Billy Joe Tolliver is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Joe in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Joe's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Billy Joe Tolliver
Top 35% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 1989 | 23–24 | SD | 5 | — | 89 | 185 | 48.1% | 1,097 | 5 | 8 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 57.9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24–25 | SD | 15 | — | 216 | 410 | 52.7% | 2,574 | 16 | 16 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 68.9 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25–26 | ATL | 7 | — | 40 | 82 | 48.8% | 531 | 4 | 2 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 75.8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26–27 | ATL | 9 | — | 73 | 131 | 55.7% | 787 | 5 | 5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 70.4 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27–28 | ATL | 7 | — | 39 | 76 | 51.3% | 464 | 3 | 5 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 56.0 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28–29 | TEN | 10 | — | 121 | 240 | 50.4% | 1,287 | 6 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 62.6 | 27 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 3.1 | 16.7 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31–32 | TOT | 12 | — | 64 | 116 | 55.2% | 677 | 5 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 83.2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31–32 | ATL | 6 | — | 63 | 115 | 54.8% | 685 | 5 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 83.4 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31–32 | KC | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -8.0 | -8.0 | — | 79.2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 32–33 | NO | 7 | — | 110 | 199 | 55.3% | 1,427 | 8 | 4 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 83.1 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 33–34 | NO | 10 | — | 137 | 261 | 52.5% | 1,897 | 7 | 13 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 64.3 | 19 | 24 | 135 | 3 | 5.6 | 12.5 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 |
| Career | — | 94 | — | 889 | 1,700 | 52.3% | 10,741 | 59 | 61 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 68.6 | 125 | 97 | 313 | 5 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 12 | 12.4 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
62 career value over replacement — #1777 all-time of 4,649. 6.9/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #51 (Rd 2) · LAC · 1989 · -1.4 vs expected KV-H
46actual
47.4 expected · Δ−1.4
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