Mark Rypien is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Rypien in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Rypien's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mark Rypien
Height6'4"
Weight225 lb
BornOct 2, 1962
Age63
Rookie yr1987
Draft
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
| 1988 | 25–26 | WAS | 9 | — | 114 | 208 | 54.8% | 1,730 | 18 | 13 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 85.2 | — | 9 | 31 | 1 | 3.4 | 11.1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | WAS | 14 | — | 280 | 476 | 58.8% | 3,768 | 22 | 13 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 88.1 | — | 26 | 56 | 1 | 2.2 | 3.8 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | WAS | 10 | — | 166 | 304 | 54.6% | 2,070 | 16 | 11 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 78.4 | — | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28–29 | WAS | 16 | — | 249 | 421 | 59.1% | 3,564 | 28 | 11 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 97.9 | — | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0.4 | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | WAS | 16 | — | 269 | 479 | 56.2% | 3,282 | 13 | 17 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 71.7 | — | 36 | 50 | 2 | 1.4 | 5.6 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 30–31 | WAS | 12 | — | 166 | 319 | 52.0% | 1,514 | 4 | 10 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 56.3 | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0.4 | 33.3 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 31–32 | CLE | — | — | 59 | 128 | 46.1% | 694 | 4 | 3 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 63.7 | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 32–33 | STL | 3 | — | 129 | 217 | 59.4% | 1,448 | 9 | 8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 77.9 | — | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 33–34 | PHI | 1 | — | 10 | 13 | 76.9% | 76 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 7.4 | — | 116.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 34–35 | STL | 5 | — | 19 | 39 | 48.7% | 270 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 50.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 38–39 | IND | 1 | — | 5 | 9 | 55.6% | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | — | 74.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 87 | — | 1,466 | 2,613 | 56.1% | 18,473 | 115 | 88 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 78.9 | 1 | 127 | 166 | 8 | 1.3 | 6.3 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
150 career value over replacement — #629 all-time of 4,649. 21.4/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #146 (Rd 6) · WAS · 1986 · +32.4 vs expected KV-H
63actual
30.6 expected · Δ+32.4
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