Rich Gannon ranks in the all-time elite tier for quarterbacks — a career that places Gannon in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Gannon a career score of 68, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Rich Gannon

4× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 8% all-time QBsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2002

Height6'3"

Weight210 lb

BornDec 20, 1965

Age60

CollegeDelaware

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

52ndPassing Yards·28,631 yds 54thPassing Touchdowns·180

Postseason all-time ranks

37thPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·11 42ndPlayoff Passing Yards·1,502 yds

Career Value · VORP

223 career value over replacement — #296 all-time of 4,649. 17.2/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×7 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #98 (Rd 4) · NE · 1987 · +30.7 vs expected KV-H

68actual

37.3 expected · Δ+30.7

💔+79.5 stolen VORP·4.62 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 223 · #296 · Elite

Worth 223 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 7% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 10 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

3 replaced

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

+22.3

Avg surplus

peak +46

10 seasons × ~22.3 surplus ≈ VORP 223

Rich Gannon

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Career Value · VORP