Josh Freeman is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Freeman in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Freeman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 21–22 | TB | 10 | — | 159 | 291 | 54.6% | 1,857 | 10 | 18 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 59.9 | 19 | 31 | 162 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 11 | 35.5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 22–23 | TB | 16 | — | 291 | 474 | 61.4% | 3,451 | 25 | 6 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 95.9 | 28 | 68 | 364 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 29 | 42.6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 23–24 | TB | 15 | — | 346 | 551 | 62.8% | 3,592 | 16 | 22 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 74.6 | 29 | 55 | 238 | 4 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 25 | 45.5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24–25 | TB | 16 | — | 306 | 558 | 54.8% | 4,065 | 27 | 17 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 81.6 | 26 | 39 | 139 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 16 | 41.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25–26 | MIN / TB | 4 | — | 63 | 147 | 42.9% | 761 | 2 | 4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 52.6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 27–28 | IND | 1 | — | 15 | 28 | 53.6% | 149 | 1 | 1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 65.9 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 60 | 85.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 62 | — | 1,180 | 2,049 | 57.6% | 13,875 | 81 | 68 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 77.6 | 111 | 206 | 947 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 85 | 41.3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
89 career value over replacement — #1335 all-time of 4,695. 17.8/season above a replacement-level QB.
Career Profile
Pick #17 (Rd 1) · TB · 2009 · +2.2 vs expected KV-H
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