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

QBNO#3ACT

Joey Harrington

Top 28% all-time QBsReliable StarterTeam Carrier · #103

Height6'4"

Weight210 lb

BornOct 21, 1978

Age47

CollegeOregon See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 1, Pick 3 · DET

Archetype Intelligence

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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.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 89 · #1299 · High-Value

Worth 89 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 29% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.8

Avg surplus

peak +20

6 seasons × ~14.8 surplus ≈ VORP 89

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								Receiving									Defense
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	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2002	—	DET	14	—	215	429	50.1%	2,294	12	16	2.8	3.7	5.3	4.2	0.8	59.9	8	7	4	0	0.6	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	GB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	DET	16	—	309	554	55.8%	2,880	17	22	3.1	4.0	5.2	4.0	0.8	63.9	11	28	98	0	3.5	0.0	7	25.0	0	1	1	8	0	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	DET	16	—	274	489	56.0%	3,047	19	12	3.9	2.5	6.2	5.9	1.6	77.5	35	49	175	0	3.6	0.0	9	18.4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	HOU	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	DET	12	—	188	330	57.0%	2,021	12	12	3.6	3.6	6.1	5.2	1.0	72.0	23	25	80	0	3.2	0.0	3	12.0	0	1	1	-4	0	100.0%	-4.0	-4.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	MIA	11	—	223	388	57.5%	2,236	12	15	3.1	3.9	5.8	4.6	0.8	68.2	14	19	17	0	0.9	0.0	6	31.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2007	—	ATL	12	—	215	348	61.8%	2,215	7	8	2.0	2.3	6.4	5.7	0.9	77.2	32	14	33	0	2.4	0.0	2	14.3	0	1	1	4	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	85	—	1,424	2,538	56.1%	14,693	79	85	3.1	3.3	5.8	4.9	0.9	69.4	123	142	407	0	2.9	0.0	27	19.0	0	3	3	8	0	100.0%	2.7	2.7	—	0	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA-393.2·-356 passing · -36 rushing · -2 receiving·-65.5/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2002	24	DET	14	—	215	429	50.1%	2,294	12	16	2.8	3.7	5.3	4.2	0.8	59.9	8	4.9
2003	25	DET	16	—	309	554	55.8%	2,880	17	22	3.1	4.0	5.2	4.0	0.8	63.9	11	9.1
2004	26	DET	16	—	274	489	56.0%	3,047	19	12	3.9	2.5	6.2	5.9	1.6	77.5	35	12.4
2005	27	DET	12	—	188	330	57.0%	2,021	12	12	3.6	3.6	6.1	5.2	1.0	72.0	23	7.2
2006	28	MIA	11	—	223	388	57.5%	2,236	12	15	3.1	3.9	5.8	4.6	0.8	68.2	14	5.8
2007	29	ATL	12	—	215	348	61.8%	2,215	7	8	2.0	2.3	6.4	5.7	0.9	77.2	32	7.8
Career			81		1,424	2,538	56.1%	14,693	79	85	3.1	3.3	5.8	—	—	69.4	123	47.2

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%
2002	24	DET	14	—	7	4	0.6	0.0	0	0.0
2003	25	DET	16	—	28	98	3.5	0.0	7	25.0
2004	26	DET	16	—	49	175	3.6	0.0	9	18.4
2005	27	DET	12	—	25	80	3.2	0.0	3	12.0
2006	28	MIA	11	—	19	17	0.9	0.0	6	31.6
2007	29	ATL	12	—	14	33	2.4	0.0	2	14.3
Career			81		142	407	2.9	—	27	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T
2003	25	DET	16	—	1	1	8	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—
2005	27	DET	12	—	1	1	-4	100.0%	-4.0	-4.0	—
2007	29	ATL	12	—	1	1	4	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—
Career			40		3	3	8	100.0%	2.7	2.7	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2002	24	—	—	—	-86.8	-8.8	—	0	0
2003	25	—	—	—	-92.4	-4.6	0.6	0	0
2004	26	—	—	—	-58.3	4.1	—	0	0
2005	27	—	—	—	-38.2	-10.7	-2.0	0	0
2006	28	—	—	—	-42.3	-8.7	—	2,949	0
2007	29	—	—	—	-38.0	-7.0	-0.1	2,364	-4
Career					—	—	—	5,313	-4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 51.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 33.8

Availability 17.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 512007

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #103 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

9 qualifying seasons

2003 DET·5 team wins#15

Passing Touchdowns · 17 · score 22

2003 DET·5 team wins#17

Passing Yards · 2,880 · score 18

2004 DET·6 team wins#16

Passing Yards · 3,047 · score 10

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Passing Yards leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-65.53 EPA/season over 6 seasons28

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2002

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

QB · 2002 class

4.89s

40-Yard

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 27thClass Pos 15thClass All 24th

32"

Vertical

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 35thClass Pos 39thClass All 28th

112"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 54th pct

Pos 54thAll 31thClass Pos 67thClass All 32th

7.00s

3-Cone

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 69thClass Pos 72thClass All 65th

4.21s

Shuttle

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 71thClass Pos 61thClass All 56th

College Stats

OregonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #3

#1David CarrQB #1Milford BrownG #2Julius PeppersDE #5Quentin JammerCB #6Ryan SimsDE #7Bryant McKinnieOT #9John HendersonNT #10Levi JonesOT #11Dwight FreeneyDE #12Wendell BryantDT #13Donte' StallworthWR #14Jeremy ShockeyTE #15Albert HaynesworthDT #16William GreenRB #17Phillip BuchanonDB #18T.J. DuckettRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Joey inherited the Detroit Lions QB room from Charlie Batch (1998–2001), and handed it to Jon Kitna (2006–2008).

Eric Hipple 1981–1989Rodney Peete 1989–1993Erik Kramer 1991–1993Scott Mitchell 1994–1998Charlie Batch 1998–2001Joey Harrington

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2007team change
Joined ATL (from MIA)
2007final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2006team change
Joined MIA (from DET)
2002draft
Drafted by DET — Round 1, Pick 3

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 210 lb

Frame

215 lb at 4.89s

Size-speed

32" vert / 112" broad

Explosion

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 53

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

C2002

C+2003

C+2004

C2005

C+2006

C+2007

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

84%

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
2002	2,294	163.9	3,153+859	185.5
2003	2,880	180	3,289+409	193.5
2004	3,047	190.4	3,510+463	206.4
2005	2,021	168.4	3,264+1,243	192
2006	2,236	203.3	3,702+1,466	217.8
2007	2,215	184.6	3,495+1,280	205.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

89 career value over replacement — #1299 all-time of 4,642. 14.8/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #3 (Rd 1) · DET · 2002 · -9.8 vs expected KV-H

52actual

61.8 expected · Δ−9.8

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #3

Franchise Succession

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