Neil Lomax ranks in the all-time elite tier for quarterbacks — a career that places Lomax in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Lomax a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Neil Lomax

2× Pro BowlTop 7% all-time QBsIron Man

Height6'3"

Weight215 lb

BornFeb 17, 1959

Age67

College

Career Value · VORP

245 career value over replacement — #241 all-time of 4,695. 30.6/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #33 (Rd 2) · STL · 1981 · +15.2 vs expected KV-H

70actual

54.8 expected · Δ+15.2

💔+24.5 stolen VORP·0.8 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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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
1981	22	STL	14	—	119	236	50.4%	1,575	4	10	1.7	4.2	6.7	5.1	0.4	59.9	—	19	104	2	5.5	10.5	—	—	—
1982	23	STL	9	—	109	205	53.2%	1,367	5	6	2.4	2.9	6.7	5.8	0.8	70.1	—	28	119	1	4.3	3.6	—	—	—
1983	24	STL	13	—	209	354	59.0%	2,636	24	11	6.8	3.1	7.4	7.4	2.2	92.0	—	27	127	2	4.7	7.4	—	—	—
1984	25	STL	16	—	345	560	61.6%	4,614	28	16	5.0	2.9	8.2	8.0	1.8	92.5	—	35	184	3	5.3	8.6	—	—	—
1985	26	STL	16	—	265	471	56.3%	3,214	18	12	3.8	2.5	6.8	6.4	1.5	79.5	—	32	125	0	3.9	0.0	—	—	—
1986	27	STL	14	—	240	421	57.0%	2,583	13	12	3.1	2.9	6.1	5.5	1.1	73.6	—	35	148	1	4.2	2.9	—	—	—
1987	28	STL	12	—	275	463	59.4%	3,387	24	12	5.2	2.6	7.3	7.2	2.0	88.5	—	29	107	0	3.7	0.0	—	—	—
1988	29	ARI	14	—	255	443	57.6%	3,395	20	11	4.5	2.5	7.7	7.4	1.8	86.7	—	17	55	1	3.2	5.9	—	—	—
Career		—	108	—	1,817	3,153	57.6%	22,771	136	90	4.3	2.9	7.2	6.8	1.5	82.7	—	222	969	10	4.4	4.5	—	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

84thPassing Touchdowns·136 85thPassing Yards·22,771 yds

Postseason all-time ranks

99thPlayoff Passing Yards·385 yds

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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.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 245 · #241 · Elite

Worth 245 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 6% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+30.6

Avg surplus

peak +45

8 seasons × ~30.6 surplus ≈ VORP 245