Tony Romo is one of the most consistent quarterbacks of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Romo delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.

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Tony Romo

Top 6% all-time QBsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2012

Height6'2"

Weight230 lb

BornApr 21, 1980

Age

Career Value · VORP

272 career value over replacement — #184 all-time of 4,695. 27.2/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

10 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way Mr. ReliableCV 0.15

💔+77.8 stolen VORP·2.86 szns lost

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ConferenceOhio Valley

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 38% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

38% of the all-time Passing Yards leader38

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at 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%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Where this data comes from

Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.

nflverse — CC-BY 4.0 — attribution required
Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

Methodology · Trust Center

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Combine · 2003

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

QB · 2003 class

5.01s

40-Yard

Low · 10th pct

Pos 10thAll 22thClass Pos 14thClass All 25th

30"

Vertical

Below avg · 33th pct

Pos 33thAll 23thClass Pos 17thClass All 19th

105"

Broad Jump

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Passer Rating: 97.1 regular season → 93.0 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

-4%

vs reg season

Career Milestones10

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20061K career passing yards
20075K career passing yards
200725 career passing TDs
200750 career passing TDs
200810K career passing yards
2009100 career passing TDs
2011

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Passing

Cmp114Att185Cmp%61.6%Yds1,316TD8Int2TD%4.3Int%1.1Y/A7.1

College Stats

Eastern IllinoisCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Eastern Illinois), 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

Jason WittenTE12y DeMarcus WareOLB9y Orlando ScandrickDB8y Jason HatcherDE8y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tony inherited the Dallas Cowboys QB room from Troy Aikman (1989–2000), and handed it to Dak Prescott (2016–2026).

Len Dawson 1962Roger Staubach 1969–1979Danny White 1976–1988Troy Aikman 1989–2000Tony Romo 2005–2016Dak Prescott

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with DAL
2005signing
Entered the NFL with DAL

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 230 lb

Frame

230 lb at 5.01s

Size-speed

30" vert / 105" broad

Explosion

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 77

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2006

B+2007

B2008

B+2009

C2010

B2011

A2012

B2013

B2014

F2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

74%

Era Translator

Pass Yds translated to the 2025 NFL — 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
2006	2,903	223.3	3,973+1,070	233.7
2007	4,211	263.2	4,479+268	263.5
2008	3,448	265.2	4,402+954	258.9
2009	4,483	280.2	4,571+88	268.9
2010	1,605	267.5	4,358+2,753	256.4
2011	4,184	261.5	4,216+32	248
2012	4,903	306.4	4,833-70	284.3
2013	3,828	255.2	3,971+143	233.6
2014	3,705	247	3,807+102	223.9
2015	884	221	3,388+2,504	199.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 8/31/2026

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 24. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Pos 18thAll 15thClass Pos 58thClass All 19th

7.11s

3-Cone

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 58thClass Pos 58thClass All 71th

4.20s

Shuttle

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 75thClass Pos 42thClass All 75th

20K career passing yards

2012150 career passing TDs

2013200 career passing TDs

201430K career passing yards

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Rushing

Att10Yds26Y/A2.61D11D%10.0

The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.

2005 · backup · 1/16 G

2010 · cause not documented · 38%2015 · cause not documented · 25%2016 · cause not documented · 6%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Typical

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Passing Yards in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

#32

2012 · QB · all-time

Career Geography

One-Club ManLeague board →

Gave the Dallas Cowboys an entire corpus-attributed career — 12 seasons (2005–2016), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.