Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1995
- Draft
- 1995Rd 1, Pk 5
- College
- Penn State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1995
- Draft
- 1995Rd 1, Pk 5
- College
- Penn State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 198
- CMP
- 3,487
- ATT
- 6,261
- CMP%
- 55.7
- YDS
- 40,922
- AVG
- 6.5
- TD
- 208
- INT
- 196
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CMP, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 100+ ATT; CMP%, AVG: 4+ games, 200+ ATT) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CAR | 15 | 214 | 433 | 49.4 | 2,717 | 6.3 | 14 | 19 |
| 1996 | CAR | 13 | 204 | 364 | 56.0 | 2,454 | 6.7 | 14 | 9 |
| 1997 | CAR | 13 | 200 | 381 | 52.5 | 2,124 | 5.6 | 11 | 21 |
| 1998 |  CAR/NO | 7 | 170 | 353 | 48.2 | 2,213 | 6.3 | 12 | 15 |
| 1999 | NYG | 10 | 190 | 331 | 57.4 | 2,318 | 7.0 | 8 | 11 |
| 2000 | NYG | 16 | 311 | 529 | 58.8 | 3,610 | 6.8 | 22 | 13 |
| 2001 | NYG | 16 | 327 | 568 | 57.6 | 3,764 | 6.6 | 19 | 16 |
| 2002 | NYG | 16 | 335 | 545 | 61.5 | 4,073 | 7.5 | 19 | 14 |
| 2003 | NYG | 13 | 284 | 500 | 56.8 | 3,110 | 6.2 | 13 | 16 |
| 2004 | LV | 14 | 289 | 513 | 56.3 | 3,495 | 6.8 | 21 | 20 |
| 2005 | LV | 15 | 302 | 565 | 53.5 | 3,759 | 6.7 | 20 | 12 |
| 2006 | TEN | 4 | 42 | 90 | 46.7 | 549 | 6.1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | TEN | 6 | 50 | 82 | 61.0 | 531 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | TEN | 16 | 242 | 415 | 58.3 | 2,676 | 6.4 | 12 | 7 |
| 2009 | TEN | 7 | 119 | 216 | 55.1 | 1,225 | 5.7 | 6 | 8 |
| 2010 | TEN | 10 | 160 | 278 | 57.6 | 1,823 | 6.6 | 14 | 8 |
| 2011 | IND | 3 | 48 | 98 | 49.0 | 481 | 4.9 | 2 | 1 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- CMP
- 141
- ATT
- 241
- CMP%
- 58.5
- YDS
- 1,556
- AVG
- 6.5
- TD
- 12
- INT
- 11
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 198
- CMP
- 17.6
- ATT
- 31.6
- CMP%
- 55.7
- YDS
- 206.7
- AVG
- 6.5
- TD
- 1.1
- INT
- 1.0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CAR | 15 | 14.3 | 28.9 | 49.4 | 181.1 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 1996 | CAR | 13 | 15.7 | 28 | 56.0 | 188.8 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| 1997 | CAR | 13 | 15.4 | 29.3 | 52.5 | 163.4 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 1998 | CAR/NO | 7 | 24.3 | 50.4 | 48.2 | 316.1 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 1999 | NYG | 10 | 19 | 33.1 | 57.4 | 231.8 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 2000 | NYG | 16 | 19.4 | 33.1 | 58.8 | 225.6 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| 2001 | NYG | 16 | 20.4 | 35.5 | 57.6 | 235.3 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 2002 | NYG | 16 | 20.9 | 34.1 | 61.5 | 254.6 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | NYG | 13 | 21.8 | 38.5 | 56.8 | 239.2 | 6.2 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 2004 | LV | 14 | 20.6 | 36.6 | 56.3 | 249.6 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 2005 | LV | 15 | 20.1 | 37.7 | 53.5 | 250.6 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 2006 | TEN | 4 | 10.5 | 22.5 | 46.7 | 137.3 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 2007 | TEN | 6 | 8.3 | 13.7 | 61.0 | 88.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | TEN | 16 | 15.1 | 25.9 | 58.3 | 167.3 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | TEN | 7 | 17 | 30.9 | 55.1 | 175 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | TEN | 10 | 16 | 27.8 | 57.6 | 182.3 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| 2011 | IND | 3 | 16 | 32.7 | 49.0 | 160.3 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
What were Kerry Collins's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Kerry Collins covers 17 seasons with the Panthers, the Giants, the Raiders, the Titans and the Colts; its career totals count every season. He completed 3,487 of 6,261 passes for 40,922 yards, 208 touchdowns and 196 interceptions. His best season was 2002: 4,073 passing yards, 19 passing touchdowns and 14 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1995 to 2011
Kerry Collins finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.
All-time career rank
- 21st in passing yards (40,922)
- 37th in passing touchdowns (208)
Among the 2,425 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Passing Yards: 2000 (9th), 2001 (7th), 2002 (4th), 2005 (6th)
- Passing Touchdowns: 2000 (6th), 2005 (10th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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