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

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Steve Beuerlein

1× Pro BowlTop 21% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter⚡ Breakout · 1993 ⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'3"

Weight220 lb

BornMar 7, 1965

Age61

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

Rookie yr1988

Draft1987 · Rd 4, Pick 110 · LV

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

72ndPassing Yards·23,986 yds 75thPassing Touchdowns·147

Pro Bowls

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1999·Pass Yds4,413 yds

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality quarterback with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 182 · #457 · Elite

Worth 182 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 11% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

6 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.8

Avg surplus

peak +44

8 seasons × ~22.8 surplus ≈ VORP 182

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								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1988	—	RAI	10	—	105	238	44.1%	1,643	8	7	3.4	2.9	6.9	6.3	1.1	66.6	—	30	35	0	1.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	RAI	10	—	108	217	49.8%	1,677	13	9	6.0	4.1	7.7	7.1	1.4	78.4	—	16	39	0	2.4	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	DAL	8	—	68	137	49.6%	909	5	2	3.6	1.5	6.6	6.7	2.5	77.2	—	7	-14	0	-2.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	DAL	16	—	12	18	66.7%	154	0	1	0.0	5.6	8.6	6.1	0.0	70.1	—	4	-7	0	-1.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	PHO	16	—	258	418	61.7%	3,164	18	17	4.3	4.1	7.6	6.6	1.1	82.5	—	22	45	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	ARI	9	—	130	255	51.0%	1,545	5	9	2.0	3.5	6.1	4.9	0.6	61.6	—	22	39	1	1.8	4.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	JAX	15	—	71	142	50.0%	952	4	7	2.8	4.9	6.7	5.0	0.6	60.5	—	5	32	0	6.4	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	CAR	8	—	69	123	56.1%	879	8	2	6.5	1.6	7.1	7.7	4.0	93.5	—	12	17	0	1.4	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CAR	12	—	89	153	58.2%	1,032	6	3	3.9	2.0	6.7	6.6	2.0	83.6	—	4	32	0	8.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CAR	12	—	216	343	63.0%	2,613	17	12	5.0	3.5	7.6	7.0	1.4	88.2	—	22	26	0	1.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CAR	16	—	340	565	60.2%	4,413	36	14	6.4	2.5	7.8	8.0	2.6	95.7	49	24	105	1	4.4	4.2	5	20.8	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	85.1	-13.3	—	0	0
2000	—	CAR	16	—	318	524	60.7%	3,691	19	18	3.6	3.4	7.0	6.2	1.1	79.8	60	41	97	1	2.4	2.4	10	24.4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.2	-10.8	—	0	0
2002	—	DEN	5	—	68	117	58.1%	925	6	5	5.1	4.3	7.9	7.0	1.2	82.7	12	5	9	1	1.8	20.0	1	20.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.5	-0.1	—	0	0
2003	—	DEN	4	—	33	63	52.4%	389	2	5	3.2	7.9	6.2	3.2	0.4	49.0	9	5	13	0	2.6	0.0	1	20.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-22.9	0.5	—	0	0
Career		—	158	—	1,885	3,313	56.9%	23,986	147	111	4.4	3.4	7.2	6.6	1.3	80.5	130	219	468	4	2.1	1.8	17	7.8	4	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	71.9	-23.7	—	0	0

Career EPA48.2·72 passing · -24 rushing·12.1/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1988	23	RAI	10	—	105	238	44.1%	1,643	8	7	3.4	2.9	6.9	6.3	1.1	66.6	—	6.9
1989	24	RAI	10	—	108	217	49.8%	1,677	13	9	6.0	4.1	7.7	7.1	1.4	78.4	—	7.8
1991	26	DAL	8	—	68	137	49.6%	909	5	2	3.6	1.5	6.6	6.7	2.5	77.2	—	5.3
1992	27	DAL	16	—	12	18	66.7%	154	0	1	0.0	5.6	8.6	6.1	0.0	70.1	—	7.5
1993	28	PHO	16	—	258	418	61.7%	3,164	18	17	4.3	4.1	7.6	6.6	1.1	82.5	—	11.9
1994	29	ARI	9	—	130	255	51.0%	1,545	5	9	2.0	3.5	6.1	4.9	0.6	61.6	—	4.9
1995	30	JAX	15	—	71	142	50.0%	952	4	7	2.8	4.9	6.7	5.0	0.6	60.5	—	7.3
1996	31	CAR	8	—	69	123	56.1%	879	8	2	6.5	1.6	7.1	7.7	4.0	93.5	—	6.3
1997	32	CAR	12	—	89	153	58.2%	1,032	6	3	3.9	2.0	6.7	6.6	2.0	83.6	—	7.5
1998	33	CAR	12	—	216	343	63.0%	2,613	17	12	5.0	3.5	7.6	7.0	1.4	88.2	—	9.3
1999	34	CAR	16	—	340	565	60.2%	4,413	36	14	6.4	2.5	7.8	8.0	2.6	95.7	49	22.3
2000	35	CAR	16	—	318	524	60.7%	3,691	19	18	3.6	3.4	7.0	6.2	1.1	79.8	60	12.4
2002	37	DEN	5	—	68	117	58.1%	925	6	5	5.1	4.3	7.9	7.0	1.2	82.7	12	3.5
2003	38	DEN	4	—	33	63	52.4%	389	2	5	3.2	7.9	6.2	3.2	0.4	49.0	9	1
Career			157		1,885	3,313	56.9%	23,986	147	111	4.4	3.4	7.2	—	—	80.5	130	113.9

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1988	23	RAI	10	—	30	35	0	1.2	0.0	—	—	—
1989	24	RAI	10	—	16	39	0	2.4	0.0	—	—	—
1991	26	DAL	8	—	7	-14	0	-2.0	0.0	—	—	—
1992	27	DAL	16	—	4	-7	0	-1.8	0.0	—	—	—
1993	28	PHO	16	—	22	45	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—
1994	29	ARI	9	—	22	39	1	1.8	4.5	—	—	—
1995	30	JAX	15	—	5	32	0	6.4	0.0	—	—	—
1996	31	CAR	8	—	12	17	0	1.4	0.0	—	—	—
1997	32	CAR	12	—	4	32	0	8.0	0.0	—	—	—
1998	33	CAR	12	—	22	26	0	1.2	0.0	—	—	—
1999	34	CAR	16	—	24	105	1	4.4	4.2	5	20.8	3
2000	35	CAR	16	—	41	97	1	2.4	2.4	10	24.4	1
2002	37	DEN	5	—	5	9	1	1.8	20.0	1	20.0	0
2003	38	DEN	4	—	5	13	0	2.6	0.0	1	20.0	0
Career			157		219	468	4	2.1	—	17	—	4

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	34	—	—	—	85.1	-13.3	—
2000	35	—	—	—	5.2	-10.8	—
2002	37	—	—	—	4.5	-0.1	—
2003	38	—	—	—	-22.9	0.5	—
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 50

On-field 34.2

Availability 15.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)

1988bestavg 45elite 702003

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 27% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

27% of the all-time Passing Yards leader27

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

12.05 EPA/season over 4 seasons54

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: 86%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

Notre DameImported college table

College Passing

Season	School	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
1983	Notre Dame	75	145	51.7%	1,061	4	6	2.8	4.1	7.3	6.0	0.7	67.6	—
1984	Notre Dame	140	232	60.3%	1,920	7	18	3.0	7.8	8.3	5.4	0.4	64.6	—
1985	Notre Dame	107	214	50.0%	1,335	3	13	1.4	6.1	6.2	3.8	0.2	49.1	—
1986	Notre Dame	151	259	58.3%	2,211	13	7	5.0	2.7	8.5	8.3	1.9	91.7	—
Career		473	850	55.6%	6,527	27	44	3.2	5.2	7.7	6.0	0.6	69.5	0

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1983	Notre Dame	23	-9	0	-0.4	0.0	—	—	—
1984	Notre Dame	58	-75	1	-1.3	1.7	—	—	—
1985	Notre Dame	43	-19	1	-0.4	2.3	—	—	—
1986	Notre Dame	53	35	1	0.7	1.9	—	—	—
Career		177	-68	3	-0.4	1.7	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1987 Draft Class· this player went #110

#83Stephen BakerWR #87Ron HallTE #88Mark VlasicQB #95Kelvin MartinWR #98Rich GannonQB #99Troy StradfordRB #103Jim RiggsTE #106Bruce HillWR #112Odessa TurnerWR #117Timmy SmithRB #119Tommie AgeeRB #121David AlexanderC #122Hardy NickersonMLB #124Everett GayWR #128Kitrick TaylorWR #130Marc LoganRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Steve inherited the Carolina Panthers QB room from Kerry Collins (1995–1998), and handed it to Jake Delhomme (2003–2009).

Kerry Collins 1995–1998Steve Beuerlein 1996–2000Jake Delhomme 2003–2009Cam Newton 2011–2021Bryce Young 2023–2025

Steve inherited the Arizona Cardinals QB room from

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2003final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2002team change
Joined DEN (from CAR)
1996team change
Joined CAR (from JAX)
1995team change
Joined JAX (from ARI)
1994team change
Joined ARI (from PHO)
1993team change
Joined PHO (from DAL)
1991team change
Joined DAL (from RAI)
1988team change
Joined RAI (from LV)
1987draft
Drafted by LV — Round 4, Pick 110

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 220 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 14-season peers. See all →

peak 71

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+1988

C+1989

C1991

D1992

B1993

C+1994

D1995

D1996

F1997

B1998

A1999

B2000

F2002

F2003

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
1988	1,643	164.3	3,674+2,031	216.1
1989	1,677	167.7	3,698+2,021	217.5
1991	909	113.6	3,298+2,389	194
1992	154	9.6	2,391+2,237	140.6
1993	3,164	197.8	3,931+767	231.3
1994	1,545	171.7	3,634+2,089	213.8
1995	952	63.5	2,350+1,398	138.2
1996	879	109.9	2,795+1,916	164.4
1997	1,032	86	2,272+1,240	133.6
1998	2,613	217.8	4,121+1,508	242.4
1999	4,413	275.8	4,808+395	282.8
2000	3,691	230.7	4,158+467	244.6
2002	925	185	3,444+2,519	202.6
2003	389	97.3	2,014+1,625	118.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

182 career value over replacement — #457 all-time of 4,642. 13/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×3 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #110 (Rd 4) · LV · 1987 · +21.2 vs expected KV-H

58actual

36.8 expected · Δ+21.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

College Passing

College Rushing

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1987 Draft Class· this player went #110

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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