Peyton Manning is a Hall of Fame quarterback whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 95 in the Knox value model. Manning led his position in a major category 6 times — the definition of era-defining dominance.

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Peyton Manning

"The Sheriff"

★ HALL OF FAME14× Pro Bowl7× All-Pro9th youngest · 3,000 Passing Yards Top 0% all-time QBsIron Legend🏟️ Denver Broncos Icon 👑 3× #1 Quarterback · 2002–2013 📈 Late Developer · 2013

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #225 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

2 qualifying seasons

2001 IND·6 team wins#2

Passing Yards · 4,131 · score 24

2001 IND·6 team wins#6

Passing Touchdowns · 26 · score 20

All-Time Standing

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

Career Value · VORP

641 career value over replacement — #4 all-time of 4,649. 37.7/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

Led league 6×30 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #1 (Rd 1) · IND · 1998 · +33.6 vs expected KV-H

95actual

61.4 expected · Δ+33.6

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Height6'5"

Weight230 lb

BornMar 24, 1976

Age50

CollegeTennessee See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 1, Pick 1 · IND

Strong

of 100

Reached 83% of the all-time Passing Touchdowns leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

83% of the all-time Passing Touchdowns leader83

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: 91%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 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)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

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.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 24. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Passer Rating: 96.5 regular season → 87.4 playoffs (15 playoff seasons)

-9%

vs reg season

Career Milestones15

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

19981K career passing yards
199825 career passing TDs
19995K career passing yards
199950 career passing TDs
200010K career passing yards
2001100 career passing TDs
200220K career passing yards
2003150 career passing TDs
2004200 career passing TDs
200530K career passing yards
2006250 career passing TDs
200740K career passing yards
2007300 career passing TDs
200950K career passing yards
201360K career passing yards

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.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

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.

Postseason Career

27 playoff games

Passing

Cmp649Att1,027Cmp%63.2%Yds7,338TD40Int25TD%3.9Int%2.4Y/A7.1AdjY/A6.8TD:INT1.6Rate87.4Sk40

Rushing

Att33Yds34TD3Y/A1.0TD%9.11D41D%12.1Fmb2

Snap Counts

Off489Off%100.0%

College Stats

TennesseeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Peyton inherited the Indianapolis Colts QB room from Jim Harbaugh (1994–1997), and handed it to Andrew Luck (2012–2018).

Jack Trudeau 1986–1993Jim Harbaugh 1994–1997Peyton Manning 1998–2010Andrew Luck 2012–2018Jacoby Brissett 2017–2020

Peyton inherited the Denver Broncos QB room from Kyle Orton (2009–2011), and handed it to Russell Wilson (2022–2023).

Gary Kubiak 1983–1991John Elway 1983–1998Brian Griese 1998–2002Jake Plummer 2003–2006Jay Cutler 2006–2008Kyle Orton 2009–2011Peyton Manning 2012–2015Russell Wilson 2022–2023Bo Nix

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.

Movementderived from season history

2015final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2012team change
Joined DEN (from IND)
1998draft
Drafted by IND — Round 1, Pick 1

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 230 lb

Frame

Injury History

22 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	DEN	6	W11Out· Foot / Rib cageW12Out· FootW13Out· FootW14Out· FootW15Out· FootW16Out· Foot
2014	DEN	0	W16Questionable· Thigh
2011	IND	16	W1Out· NeckW2Out· NeckW3Out· NeckW4Out· NeckW5Out· NeckW6Out· NeckW7Out· NeckW8Out· NeckW9Out· NeckW10Out· Neck

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 17-season peers. See all →

peak 88

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

B+1998

B+1999

B+2000

B+2001

B+2002

B+2003

A2004

B2005

B+2006

B+2007

B2008

B+2009

B+2010

B+2012

A2013

B+2014

C2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 17 seasons.

98%

19982015

2015 · Foot · 63%

Durability IQ

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

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →

✓

Enshrined

What carries the case

All-Pro 37.2%Pro Bowls 18.6%Era Quality (KV-H) 14.1%League Leads 10.6%Longevity 10.6%All-Time Ranks 8.9%

Monitor score 225.9 · 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

Longevity97

Peak88

Accolades100

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Passing Yards in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

2013 · QB · all-time

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
1998	3,739	233.7	4,284+545	252
1999	4,047	252.9	4,543+496	267.2
2000	4,388	274.3	4,742+354	278.9
2001	4,131	258.2	4,560+429	268.3
2002	4,200	262.5	4,509+309	265.2
2003	4,267	266.7	4,619+352	271.7
2004	4,557	284.8	4,835+278	284.4
2005	3,747	234.2	4,133+386	243.1
2006	4,397	274.8	4,643+246	273.1
2007	4,040	252.5	4,344+304	255.6
2008	4,002	250.1	4,223+221	248.4
2009	4,500	281.3	4,585+85	269.7
2010	4,700	293.8	4,705+5	276.7
2012	4,659	291.2	4,616-43	271.5
2013	5,477	342.3	5,250-227	308.9
2014	4,727	295.4	4,549-178	267.6
2015	2,249	224.9	3,447+1,198	202.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 18 seasons (1998–2015) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

IND 1998–2010 DEN 2012–2015 CAR 2015

Peyton Manning

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Passing

Rushing

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #1

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography