Shaun Hill is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Hill in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hill's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Shaun Hill
Height6'3"
Weight230 lb
BornJan 9, 1980
Age46
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2002
A quality quarterback with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 46 · #2170 · Above AverageWorth 46 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 48% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+15.3
Avg surplus
peak +23
3 seasons × ~15.3 surplus ≈ VORP 46
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2005 | — | MIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | SF | 3 | — | 54 | 80 | 67.5% | 501 | 5 | 2 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 94.8 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | MIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | SF | 9 | — | 181 | 288 | 62.8% | 2,046 | 14 | 8 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 88.7 | 23 | 24 | 115 | 2 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | WAS | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | SF | 6 | — | 87 | 155 | 56.1% | 943 | 5 | 2 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 79.6 | 18 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | DET | 11 | — | 257 | 416 | 61.8% | 2,686 | 16 | 12 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 81.3 | 17 | 22 | 123 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 8 | 36.4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | CHI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | — | DET | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | — | 103.5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | DET | 1 | — | 10 | 13 | 76.9% | 172 | 2 | 0 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 16.3 | — | 157.9 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | DET | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | LA | 8 | — | 145 | 229 | 63.3% | 1,657 | 8 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 83.9 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | SEA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | MIN | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | — | 39.6 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | MIN | 3 | — | 19 | 35 | 54.3% | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | — | 76.1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 52 | — | 757 | 1,226 | 61.7% | 8,295 | 50 | 31 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 84.8 | 83 | 91 | 326 | 4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 26 | 28.6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA17.8·23 passing · -4 rushing · -1 receiving·1.6/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 27 | SF | 3 | — | 54 | 80 | 67.5% | 501 | 5 | 2 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 94.8 | 5 | — |
| 2008 | 28 | SF | 9 | — | 181 | 288 | 62.8% | 2,046 | 14 | 8 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 88.7 | 23 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | 29 | SF | 6 | — | 87 | 155 | 56.1% | 943 | 5 | 2 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 79.6 | 18 | 4.6 |
| 2010 | 30 | DET | 11 | — | 257 | 416 | 61.8% | 2,686 | 16 | 12 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 81.3 | 17 | 8.2 |
| 2011 | 31 | DET | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | — | 103.5 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 32 | DET | 1 | — | 10 | 13 | 76.9% | 172 | 2 | 0 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 16.3 | — | 157.9 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 34 | LA | 8 | 7* | 145 | 229 | 63.3% | 1,657 | 8 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 83.9 | 18 | 4.9 |
| 2015 | 35 | MIN | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | — | 39.6 | 1 | — |
| 2016 | 36 | MIN | 3 | — | 19 | 35 | 54.3% | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | — | 76.1 | 1 | — |
| Career | 46 | 7* | 757 | 1,226 | 61.7% | 8,295 | 50 | 31 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 6.8 | — | — | 84.8 | 83 | 26.8 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25 | MIN | 1 | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | SF | 3 | — | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | SF | 9 | — | 24 | 115 | 2 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 |
| 2009 | 29 | SF | 6 | — | 8 | 70 | 0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30 | DET | 11 | — | 22 | 123 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 8 | 36.4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 31 | DET | 2 | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 32 | DET | 1 | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 33 | DET | 1 | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 34 | LA | 8 | 7* | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 35 | MIN | 3 | — | 4 | -5 | 0 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 36 | MIN | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 48 | 7* | 91 | 326 | 4 | 3.6 | — | 26 | — | 2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 34 | LA | 8 | 7* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 7* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33 | DET | 1 | — | 2 | 2.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 34 | STL | 9 | 7* | 450 | 81.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 35 | MIN | 3 | — | 28 | 13.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 36 | MIN | 3 | — | 74 | 39.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 16 | 7* | 554 | — | — | — | — | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | — | — | — | 5.7 | -0.0 | — | 283 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | — | — | — | 27.0 | -0.6 | — | 2,295 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29 | — | — | — | -18.6 | 2.9 | — | 1,083 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30 | — | — | — | 18.0 | 9.1 | — | 2,992 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 47 | 0 |
| 2012 | 32 | — | — | — | 13.7 | -3.3 | — | 141 | 0 |
| 2013 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 34 | — | — | 7* | -23.9 | -7.3 | -1.4 | 1,807 | 0 |
| 2015 | 35 | — | — | — | -6.6 | -2.5 | — | 59 | 0 |
| 2016 | 36 | — | — | — | 6.0 | -1.8 | — | 348 | 0 |
| Career | 7* | — | — | — | 9,055 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 46 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
47
Sustained
career value
×.6
51
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 48.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 46· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 47
On-field 36.3
Availability 10.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
2008bestavg 452014
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #523 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position12
Depth
of 100
Reached 9% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
9% of the all-time Passing Yards leader9
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
1.61 EPA/season over 11 seasons51
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: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Quarterbacks · proprietary · 2012+41
Solid
SIS
EPA/snap-0.068Snap share33.8%Off snaps554Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within quarterbacks, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
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 stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maryland; Hutchinson CC), 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.
Top Teammates
Nate BurlesonWR5yMatthew StaffordQB4yNdamukong SuhNT4yDelanie WalkerTE4yCalvin JohnsonWR4yChris HoustonCB4yTony SchefflerTE4yDeandre LevyOLB4yBrandon PettigrewTE4yLouis DelmasFS4yAndre FluellenDT4yAshlee PalmerOLB4yJohn WendlingFS4yAndy LeeP3yFrank GoreRB3yAdrian PetersonRB3yVernon DavisTE3yNate ClementsS3yChad GreenwayOLB3yKyle Vanden BoschDE3yBrian RobisonDE3yStephen TullochOLB3yMark RomanS3yManny LawsonOLB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterShaun inherited the Minnesota Vikings QB room from Gus Frerotte (2003–2008), and handed it to Tarvaris Jackson (2006–2010).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2016final season
Last recorded season with MIN
- 2015team change
Joined MIN (from LA)
- 2014team change
Joined LA (from DET)
- 2010team change
Joined DET (from SF)
- 2007team change
Joined SF (from MIN)
- 2005signing
Entered the NFL with MIN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 230 lb
Frame
Injury History
3 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | STL | 0 | W2Questionable· ThighW3Questionable· Thigh |
| 2010 | DET | 3 | W8Out· left ForearmW9Doubtful· left ForearmW13Out· right FingerW14Out· right FingerW15Questionable· right FingerW16Questionable· right Finger |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
46
peak 51
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2008
F2009
C+2010
C2014
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.
30%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,046 | 227.3 | 3,955+1,909 | 232.7 |
| 2009 | 943 | 157.2 | 2,971+2,028 | 174.8 |
| 2010 | 2,686 | 244.2 | 3,991+1,305 | 234.8 |
| 2014 | 1,657 | 207.1 | 3,173+1,516 | 186.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
46 career value over replacement — #2170 all-time of 4,642. 11.5/season above a replacement-level QB.
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