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

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Gus Frerotte

1× Pro BowlTop 23% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter⚡ Breakout · 2005 📉 Fades · -26% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight233 lb

BornJul 31, 1971

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 24% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

24% of the all-time Passing Yards leader24

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 Coverage

Career Value · VORP

151 career value over replacement — #624 all-time of 4,649. 13.7/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #197 (Rd 7) · WAS · 1994 · +33.2 vs expected KV-H

55actual

21.8 expected · Δ+33.2

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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 StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Passer Rating: 74.3 regular season → 55.2 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-26%

vs reg season

Career Milestones7

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

19951K career passing yards
19965K career passing yards
199625 career passing TDs
199910K career passing yards
199950 career passing TDs
2007100 career passing TDs
200820K career passing yards

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.

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.

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Passing

Cmp34Att74Cmp%45.9%Yds375TD1Int2TD%1.4Int%2.7Y/A5.1AdjY/A4.1TD:INT0.5Rate54.7Sk8

Rushing

Att3Yds15Y/A5.0

College Stats

TulsaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tulsa), 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

Gus inherited the Minnesota Vikings QB room from Daunte Culpepper (1999–2005), and handed it to Shaun Hill (2005–2016).

Wade Wilson 1981–1991Rich Gannon 1987–1992Warren Moon 1994–1996Brad Johnson 1994–2006Randall Cunningham 1997–1999Daunte Culpepper 1999–2005Gus Frerotte 2003–2008Shaun Hill 2005–2016Tarvaris Jackson 2006–2010Brett Favre 2009–2010Christian Ponder 2011–2014Teddy Bridgewater 2014–2017Kirk Cousins 2018–2023Sam Darnold 2024

Gus inherited the Washington Commanders QB room from Mark Rypien (1988–1993), and handed it to Brad Johnson (1999–2000).

Jay Schroeder 1985–1987Mark Rypien 1988–1993Gus Frerotte 1994–1998Brad Johnson 1999–2000Patrick Ramsey 2002–2005Mark Brunell 2004–2006Jason Campbell

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

2008team change
Joined MIN (from STL)
2008final season
Last recorded season with MIN
2006team change
Joined STL (from MIA)
2005team change
Joined MIA (from MIN)
2003team change
Joined MIN (from CIN)
2002team change
Joined CIN (from DEN)
2000team change
Joined DEN (from DET)
1999team change
Joined DET (from WAS)
1994draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 7, Pick 197

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 233 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

F1994

C+1995

B1996

B1997

B1999

C+2000

F2001

F2003

C+2005

D2007

C+2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 15 seasons.

51%

19942008

1994 · backup · 4/16 G

Durability IQ

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

Fragile

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
1994	600	150	3,496+2,896	205.7
1995	2,751	171.9	3,595+844	211.5
1996	3,453	215.8	4,013+560	236.1
1997	2,682	206.3	3,934+1,252	231.4
1999	2,111	234.6	4,296+2,185	252.7
2000	1,766	196.2	3,701+1,935	217.7
2001	308	77	1,843+1,535	108.4
2003	690	138	2,657+1,967	156.3
2005	2,996	187.3	3,514+518	206.7
2007	1,014	126.8	2,759+1,745	162.3
2008	2,157	196.1	3,583+1,426	210.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 7 crestsLeague board →

Wore 7 distinct franchise crests across 15 seasons (1994–2008) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

WAS 1994–1998 DET 1999 DEN 2000–2001 CIN 2002 MIN 2003–2008 MIA 2005 LAR 2006–2007

1998 · cause not documented · 19%1999 · cause not documented · 56%2000 · cause not documented · 56%2001 · cause not documented · 25%2002 · cause not documented · 19%2003 · cause not documented · 31%2004 · cause not documented · 6%2006 · cause not documented · 6%2007 · cause not documented · 50%2008 · cause not documented · 69%

Gus Frerotte

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Passing

Rushing

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #197

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography