Tom Ramsey
Solid Contributor
Height6'1"
Weight189 lb
BornJul 9, 1961
Age65
CollegeUCLASee College Stats
Rookie yr1985
Draft1983 · Rd 10, Pick 267 · NWE
A quarterback with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 6 · #3888 · Role PlayerWorth 6 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 85% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+6
Avg surplus
peak +6
1 seasons × ~6 surplus ≈ VORP 6
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1986 | — | NE | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | — | 42.4 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | NE | 9 | — | 71 | 134 | 53.0% | 898 | 6 | 6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 70.4 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 1 | 5.8 | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | NE | 7 | — | 12 | 27 | 44.4% | 100 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 3.7 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | IND | 7 | — | 24 | 50 | 48.0% | 280 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 63.7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 28 | — | 108 | 214 | 50.5% | 1,285 | 7 | 10 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 60.6 | 20 | 21 | 82 | 1 | 3.9 | 4.8 | — | — | — | |
Passing
Rushing
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 27 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 27 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
29
Sustained
career value
×.6
31
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 29.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 27· confidence 85%
What builds the career mark of 29
On-field 20.5
Availability 8.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1986bestavg 271989
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Passing Yards leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 91%.
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 (UCLA), 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
Irving FryarWR3yWillie ScottTE3yTony EasonQB3yReggie DupardRB3yLin DawsonTE2yGreg BatyTE2yStephen StarringWR2yDoug FlutieQB2yBob PerrymanRB2yDerwin WilliamsWR2yJeff FeaglesP1yRohn StarkP1yMike PriorDB1yChris ChandlerQB1yBill BrooksWR1yAndre RisonWR1yPat BeachTE1yEric DickersonRB1yMark BoyerTE1yJohn StephensRB1yJack TrudeauQB1yJames PruittWR1ySammy MartinWR1yRobert WeathersRB1y
1983 Draft Class· this player went #267
#220Lawrence RicksRB#221Mike MartinWR#229Mike MularkeyTE#240Mark KeelTE#247Bobby HumpheryCB#248Stanley WilsonRB#253Byron WilliamsWR#256Anthony HutchisonRB#268Ralph GiacomarroP#272Bruce MathisonQB#277Mervyn FernandezWR#280Jim Bob TaylorQB#288Boyce GreenRB#297Mark WitteTE#299Bucky ScribnerP#301Mike HarmonWR
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1989team change
Joined IND (from NE)
- 1989final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 1986team change
Joined NE (from NWE)
- 1983draft
Drafted by NWE — Round 10, Pick 267
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 189 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
27
peak 31
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1986
C1987
F1988
F1989
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
49%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 7 | 1.4 | 2,446+2,439 | 143.9 |
| 1987 | 898 | 99.8 | 3,180+2,282 | 187.1 |
| 1988 | 100 | 14.3 | 2,560+2,460 | 150.6 |
| 1989 | 280 | 40 | 2,714+2,434 | 159.6 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
6 career value over replacement — #3888 all-time of 4,642. 1.5/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #267 (Rd 10) · NWE · 1983 · +19 vs expected KV-H
27actual
8 expected · Δ+19
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