Jack Trudeau is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Trudeau in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Trudeau's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1986 | 23–24 | IND | 12 | — | 204 | 417 | 48.9% | 2,225 | 8 | 18 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 53.5 | — | 13 | 21 | 1 | 1.6 | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 24–25 | IND | 10 | — | 128 | 229 | 55.9% | 1,587 | 6 | 6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 75.4 | — | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25–26 | IND | 2 | — | 14 | 34 | 41.2% | 158 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 19.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | IND | 13 | — | 190 | 362 | 52.5% | 2,317 | 15 | 13 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 71.3 | — | 35 | 91 | 2 | 2.6 | 5.7 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | IND | 6 | — | 84 | 144 | 58.3% | 1,078 | 6 | 6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 78.4 | — | 10 | 28 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28–29 | IND | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 2.7 | -3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | IND | 11 | — | 105 | 181 | 58.0% | 1,271 | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 68.6 | — | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 30–31 | IND | 5 | — | 85 | 162 | 52.5% | 992 | 2 | 7 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 57.4 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 31–32 | NYJ | 5 | — | 50 | 91 | 54.9% | 496 | 1 | 4 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 55.9 | — | 6 | 30 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 32–33 | CAR | 1 | — | 11 | 17 | 64.7% | 100 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 5.9 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 40.9 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 67 | — | 873 | 1,644 | 53.1% | 10,243 | 42 | 69 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 63.3 | — | 97 | 186 | 3 | 1.9 | 3.1 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
70 career value over replacement — #1620 all-time of 4,649. 10/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #47 (Rd 2) · IND · 1986 · +1.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 23–24 | IND | 12 | — | 204 | 417 | 48.9% | 2,225 | 8 | 18 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 53.5 | — | 6.8 |
| 1987 | 24–25 | IND | 10 | — | 128 | 229 | 55.9% | 1,587 | 6 | 6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 75.4 | — | 6.5 |
| 1988 | 25–26 | IND | 2 | — | 14 | 34 | 41.2% | 158 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 19.0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | IND | 13 | — | 190 | 362 | 52.5% | 2,317 | 15 | 13 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 71.3 | — | 10.2 |
| 1990 | 27–28 | IND | 6 | — | 84 | 144 | 58.3% | 1,078 | 6 | 6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 78.4 | — | 4.2 |
| 1991 | 28–29 | IND | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 2.7 | -3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | IND | 11 | — | 105 | 181 | 58.0% | 1,271 | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 68.6 | — | 6 |
| 1993 | 30–31 | IND | 5 | — | 85 | 162 | 52.5% | 992 | 2 | 7 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 57.4 | — | 2.1 |
| 1994 | 31–32 | NYJ | 5 | — | 50 | 91 | 54.9% | 496 | 1 | 4 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 55.9 | — | 1.8 |
| 1995 | 32–33 | CAR | 1 | — | 11 | 17 | 64.7% | 100 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 5.9 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 40.9 | — | — |
| Career | 67 | 873 | 1,644 | 53.1% | 10,243 | 42 | 69 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 6.2 | — | — | 63.3 | — | 37.6 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 23–24 | IND | 12 | — | 13 | 21 | 1 | 1.6 | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 24–25 | IND | 10 | — | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25–26 | IND | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | IND | 13 | — | 35 | 91 | 2 | 2.6 | 5.7 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | IND | 6 | — | 10 | 28 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28–29 | IND | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | IND | 11 | — | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 30–31 | IND | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 31–32 | NYJ | 5 | — | 6 | 30 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 32–33 | CAR | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 67 | 97 | 186 | 3 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — |
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 51.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 86%
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