Ryan Fitzpatrick is one of the most consistent quarterbacks of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Fitzpatrick delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.

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Ryan Fitzpatrick

Top 21% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2011 Team Carrier · #61

Height6'2"

Weight228 lb

BornNov 24, 1982

Age43

CollegeHarvard

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #61 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

125

9 qualifying seasons

2010 BUF·4 team wins#15

Passing Touchdowns · 23 · score 33

2019 MIA·5 team wins#17

Passing Yards · 3,529 · score 18

2011 BUF

Career Value · VORP

195 career value over replacement — #395 all-time of 4,649. 13.9/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Compiler32% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way Mr. ReliableCV 0.27

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #250 (Rd 7) · LA · 2005 · +39.8 vs expected KV-H

57actual

17.2 expected · Δ+39.8

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ConferenceIvy League

Passing Touchdowns · 24 · score 16

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 39% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

39% of the all-time Passing Yards leader39

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: 87%.

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 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 Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

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+).

Combine · 2005

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

QB · 2005 class

4.86s

40-Yard

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 32thClass Pos 46thClass All 34th

30.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 26thClass Pos 35thClass All 21th

105"

Broad Jump

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 15thClass Pos 17thClass All 18th

7.09s

3-Cone

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 60thClass Pos 45thClass All 72th

4.07s

Shuttle

Elite · 95th pct

Pos 95thAll 93thClass Pos 83thClass All 77th

Career Milestones11

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

20081K career passing yards
20105K career passing yards
201025 career passing TDs
201110K career passing yards
201150 career passing TDs
20121K career rushing yards
2013100 career passing TDs
201520K career passing yards
2015150 career passing TDs
201930K career passing yards
2019200 career passing TDs

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.

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.

College Stats

HarvardCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Harvard), 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

Ryan inherited the Buffalo Bills QB room from Trent Edwards (2007–2010), and handed it to Tyrod Taylor (2015–2017).

Matt Kofler 1982–1984Frank Reich 1985–1994Todd Collins 1995–1997Doug Flutie 1998–2000Rob Johnson 1999–2001Drew Bledsoe 2002–2004J.P. Losman 2004–2008Trent Edwards 2007–2010Ryan Fitzpatrick 2009–2012Tyrod Taylor 2015–2017

Ryan inherited the New York Jets QB room from Mark Sanchez (2009–2012), and handed it to Sam Darnold (2018–2020).

Ken O'Brien 1984–1992Boomer Esiason 1993–1995Neil O'Donnell 1996–1997Ray Lucas 1997–2000Vinny Testaverde 1998–2005Chad Pennington 2000–2007Mark Sanchez

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

2021team change
Joined WAS (from MIA)
2021final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2019team change
Joined MIA (from TB)
2017team change
Joined TB (from NYJ)
2015team change
Joined NYJ (from HOU)
2014team change
Joined HOU (from TEN)
2013team change
Joined TEN (from BUF)
2009team change
Joined BUF (from CIN)
2008team change
Joined CIN (from STL)
2005draft
Drafted by LA — Round 7, Pick 250
2005team change
Joined STL (from LA)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 228 lb

Frame

232 lb at 4.86s

Size-speed

30.5" vert / 105" broad

Explosion

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2016	NYJ	W10Questionable· Knee
2010	BUF	W17Questionable· Knee
2009	BUF	W16Questionable· Ankle

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 61

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

F2005

C2008

D2009

C+2010

B2011

C+2012

C+2013

C2014

B2015

C2016

F2017

B2018

C+2019

C+2020

Availability

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

71%

Durability IQ

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

Durable

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
2005	777	194.3	3,606+2,829	212.1
2008	1,905	158.8	3,140+1,235	184.7
2009	1,422	142.2	2,766+1,344	162.7
2010	2,992	230.2	3,865+873	227.4
2011	3,832	239.5	3,917+85	230.4
2012	3,400	212.5	3,492+92	205.4
2013	2,454	223.1	3,500+1,046	205.9
2014	2,483	206.9	3,192+709	187.8
2015	3,905	244.1	3,737-168	219.8
2016	2,710	193.6	2,938+228	172.8
2017	1,103	183.8	2,718+1,615	159.9
2018	2,366	295.8	4,473+2,107	263.1
2019	3,529	235.3	3,656+127	215.1
2020	2,091	232.3	3,639+1,548	214.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 9 crestsLeague board →

Wore 9 distinct franchise crests across 17 seasons (2005–2021) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

LAR 2005–2006 CIN 2008 BUF 2009–2012 TEN 2013 HOU 2014 NYJ 2015–2016 TB 2017–2018 MIA 2019–2020 WAS 2021

Ryan Fitzpatrick 2015–2016

2005 · backup · 4/16 G2006 · backup · 1/16 G

2009 · cause not documented · 63%2013 · cause not documented · 69%2017 · cause not documented · 38%2018 · cause not documented · 50%2020 · cause not documented · 56%2021 · cause not documented · 6%