Chris Chandler is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Chandler in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Chandler's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Chris Chandler

2× Pro BowlTop 19% all-time QBsElite PlaymakerTeam Carrier · #195

Height6'4"

Weight224 lb

BornOct 12, 1965

Age60

CollegeWashington See College Stats

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #195 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

3 qualifying seasons

1999 ATL·5 team wins#13

Passing Touchdowns · 16 · score 26

1999 ATL·5 team wins#20

Passing Yards · 2,335 · score 12

2000 ATL

Career Value · VORP

193 career value over replacement — #403 all-time of 4,649. 13.8/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #76 (Rd 3) · IND · 1988 · +18.7 vs expected KV-H

58actual

39.3 expected · Δ+18.7

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Passing Yards · 2,227 · score 12

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 32% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

32% of the all-time Passing Yards leader32

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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: 88%.

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

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 DayNot available for this player

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.

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.

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 Milestones9

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

19881K career passing yards
19925K career passing yards
199225 career passing TDs
199510K career passing yards
199550 career passing TDs
1998100 career passing TDs
19981K career rushing yards
199920K career passing yards
2001150 career passing TDs

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.

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.

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.

College Stats

WashingtonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Washington), 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.

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chris inherited the Los Angeles Rams QB room from Chris Miller (1994–1995), and handed it to Tony Banks (1996–1998).

Jim Everett 1986–1993Mike Pagel 1991–1993Chris Miller 1994–1995Chris Chandler 1994–2004Tony Banks 1996–1998Jamie Martin 1996–2005Kurt Warner 1998–2003Trent Green 2000–2008Marc Bulger 2002–2009Sam Bradford 2010–2013Jared Goff 2016–2020Matthew Stafford 2021–2025

Chris inherited the Atlanta Falcons QB room from Billy Joe Tolliver (1991–1997), and handed it to Mike Vick (2001–2006).

Chris Miller 1987–1993Billy Joe Tolliver 1991–1997Chris Chandler 1997–2001Mike Vick 2001–2006Matt Schaub 2004–2020Matt Ryan 2008–2021

Chris inherited the Arizona Cardinals QB room from Neil Lomax (1981–1988), and handed it to Steve Beuerlein (1993–1994).

Neil Lomax 1981–1988Chris Chandler 1991–1993Steve Beuerlein 1993–1994Kent Graham 1996–1997Jake Plummer 1997–2002Josh McCown 2002–2005Kurt Warner

Chris inherited the Tennessee Titans QB room from Cody Carlson (1988–1994), and handed it to Steve McNair (1997–2005).

Warren Moon 1984–1993Cody Carlson 1988–1994Chris Chandler 1995–1996Steve McNair 1997–2005Billy Volek 2001–2005Kerry Collins 2006–2010Vince Young

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.

Movementderived from season history

2004team change
Joined STL (from CHI)
2004final season
Last recorded season with STL
2002team change
Joined CHI (from ATL)
1997team change
Joined ATL (from TEN)
1995team change
Joined TEN (from LAR)
1994team change
Joined LAR (from ARI)
1991team change
Joined ARI (from TB)
1990team change
Joined TB (from IND)
1988draft
Drafted by IND — Round 3, Pick 76

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 224 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 14-season peers. See all →

peak 62

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

C+1988

D1990

B1992

F1993

C1994

C+1995

C+1996

C+1997

B1998

C+1999

C2000

C+2001

D2002

F2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 16 seasons.

66%

Durability IQ

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

Typical

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
1988	1,619	107.9	3,246+1,627	190.9
1990	464	66.3	2,930+2,466	172.3
1992	2,832	188.8	3,906+1,074	229.8
1993	471	117.8	3,288+2,817	193.4
1994	1,352	112.7	3,168+1,816	186.4
1995	2,460	189.2	3,774+1,314	222
1996	2,099	174.9	3,615+1,516	212.6
1997	2,692	192.3	3,761+1,069	221.2
1998	3,154	225.3	4,180+1,026	245.9
1999	2,335	194.6	3,759+1,424	221.1
2000	2,227	159.1	3,206+979	188.6
2001	2,847	203.4	3,738+891	219.9
2002	1,023	127.9	2,659+1,636	156.4
2003	1,050	131.3	2,554+1,504	150.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 7 crestsLeague board →

Wore 7 distinct franchise crests across 17 seasons (1988–2004) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

IND 1988–1989 TB 1990–1991 ARI 1991–1993 LAR 1994–2004 TEN 1995–1996 ATL 1997–2001 CHI 2002–2003

1989 · cause not documented · 19%1990 · cause not documented · 44%1993 · cause not documented · 25%2002 · cause not documented · 50%2003 · cause not documented · 50%2004 · cause not documented · 19%