Josh McCown is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places McCown in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McCown's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Josh McCown
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | 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 | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2002 | 23 | ARI | 2 | — | 7 | 18 | 38.9% | 66 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 3.7 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 24 | ARI | 7 | — | 95 | 165 | 57.6% | 1,018 | 5 | 6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 70.7 | 24 | 29 | 164 | 1 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 8 | 27.6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 25 | ARI | 14 | — | 233 | 408 | 57.1% | 2,511 | 11 | 10 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 74.1 | 31 | 36 | 112 | 2 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 9 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 100.0% | -5.0 | -5.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 26 | ARI | 9 | — | 163 | 270 | 60.4% | 1,832 | 9 | 11 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 74.8 | 18 | 29 | 139 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 7 | 24.1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 27 | DET | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 28 | OAK | 9 | — | 111 | 191 | 58.1% | 1,151 | 10 | 11 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 69.1 | 15 | 28 | 149 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 9 | 32.1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 29 | CAR | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | -3 | 0 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 30 | CAR | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | 39.6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 32 | CHI | 3 | — | 35 | 55 | 63.6% | 414 | 2 | 4 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 68.3 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 34 | CHI | 8 | — | 149 | 224 | 66.5% | 1,829 | 13 | 1 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 109.0 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 1 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 5 | 38.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 422 | 76.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 35 | TB | 11 | — | 184 | 327 | 56.3% | 2,206 | 11 | 14 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 70.5 | 36 | 25 | 127 | 3 | 5.1 | 12.0 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 630 | 93.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 36 | CLE | 8 | — | 186 | 292 | 63.7% | 2,109 | 12 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 93.3 | 23 | 20 | 98 | 1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 8 | 40.0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 509 | 86.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 | CLE | 5 | — | 90 | 165 | 54.5% | 1,100 | 6 | 6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 72.3 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262 | 78.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 38 | NYJ | 13 | — | 267 | 397 | 67.3% | 2,926 | 18 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 94.5 | 39 | 37 | 124 | 5 | 3.4 | 13.5 | 14 | 37.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 819 | 96.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 39 | NYJ | 4 | — | 60 | 110 | 54.5% | 539 | 1 | 4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 55.8 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 191 | 76.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 40 | PHI | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | — | 72.1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 99 | — | 1,584 | 2,633 | 60.2% | 17,727 | 98 | 82 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 79.7 | 235 | 248 | 1,118 | 13 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 78 | 31.5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% | 3.3 | 3.3 | — | 0 | 2,848 | 82.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
81 career value over replacement — #1405 all-time of 4,649. 8.1/season above a replacement-level QB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #81 (Rd 3) · ARI · 2002 · +9.7 vs expected KV-H
47actual
37.3 expected · Δ+9.7
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