 20 | 16 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 80.8 | — | 46 | 159 | 2 | 3.5 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 34 | OAK | 11 | — | 172 | 286 | 60.1% | 1,998 | 12 | 9 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 82.2 | — | 31 | 119 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 35 | OAK | 13 | — | 242 | 402 | 60.2% | 2,548 | 23 | 14 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 83.2 | — | 37 | 179 | 1 | 4.8 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 36 | WAS | 6 | — | 79 | 144 | 54.9% | 899 | 5 | 10 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 56.5 | — | 14 | 28 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 1,357 | 2,338 | 58.0% | 16,430 | 94 | 71 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 80.5 | — | 316 | 1,391 | 17 | 4.4 | 5.4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
134 career value over replacement — #774 all-time of 4,695. 12.2/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #59 (Rd 3) · NYG · 1984 · +7.9 vs expected KV-H
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A quarterback with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Worth 134 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 17% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.9 on average.See board →
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9 seasons × ~14.9 surplus ≈ VORP 134
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