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

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Steve McNair

3× Pro BowlTop 16% all-time QBsIron Man📉 Fades · -20% playoffs Team Carrier · #133

Height6'2"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

216 career value over replacement — #331 all-time of 4,695. 19.6/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

5 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #3 (Rd 1) · HOU · 1995 · -2.3 vs expected KV-H

61actual

63.3 expected · Δ−2.3

💔+34.5 stolen VORP·1.76 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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

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

Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Passing													Rushing								Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	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
1995	22–23	HOU	—	—	0.8	41	80	51.2%	569	3	1	3.8	1.3	7.1	7.3	3.0	81.7	—	11	38	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	23–24	HOU	—	—	6.4	88	143	61.5%	1,197	6	4	4.2	2.8	8.4	8.0	1.5	90.6	—	31	169	2	5.5	6.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	24–25	TEN	16	—	10.7	216	415	52.0%	2,665	14	13	3.4	3.1	6.4	5.7	1.1	70.4	—	101	674	8	6.7	7.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	25–26	TEN	16	—	16.9	289	492	58.7%	3,228	15	10	3.0	2.0	6.6	6.3	1.5	80.1	—	77	559	4	7.3	5.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	26–27	TEN	11	—	14.6	185	329	56.2%	2,152	12	8	3.6	2.4	6.5	6.2	1.5	78.2	16	71	328	8	4.6	11.3	33	46.5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	27–28	TEN	16	—	15.8	242	389	62.2%	2,757	15	13	3.9	3.3	7.1	6.4	1.2	82.4	23	72	403	0	5.6	0.0	23	31.9	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	28–29	TEN	15	—	16.0	264	431	61.3%	3,350	21	12	4.9	2.8	7.8	7.5	1.8	90.2	37	75	414	5	5.5	6.7	31	41.3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	29–30	TEN	16	—	27.9	301	492	61.2%	3,387	22	15	4.5	3.0	6.9	6.4	1.5	84.0	21	82	440	3	5.4	3.7	29	35.4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	30–31	TEN	14	—	18.9	250	400	62.5%	3,246	24	7	6.0	1.8	8.1	8.5	3.4	100.7	20	37	138	4	3.7	10.8	9	24.3	2	1	1	4	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	0
2004	31–32	TEN	8	—	3.4	129	215	60.0%	1,343	8	9	3.7	4.2	6.2	5.1	0.9	73.1	13	23	128	1	5.6	4.3	11	47.8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	32–33	TEN	14	—	20.1	292	476	61.3%	3,161	16	11	3.4	2.3	6.6	6.3	1.5	82.4	20	32	139	1	4.3	3.1	12	37.5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	33–34	BAL	16	—	12.1	295	468	63.0%	3,050	16	12	3.4	2.6	6.5	6.0	1.3	82.5	14	45	119	1	2.6	2.2	16	35.6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	34–35	BAL	6	—	0.0	133	205	64.9%	1,113	2	4	1.0	2.0	5.4	4.7	0.5	73.9	11	10	32	0	3.2	0.0	4	40.0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	—	—	163.6	2,725	4,535	60.1%	31,218	174	119	3.8	2.6	6.9	6.5	1.5	82.7	175	667	3,581	37	5.4	5.5	168	25.2	12	1	1	4	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	0

Career arc · VAL by season

13 seasons · peak 27.9 in 2002

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

12.5 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2002 · +2.1 wins

Passing

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1995	22–23	HOU	—	—	41	80	51.2%	569	3	1	3.8	1.3	7.1	7.3	3.0	81.7	—	0.8
1996	23–24	HOU	—	—	88	143	61.5%	1,197	6	4	4.2	2.8	8.4	8.0	1.5	90.6	—	6.4
1997	24–25	TEN	16	—	216	415	52.0%	2,665	14	13	3.4	3.1	6.4	5.7	1.1	70.4	—	10.7
1998	25–26	TEN	16	—	289	492	58.7%	3,228	15	10	3.0	2.0	6.6	6.3	1.5	80.1	—	16.9
1999	26–27	TEN	11	—	185	329	56.2%	2,152	12	8	3.6	2.4	6.5	6.2	1.5	78.2	16	14.6
2000	27–28	TEN	16	—	242	389	62.2%	2,757	15	13	3.9	3.3	7.1	6.4	1.2	82.4	23	15.8
2001	28–29	TEN	15	—	264	431	61.3%	3,350	21	12	4.9	2.8	7.8	7.5	1.8	90.2	37	16
2002	29–30	TEN	16	—	301	492	61.2%	3,387	22	15	4.5	3.0	6.9	6.4	1.5	84.0	21	27.9
2003	30–31	TEN	14	—	250	400	62.5%	3,246	24	7	6.0	1.8	8.1	8.5	3.4	100.7	20	18.9
2004	31–32	TEN	8	—	129	215	60.0%	1,343	8	9	3.7	4.2	6.2	5.1	0.9	73.1	13	3.4
2005	32–33	TEN	14	—	292	476	61.3%	3,161	16	11	3.4	2.3	6.6	6.3	1.5	82.4	20	20.1
2006	33–34	BAL	16	—	295	468	63.0%	3,050	16	12	3.4	2.6	6.5	6.0	1.3	82.5	14	12.1
2007	34–35	BAL	6	—	133	205	64.9%	1,113	2	4	1.0	2.0	5.4	4.7	0.5	73.9	11	0
Career			—		2,725	4,535	60.1%	31,218	174	119	3.8	2.6	6.9	6.5	1.5	82.7	175	163.6

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1995	22–23	HOU	—	—	11	38	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—
1996	23–24	HOU	—	—	31	169	2	5.5	6.5	—	—	—
1997	24–25	TEN	16	—	101	674	8	6.7	7.9	—	—	—
1998	25–26	TEN	16	—	77	559	4	7.3	5.2	—	—	—
1999	26–27	TEN	11	—	71	328	8	4.6	11.3	33	46.5	0
2000	27–28	TEN	16	—	72	403	0	5.6	0.0	23	31.9	3
2001	28–29	TEN	15	—	75	414	5	5.5	6.7	31	41.3	2
2002	29–30	TEN	16	—	82	440	3	5.4	3.7	29	35.4	1
2003	30–31	TEN	14	—	37	138	4	3.7	10.8	9	24.3	2
2004	31–32	TEN	8	—	23	128	1	5.6	4.3	11	47.8	1
2005	32–33	TEN	14	—	32	139	1	4.3	3.1	12	37.5	0
2006	33–34	BAL	16	—	45	119	1	2.6	2.2	16	35.6	1
2007	34–35	BAL	6	—	10	32	0	3.2	0.0	4	40.0	2
Career			—		667	3,581	37	5.4	5.5	168	25.2	12

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2003	30–31	TEN	14	—	1	1	4	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	0
Career			14		1	1	4	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 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 59.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 39.3

Availability 17.7