Kirk Cousins is one of the most consistent quarterbacks of his generation β a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Cousins delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys β the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
Kirk Cousins
Height6'3"
Weight209 lb
BornAug 19, 1988
Age37
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2012
Draft2012 Β· Rd 4, Pick 102 Β· WAS
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
4x
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.
#15 all-time in Pass TD (298). 2 behind John Elway for #14 β on pace in ~1 season
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 317 Β· #110 Β· All-TimeWorth 317 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback β top 3% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.4 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
12 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
12
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+26.4
Avg surplus
peak +39
12 seasons Γ ~26.4 surplus β VORP 317
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno 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 | |||||
| 2012 | β | WAS | 3 | β | 33 | 48 | 68.8% | 466 | 4 | 3 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 101.6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2012 | β | CLE | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | β | WAS | 5 | β | 81 | 155 | 52.3% | 854 | 4 | 7 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 58.4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2014 | β | WAS | 6 | β | 126 | 204 | 61.8% | 1,710 | 10 | 9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 86.4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2015 | β | WAS | 16 | β | 379 | 543 | 69.8% | 4,166 | 29 | 11 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 101.6 | 26 | 26 | 48 | 5 | 1.8 | 19.2 | 8 | 30.8 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2016 | β | WAS | 16 | β | 406 | 606 | 67.0% | 4,917 | 25 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 97.2 | 23 | 34 | 96 | 4 | 2.8 | 11.8 | 14 | 41.2 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2017 | β | WAS | 16 | β | 347 | 540 | 64.3% | 4,093 | 27 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 93.9 | 41 | 49 | 179 | 4 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 17 | 34.7 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2017 | β | SF | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | β | MIN | 16 | β | 425 | 606 | 70.1% | 4,298 | 30 | 10 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 99.7 | 40 | 44 | 123 | 1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 12 | 27.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 100.0% | -1.0 | -1.0 | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2019 | β | MIN | 15 | β | 307 | 444 | 69.1% | 3,603 | 26 | 6 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 107.4 | 28 | 31 | 63 | 1 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 8 | 25.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | β | 0.0 | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2020 | β | MIN | 16 | β | 349 | 516 | 67.6% | 4,265 | 35 | 13 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 105.0 | 39 | 32 | 156 | 1 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 16 | 50.0 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2020 | β | DAL | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | β | MIN | 16 | β | 372 | 561 | 66.3% | 4,221 | 33 | 7 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 103.1 | 28 | 29 | 115 | 1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 8 | 27.6 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2021 | β | CAR | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | β | MIN | 17 | β | 424 | 643 | 65.9% | 4,547 | 29 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 92.5 | 46 | 31 | 97 | 2 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 11 | 35.5 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2022 | β | DET | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | β | MIN | 8 | β | 216 | 311 | 69.5% | 2,331 | 18 | 5 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 103.8 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2024 | β | ATL | 14 | β | 303 | 453 | 66.9% | 3,508 | 18 | 16 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 88.6 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.7 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2025 | β | ATL | 10 | β | 166 | 269 | 61.7% | 1,721 | 10 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 84.8 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 5 | 35.7 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 180 | β | 3,934 | 5,899 | 66.7% | 44,700 | 298 | 131 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 96.8 | 345 | 341 | 965 | 20 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 113 | 33.1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 50.0% | -1.0 | -0.5 | β | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA484.9Β·539 passing Β· -49 rushing Β· -5 receivingΒ·37.3/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24 | WAS | 3 | β | 33 | 48 | 68.8% | 466 | 4 | 3 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 101.6 | 3 | β |
| 2013 | 25 | WAS | 5 | 3* | 81 | 155 | 52.3% | 854 | 4 | 7 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 58.4 | 5 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | 26 | WAS | 6 | 5* | 126 | 204 | 61.8% | 1,710 | 10 | 9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 86.4 | 8 | 4.1 |
| 2015 | 27 | WAS | 16 | 15* | 379 | 543 | 69.8% | 4,166 | 29 | 11 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 101.6 | 26 | 15.2 |
| 2016 | 28 | WAS | 16 | 16* | 406 | 606 | 67.0% | 4,917 | 25 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 97.2 | 23 | 15.5 |
| 2017 | 29 | WAS | 16 | 16* | 347 | 540 | 64.3% | 4,093 | 27 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 93.9 | 41 | 15.8 |
| 2018 | 30 | MIN | 16 | 16* | 425 | 606 | 70.1% | 4,298 | 30 | 10 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 99.7 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 2019 | 31 | MIN | 15 | 15* | 307 | 444 | 69.1% | 3,603 | 26 | 6 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 107.4 | 28 | 13.4 |
| 2020 | 32 | MIN | 16 | 16* | 349 | 516 | 67.6% | 4,265 | 35 | 13 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 105.0 | 39 | 13.7 |
| 2021 | 33 | MIN | 16 | 16* | 372 | 561 | 66.3% | 4,221 | 33 | 7 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 103.1 | 28 | 14.8 |
| 2022 | 34 | MIN | 17 | 16* | 424 | 643 | 65.9% | 4,547 | 29 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 92.5 | 46 | 13.4 |
| 2023 | 35 | MIN | 8 | 8* | 216 | 311 | 69.5% | 2,331 | 18 | 5 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 103.8 | 17 | 7.9 |
| 2024 | 36 | ATL | 14 | 14* | 303 | 453 | 66.9% | 3,508 | 18 | 16 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 88.6 | 28 | 8 |
| 2025 | 37 | ATL | 10 | 9* | 166 | 269 | 61.7% | 1,721 | 10 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 84.8 | 13 | 6 |
| Career | 174 | 165* | 3,934 | 5,899 | 66.7% | 44,700 | 298 | 131 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 7.6 | β | β | 96.8 | 345 | 141.6 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24 | WAS | 3 | β | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 25 | WAS | 5 | 3* | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 26 | WAS | 6 | 5* | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 27 | WAS | 16 | 15* | 26 | 48 | 5 | 1.8 | 19.2 | 8 | 30.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 28 | WAS | 16 | 16* | 34 | 96 | 4 | 2.8 | 11.8 | 14 | 41.2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 29 | WAS | 16 | 16* | 49 | 179 | 4 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 17 | 34.7 | 1 |
| 2018 | 30 | MIN | 16 | 16* | 44 | 123 | 1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 12 | 27.3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 31 | MIN | 15 | 15* | 31 | 63 | 1 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 8 | 25.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 32 | MIN | 16 | 16* | 32 | 156 | 1 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 16 | 50.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 33 | MIN | 16 | 16* | 29 | 115 | 1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 8 | 27.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 34 | MIN | 17 | 16* | 31 | 97 | 2 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 11 | 35.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 35 | MIN | 8 | 8* | 14 | 25 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 36 | ATL | 14 | 14* | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | ATL | 10 | 9* | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 5 | 35.7 | 1 |
| Career | 174 | 165* | 341 | 965 | 20 | 2.8 | β | 113 | β | 7 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 | MIN | 16 | 16* | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 100.0% | -1.0 | -1.0 | β | 0 |
| 2019 | 31 | MIN | 15 | 15* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | β | 0.0 | β | 0 |
| Career | 31 | 31* | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 50.0% | -1.0 | -0.5 | β | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24 | CLE | 1 | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 29 | SF | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 32 | DAL | 2 | 2* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 33 | CAR | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 34 | DET | 1 | 1* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 5* | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25 | WAS | 5 | 3* | 238 | 68.4% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 | WAS | 6 | 5* | 357 | 90.2% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | WAS | 16 | 15* | 1,025 | 95.8% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 | WAS | 16 | 16* | 1,060 | 100.0% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 29 | WAS | 16 | 16* | 1,008 | 99.6% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 30 | MIN | 16 | 16* | 1,051 | 100.0% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 31 | MIN | 15 | 15* | 966 | 99.3% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 32 | MIN | 16 | 16* | 1,082 | 99.8% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 33 | MIN | 16 | 16* | 1,087 | 100.0% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 34 | MIN | 17 | 16* | 1,114 | 95.1% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 35 | MIN | 8 | 8* | 512 | 98.1% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 36 | ATL | 14 | 14* | 913 | 97.7% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 37 | ATL | 10 | 9* | 543 | 86.1% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| Career | 171 | 165* | 10,956 | β | β | β | β | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24 | β | β | β | 12.1 | -4.0 | β | 445 | 0 |
| 2013 | 25 | β | β | 3* | -31.6 | 0.1 | β | 1,243 | 0 |
| 2014 | 26 | β | β | 5* | 14.3 | -2.8 | β | 1,781 | 0 |
| 2015 | 27 | β | β | 15* | 97.1 | 2.9 | β | 4,352 | 0 |
| 2016 | 28 | β | β | 16* | 115.1 | -1.9 | β | 5,268 | 0 |
| 2017 | 29 | β | β | 16* | 16.4 | 1.7 | β | 4,153 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | β | β | 16* | -12.1 | -22.6 | -3.2 | 4,396 | -7 |
| 2019 | 31 | β | β | 15* | 87.0 | -6.2 | -1.8 | 3,391 | 12 |
| 2020 | 32 | β | β | 16* | 91.7 | 1.6 | β | 4,103 | 0 |
| 2021 | 33 | β | β | 16* | 71.6 | -4.5 | β | 4,573 | 0 |
| 2022 | 34 | β | β | 16* | 18.5 | 1.2 | β | 4,821 | 0 |
| 2023 | 35 | β | β | 8* | 37.1 | 1.7 | β | 2,252 | 0 |
| 2024 | 36 | β | β | 14* | 22.1 | -16.8 | β | 3,374 | 0 |
| Career | 156* | β | β | β | 44,152 | 5 |
* GS not available from free sources β 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 | 30 | MIN | β | 16* | β | 11.6 | 176 | 26.5 | 97 | 39 | 143 | 2.5 | 17 | β | β |
| 2019 | 31 | MIN | β | 15* | 79.0 | 15.5 | 106 | 22.0 | 48 | 30 | 107 | 2.7 | 24 | 9 | β |
| 2020 | 32 | MIN | β | 16* | 81.3 | 13.8 | 173 | 30.2 | 56 | 78 | 181 | 2.6 | 27 | 11 | β |
| 2021 | 33 | MIN | β | 16* | 77.0 | 17.1 | 161 | 26.6 | 68 | 65 | 168 | 2.4 | 13 | 4 | β |
| 2022 | 34 | MIN | β | 16* | 76.5 | 15.2 | 166 | 23.7 | 36 | 84 | 159 | 2.5 | 27 | 14 | β |
| 2023 | 35 | MIN | β | 8* | 82.2 | 12.8 | 83 | 25.1 | 21 | 45 | 106 | 2.5 | 5 | 3 | β |
| 2024 | 36 | ATL | β | 14* | 77.8 | 11.7 | 100 | 20.7 | 25 | 47 | 106 | 2.4 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 37 | ATL | β | 9* | 72.0 | 16.1 | 61 | 21.5 | 17 | 31 | 70 | 2.4 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 110* | β | β | 1,026 | β | 368 | 419 | 1,040 | β | 137 | 59 | 5 |
* GS not available from free sources β 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 | 30 | MIN | 16 | 16* | 105 | 2.4 | 18 | 0.4 | 1 | 44.0 | 12 |
| 2019 | 31 | MIN | 15 | 15* | 51 | 1.6 | 12 | 0.4 | 0 | β | 8 |
| 2020 | 32 | MIN | 16 | 16* | 141 | 4.4 | 15 | 0.5 | 1 | 32.0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 33 | MIN | 16 | 16* | 97 | 3.3 | 18 | 0.6 | 0 | β | 8 |
| 2022 | 34 | MIN | 17 | 16* | 66 | 2.1 | 31 | 1.0 | 0 | β | 11 |
| 2023 | 35 | MIN | 8 | 8* | 22 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | β | 6 |
| 2024 | 36 | ATL | 14 | 14* | -8 | -0.3 | 8 | 0.3 | 0 | β | 2 |
| 2025 | 37 | ATL | 10 | 9* | 3 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 | β | 4 |
| Career | 112 | 110* | 477 | β | 109 | β | 2 | β | 67 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 | MIN | 16 | 16* | -7.0 | -7.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| 2019 | 31 | MIN | 15 | 15* | 12.0 | β | β | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Career | 31 | 31* | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 69 Β· 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 13 scored seasons.
63
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
72
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 66.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 69Β· confidence 95%
What builds the career mark of 63
On-field 45.4
Availability 17.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
2013bestavg 59elite 702025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position53
Solid
of 100
Reached 50% of the all-time Passing Yards leader β a solid all-time profile at the position.
50% of the all-time Passing Yards leader50
2 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader67
37.3 EPA/season over 13 seasons62
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Quarterbacks Β· proprietary Β· 2012+65
Above average
SIS
EPA/snap0.046Snap share95.3%Off snaps10,413VolatileCV 2.99
Production per snap β 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 Β· 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 Β· 2012
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.84s
40-Yard
Below avg Β· 42th pct
Pos 42thAll 31thClass Pos 29thClass All 30th
28.5"
Vertical
Low Β· 16th pct
Pos 16thAll 13thClass Pos 17thClass All 15th
109"
Broad Jump
Below avg Β· 37th pct
Pos 37thAll 22thClass Pos 44thClass All 27th
7.05s
3-Cone
Above avg Β· 64th pct
Pos 64thAll 64thClass Pos 42thClass All 60th
4.50s
Shuttle
Low Β· 14th pct
Pos 14thAll 29thClass Pos 25thClass All 29th
Playoff vs Regular Season
π Consistent
Passer Rating: 96.8 regular season β 93.3 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)
-4%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
5 playoff gamesPassing
Cmp103Att155Cmp%66.5%Yds1,047TD5Int1TD%3.2Int%0.6Y/A6.8AdjY/A7.1TD:INT5.0Rate93.7Sk14
Rushing
Att6Yds2TD2Y/A0.3TD%33.31D21D%33.3
Receiving
Tgt1Rec1Yds-2Ctch%100.0%Y/R-2.0Y/Tgt-2.0
Defense
Tkl1Solo1
Advanced (EPA)
Pass EPA-6.8Rush EPA1.6Rec EPA-2.4Pass AirYd1,183Rec AirYd-6
College Passing
| Season | School | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Michigan State | 32 | 43 | 74.4% | 310 | 2 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 100.0 | β |
| 2009 | Michigan State | 198 | 328 | 60.4% | 2,680 | 19 | 9 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 94.3 | β |
| 2010 | Michigan State | 226 | 338 | 66.9% | 2,825 | 20 | 10 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 100.0 | β |
| 2011 | Michigan State | 267 | 419 | 63.7% | 3,316 | 25 | 10 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 98.1 | β |
| Career | 723 | 1,128 | 64.1% | 9,131 | 66 | 30 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 97.6 | 0 |
College Rushing
| Season | School | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Michigan State | 3 | -12 | 0 | -4.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 2009 | Michigan State | 31 | 60 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 2010 | Michigan State | 40 | -136 | 1 | -3.4 | 2.5 | β | β | β |
| 2011 | Michigan State | 37 | -39 | 0 | -1.1 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| Career | 111 | -127 | 1 | -1.1 | 0.9 | β | β | β |
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Harrison SmithFS6yRyan KerriganDE6yDeAngelo HallS6yC.J. HamFB6yBrian O'NeillOT6yAdam ThielenWR5yTrent WilliamsOT5yDanielle HunterDE5yEric KendricksMLB5yPierre GarconWR5yAnthony BarrOLB5yNick SundbergLS5yBashaud BreelandCB5yKedric GolstonDE5yMike HughesCB5yGarrett BradburyC5yDalvin CookRB5yAlexander MattisonRB5yWill ComptonILB5yJordan ReedTE5yOlisaemeka UdohOT5yShawn LauvaoG5yNiles PaulTE5yTress WayP4y
2012 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #102
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterKirk inherited the Minnesota Vikings QB room from Teddy Bridgewater (2014β2017), and handed it to Sam Darnold (2024).
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with ATL
- 2024team change
Joined ATL (from MIN)
- 2018team change
Joined MIN (from WAS)
- 2012draft
Drafted by WAS β Round 4, Pick 102
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 209 lb
Frame
214 lb at 4.84s
Size-speed
28.5" vert / 109" broad
Explosion
Injury History
No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 13-season peers. See all β
69
peak 72
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2013
C2014
B2015
B+2016
B2017
B2018
C+2019
B2020
B2021
B+2022
B+2023
B2024
D2025
Era Translator
Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Pass Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 854 | 170.8 | 2,730+1,876 | 160.6 |
| 2014 | 1,710 | 285 | 4,343+2,633 | 255.5 |
| 2015 | 4,166 | 260.4 | 3,971-195 | 233.6 |
| 2016 | 4,917 | 307.3 | 4,563-354 | 268.4 |
| 2017 | 4,093 | 255.8 | 3,837-256 | 225.7 |
| 2018 | 4,298 | 268.6 | 4,064-234 | 239.1 |
| 2019 | 3,603 | 240.2 | 3,727+124 | 219.2 |
| 2020 | 4,265 | 266.6 | 4,139-126 | 243.5 |
| 2021 | 4,221 | 263.8 | 4,208-13 | 247.5 |
| 2022 | 4,547 | 267.5 | 4,346-201 | 255.6 |
| 2023 | 2,331 | 291.4 | 4,839+2,508 | 284.6 |
| 2024 | 3,508 | 250.6 | 4,218+710 | 248.1 |
| 2025 | 1,721 | 172.1 | 2,926+1,205 | 172.1 |
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) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
317 career value over replacement β #110 all-time of 4,642. 24.4/season above a replacement-level QB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #102 (Rd 4) Β· WAS Β· 2012 Β· +32.2 vs expected KV-H
69actual
36.8 expected Β· Ξ+32.2
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