Josh McCown is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places McCown in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McCown's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Josh McCown
Height6'4"
Weight218 lb
BornJul 4, 1979
Age47
ConferenceSouthland
Rookie yr2002
Draft2002 · Rd 3, Pick 81 · ARI
A quality quarterback with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 79 · #1444 · Above AverageWorth 79 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 32% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+13.2
Avg surplus
peak +19
6 seasons × ~13.2 surplus ≈ VORP 79
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | ARI | 2 | — | 7 | 18 | 38.9% | 66 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 3.7 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | ARI | 7 | — | 95 | 165 | 57.6% | 1,018 | 5 | 6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 70.7 | 24 | 29 | 164 | 1 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 8 | 27.6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | SEA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | ARI | 14 | — | 233 | 408 | 57.1% | 2,511 | 11 | 10 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 74.1 | 31 | 36 | 112 | 2 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 9 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 100.0% | -5.0 | -5.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | NYJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | ARI | 9 | — | 163 | 270 | 60.4% | 1,832 | 9 | 11 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 74.8 | 18 | 29 | 139 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 7 | 24.1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | CAR | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | DET | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | LV | 9 | — | 111 | 191 | 58.1% | 1,151 | 10 | 11 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 69.1 | 15 | 28 | 149 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 9 | 32.1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | CAR | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | -3 | 0 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | CAR | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | 39.6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | CHI | 3 | — | 35 | 55 | 63.6% | 414 | 2 | 4 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 68.3 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | CHI | 8 | — | 149 | 224 | 66.5% | 1,829 | 13 | 1 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 109.0 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 1 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 5 | 38.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | TB | 11 | — | 184 | 327 | 56.3% | 2,206 | 11 | 14 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 70.5 | 36 | 25 | 127 | 3 | 5.1 | 12.0 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | DET | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | CLE | 8 | — | 186 | 292 | 63.7% | 2,109 | 12 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 93.3 | 23 | 20 | 98 | 1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 8 | 40.0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | LA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | CLE | 5 | — | 90 | 165 | 54.5% | 1,100 | 6 | 6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 72.3 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | NYJ | 13 | — | 267 | 397 | 67.3% | 2,926 | 18 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 94.5 | 39 | 37 | 124 | 5 | 3.4 | 13.5 | 14 | 37.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | NYJ | 4 | — | 60 | 110 | 54.5% | 539 | 1 | 4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 55.8 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | PHI | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | — | 72.1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 106 | — | 1,584 | 2,633 | 60.2% | 17,727 | 98 | 82 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 79.7 | 235 | 248 | 1,118 | 13 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 78 | 31.5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% | 3.3 | 3.3 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-90.5·-97 passing · 8 rushing · -1 receiving·-5.7/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 | 23 | ARI | 2 | — | 7 | 18 | 38.9% | 66 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 3.7 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 5 | — |
| 2003 | 24 | ARI | 7 | — | 95 | 165 | 57.6% | 1,018 | 5 | 6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 70.7 | 24 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 25 | ARI | 14 | — | 233 | 408 | 57.1% | 2,511 | 11 | 10 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 74.1 | 31 | 10.5 |
| 2005 | 26 | ARI | 9 | — | 163 | 270 | 60.4% | 1,832 | 9 | 11 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 74.8 | 18 | 6.1 |
| 2007 | 28 | LV | 9 | — | 111 | 191 | 58.1% | 1,151 | 10 | 11 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 69.1 | 15 | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 30 | CAR | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | 39.6 | 1 | — |
| 2011 | 32 | CHI | 3 | — | 35 | 55 | 63.6% | 414 | 2 | 4 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 68.3 | 7 | — |
| 2013 | 34 | CHI | 8 | 6* | 149 | 224 | 66.5% | 1,829 | 13 | 1 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 109.0 | 11 | 9.1 |
| 2014 | 35 | TB | 11 | 10* | 184 | 327 | 56.3% | 2,206 | 11 | 14 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 70.5 | 36 | 6.2 |
| 2015 | 36 | CLE | 8 | 7* | 186 | 292 | 63.7% | 2,109 | 12 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 93.3 | 23 | 6.9 |
| 2016 | 37 | CLE | 5 | 4* | 90 | 165 | 54.5% | 1,100 | 6 | 6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 72.3 | 18 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 38 | NYJ | 13 | 13* | 267 | 397 | 67.3% | 2,926 | 18 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 94.5 | 39 | 12.1 |
| 2018 | 39 | NYJ | 4 | 3* | 60 | 110 | 54.5% | 539 | 1 | 4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 55.8 | 7 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 40 | PHI | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | — | 72.1 | 0 | — |
| Career | 96 | 43* | 1,584 | 2,633 | 60.2% | 17,727 | 98 | 82 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 6.7 | — | — | 79.7 | 235 | 65 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23 | ARI | 2 | — | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | ARI | 7 | — | 29 | 164 | 1 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 8 | 27.6 | 1 |
| 2004 | 25 | ARI | 14 | — | 36 | 112 | 2 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 9 | 25.0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 26 | ARI | 9 | — | 29 | 139 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 7 | 24.1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 28 | LV | 9 | — | 28 | 149 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 9 | 32.1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 29 | CAR | 2 | — | 4 | -3 | 0 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32 | CHI | 3 | — | 12 | 68 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 34 | CHI | 8 | 6* | 13 | 69 | 1 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 5 | 38.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 35 | TB | 11 | 10* | 25 | 127 | 3 | 5.1 | 12.0 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 36 | CLE | 8 | 7* | 20 | 98 | 1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 8 | 40.0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 37 | CLE | 5 | 4* | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 38 | NYJ | 13 | 13* | 37 | 124 | 5 | 3.4 | 13.5 | 14 | 37.8 | 1 |
| 2018 | 39 | NYJ | 4 | 3* | 5 | 32 | 0 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 40 | PHI | 2 | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 97 | 43* | 248 | 1,118 | 13 | 4.5 | — | 78 | — | 9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24 | SEA | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | NYJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | CAR | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 35 | DET | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 36 | LA | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 2* | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34 | CHI | 8 | 6* | 422 | 76.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 35 | TB | 11 | 10* | 630 | 93.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 36 | CLE | 8 | 7* | 509 | 86.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 | CLE | 5 | 4* | 262 | 78.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 38 | NYJ | 13 | 13* | 819 | 96.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 39 | NYJ | 4 | 3* | 191 | 76.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 40 | PHI | 3 | — | 15 | 7.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 52 | 43* | 2,848 | — | — | — | — | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23 | — | — | — | -21.6 | 1.3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | — | — | — | -16.0 | -7.7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | — | — | — | -43.9 | 2.4 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | — | — | — | -7.1 | -1.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 28 | — | — | — | -23.8 | -2.6 | — | 1,641 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29 | — | — | — | — | -1.3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | — | — | — | -7.0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32 | — | — | — | -2.1 | 5.6 | — | 490 | 0 |
| 2013 | 34 | — | — | 6* | 82.0 | 4.8 | — | 1,769 | 0 |
| 2014 | 35 | — | — | 10* | -29.4 | 1.3 | — | 3,268 | 0 |
| 2015 | 36 | — | — | 7* | 15.7 | -0.5 | — | 2,266 | 0 |
| 2016 | 37 | — | — | 4* | -26.4 | -3.7 | — | 1,649 | 0 |
| 2017 | 38 | — | — | 13* | 14.3 | 6.6 | — | 3,036 | 0 |
| 2018 | 39 | — | — | 3* | -32.4 | 2.9 | — | 805 | 0 |
| 2019 | 40 | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0.0 | — | 22 | 0 |
| Career | 43* | — | — | — | 14,966 | 5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Passing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 39 | NYJ | — | 3* | — | 22.6 | 29 | 23.8 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 2.3 | 3 | — | — |
| 2019 | 40 | PHI | — | — | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Career | 3* | — | — | 29 | — | 8 | 14 | 47 | — | 3 | 1 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 39 | NYJ | 4 | 3* | 27 | 5.4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 2019 | 40 | PHI | 3 | — | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 3* | 25 | — | 5 | — | 0 | — | 2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 46 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
42
Sustained
career value
×.6
52
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 46 × longevity 1 = KV-H 46· confidence 90%
What builds the career mark of 42
On-field 30.2
Availability 11.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
2003bestavg 392018
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #335 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position21
Depth
of 100
Reached 20% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
20% of the all-time Passing Yards leader20
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-5.65 EPA/season over 16 seasons48
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: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Quarterbacks · proprietary · 2012+53
Solid
SIS
EPA/snap0.013Snap share73.5%Off snaps2,848VolatileCV 9.27
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within quarterbacks, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
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+).
Combine · 2002
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.59s
40-Yard
Strong · 88th pct
Pos 88thAll 60thClass Pos 95thClass All 65th
38.5"
Vertical
Elite · 98th pct
Pos 98thAll 89thClass Pos 94thClass All 83th
120"
Broad Jump
Strong · 88th pct
Pos 88thAll 64thClass Pos 94thClass All 72th
6.85s
3-Cone
Strong · 89th pct
Pos 89thAll 86thClass Pos 83thClass All 81th
3.90s
Shuttle
Elite · 99th pct
Pos 99thAll 99thClass Pos 83thClass All 96th
Postseason Career
1 playoff gamePassing
Cmp18Att24Cmp%75.0%Yds174Y/A7.3AdjY/A7.3Rate94.8Sk6
Rushing
Att5Yds23Y/A4.61D21D%40.0
Advanced (EPA)
Pass EPA-4.1Rush EPA0.9Pass AirYd146
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Sam Houston State; SMU), 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
Julius PeppersDE4yAdrian WilsonS4yRussell DavisDT4yScott PlayerP4yGary BarnidgeTE4yLeVar WoodsLB4yDamien AndersonRB4yAnquan BoldinWR3yKarlos DansbyILB3yCalvin PaceOLB3yNeil RackersK3yMatt ForteRB3yRonald McKinnonMLB3yRenaldo HillS3yBryant JohnsonWR3yTyler BraytonDT3yFreddie JonesTE3yJames DarlingLB3yJames AndersonOLB3yDante RosarioTE3yIsaiah CrowellRB3yMarcel ShippRB3yTerrelle PryorWR3yMajor WrightDB3y
2002 Draft Class· this player went #81
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJosh inherited the Arizona Cardinals QB room from Jake Plummer (1997–2002), and handed it to Kurt Warner (2005–2009).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2019team change
Joined PHI (from NYJ)
- 2019final season
Last recorded season with PHI
- 2017team change
Joined NYJ (from CLE)
- 2015team change
Joined CLE (from TB)
- 2014team change
Joined TB (from CHI)
- 2011team change
Joined CHI (from CAR)
- 2008team change
Joined CAR (from LV)
- 2007team change
Joined LV (from DET)
- 2006team change
Joined DET (from ARI)
- 2002draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 3, Pick 81
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 218 lb
Frame
221 lb at 4.59s
Size-speed
38.5" vert / 120" broad
Explosion
Injury History
9 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | HOU | 2 | W10Out· Not Injury RelatedW12Out· Illness |
| 2016 | CLE | 5 | W3Out· left ShoulderW4Out· left ShoulderW5Out· left ShoulderW6Out· left ShoulderW7Out· left Shoulder |
| 2015 | CLE | 2 | W2Out· ConcussionW8Questionable· right Shoulder / RibsW9Out· right Shoulder / RibsW10Questionable· Ribs |
| 2014 | TB | 0 | W4Doubtful· right ThumbW5Questionable· right ThumbW6Doubtful· right ThumbW8Questionable· right Thumb |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →
46
peak 52
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2003
C+2004
C+2005
D2007
C2013
C2014
C+2015
F2016
C2017
F2018
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 16 seasons.
41%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,018 | 145.4 | 2,757+1,739 | 162.2 |
| 2004 | 2,511 | 179.4 | 3,355+844 | 197.3 |
| 2005 | 1,832 | 203.6 | 3,727+1,895 | 219.3 |
| 2007 | 1,151 | 127.9 | 2,801+1,650 | 164.8 |
| 2013 | 1,829 | 228.6 | 3,577+1,748 | 210.4 |
| 2014 | 2,206 | 200.5 | 3,074+868 | 180.8 |
| 2015 | 2,109 | 263.6 | 4,019+1,910 | 236.4 |
| 2016 | 1,100 | 220 | 3,311+2,211 | 194.7 |
| 2017 | 2,926 | 225.1 | 3,358+432 | 197.5 |
| 2018 | 539 | 134.8 | 2,141+1,602 | 126 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
79 career value over replacement — #1444 all-time of 4,642. 7.9/season above a replacement-level QB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #81 (Rd 3) · ARI · 2002 · +7.3 vs expected KV-H
46actual
38.7 expected · Δ+7.3
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