A quarterback with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
| 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 | |||||
| 2007 | — | KC | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 6.8 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | KC | 14 | — | 230 | 420 | 54.8% | 2,608 | 18 | 12 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 76.0 | 26 | 62 | 386 | 3 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 22 | 35.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 100.0% | 37.0 | 37.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | MIA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | MIA | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 83 | 1 | 2 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 87.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | MIA | 5 | — | 33 | 62 | 53.2% | 435 | 2 | 2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 73.0 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 23.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | BUF | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | 37.5% | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 3.1 | -2.5 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | BUF | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 77.1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 27 | — | 275 | 509 | 54.0% | 3,222 | 21 | 18 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 72.5 | 35 | 79 | 469 | 3 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 25 | 31.6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 100.0% | 37.0 | 37.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23 | KC | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 6.8 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 1 | — |
| 2008 | 24 | KC | 14 | — | 230 | 420 | 54.8% | 2,608 | 18 | 12 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 76.0 | 26 | 12.3 |
| 2009 | 25 | MIA | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 83 | 1 | 2 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 87.0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 26 | MIA | 5 | — | 33 | 62 | 53.2% | 435 | 2 | 2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 73.0 | 8 | 2.4 |
| 2011 | 27 | BUF | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | 37.5% | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 3.1 | -2.5 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 28 | BUF | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 77.1 | 0 | — |
| Career | 26 | 275 | 509 | 54.0% | 3,222 | 21 | 18 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 6.3 | — | — | 72.5 | 35 | 14.7 |
A depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 29 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 37 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 29· confidence 82%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
Ranked #147 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
Reached 4% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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: 89%.
Amber = 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 (Coastal Carolina), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with BUF
Joined BUF (from MIA)
Joined MIA (from KC)
Drafted by MIN — Round 7, Pick 217
Joined KC (from MIN)
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,608 | 186.3 | 3,471+863 | 204.1 |
| 2010 | 435 | 87 | 1,935+1,500 | 113.8 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Pick #217 (Rd 7) · MIN · 2007 · +5.1 vs expected KV-H
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