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

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Mark Rypien

2× Pro BowlTop 14% all-time QBsElite Playmaker

Height6'4"

Weight225 lb

BornOct 2, 1962

Age63

CollegeWashington State See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1986 · Rd 6, Pick 146 · WAS

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

93rdPassing Touchdowns·115 96thPassing Yards·18,473 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time quarterback who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 148 · #646 · High-Value

Worth 148 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 15% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.7 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

+24.7

Avg surplus

peak +35

6 seasons × ~24.7 surplus ≈ VORP 148

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing								Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1988	—	WAS	9	—	114	208	54.8%	1,730	18	13	8.7	6.3	8.3	7.2	1.4	85.2	—	9	31	1	3.4	11.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	WAS	14	—	280	476	58.8%	3,768	22	13	4.6	2.7	7.9	7.6	1.7	88.1	—	26	56	1	2.2	3.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	WAS	10	—	166	304	54.6%	2,070	16	11	5.3	3.6	6.8	6.2	1.5	78.4	—	15	4	0	0.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	WAS	16	—	249	421	59.1%	3,564	28	11	6.7	2.6	8.5	8.6	2.5	97.9	—	15	6	1	0.4	6.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	WAS	16	—	269	479	56.2%	3,282	13	17	2.7	3.5	6.9	5.8	0.8	71.7	—	36	50	2	1.4	5.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	WAS	12	—	166	319	52.0%	1,514	4	10	1.3	3.1	4.7	3.6	0.4	56.3	—	9	4	3	0.4	33.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	CLE	—	—	59	128	46.1%	694	4	3	3.1	2.3	5.4	5.0	1.3	63.7	—	7	4	0	0.6	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	STL	3	—	129	217	59.4%	1,448	9	8	4.1	3.7	6.7	5.8	1.1	77.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	LAR	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	10	0	1.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	PHI	1	—	10	13	76.9%	76	1	0	7.7	0.0	5.8	7.4	—	116.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	STL	5	—	19	39	48.7%	270	0	2	0.0	5.1	6.9	4.6	0.0	50.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	LAR	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	IND	1	—	5	9	55.6%	57	0	0	0.0	0.0	6.3	6.3	—	74.8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.3	—	—	0	0
Career		—	95	—	1,466	2,613	56.1%	18,473	115	88	4.4	3.4	7.1	6.4	1.3	78.9	1	127	166	8	1.3	6.3	0	0.0	0	-0.3	—	—	0	0

Career EPA-0.3·-0 passing·-0.3/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1988	26	WAS	9	—	114	208	54.8%	1,730	18	13	8.7	6.3	8.3	7.2	1.4	85.2	—	9.8
1989	27	WAS	14	—	280	476	58.8%	3,768	22	13	4.6	2.7	7.9	7.6	1.7	88.1	—	13.6
1990	28	WAS	10	—	166	304	54.6%	2,070	16	11	5.3	3.6	6.8	6.2	1.5	78.4	—	8
1991	29	WAS	16	—	249	421	59.1%	3,564	28	11	6.7	2.6	8.5	8.6	2.5	97.9	—	18.6
1992	30	WAS	16	—	269	479	56.2%	3,282	13	17	2.7	3.5	6.9	5.8	0.8	71.7	—	13.1
1993	31	WAS	12	—	166	319	52.0%	1,514	4	10	1.3	3.1	4.7	3.6	0.4	56.3	—	7
1994	32	CLE	—	—	59	128	46.1%	694	4	3	3.1	2.3	5.4	5.0	1.3	63.7	—	—
1995	33	STL	3	—	129	217	59.4%	1,448	9	8	4.1	3.7	6.7	5.8	1.1	77.9	—	—
1996	34	PHI	1	—	10	13	76.9%	76	1	0	7.7	0.0	5.8	7.4	—	116.2	—	—
1997	35	STL	5	—	19	39	48.7%	270	0	2	0.0	5.1	6.9	4.6	0.0	50.2	—	1.5
2001	39	IND	1	—	5	9	55.6%	57	0	0	0.0	0.0	6.3	6.3	—	74.8	1	—
Career			87		1,466	2,613	56.1%	18,473	115	88	4.4	3.4	7.1	—	—	78.9	1	71.6

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2001	39	—	—	—	-0.3	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1988	26	WAS	9	—	9	31	1	3.4	11.1	—	—	—
1989	27	WAS	14	—	26	56	1	2.2	3.8	—	—	—
1990	28	WAS	10	—	15	4	0	0.3	0.0	—	—	—
1991	29	WAS	16	—	15	6	1	0.4	6.7	—	—	—
1992	30	WAS	16	—	36	50	2	1.4	5.6	—	—	—
1993	31	WAS	12	—	9	4	3	0.4	33.3	—	—	—
1994	32	CLE	—	—	7	4	0	0.6	0.0	—	—	—
1995	33	LAR	3	—	9	10	0	1.1	0.0	—	—	—
1997	35	LAR	5	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—
Career			85		127	166	8	1.3	—	0	—	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 62.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 42.9

Availability 16.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1988bestavg 53elite 701997

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 21% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

21% of the all-time Passing Yards leader21

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-0.35 EPA/season over 1 season50

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: 86%.

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+).

College Stats

Washington StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Washington State), 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.

1986 Draft Class· this player went #146

#114Jeff ParksTE #120Hassan JonesWR #121Ray CriswellP #126Bobby Joe EdmondsRB #135Brent JonesTE #138Lew BarnesWR #140Thornton ChandlerTE #145Ray WallaceRB #150Stan GelbaughQB #151Orson MobleyTE #154Floyd DixonWR #157Solomon MillerWR #159Keith WilliamsRB #161Mark JacksonWR #173Gill FenertyRB #175Rodney CarterRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mark inherited the Washington Commanders QB room from Jay Schroeder (1985–1987), and handed it to Gus Frerotte (1994–1998).

Jay Schroeder 1985–1987Mark Rypien 1988–1993Gus Frerotte 1994–1998Brad Johnson 1999–2000Patrick Ramsey 2002–2005Mark Brunell

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001team change
Joined IND (from STL)
2001final season
Last recorded season with IND
1997team change
Joined STL (from PHI)
1996team change
Joined PHI (from STL)
1995team change
Joined STL (from CLE)
1994team change
Joined CLE (from WAS)
1986draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 6, Pick 146

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 225 lb

Frame

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 68

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

C+1988

B+1989

C+1990

B1991

B1992

C1993

F1997

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

54%

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
1988	1,730	192.2	3,881+2,151	228.3
1989	3,768	269.1	4,480+712	263.5
1990	2,070	207	4,020+1,950	236.4
1991	3,564	222.8	4,138+574	243.4
1992	3,282	205.1	4,026+744	236.9
1993	1,514	126.2	3,302+1,788	194.2
1997	270	54	1,833+1,563	107.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference), statvault:intra-profile games cross-fill · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

148 career value over replacement — #646 all-time of 4,642. 21.1/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #146 (Rd 6) · WAS · 1986 · +29 vs expected KV-H

62actual

33 expected · Δ+29

💔+83.9 stolen VORP·4.51 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Advanced (EPA)

Rushing

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1986 Draft Class· this player went #146

Franchise Succession

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