Jim Everett ranks in the all-time elite tier for quarterbacks — a career that places Everett in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Everett a career score of 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Jim Everett
Height6'5"
Weight212 lb
BornJan 3, 1963
Age63
CollegePurdueSee College Stats
Rookie yr1986
Draft1986 · Rd 1, Pick 3 · HOU
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
1x
Pro Bowls
Season honors and record seasons
A high-end quarterback defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 295 · #142 · All-TimeWorth 295 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 4% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +29.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
10
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+29.5
Avg surplus
peak +38
10 seasons × ~29.5 surplus ≈ VORP 295
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1986 | — | LAR | 6 | — | 73 | 147 | 49.7% | 1,018 | 8 | 8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 67.8 | — |
| 1987 | — | LAR | 11 | — | 162 | 302 | 53.6% | 2,064 | 10 | 13 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 68.4 | — |
| 1988 | — | LAR | 16 | — | 308 | 517 | 59.6% | 3,964 | 31 | 18 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 89.2 | — |
| 1989 | — | LAR | 16 | — | 304 | 518 | 58.7% | 4,310 | 29 | 17 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 90.6 | — |
| 1990 | — | LAR | 16 | — | 307 | 554 | 55.4% | 3,989 | 23 | 17 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 79.3 | — |
| 1991 | — | LAR | 16 | — | 277 | 490 | 56.5% | 3,438 | 11 | 20 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 68.9 | — |
| 1992 | — | LAR | 16 | — | 281 | 475 | 59.2% | 3,323 | 22 | 18 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 80.2 | — |
| 1993 | — | LAR | 10 | — | 135 | 274 | 49.3% | 1,652 | 8 | 12 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 59.7 | — |
| 1994 | — | NO | 16 | — | 346 | 540 | 64.1% | 3,855 | 22 | 18 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 84.9 | — |
| 1995 | — | NO | 16 | — | 345 | 567 | 60.8% | 3,970 | 26 | 14 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 87.0 | — |
| 1996 | — | NO | 15 | — | 267 | 464 | 57.5% | 2,797 | 12 | 16 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 69.4 | — |
| 1997 | — | SD | 4 | — | 36 | 75 | 48.0% | 457 | 1 | 4 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 49.7 | — |
| Career | — | 158 | — | 2,841 | 4,923 | 57.7% | 34,837 | 203 | 175 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 78.6 | — | |
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 23 | LAR | 6 | — | 73 | 147 | 49.7% | 1,018 | 8 | 8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 67.8 | — | 4.7 |
| 1987 | 24 | LAR | 11 | — | 162 | 302 | 53.6% | 2,064 | 10 | 13 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 68.4 | — | 7.2 |
| 1988 | 25 | LAR | 16 | — | 308 | 517 | 59.6% | 3,964 | 31 | 18 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 89.2 | — | 24.1 |
| 1989 | 26 | LAR | 16 | — | 304 | 518 | 58.7% | 4,310 | 29 | 17 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 90.6 | — | 19.2 |
| 1990 | 27 | LAR | 16 | — | 307 | 554 | 55.4% | 3,989 | 23 | 17 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 79.3 | — | 13.9 |
| 1991 | 28 | LAR | 16 | — | 277 | 490 | 56.5% | 3,438 | 11 | 20 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 68.9 | — | 9.5 |
| 1992 | 29 | LAR | 16 | — | 281 | 475 | 59.2% | 3,323 | 22 | 18 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 80.2 | — | 14.6 |
| 1993 | 30 | LAR | 10 | — | 135 | 274 | 49.3% | 1,652 | 8 | 12 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 59.7 | — | 5 |
| 1994 | 31 | NO | 16 | — | 346 | 540 | 64.1% | 3,855 | 22 | 18 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 84.9 | — | 14.1 |
| 1995 | 32 | NO | 16 | — | 345 | 567 | 60.8% | 3,970 | 26 | 14 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 87.0 | — | 13.8 |
| 1996 | 33 | NO | 15 | — | 267 | 464 | 57.5% | 2,797 | 12 | 16 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 69.4 | — | 8.2 |
| 1997 | 34 | SD | 4 | — | 36 | 75 | 48.0% | 457 | 1 | 4 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 49.7 | — | 1 |
| Career | 158 | 2,841 | 4,923 | 57.7% | 34,837 | 203 | 175 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 7.1 | — | — | 78.6 | — | 135.3 |
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 257 | 596 | 4 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 69 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
64
Sustained
career value
×.6
72
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 67.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 64
On-field 46
Availability 18
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1986bestavg 59elite 701997
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position42
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
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: 87%.
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 stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (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.
Top Teammates
Henry EllardWR8yAnthony NewmanS8yTim BrownWR6yWillie GaultWR6yMarcus AllenRB6yBuford McGeeRB5yDale HatcherP5yRobert DelpinoFB5yAaron CoxWR5yDamone JohnsonTE5yCleveland GaryRB5yFred StricklandLB4yPat CarterTE4yLorenzo NealFB3yRoman PhiferLB3yTodd LyghtCB3yWayne MartinDT3yPete HolohanTE3yEric DickersonRB3yRobert BaileyDB3yMichael HaynesWR3yMike PagelQB3yJoe JohnsonDE3yMike YoungWR3y
1986 Draft Class· this player went #3
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJim opened the Los Angeles Rams QB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Mike Pagel (1991–1993).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1997team change
Joined SD (from NO)
- 1997final season
Last recorded season with SD
- 1994team change
Joined NO (from LAR)
- 1986draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 1, Pick 3
- 1986team change
Joined LAR (from HOU)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 212 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 12-season peers. See all →
69
peak 72
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1986
C+1987
B+1988
B+1989
B+1990
B1991
B1992
C+1993
B+1994
B+1995
C+1996
F1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1,018 | 169.7 | 3,776+2,758 | 222.1 |
| 1987 | 2,064 | 187.6 | 3,857+1,793 | 226.9 |
| 1988 | 3,964 | 247.8 | 4,293+329 | 252.5 |
| 1989 | 4,310 | 269.4 | 4,481+171 | 263.6 |
| 1990 | 3,989 | 249.3 | 4,348+359 | 255.8 |
| 1991 | 3,438 | 214.9 | 4,078+640 | 239.9 |
| 1992 | 3,323 | 207.7 | 4,048+725 | 238.1 |
| 1993 | 1,652 | 165.2 | 3,645+1,993 | 214.4 |
| 1994 | 3,855 | 240.9 | 4,274+419 | 251.4 |
| 1995 | 3,970 | 248.1 | 4,384+414 | 257.9 |
| 1996 | 2,797 | 186.5 | 3,700+903 | 217.6 |
| 1997 | 457 | 114.3 | 2,659+2,202 | 156.4 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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
295 career value over replacement — #142 all-time of 4,642. 24.6/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · HOU · 1986 · +7.2 vs expected KV-H
69actual
61.8 expected · Δ+7.2
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