Ryan Leaf
Solid Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 2000
A quarterback with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 13 · #3465 · Role PlayerWorth 13 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 76% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+6.5
Avg surplus
peak +12
2 seasons × ~6.5 surplus ≈ VORP 13
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1998 | — | SD | 10 | — | 111 | 245 | 45.3% | 1,289 | 2 | 15 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 39.0 | — | 27 | 80 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | LAC | 10 | — | 151 | 305 | 49.5% | 1,779 | 11 | 17 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 56.4 | 30 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 6 | 21.4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -64.1 | -22.2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | DAL | 4 | — | 45 | 88 | 51.1% | 494 | 1 | 3 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 57.7 | 12 | 4 | -7 | 0 | -1.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -30.4 | -7.2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 24 | — | 307 | 638 | 48.1% | 3,562 | 14 | 35 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 49.9 | 42 | 59 | 127 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | -94.5 | -29.4 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-123.9·-94 passing · -29 rushing·-62.0/season
Passing
Rushing
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 30 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 30 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
37
Sustained
career value
×.6
32
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 35 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 30· confidence 83%
What builds the career mark of 37
On-field 26.2
Availability 10.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1998bestavg 322001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Passing Yards leader4
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-61.95 EPA/season over 2 seasons29
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: 87%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College Passing
| Season | School | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Washington State | 52 | 97 | 53.6% | 654 | 4 | 1 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 84.3 | — |
| 1996 | Washington State | 194 | 373 | 52.0% | 2,811 | 21 | 12 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 82.2 | — |
| 1997 | Washington State | 227 | 410 | 55.4% | 3,968 | 34 | 11 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 105.0 | — |
| Career | 473 | 880 | 53.8% | 7,433 | 59 | 24 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 93.1 | 0 |
College Rushing
| Season | School | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Washington State | 22 | 13 | 2 | 0.6 | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | Washington State | 69 | 136 | 6 | 2.0 | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Washington State | 82 | 48 | 6 | 0.6 | 7.3 | — | — | — |
| Career | 173 | 197 | 14 | 1.1 | 8.1 | — | — | — |
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Junior SeauLB2yRodney HarrisonS2yFreddie JonesTE2yTerrell FletcherRB2yJohn CarneyK1yEmmitt SmithRB1yJoey GallowayWR1yNeil SmithDE1yJim HarbaughQB1yDarren WoodsonS1yGreg EllisDE1yJohn ParrellaDT1yGreg JacksonDB1yWebster SlaughterWR1yCurtis ConwayWR1yJamal WilliamsNT1yDexter CoakleyLB1yJeff GrahamWR1yJackie HarrisTE1yDarryll LewisCB1yGerald DixonOLB1yGeorge TeagueFS1yDarren BennettP1yRaghib IsmailWR1y
1998 Draft Class· this player went #2
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001team change
Joined DAL (from LAC)
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 2000team change
Joined LAC (from SD)
- 1998draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 1, Pick 2
- 1998team change
Joined SD (from LAC)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 235 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
30
peak 32
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1998
C2000
F2001
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
50%
19982001
1998 · cause not documented · 63%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,289 | 128.9 | 2,874+1,585 | 169.1 |
| 2000 | 1,779 | 177.9 | 3,459+1,680 | 203.4 |
| 2001 | 494 | 123.5 | 2,540+2,046 | 149.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
13 career value over replacement — #3465 all-time of 4,642. 4.3/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeBust ↓
Pick #2 (Rd 1) · LAC · 1998 · -31.8 vs expected KV-H
30actual
61.8 expected · Δ−31.8
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