Taylor Heinicke
Height6'1"
Weight210 lb
BornMar 15, 1993
Age33
ConferenceConference USA
Rookie yr2015
A quarterback with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 26 · #2853 · Role PlayerWorth 26 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 62% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
3 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
×
+13
Avg surplus
peak +17
2 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 26
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 | |||||
| 2017 | — | HOU | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 108.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | CAR | 5 | — | 35 | 57 | 61.4% | 320 | 1 | 3 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 60.6 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | ATL | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | WAS | 1 | — | 12 | 19 | 63.2% | 137 | 1 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 8.3 | — | 102.3 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | WAS | 16 | — | 321 | 494 | 65.0% | 3,419 | 20 | 15 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 85.9 | 38 | 60 | 313 | 1 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 20 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 100.0% | -2.0 | -2.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | BUF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | WAS | 9 | — | 161 | 259 | 62.2% | 1,859 | 12 | 6 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 89.6 | 19 | 28 | 96 | 1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 6 | 21.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | NYG | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | ATL | 5 | — | 74 | 136 | 54.4% | 890 | 5 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 74.7 | 8 | 15 | 124 | 1 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 5 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | LAC | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | — | 75.4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 44 | — | 607 | 971 | 62.5% | 6,663 | 39 | 28 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 84.1 | 72 | 114 | 608 | 3 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 36 | 31.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 100.0% | -2.0 | -2.0 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-47.9·-63 passing · 16 rushing · -1 receiving·-6.8/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | HOU | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 108.3 | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 25 | CAR | 5 | 0* | 35 | 57 | 61.4% | 320 | 1 | 3 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 60.6 | 2 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 27 | WAS | 1 | — | 12 | 19 | 63.2% | 137 | 1 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 8.3 | — | 102.3 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | 28 | WAS | 16 | 15* | 321 | 494 | 65.0% | 3,419 | 20 | 15 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 85.9 | 38 | 9.3 |
| 2022 | 29 | WAS | 9 | 9* | 161 | 259 | 62.2% | 1,859 | 12 | 6 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 89.6 | 19 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 30 | ATL | 5 | 4* | 74 | 136 | 54.4% | 890 | 5 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 74.7 | 8 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 31 | LAC | 4 | 0* | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | — | 75.4 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Career | 41 | 28* | 607 | 971 | 62.5% | 6,663 | 39 | 28 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 6.9 | — | — | 84.1 | 72 | 20.7 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | HOU | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25 | CAR | 5 | 0* | 5 | 31 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | WAS | 1 | — | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | WAS | 16 | 15* | 60 | 313 | 1 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 20 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | WAS | 9 | 9* | 28 | 96 | 1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 6 | 21.4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | ATL | 5 | 4* | 15 | 124 | 1 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 5 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | LAC | 4 | 0* | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Career | 41 | 28* | 114 | 608 | 3 | 5.3 | — | 36 | — | 0 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | WAS | 16 | 15* | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 100.0% | -2.0 | -2.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 15* | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 100.0% | -2.0 | -2.0 | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | ATL | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | BUF | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | NYG | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 2* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | HOU | 1 | — | 9 | 16.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 | CAR | 6 | 0* | 92 | 17.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 27 | WAS | 1 | — | 25 | 35.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 28 | WAS | 16 | 15* | 1,019 | 94.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 29 | WAS | 9 | 9* | 614 | 97.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 30 | ATL | 5 | 4* | 271 | 82.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 31 | LAC | 4 | 0* | 22 | 9.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 42 | 28* | 2,052 | — | — | — | — | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | — | — | — | -1.0 | -0.7 | — | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25 | — | — | 0* | -17.2 | 2.9 | — | 508 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | — | — | — | 2.4 | 3.2 | — | 255 | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | — | — | 15* | -26.5 | 4.3 | -1.1 | 3,779 | -4 |
| 2022 | 29 | — | — | 9* | -12.7 | -4.4 | — | 2,146 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | — | — | 4* | -1.6 | 10.1 | — | 1,136 | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | — | — | 0* | -6.0 | 0.5 | — | 32 | 0 |
| Career | 28* | — | — | — | 7,861 | -4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Passing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | CAR | — | 0* | — | 26.4 | 15 | 24.6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 2.3 | 3 | — | — |
| 2020 | 27 | WAS | — | — | 68.4 | 21.1 | 3 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 28 | WAS | — | 15* | 75.6 | 16.6 | 140 | 24.6 | 55 | 47 | 145 | 2.6 | 8 | 9 | — |
| 2022 | 29 | WAS | — | 9* | 72.8 | 18.1 | 81 | 27.7 | 22 | 40 | 63 | 2.5 | 14 | 7 | — |
| 2023 | 30 | ATL | — | 4* | 69.5 | 24.2 | 30 | 19.1 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 2.5 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 2024 | 31 | LAC | — | 0* | 80.0 | 20.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 28* | — | — | 272 | — | 92 | 109 | 266 | — | 31 | 18 | 2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | CAR | 6 | 0* | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 2020 | 27 | WAS | 1 | — | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 2021 | 28 | WAS | 16 | 15* | 278 | 4.6 | 35 | 0.6 | 1 | 60.0 | 20 |
| 2022 | 29 | WAS | 9 | 9* | 71 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.9 | 1 | 28.0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 30 | ATL | 5 | 4* | 118 | 7.9 | 6 | 0.4 | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2024 | 31 | LAC | 4 | 0* | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Career | 41 | 28* | 540 | — | 66 | — | 2 | — | 36 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | WAS | 16 | 15* | -4.0 | -4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Career | 16 | 15* | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 37 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 37 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
36
Sustained
career value
×.6
40
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 37.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 37· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 36
On-field 24.6
Availability 11.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
2018bestavg 252024
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position10
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Passing Yards leader7
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-6.84 EPA/season over 7 seasons48
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%.
Per-Snap Impact
Quarterbacks · proprietary · 2012+44
Solid
SIS
EPA/snap-0.023Snap share50.3%Off snaps2,052VolatileCV 0.48
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+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gamePassing
Cmp26Att44Cmp%59.1%Yds306TD1Int1TD%2.3Int%2.3Y/A7.0AdjY/A6.4TD:INT1.0Rate78.4Sk2
Rushing
Att6Yds46TD1Y/A7.7TD%16.71D41D%66.7
Advanced (EPA)
Pass EPA0.3Rush EPA4.8Pass AirYd385
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Old Dominion), 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
Tress WayP3yCornelius LucasOT3yDaron PayneNT3yJonathan AllenDE3yKendall FullerCB3yCurtis SamuelWR3yTerry McLaurinWR3yDavid MayoOLB3yMontez SweatDE3yJon BosticILB3yTyler LarsenC3yKam CurlSAF3yLogan ThomasTE3yWes SchweitzerG3yAntonio GibsonRB3yJeremy ReavesDB3yChase RoullierC3yCole HolcombLB3yChase YoungDE3yJ.D. McKissicRB3yDanny JohnsonDB3yCasey ToohillDE3yJames Smith-WilliamsDE3yKhaleke HudsonLB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterTaylor inherited the Washington Commanders QB room from Kirk Cousins (2012–2017), and handed it to Jayden Daniels (2024–2025).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2024team change
Joined LAC (from ATL)
- 2024final season
Last recorded season with LAC
- 2023team change
Joined ATL (from WAS)
- 2020team change
Joined WAS (from CAR)
- 2018team change
Joined CAR (from HOU)
- 2017signing
Entered the NFL with HOU
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 210 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ATL | 0 | W12Questionable· HamstringW18Questionable· Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
37
peak 40
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2018
C+2021
C2022
F2023
F2024
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 320 | 64 | 1,125+805 | 66.2 |
| 2021 | 3,419 | 213.7 | 3,430+11 | 201.7 |
| 2022 | 1,859 | 206.6 | 3,438+1,579 | 202.3 |
| 2023 | 890 | 178 | 3,055+2,165 | 179.7 |
| 2024 | 28 | 7 | 396+368 | 23.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
26 career value over replacement — #2853 all-time of 4,642. 5.2/season above a replacement-level QB.
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