Colin Kaepernick is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Kaepernick in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kaepernick's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Colin Kaepernick
Top 37% all-time QBsReliable Starter
Height6'4"
Weight230 lb
BornNov 3, 1987
Age38
CollegeNevadaSee College Stats
ConferenceWestern Athletic
Rookie yr2011
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2011 | 23–24 | SF | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 81.3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24–25 | SF | 13 | — | 136 | 218 | 62.4% | 1,814 | 10 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 98.3 | 16 | 63 | 415 | 5 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 20 | 31.7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25–26 | SF | 16 | — | 243 | 416 | 58.4% | 3,197 | 21 | 8 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 91.6 | 39 | 92 | 524 | 4 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 28 | 30.4 | 1 | 969 | 97.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | — | 289 | 478 | 60.5% | 3,369 | 19 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 86.4 | 52 | 104 | 639 | 1 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 28 | 26.9 | 2 | 1,050 | 99.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 27–28 | SF | 9 | — | 144 | 244 | 59.0% | 1,615 | 6 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 78.5 | 28 | 45 | 256 | 1 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 13 | 28.9 | 1 | 502 | 89.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 28–29 | SF | 11 | — | 196 | 331 | 59.2% | 2,241 | 16 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 90.7 | 36 | 69 | 468 | 2 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 28 | 40.6 | 2 | 691 | 90.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 67 | — | 1,011 | 1,692 | 59.8% | 12,271 | 72 | 30 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 88.9 | 171 | 375 | 2,300 | 13 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 117 | 31.2 | 8 | 3,212 | 95.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
35 career value over replacement — #2480 all-time of 4,649. 7/season above a replacement-level QB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #36 (Rd 2) · SF · 2011 · -10.8 vs expected KV-H
44actual
54.8 expected · Δ−10.8
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