Justin Herbert packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any quarterback in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 75 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.
Regular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
Season honors and record seasons
An all-time caliber quarterback (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
#64 all-time in Pass TD (163). 2 behind Troy Aikman for #63 — on pace in ~1 season
Worth 194 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +32.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 seasons × ~32.3 surplus ≈ VORP 194
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
| 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 | |||||
| 2020 | — | LAC | 15 | — | 396 | 595 | 66.6% | 4,336 | 31 | 10 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 98.3 | 32 | 55 | 234 | 5 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 20 | 36.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | MIA | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | LAC | 17 | — | 443 | 672 | 65.9% | 5,014 | 38 | 15 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 97.7 | 31 | 63 | 302 | 3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 28 | 44.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | LAC | 17 | — | 477 | 699 | 68.2% | 4,739 | 25 | 10 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 93.2 | 38 | 54 | 147 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 17 | 31.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 | 0 | 100.0% | -5.0 | -5.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | SEA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | LAC | 13 | — | 297 | 456 | 65.1% | 3,134 | 20 | 7 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 93.2 | 29 | 52 | 228 | 3 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 16 | 30.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | LAC | 17 | — | 332 | 504 | 65.9% | 3,870 | 23 | 3 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 101.7 | 41 | 69 | 306 | 2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 23 | 33.3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | ATL | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 340 | 512 | 66.4% | 3,727 | 26 | 13 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 94.1 | 54 | 83 | 498 | 2 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 37 | 44.6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 101 | — | 2,285 | 3,438 | 66.5% | 24,820 | 163 | 58 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 96.3 | 225 | 376 | 1,715 | 15 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 141 | 37.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | LAC | 15 | 15* | 396 | 595 | 66.6% | 4,336 | 31 | 10 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 98.3 | 32 | 14.5 |
| 2021 | 23 | LAC | 17 | 17* | 443 | 672 | 65.9% | 5,014 | 38 | 15 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 97.7 | 31 | 15.9 |
| 2022 | 24 | LAC | 17 | 17* | 477 | 699 | 68.2% | 4,739 | 25 | 10 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 93.2 | 38 | 13.8 |
| 2023 | 25 | LAC | 13 | 12* | 297 | 456 | 65.1% | 3,134 | 20 | 7 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 93.2 | 29 | 11.5 |
| 2024 | 26 | LAC | 17 | 17* | 332 | 504 | 65.9% | 3,870 | 23 | 3 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 101.7 | 41 | 15.1 |
| 2025 | 27 | LAC | 16 | 15* | 340 | 512 | 66.4% | 3,727 | 26 | 13 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 94.1 | 54 | 12.3 |
| Career | 95 | 93* | 2,285 | 3,438 | 66.5% | 24,820 | 163 | 58 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 7.2 | — | — | 96.3 | 225 | 83.1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | LAC | 15 | 15* | 55 | 234 | 5 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 20 | 36.4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | LAC | 17 | 17* | 63 | 302 | 3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 28 | 44.4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | LAC | 17 | 17* | 54 | 147 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 17 | 31.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | LAC | 13 | 12* | 52 | 228 | 3 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 16 | 30.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | LAC | 17 | 17* | 69 | 306 | 2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 23 | 33.3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 27 | LAC | 16 | 15* | 83 | 498 | 2 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 37 | 44.6 | 1 |
| Career | 95 | 93* | 376 | 1,715 | 15 | 4.6 | — | 141 | — | 2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | LAC | 17 | 17* | 2 | 2 | -10 | 0 | 100.0% | -5.0 | -5.0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | LAC | 13 | 12* | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 1 |
| Career | 30 | 29* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | MIA | 3 | 3* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | CIN | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | SEA | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | ATL | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | LAC | 2 | 2* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 8* | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | LAC | 15 | 15* | 1,097 | 99.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 23 | LAC | 17 | 17* | 1,191 | 99.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 24 | LAC | 17 | 17* | 1,162 | 97.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | LAC | 13 | 12* | 838 | 95.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | LAC | 17 | 17* | 1,045 | 97.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 27 | LAC | 16 | 15* | 1,043 | 96.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 95 | 93* | 6,376 | — | — | — | — | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | — | — | 15* | 89.5 | 0.7 | — | 4,368 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | — | — | 17* | 118.2 | 11.2 | — | 5,058 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | — | — | 17* | 23.5 | 10.2 | -2.8 | 4,504 | -15 |
| 2023 | 25 | — | — | 12* | 26.9 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 3,490 | -7 |
| 2024 | 26 | — | — | 17* | 69.0 | 5.1 | — | 4,335 | 0 |
| Career | 78* | — | — | — | 21,755 | -22 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | LAC | — | 15* | 76.5 | 18.0 | 187 | 28.7 | 85 | 70 | 170 | 2.4 | 7 | 7 | — |
| 2021 | 23 | LAC | — | 17* | 80.2 | 14.6 | 143 | 19.4 | 51 | 61 | 155 | 2.4 | 14 | 17 | — |
| 2022 | 24 | LAC | — | 17* | 75.6 | 12.9 | 160 | 21.1 | 50 | 72 | 182 | 2.5 | 25 | 23 | — |
| 2023 | 25 | LAC | — | 12* | 76.2 | 16.0 | 107 | 20.9 | 36 | 42 | 158 | 2.4 | 11 | 11 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | LAC | — | 17* | 79.7 | 13.8 | 123 | 21.4 | 20 | 62 | 156 | 2.5 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| 2025 | 27 | LAC | — | 15* | 76.4 | 15.2 | 183 | 29.8 | 55 | 74 | 158 | 2.4 | 17 | 10 | 48 |
| Career | 93* | — | — | 903 | — | 297 | 381 | 979 | — | 88 | 78 | 79 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | LAC | 15 | 15* | 177 | 3.2 | 57 | 1.0 | 2 | 27.5 | 20 |
| 2021 | 23 | LAC | 17 | 17* | 254 | 4.0 | 48 | 0.8 | 2 | 31.5 | 28 |
| 2022 | 24 | LAC | 17 | 17* | 138 | 2.6 | 9 | 0.2 | 0 | — | 17 |
| 2023 | 25 | LAC | 13 | 12* | 175 | 3.4 | 53 | 1.0 | 2 | 26.0 | 16 |
| 2024 | 26 | LAC | 17 | 17* | 224 | 3.2 | 82 | 1.2 | 2 | 34.5 | 23 |
| 2025 | 27 | LAC | 16 | 15* | 407 | 4.9 | 91 | 1.1 | 3 | 27.7 | 34 |
| Career | 95 | 93* | 1,375 | — | 340 | — | 11 | — | 138 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | LAC | 17 | 17* | -7.5 | -7.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| 2023 | 25 | LAC | 13 | 12* | -7.0 | -7.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 108.3 |
| Career | 30 | 29* | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 71.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
Ranked #300 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
Reached 28% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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%.
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+).
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
| Season | School | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oregon | 162 | 255 | 63.5% | 1,936 | 19 | 4 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 105.0 | — |
| 2017 | Oregon | 139 | 206 | 67.5% | 1,983 | 15 | 5 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 112.6 | — |
| 2018 | Oregon | 240 | 404 | 59.4% | 3,151 | 29 | 8 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 99.8 | — |
| 2019 | Oregon | 286 | 428 | 66.8% | 3,471 | 32 | 6 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 110.6 | — |
| Career | 827 | 1,293 | 64.0% | 10,541 | 95 | 23 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 106.4 | 0 |
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Justin inherited the Los Angeles Chargers QB room from Philip Rivers (2004–2019), and holds it as the most recent the corpus records.
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with LAC
Drafted by LAC — Round 1, Pick 6
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAC | 0 | W3Questionable· AnkleW4Questionable· Ankle |
| 2022 | LAC | 0 | W3Questionable· Ribs |
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,336 | 289.1 | 4,472+136 | 263 |
| 2021 | 5,014 | 294.9 | 4,691-323 | 275.9 |
| 2022 | 4,739 | 278.8 | 4,514-225 | 265.5 |
| 2023 | 3,134 | 241.1 | 4,047+913 | 238.1 |
| 2024 | 3,870 | 227.6 | 3,858-12 | 226.9 |
| 2025 | 3,727 | 232.9 | 3,960+233 | 232.9 |
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, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
194 career value over replacement — #397 all-time of 4,642. 32.3/season above a replacement-level QB.
Career Profile
Pick #6 (Rd 1) · LAC · 2020 · +9.2 vs expected KV-H
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Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →
What carries the case
Monitor score 36 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).
To reach 50% HOF probability (score target: 110.8 · current: 36 · gap: +74.8)
Paths ranked cheapest first · accolade-based, data-calibrated vs actual enshrinement
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Gave the Los Angeles Chargers an entire corpus-attributed career — 6 seasons (2020–2025), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.