Daunte Culpepper ranks in the all-time elite tier for quarterbacks — a career that places Culpepper in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Culpepper a career score of 67, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1999 | 22–23 | MIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 23–24 | MIN | 16 | — | 295 | 469 | 62.9% | 3,924 | 33 | 14 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 100.4 | 34 | 86 | 442 | 7 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 36 | 41.9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 24–25 | MIN | 11 | — | 235 | 366 | 64.2% | 2,612 | 14 | 13 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 83.3 | 33 | 71 | 416 | 5 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 31 | 43.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | MIN | 16 | — | 333 | 549 | 60.7% | 3,853 | 18 | 23 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 75.3 | 47 | 106 | 609 | 10 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 46 | 43.4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 26–27 | MIN | 14 | — | 295 | 454 | 65.0% | 3,479 | 25 | 11 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 96.4 | 38 | 72 | 422 | 4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 28 | 38.9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | 379 | 548 | 69.2% | 4,717 | 39 | 11 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 110.9 | 45 | 89 | 406 | 2 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 32 | 36.0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 28–29 | MIN | 7 | — | 139 | 216 | 64.4% | 1,564 | 6 | 12 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 72.0 | 31 | 24 | 141 | 1 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 29–30 | MIA | 4 | — | 81 | 134 | 60.4% | 929 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 77.0 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 30–31 | OAK | 7 | — | 108 | 185 | 58.4% | 1,332 | 5 | 5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 78.5 | 21 | 20 | 46 | 3 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 7 | 35.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 31–32 | DET | 5 | — | 60 | 115 | 52.2% | 786 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 63.9 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 2.3 | 9.1 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 32–33 | DET | 8 | — | 89 | 157 | 56.7% | 945 | 3 | 6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 64.8 | 14 | 18 | 91 | 0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 27.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 105 | — | 2,014 | 3,193 | 63.1% | 24,141 | 149 | 104 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 88.1 | 297 | 511 | 2,624 | 34 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 202 | 39.5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
191 career value over replacement — #416 all-time of 4,649. 19.1/season above a replacement-level QB.
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Pick #11 (Rd 1) · MIN · 1999 · +6.8 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
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| 2000 | 23–24 | MIN | 16 | — | 295 | 469 | 62.9% | 3,924 | 33 | 14 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 100.4 | 34 | 24.2 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | MIN | 11 | — | 235 | 366 | 64.2% | 2,612 | 14 | 13 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 83.3 | 33 | 11.8 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | MIN | 16 | — | 333 | 549 | 60.7% | 3,853 | 18 | 23 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 75.3 | 47 | 13.5 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | MIN | 14 | — | 295 | 454 | 65.0% | 3,479 | 25 | 11 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 96.4 | 38 | 18.3 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | 379 | 548 | 69.2% | 4,717 | 39 | 11 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 110.9 | 45 | 26.5 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | MIN | 7 | — | 139 | 216 | 64.4% | 1,564 | 6 | 12 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 72.0 | 31 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | 29–30 | MIA | 4 | — | 81 | 134 | 60.4% | 929 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 77.0 | 20 | 2.9 |
| 2007 | 30–31 | OAK | 7 | — | 108 | 185 | 58.4% | 1,332 | 5 | 5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 78.5 | 21 | 6 |
| 2008 | 31–32 | DET | 5 | — | 60 | 115 | 52.2% | 786 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 63.9 | 14 | 2.1 |
| 2009 | 32–33 | DET | 8 | — | 89 | 157 | 56.7% | 945 | 3 | 6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 64.8 | 14 | 4.4 |
| Career | 104 | 2,014 | 3,193 | 63.1% | 24,141 | 149 | 104 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 7.6 | — | — | 88.1 | 297 | 114.2 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22–23 | MIN | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23–24 | MIN | 16 | — | 86 | 442 | 7 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 36 | 41.9 | 2 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | MIN | 11 | — | 71 | 416 | 5 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 31 | 43.7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | MIN | 16 | — | 106 | 609 | 10 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 46 | 43.4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | MIN | 14 | — | 72 | 422 | 4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 28 | 38.9 | 3 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | 89 | 406 | 2 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 32 | 36.0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | MIN | 7 | — | 24 | 141 | 1 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 |
| 2006 | 29–30 | MIA | 4 | — | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30–31 | OAK | 7 | — | 20 | 46 | 3 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 7 | 35.0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31–32 | DET | 5 | — | 11 | 25 | 1 | 2.3 | 9.1 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32–33 | DET | 8 | — | 18 | 91 | 0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 27.8 | 0 |
| Career | 105 | 511 | 2,624 | 34 | 5.1 | — | 202 | — | 13 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 66 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 89%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
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