Also in other sports:nbaAaron Brooks (G · 2008–2018), mlbAaron Brooks (P · 2014–present).

Aaron Brooks packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any quarterback in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 67 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

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Aaron Brooks

Top 11% all-time QBsIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001 Team Carrier · #176

Height6'4"

Weight220 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

158 career value over replacement — #577 all-time of 4,649. 22.6/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

7 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Comet55% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #131 (Rd 4) · GB · 1999 · +33.4 vs expected KV-H

64actual

30.6 expected · Δ+33.4

💔+27 stolen VORP·1.19 szns lost

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Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #176 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

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Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2005 NO·3 team wins#16

Passing Yards · 2,882 · score 40

2005 NO·3 team wins#22

Passing Touchdowns · 13 · score 16

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 23% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

23% of the all-time Passing Yards leader23

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: 87%.

Encyclopedia Coverage4/8 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)Not available for this player

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Career Milestones8

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

20001K career passing yards
20015K career passing yards
200125 career passing TDs
200250 career passing TDs
200310K career passing yards
2004100 career passing TDs
2004

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

2 playoff games

Passing

Cmp44Att75Cmp%58.7%Yds544TD5Int3TD%6.7Int%4.0Y/A7.3

College Stats

VirginiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia), 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

Joe HornWR6y Darren HowardDE6y Fred ThomasCB6y Willie WhiteheadNT6y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Aaron inherited the New Orleans Saints QB room from Jim Everett (1994–1996), and handed it to Drew Brees (2006–2020).

Jim Everett 1994–1996Aaron Brooks 2000–2005Drew Brees 2006–2020

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.

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2006team change
Joined OAK (from NO)
2006final season
Last recorded season with OAK
2000team change
Joined NO (from GB)
1999draft
Drafted by GB — Round 4, Pick 131

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 220 lb

Frame

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 67

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

C2000

B+2001

B2002

B2003

B2004

B2005

D2006

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

83%

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
2000	1,494	186.8	3,575+2,081	210.3
2001	3,832	239.5	4,280+448	251.8
2002	3,572	223.3	3,969+397	233.5
2003	3,546	221.6	3,932+386	231.3
2004	3,810	238.1	4,183+373	246.1
2005	2,882	221.7	3,969+1,087	233.4
2006	1,105	138.1	2,863+1,758	168.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

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.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

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.