Todd Blackledge is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Blackledge in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Blackledge's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 1983 | 22 | KC | 4 | — | 20 | 34 | 58.8% | 259 | 3 | 0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 9.4 | — | 112.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 23 | KC | 11 | — | 147 | 294 | 50.0% | 1,707 | 6 | 11 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 59.2 | 14 | 18 | 102 | 1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24 | KC | 12 | — | 86 | 172 | 50.0% | 1,190 | 6 | 14 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 50.3 | 15 | 17 | 97 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25 | KC | 10 | — | 96 | 211 | 45.5% | 1,200 | 10 | 6 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 67.6 | 25 | 23 | 60 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26 | KC | 3 | — | 15 | 31 | 48.4% | 154 | 1 | 1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 60.4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27 | PIT | 3 | — | 38 | 79 | 48.1% | 494 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 60.8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 3.1 | 12.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28 | PIT | 3 | — | 22 | 60 | 36.7% | 282 | 1 | 3 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 36.9 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 46 | — | 424 | 881 | 48.1% | 5,286 | 29 | 38 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 60.2 | 73 | 81 | 325 | 2 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
38 career value over replacement — #2438 all-time of 4,695. 9.5/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #7 (Rd 1) · KAN · 1983 · -20.3 vs expected KV-H
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A quality quarterback with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
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