Steve McNair is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places McNair in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McNair's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Steve McNair
3× Pro BowlTop 15% all-time QBsIron Man📉 Fades · -20% playoffs🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001Team Carrier · #143
Height6'2"
Weight230 lb
BornFeb 14, 1973
Age53
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1995 | 22–23 | HOU | — | — | 41 | 80 | 51.2% | 569 | 3 | 1 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 81.7 | — | 11 | 38 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23–24 | HOU | — | — | 88 | 143 | 61.5% | 1,197 | 6 | 4 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 90.6 | — | 31 | 169 | 2 | 5.5 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24–25 | TEN | 16 | — | 216 | 415 | 52.0% | 2,665 | 14 | 13 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 70.4 | — | 101 | 674 | 8 | 6.7 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | TEN | 16 | — | 289 | 492 | 58.7% | 3,228 | 15 | 10 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 80.1 | — | 77 | 559 | 4 | 7.3 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | TEN | 11 | — | 185 | 329 | 56.2% | 2,152 | 12 | 8 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 78.2 | 16 | 71 | 328 | 8 | 4.6 | 11.3 | 33 | 46.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 27–28 | TEN | 16 | — | 242 | 389 | 62.2% | 2,757 | 15 | 13 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 82.4 | 23 | 72 | 403 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 23 | 31.9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 28–29 | TEN | 15 | — | 264 | 431 | 61.3% | 3,350 | 21 | 12 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 90.2 | 37 | 75 | 414 | 5 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 31 | 41.3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 29–30 | TEN | 16 | — | 301 | 492 | 61.2% | 3,387 | 22 | 15 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 84.0 | 21 | 82 | 440 | 3 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 29 | 35.4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 30–31 | TEN | 14 | — | 250 | 400 | 62.5% | 3,246 | 24 | 7 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 100.7 | 20 | 37 | 138 | 4 | 3.7 | 10.8 | 9 | 24.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
| 2004 | 31–32 | TEN | 8 | — | 129 | 215 | 60.0% | 1,343 | 8 | 9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 73.1 | 13 | 23 | 128 | 1 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 11 | 47.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 32–33 | TEN | 14 | — | 292 | 476 | 61.3% | 3,161 | 16 | 11 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 82.4 | 20 | 32 | 139 | 1 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 12 | 37.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 33–34 | BAL | 16 | — | 295 | 468 | 63.0% | 3,050 | 16 | 12 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 82.5 | 14 | 45 | 119 | 1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 16 | 35.6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 34–35 | BAL | 6 | — | 133 | 205 | 64.9% | 1,113 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 73.9 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 148 | — | 2,725 | 4,535 | 60.1% | 31,218 | 174 | 119 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 82.7 | 175 | 667 | 3,581 | 37 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 168 | 25.2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
217 career value over replacement — #316 all-time of 4,649. 19.7/season above a replacement-level QB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · HOU · 1995 · -0.4 vs expected KV-H
61actual
61.4 expected · Δ−0.4
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