John Elway is a Hall of Fame quarterback whose career earned a strong career value score of 78 in the Knox value model. Elway's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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John Elway

★ HALL OF FAME9× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 7 seasons · 2 titles Top 2% all-time QBsIron Legend

Height6'3"

Weight215 lb

BornJun 28, 1960

Age66

CollegeStanford

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

12thPassing Yards·51,475 yds 14thPassing Touchdowns·300

Postseason all-time ranks

9thPlayoff Passing Yards·4,964 yds 14thPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·27

Career Value · VORP

483 career value over replacement — #23 all-time of 4,649. 30.2/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #1 (Rd 1) · BAL · 1983 · +16.6 vs expected KV-H

78actual

61.4 expected · Δ+16.6

💔+38.1 stolen VORP·1.28 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 483 · #23 · All-Time

Worth 483 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 1% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 16 of 16 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

16 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+30.2

Avg surplus

peak +38

16 seasons × ~30.2 surplus ≈ VORP 483

John Elway

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Career Value · VORP