Tommy Maddox is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Maddox in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Maddox's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Tommy Maddox
Height6'4"
Weight219 lb
BornSep 2, 1971
Age54
CollegeUCLASee College Stats
Rookie yr1992
Draft1992 · Rd 1, Pick 25 · DEN
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason all-time ranks
A quality quarterback with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 55 · #1939 · Above AverageWorth 55 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 43% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+18.3
Avg surplus
peak +27
3 seasons × ~18.3 surplus ≈ VORP 55
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 | |||||
| 1992 | — | DEN | 13 | — | 66 | 121 | 54.5% | 757 | 5 | 9 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 56.4 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | DEN | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 21.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | LAR | 5 | — | 10 | 19 | 52.6% | 141 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 37.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | NYG | 16 | — | 6 | 23 | 26.1% | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 2.1 | -3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | PIT | 3 | — | 7 | 9 | 77.8% | 154 | 1 | 1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 1.0 | 116.2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | PIT | 12 | — | 234 | 377 | 62.1% | 2,836 | 20 | 16 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 85.2 | 26 | 19 | 43 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 4 | 21.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | PIT | 16 | — | 298 | 519 | 57.4% | 3,414 | 18 | 17 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 75.3 | 41 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | PIT | 4 | — | 30 | 60 | 50.0% | 329 | 1 | 2 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 58.3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | PIT | 3 | — | 34 | 71 | 47.9% | 406 | 2 | 4 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 51.7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | JAX | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 89 | — | 686 | 1,200 | 57.2% | 8,087 | 48 | 54 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 72.4 | 94 | 68 | 128 | 1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 9 | 13.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-79.4·-39 passing · -37 rushing · -3 receiving·-15.9/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 21 | DEN | 13 | — | 66 | 121 | 54.5% | 757 | 5 | 9 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 56.4 | 10 | 6 |
| 1993 | 22 | DEN | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 21.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | 10 |
| 1994 | 23 | LAR | 5 | — | 10 | 19 | 52.6% | 141 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 37.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 24 | NYG | 16 | — | 6 | 23 | 26.1% | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 2.1 | -3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2001 | 30 | PIT | 3 | — | 7 | 9 | 77.8% | 154 | 1 | 1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 1.0 | 116.2 | 1 | — |
| 2002 | 31 | PIT | 12 | — | 234 | 377 | 62.1% | 2,836 | 20 | 16 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 85.2 | 26 | 8.9 |
| 2003 | 32 | PIT | 16 | — | 298 | 519 | 57.4% | 3,414 | 18 | 17 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 75.3 | 41 | 11.3 |
| 2004 | 33 | PIT | 4 | — | 30 | 60 | 50.0% | 329 | 1 | 2 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 58.3 | 6 | 1.6 |
| 2005 | 34 | PIT | 3 | — | 34 | 71 | 47.9% | 406 | 2 | 4 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 51.7 | 8 | — |
| Career | 88 | 686 | 1,200 | 57.2% | 8,087 | 48 | 54 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.7 | — | — | 72.4 | 94 | 43.8 |
Rushing
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 45 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
39
Sustained
career value
×.6
54
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 45 × longevity 1 = KV-H 45· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 39
On-field 22.2
Availability 16.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1992bestavg 342004
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #322 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position12
Depth
of 100
Reached 9% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
9% of the all-time Passing Yards leader9
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-15.87 EPA/season over 5 seasons45
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: 87%.
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
2 playoff gamesPassing
Cmp51Att89Cmp%57.3%Yds633TD5Int3TD%5.6Int%3.4Y/A7.1AdjY/A6.7TD:INT1.7Rate84.2Sk4
Rushing
Att2Yds7Y/A3.5
Advanced (EPA)
Pass EPA9.9Rush EPA0.1
College Passing
College Rushing
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Jerome BettisRB6yHines WardWR5yDeshea TownsendDB5yKimo von OelhoffenDT5yJoey PorterOLB5yCasey HamptonNT5yAaron SmithDE5yClark HaggansLB5yMike LoganDB5yDan KreiderFB5yJerame TumanTE5yJames FarriorILB4yLarry FooteMLB4yJeff ReedK4yPlaxico BurressWR4yAntwaan Randle ElWR4yChris HopeS4yChad ScottCB4yKendrell BellOLB4yKendrick ClancyNT4yVerron HaynesFB4yBrent AlexanderFS3yDewayne WashingtonDB3yJason GildonLB3y
1992 Draft Class· this player went #25
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 2001team change
Joined PIT (from NYG)
- 1995team change
Joined NYG (from LAR)
- 1994team change
Joined LAR (from DEN)
- 1992draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 1, Pick 25
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 219 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →
45
peak 54
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1992
D1993
F1994
F1995
B2002
B2003
F2004
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
61%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 757 | 58.2 | 2,797+2,040 | 164.6 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0.1 | 2,193+2,192 | 129 |
| 1994 | 141 | 28.2 | 2,308+2,167 | 135.8 |
| 1995 | 49 | 3.1 | 1,684+1,635 | 99.1 |
| 2002 | 2,836 | 236.3 | 4,149+1,313 | 244.1 |
| 2003 | 3,414 | 213.4 | 3,804+390 | 223.7 |
| 2004 | 329 | 82.3 | 1,997+1,668 | 117.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
55 career value over replacement — #1939 all-time of 4,642. 7.9/season above a replacement-level QB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #25 (Rd 1) · DEN · 1992 · -9.9 vs expected KV-H
45actual
54.9 expected · Δ−9.9
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