Wade Wilson is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Wilson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wilson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Wade Wilson
Height6'3"
Weight210 lb
BornFeb 1, 1959
Age67
Rookie yr1981
Draft
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | ||||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1981 | 22–23 | MIN | 3 | — | 6 | 13 | 46.2% | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 3.7 | -3.2 | 0.0 | 16.3 | — |
| 1983 | 24–25 | MIN | 1 | — | 16 | 28 | 57.1% | 124 | 1 | 2 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 50.3 | — |
| 1984 | 25–26 | MIN | 8 | — | 102 | 195 | 52.3% | 1,019 | 5 | 11 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 52.5 | — |
| 1985 | 26–27 | MIN | 4 | — | 33 | 60 | 55.0% | 404 | 3 | 3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 71.8 | — |
| 1986 | 27–28 | MIN | 9 | — | 80 | 143 | 55.9% | 1,165 | 7 | 5 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 84.4 | — |
| 1987 | 28–29 | MIN | 12 | — | 140 | 264 | 53.0% | 2,106 | 14 | 13 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 76.7 | — |
| 1988 | 29–30 | MIN | 14 | — | 204 | 332 | 61.4% | 2,746 | 15 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 91.5 | — |
| 1989 | 30–31 | MIN | 14 | — | 194 | 362 | 53.6% | 2,543 | 9 | 12 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 70.5 | — |
| 1990 | 31–32 | MIN | 6 | — | 82 | 146 | 56.2% | 1,155 | 9 | 8 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 79.6 | — |
| 1991 | 32–33 | MIN | 5 | — | 72 | 122 | 59.0% | 825 | 3 | 10 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 53.5 | — |
| 1992 | 33–34 | ATL | 9 | — | 111 | 163 | 68.1% | 1,366 | 13 | 4 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 3.3 | 110.1 | — |
| 1993 | 34–35 | NO | 14 | — | 221 | 388 | 57.0% | 2,457 | 12 | 15 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 70.1 | — |
| 1994 | 35–36 | NO | 4 | — | 20 | 28 | 71.4% | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | — | 87.2 | — |
| 1995 | 36–37 | DAL | 7 | — | 38 | 57 | 66.7% | 391 | 1 | 3 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 70.1 | — |
| 1996 | 37–38 | DAL | 3 | — | 8 | 18 | 44.4% | 79 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 34.3 | — |
| 1997 | 38–39 | DAL | 7 | — | 12 | 21 | 57.1% | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 72.5 | — |
| 1998 | 39–40 | OAK | 5 | — | 52 | 88 | 59.1% | 568 | 7 | 4 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 85.8 | — |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 1,391 | 2,428 | 57.3% | 17,283 | 99 | 102 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 75.6 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
127 career value over replacement — #800 all-time of 4,649. 9.1/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #210 (Rd 8) · MIN · 1981 · +33.2 vs expected KV-H
52actual
18.8 expected · Δ+33.2
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