Turk Schonert is a career quality starter β a quarterback whose body of work places Schonert in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Schonert's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Turk Schonert
Top 40% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter
Height6'1"
Weight191 lb
BornJan 15, 1957
Age69
CollegeStanfordSee College Stats
Rookie yr1980
Draft1980 Β· Rd 9, Pick 242 Β· CHI
A quality quarterback with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 32 Β· #2609 Β· Role PlayerWorth 32 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback β top 57% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+8
Avg surplus
peak +13
4 seasons Γ ~8 surplus β VORP 32
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | 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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1981 | β | CIN | 4 | β | 10 | 19 | 52.6% | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | β | 82.3 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 5.9 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1982 | β | CIN | 2 | β | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 91.7 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 0 | -2.7 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | CIN | 9 | β | 92 | 156 | 59.0% | 1,159 | 2 | 5 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 73.1 | 15 | 29 | 117 | 2 | 4.0 | 6.9 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | CIN | 8 | β | 78 | 117 | 66.7% | 945 | 4 | 7 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 77.8 | 16 | 13 | 77 | 1 | 5.9 | 7.7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1985 | β | CIN | 7 | β | 33 | 51 | 64.7% | 460 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.4 | β | 100.1 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1986 | β | ATL | 8 | β | 95 | 154 | 61.7% | 1,032 | 4 | 8 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 68.4 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.1 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1988 | β | CIN | 16 | β | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | 64.6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1989 | β | CIN | 7 | β | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 39.6 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 61 | β | 311 | 504 | 61.7% | 3,788 | 11 | 20 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 75.6 | 64 | 73 | 288 | 4 | 3.9 | 5.5 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 24 | CIN | 4 | β | 10 | 19 | 52.6% | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | β | 82.3 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 1982 | 25 | CIN | 2 | β | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 91.7 | 1 | β |
| 1983 | 26 | CIN | 9 | β | 92 | 156 | 59.0% | 1,159 | 2 | 5 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 73.1 | 15 | 6.7 |
| 1984 | 27 | CIN | 8 | β | 78 | 117 | 66.7% | 945 | 4 | 7 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 77.8 | 16 | 5.5 |
| 1985 | 28 | CIN | 7 | β | 33 | 51 | 64.7% | 460 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.4 | β | 100.1 | 6 | 4.9 |
| 1986 | 29 | ATL | 8 | β | 95 | 154 | 61.7% | 1,032 | 4 | 8 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 68.4 | 21 | 5 |
| 1988 | 31 | CIN | 16 | β | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | 64.6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1989 | 32 | CIN | 7 | β | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 39.6 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Career | 61 | 311 | 504 | 61.7% | 3,788 | 11 | 20 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 7.5 | β | β | 75.6 | 64 | 33.3 |
Rushing
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 41 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 41 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
37
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
46
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 40.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 41Β· confidence 89%
What builds the career mark of 37
On-field 25.2
Availability 11.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1981bestavg 351989
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Passing Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Passing Yards leader4
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 78%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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 (Stanford), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Rodney HolmanTE6yCris CollinsworthWR6yBoomer EsiasonQB4yJames BrooksRB4yStanford JenningsRB4yDavid VerserWR4yLarry KinnebrewRB3yLee JohnsonP2yTim McGeeWR2yEric KattusTE2yAnthony MunozOT2yJim RiggsTE2yIra HillaryWR2yIckey WoodsRB2yRodney TateRB2yMarc LoganRB1yGerald RiggsRB1yEric BallRB1yFloyd DixonWR1yStacey BaileyWR1yKen WhisenhuntTE1yCharlie BrownWR1yCliff AustinRB1yScott CampbellQB1y
1980 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #242
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterTurk opened the Cincinnati Bengals QB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Boomer Esiason (1984β1997).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1989final season
Last recorded season with CIN
- 1988team change
Joined CIN (from ATL)
- 1986team change
Joined ATL (from CIN)
- 1981team change
Joined CIN (from CHI)
- 1980draft
Drafted by CHI β Round 9, Pick 242
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 191 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 7-season peers. See all β
41
peak 46
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1981
C1983
C1984
D1985
C1986
D1988
F1989
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
60%
Era Translator
Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Pass Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 166 | 41.5 | 3,165+2,999 | 186.2 |
| 1983 | 1,159 | 128.8 | 3,620+2,461 | 213 |
| 1984 | 945 | 118.1 | 3,458+2,513 | 203.4 |
| 1985 | 460 | 65.7 | 2,950+2,490 | 173.5 |
| 1986 | 1,032 | 129 | 3,454+2,422 | 203.2 |
| 1988 | 20 | 1.3 | 2,463+2,443 | 144.9 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 2,406+2,406 | 141.5 |
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) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
32 career value over replacement β #2609 all-time of 4,642. 4.6/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #242 (Rd 9) Β· CHI Β· 1980 Β· +18.2 vs expected KV-H
41actual
22.8 expected Β· Ξ+18.2
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