Kerry Collins ranks in the all-time elite tier for quarterbacks — a career that places Collins in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Collins a career score of 67, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Kerry Collins

2× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 9 seasons · 1 titles Top 9% all-time QBsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2002 Team Carrier · #20

Height6'5"

Weight247 lb

BornDec 30, 1972

Age53

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #20 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

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Total Score

199

7 qualifying seasons

2005 LV·4 team wins#6

Passing Yards · 3,759 · score 60

2005 LV·4 team wins#11

Passing Touchdowns · 20 · score 45

2003 NYG

Career Value · VORP

300 career value over replacement — #131 all-time of 4,649. 21.4/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

5 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #5 (Rd 1) · CAR · 1995 · +5.6 vs expected KV-H

67actual

61.4 expected · Δ+5.6

💔+88.8 stolen VORP·4.42 szns lost

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All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 46% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

46% of the all-time Passing Yards leader46

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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: 86%.

Encyclopedia Coverage4/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

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 StatsNot available for this player

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.

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.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

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.

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kerry inherited the New York Giants QB room from Kent Graham (1992–1999), and handed it to Eli Manning (2004–2019).

Scott Brunner 1980–1983Jeff Hostetler 1985–1992Kent Graham 1992–1999Kerry Collins 1999–2003Eli Manning 2004–2019Daniel Jones 2019–2024

Kerry inherited the Tennessee Titans QB room from Billy Volek (2001–2005), and handed it to Vince Young (2006–2010).

Warren Moon 1984–1993Cody Carlson 1988–1994Chris Chandler 1995–1996Steve McNair 1997–2005Billy Volek 2001–2005Kerry Collins 2006–2010Vince Young

Kerry opened the Carolina Panthers QB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Steve Beuerlein (1996–2000).

Kerry Collins 1995–1998Steve Beuerlein 1996–2000Jake Delhomme 2003–2009Bryce Young 2023–2025

Kerry inherited the Las Vegas Raiders QB room from Rich Gannon (1999–2004), and handed it to JaMarcus Russell (2007–2009).

Marc Wilson 1980–1987Jay Schroeder 1988–1992Jeff Hostetler 1993–1996Rich Gannon 1999–2004Kerry Collins 2004–2005JaMarcus Russell 2007–2009Carson Palmer

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.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	IND	0	W3Questionable· ShoulderW4Questionable· HeadW5Questionable· ConcussionW6Questionable· ConcussionW7Questionable· Concussion
2010	TEN	0	W11Doubtful· CalfW12Questionable· Calf

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 14-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

C+1995

C+1996

C+1997

B1999

B2000

B2001

B+2002

B2003

B2004

B+2005

F2007

C+2008

D2009

C2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 16 seasons.

73%

Durability IQ

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

Typical

Canton Monitor · HOF

Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →

12%

Longshot

What carries the case

Longevity 45.5%Era Quality (KV-H) 29.8%Pro Bowls 16.5%All-Time Ranks 8.3%

Monitor score 36.3 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity81

Peak71

Accolades5

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Wasted Talent#68 most affected

This player carries the statistical signature of a Hall-of-Fame candidate whose career was cut short by injury or circumstance. The gap between their ceiling and actual production is quantified below.

HOF Probability

1220%

longshot

Durability IQ

Typical

Availability Rate

7300%

of games played vs eligible

IR / Lost Seasons

seasons lost to injury

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
1995	2,717	181.1	3,690+973	217.1
1996	2,454	188.8	3,750+1,296	220.6
1997	2,124	163.4	3,403+1,279	200.1
1999	2,318	231.8	4,259+1,941	250.5
2000	3,576	223.5	4,065+489	239.1
2001	3,764	235.3	4,216+452	248
2002	4,073	254.6	4,400+327	258.8
2003	3,110	239.2	4,200+1,090	247.1
2004	3,495	249.6	4,344+849	255.5
2005	3,759	250.6	4,350+591	255.9
2007	531	88.5	2,277+1,746	133.9
2008	2,681	167.6	3,245+564	190.9
2009	1,225	175	3,195+1,970	187.9
2010	1,823	182.3	3,234+1,411	190.2

Kerry Collins

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Passing

Rushing

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #5

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography