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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#11Stolen seasonsof 897

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Mark Rypien

2× Pro BowlTop 13% all-time QBsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 1989

Height6'4"

Weight225 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

149 career value over replacement — #663 all-time of 4,695. 21.3/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #146 (Rd 6) · WAS · 1986 · +32.5 vs expected KV-H

63actual

30.5 expected · Δ+32.5

💔+98 stolen VORP·4.6 szns lost

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing
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
1988	25–26	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	26–27	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	27–28	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	28–29	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	29–30	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	30–31	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	31–32	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	32–33	STL	3	—	129	217	59.4%	1,448	9	8	4.1	3.7	6.7	5.8	1.1	77.9	—	9	10	0	1.1	0.0	—	—	—
1996	33–34	PHI	1	—	10	13	76.9%	76	1	0	7.7	0.0	5.8	7.4	—	116.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	34–35	STL	5	—	19	39	48.7%	270	0	2	0.0	5.1	6.9	4.6	0.0	50.2	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—
2001	38–39	IND	1	—	5	9	55.6%	57	0	0	0.0	0.0	6.3	6.3	—	74.8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	—	—	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	—	—	—

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 149 · #663 · High-Value

Worth 149 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 15% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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Replacement

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.8

Avg surplus

peak +36

6 seasons × ~24.8 surplus ≈