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

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Neil O'Donnell

1× Pro BowlTop 22% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter⛰️ Mountain Arc · 1995

Height6'3"

Weight228 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

166 career value over replacement — #553 all-time of 4,695. 15.1/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #70 (Rd 3) · PIT · 1990 · +14 vs expected KV-H

57actual

43 expected · Δ+14

💔+80.5 stolen VORP·5.33 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

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
1991	25	PIT	12	—	156	286	54.5%	1,963	11	7	3.8	2.4	6.9	6.5	1.6	78.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	26	PIT	12	—	185	313	59.1%	2,283	13	9	4.2	2.9	7.3	6.8	1.4	83.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	27	PIT	16	—	270	486	55.6%	3,208	14	7	2.9	1.4	6.6	6.5	2.0	79.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	28	PIT	14	—	212	370	57.3%	2,443	13	9	3.5	2.4	6.6	6.2	1.4	78.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	29	PIT	12	—	246	416	59.1%	2,970	17	7	4.1	1.7	7.1	7.2	2.4	87.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	30	NYJ	6	—	110	188	58.5%	1,147	4	7	2.1	3.7	6.1	4.9	0.6	67.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	31	NYJ	15	—	259	460	56.3%	2,796	17	7	3.7	1.5	6.1	6.1	2.4	80.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	32	CIN	13	—	212	343	61.8%	2,216	15	4	4.4	1.2	6.5	6.8	3.8	90.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	33	TEN	8	—	114	192	59.4%	1,374	10	4	5.2	2.1	7.2	7.3	2.5	90.1	9	19	1	0	0.1	0.0	0	0.0	0
2000	34	TEN	6	—	35	62	56.5%	521	2	3	3.2	4.8	8.4	6.9	0.7	74.7	3	9	-2	0	-0.2	0.0	0	0.0	0
2001	35	TEN	5	—	42	76	55.3%	496	2	2	2.6	2.6	6.5	5.9	1.0	73.1	6	6	28	0	4.7	0.0	2	33.3	0
2002	36	TEN	2	—	3	5	60.0%	24	0	0	0.0	0.0	4.8	4.8	—	72.1	0	3	-3	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2003	37	TEN	1	—	18	27	66.7%	232	2	1	7.4	3.7	8.6	8.4	2.0	102.7	0	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career		—	122	—	1,862	3,224	57.8%	21,673	120	67	3.7	2.1	6.7	6.5	1.8	82.0	18	38	23	0	0.6	0.0	2	5.3	0

No production recorded1990

1990: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.

Career arc · VAL by season

11 seasons · peak 23.5 in 1993

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

10.0 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1993 · +1.8 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1991	25	PIT	12	—	156	286	54.5%	1,963	11	7	3.8	2.4	6.9	6.5	1.6	78.8	—	11.5
1992	26	PIT	12	—	185	313	59.1%	2,283	13	9	4.2	2.9	7.3	6.8	1.4	83.6	—	15.6
1993	27	PIT	16	—	270	486	55.6%	3,208	14	7	2.9	1.4	6.6	6.5	2.0	79.5	—	23.5
1994	28	PIT	14	—	212	370	57.3%	2,443	13	9	3.5	2.4	6.6	6.2	1.4	78.9	—	12.6
1995	29	PIT	12	—	246	416	59.1%	2,970	17	7	4.1	1.7	7.1	7.2	2.4	87.7	—	18.7
1996	30	NYJ	6	—	110	188	58.5%	1,147	4	7	2.1	3.7	6.1	4.9	0.6	67.8	—	1.5
1997	31	NYJ	15	—	259	460	56.3%	2,796	17	7	3.7	1.5	6.1	6.1	2.4	80.3	—	19.1
1998	32	CIN	13	—	212	343	61.8%	2,216	15	4	4.4	1.2	6.5	6.8	3.8	90.2	—	17.4
1999	33	TEN	8	—	114	192	59.4%	1,374	10	4	5.2	2.1	7.2	7.3	2.5	90.1	9	6.8
2000	34	TEN	6	—	35	62	56.5%	521	2	3	3.2	4.8	8.4	6.9	0.7	74.7	3	1.8
2001	35	TEN	5	—	42	76	55.3%	496	2	2	2.6	2.6	6.5	5.9	1.0	73.1	6	1.5
2002	36	TEN	2	—	3	5	60.0%	24	0	0	0.0	0.0	4.8	4.8	—	72.1	0	—
2003	37	TEN	1	—	18	27	66.7%	232	2	1	7.4	3.7	8.6	8.4	2.0	102.7	0	—
Career			122		1,862	3,224	57.8%	21,673	120	67	3.7	2.1	6.7	6.5	1.8	82.0	18	130

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	1D	1D%
1999	33	TEN	8	—	19	1	0.1	0	0.0
2000	34	TEN	6	—	9	-2	-0.2	0	0.0
2001	35	TEN	5	—	6	28	4.7	2	33.3
2002	36	TEN	2	—	3	-3	-1.0	0	0.0
2003	37	TEN	1	—	1	-1	-1.0	0	0.0
Career			22		38	23	0.6	2	5.3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 37.3

Availability 14.7

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Neil O'Donnell

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Passing

Rushing

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · QB