← 1999 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R1 · #2 OVERALL · QB

Donovan McNabb

Drafted by PHI · GM Tom Modrak · Syracuse

All NFL teams

Full-career context

These totals follow Donovan McNabb across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played167
Games started161
Weighted career AV107
Pro Bowls6
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons13

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

1999 · Round 1 · #2

PHI draft credit

GM Tom Modrak

Team games148
Team starts142
On-team AV126
On-team PB / AP16 / 0
Excellent+5.76 contribution2nd of 54 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

An Excellent pick

Donovan McNabb was Tom Modrak's 2nd-best of 54 picks across his career.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is +5.76. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Tom Modrak's leaderboard composite θ.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
148
on drafting team · 167 full-career
Games started
142
on drafting team · 161 full-career
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
126
modeled; full weighted AV 107
AV / 1k snaps
snap-era only
AV-rate z
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
6
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Tom Modrak's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Tom Modrak pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Donovan McNabb totals +5.76. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-4-20+2+4+6+8+1061. Dawkins#61 · Brian Dawkins · aggregate +11.23Dawkins +11.22. McNabb#2 · Donovan McNabb · aggregate +5.76McNabb +5.872. Trotter#72 · Jeremiah Trotter · aggregate +4.86Trotter +4.911. Thomas#11 · Tra Thomas · aggregate +3.55Thomas +3.650. Taylor#50 · Bobby Taylor · aggregate +3.01Taylor +3.0112. Whiting#112 · Brandon Whiting · aggregate +2.36Whiting +2.436. Pinkston#36 · Todd Pinkston · aggregate +1.82128. Moore#128 · Damon Moore · aggregate +1.5172. Jefferson#72 · Greg Jefferson · aggregate +1.4825. Mayberry#25 · Jermane Mayberry · aggregate +1.4871. Staley#71 · Duce Staley · aggregate +1.39172. Martin#172 · Cecil Martin · aggregate +1.296. Simon#6 · Corey Simon · aggregate +1.127. Mamula#7 · Mike Mamula · aggregate +0.88142. Reese#142 · Ike Reese · aggregate +0.61155. Broughton#155 · Luther Broughton · aggregate +0.49121. Farmer#121 · Ray Farmer · aggregate +0.46130. Brown#130 · Na Brown · aggregate +0.4678. Jones#78 · Chris Jones · aggregate +0.3997. Welbourn#97 · John Welbourn · aggregate +0.3485. Hoying#85 · Bobby Hoying · aggregate +0.2664. Brzezinski#64 · Doug Brzezinski · aggregate +0.20251. Davis#251 · Pernell Davis · aggregate +0.13208. Weaver#208 · Jed Weaver · aggregate +0.12197. Johnson#197 · Tony Johnson · aggregate +0.07227. Brown#227 · DeAuntae Brown · aggregate +0.04225. Capers#225 · Byron Capers · aggregate +0.03220. Akins#220 · Chris Akins · aggregate +0.03119. Barr#119 · Dave Barr · aggregate +0.00210. Bouie#210 · Kevin Bouie · aggregate -0.07201. Smith#201 · Troy Smith · aggregate -0.07207. Detmer#207 · Koy Detmer · aggregate -0.09199. Riley#199 · Phillip Riley · aggregate -0.09190. Wyatt#190 · Antwuan Wyatt · aggregate -0.10178. Frank#178 · John Frank · aggregate -0.10248. Smothers#248 · Howard Smothers · aggregate -0.16240. Thomas#240 · Melvin Thomas · aggregate -0.18171. Hamner#171 · Thomas Hamner · aggregate -0.20192. Romero#192 · John Romero · aggregate -0.33147. Marshall#147 · Whit Marshall · aggregate -0.4235. Gardner#35 · Barry Gardner · aggregate -0.4899. Scott#99 · Gari Scott · aggregate -0.48116. Love#116 · Clarence Love · aggregate -0.6525. Harris#25 · Jon Harris · aggregate -0.70194. White#194 · Steve White · aggregate -0.77119. Robinson#119 · Damien Robinson · aggregate -1.09152. Kalu#152 · N.D. Kalu · aggregate -1.25198. Jasper#198 · Ed Jasper · aggregate -1.2658. Brooks#58 · Barrett Brooks · aggregate -1.4757. Darling#57 · James Darling · aggregate -1.6054. Dunn#54 · Jason Dunn · aggregate -3.01Dunn -3.085. Rossum#85 · Allen Rossum · aggregate -3.13Rossum -3.1208. McCrary#208 · Fred McCrary · aggregate -3.40McCrary -3.461. Williams#61 · Bobbie Williams · aggregate -4.16Williams -4.2

Incremental contribution by season

-8-6-4-20+2+4+6+8+10+121995 · Greg Jefferson · incremental +0.011995 · Chris Jones · incremental +0.061995 · Mike Mamula · incremental +0.161995 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.231995 · Dave Barr · incremental -0.051995 · Kevin Bouie · incremental -0.171995 · Howard Smothers · incremental -0.331995 · Barrett Brooks · incremental -1.201995 · Fred McCrary · incremental -5.181996 · Greg Jefferson · incremental +0.181996 · Mike Mamula · incremental +0.381996 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +0.401996 · Ray Farmer · incremental +0.411996 · Chris Jones · incremental +0.461996 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.551996 · Bobby Hoying · incremental -0.001996 · Tony Johnson · incremental -0.111996 · Phillip Riley · incremental -0.211996 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental -0.311996 · Barrett Brooks · incremental -0.501996 · Whit Marshall · incremental -0.721996 · Steve White · incremental -1.291996 · Jason Dunn · incremental -2.831997 · Chris Jones · incremental +0.061997 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.181997 · Bobby Hoying · incremental +0.241997 · Ray Farmer · incremental +0.251997 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.341997 · Mike Mamula · incremental +0.361997 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +0.451997 · Greg Jefferson · incremental +0.601997 · Luther Broughton · incremental -0.021997 · DeAuntae Brown · incremental -0.041997 · Koy Detmer · incremental -0.061997 · Byron Capers · incremental -0.081997 · Antwuan Wyatt · incremental -0.221997 · N.D. Kalu · incremental -0.291997 · Barrett Brooks · incremental -0.421997 · Duce Staley · incremental -0.441997 · Jon Harris · incremental -0.491997 · Jason Dunn · incremental -0.881997 · James Darling · incremental -1.021997 · Ed Jasper · incremental -1.391997 · Damien Robinson · incremental -1.791998 · Ray Farmer · incremental +0.011998 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +0.061998 · Ike Reese · incremental +0.121998 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.231998 · Bobby Hoying · incremental +0.241998 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.351998 · Brandon Whiting · incremental +0.371998 · Duce Staley · incremental +0.381998 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +0.411998 · Greg Jefferson · incremental +0.701998 · Chris Akins · incremental -0.051998 · Barrett Brooks · incremental -0.141998 · Koy Detmer · incremental -0.321998 · Melvin Thomas · incremental -0.351998 · James Darling · incremental -0.551998 · Ed Jasper · incremental -0.571998 · Jon Harris · incremental -0.581998 · Tra Thomas · incremental -0.781998 · Jason Dunn · incremental -0.971998 · Clarence Love · incremental -1.091998 · Allen Rossum · incremental -3.681999 · Jed Weaver · incremental +0.101999 · Pernell Davis · incremental +0.111999 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.161999 · Ike Reese · incremental +0.191999 · Na Brown · incremental +0.281999 · Brandon Whiting · incremental +0.291999 · Damon Moore · incremental +0.331999 · Mike Mamula · incremental +0.331999 · Cecil Martin · incremental +0.341999 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +0.391999 · Luther Broughton · incremental +0.411999 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.431999 · Duce Staley · incremental +0.471999 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.511999 · Greg Jefferson · incremental +0.791999 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +1.441999 · Doug Brzezinski · incremental -0.001999 · Koy Detmer · incremental -0.041999 · Troy Smith · incremental -0.181999 · John Welbourn · incremental -0.211999 · Barry Gardner · incremental -0.321999 · Donovan McNabb · incremental -0.441999 · James Darling · incremental -0.691999 · Allen Rossum · incremental -1.232000 · Corey Simon · incremental +0.082000 · Doug Brzezinski · incremental +0.172000 · John Welbourn · incremental +0.182000 · Duce Staley · incremental +0.182000 · Ike Reese · incremental +0.192000 · Mike Mamula · incremental +0.232000 · Koy Detmer · incremental +0.232000 · Todd Pinkston · incremental +0.242000 · Na Brown · incremental +0.252000 · Luther Broughton · incremental +0.272000 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.342000 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +0.412000 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.512000 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.542000 · Brandon Whiting · incremental +0.672000 · Cecil Martin · incremental +0.672000 · Damon Moore · incremental +0.922000 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +1.342000 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +3.242000 · James Darling · incremental -0.162000 · John Frank · incremental -0.262000 · Gari Scott · incremental -0.362000 · Thomas Hamner · incremental -0.372000 · Barry Gardner · incremental -0.422000 · John Romero · incremental -0.582000 · Bobbie Williams · incremental -1.462001 · Barry Gardner · incremental +0.032001 · Doug Brzezinski · incremental +0.162001 · Ike Reese · incremental +0.172001 · John Welbourn · incremental +0.182001 · Koy Detmer · incremental +0.232001 · Corey Simon · incremental +0.262001 · Na Brown · incremental +0.282001 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.332001 · Duce Staley · incremental +0.392001 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.542001 · Todd Pinkston · incremental +0.632001 · Brandon Whiting · incremental +0.682001 · Cecil Martin · incremental +0.762001 · Damon Moore · incremental +1.002001 · Tra Thomas · incremental +1.052001 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +1.322001 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +1.522001 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +3.362001 · N.D. Kalu · incremental -0.172001 · Bobbie Williams · incremental -0.202001 · Gari Scott · incremental -0.452002 · Koy Detmer · incremental +0.002002 · Barry Gardner · incremental +0.032002 · Doug Brzezinski · incremental +0.142002 · John Welbourn · incremental +0.142002 · Corey Simon · incremental +0.222002 · Duce Staley · incremental +0.492002 · Cecil Martin · incremental +0.592002 · Todd Pinkston · incremental +0.682002 · Brandon Whiting · incremental +0.812002 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.942002 · Tra Thomas · incremental +1.132002 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +1.142002 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +1.542002 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +3.382002 · N.D. Kalu · incremental -0.192002 · Ike Reese · incremental -0.282002 · Bobbie Williams · incremental -1.012003 · Ike Reese · incremental +0.032003 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.112003 · John Welbourn · incremental +0.172003 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +0.212003 · Koy Detmer · incremental +0.232003 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.242003 · Duce Staley · incremental +0.312003 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.482003 · Todd Pinkston · incremental +0.672003 · Brandon Whiting · incremental +0.702003 · Corey Simon · incremental +1.052003 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +1.342003 · N.D. Kalu · incremental -0.822003 · Bobbie Williams · incremental -3.932004 · Koy Detmer · incremental +0.032004 · Corey Simon · incremental +0.242004 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.272004 · Todd Pinkston · incremental +0.722004 · Ike Reese · incremental +1.002004 · Tra Thomas · incremental +1.072004 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +1.262004 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +1.342004 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +3.302005 · Koy Detmer · incremental +0.092005 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.292005 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +0.302005 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +1.372005 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +1.442005 · N.D. Kalu · incremental -0.432006 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +0.372006 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +0.392006 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.512006 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +3.342007 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +0.292007 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.452007 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +0.482008 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.492008 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +0.522008 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +1.462009 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +0.192009 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +1.27McCrary -5.2Dunn -2.8Robinson -1.8Rossum -3.7McNabb -0.4McNabb +1.3Trotter +3.2McNabb +1.3Trotter +1.5Dawkins +3.4McNabb +1.1Taylor +1.5Dawkins +3.4McNabb +1.3Williams -3.9McNabb +1.3Dawkins +3.3McNabb +0.3McNabb +0.4Dawkins +3.3McNabb +0.5McNabb +0.5McNabb +1.319959 players199614 players199721 players199821 players199924 players200026 players200121 players200217 players200314 players20049 players20056 players20064 players20073 players20083 players20092 players
Above expectationBelow expectationDonovan McNabbGM total +20.1Donovan McNabb by season +9.0

How much retained production did Donovan McNabb return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: QBs drafted within ±5 picks of Donovan McNabb since 2010 (28 players). Dark marks are GOAT-tier benchmarks (Brady, Manning, Mahomes) for orientation.The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

-10+1+2+3+4Model value above slot1. ManningPeyton Manning · model value +4.9+4.9199. BradyTom Brady · model value +4.5+4.510. MahomesPatrick Mahomes · model value +2.8+2.87. AllenJosh Allen · model value +2.6+2.62. McNabbDonovan McNabb · model value +2.5+2.51. NewtonCam Newton · model value +1.66. HerbertJustin Herbert · model value +1.31. LuckAndrew Luck · model value +1.22. DanielsJayden Daniels · model value +1.11. MurrayKyler Murray · model value +0.91. BurrowJoe Burrow · model value +0.83. MayeDrake Maye · model value +0.75. TagovailoaTua Tagovailoa · model value +0.41. LawrenceTrevor Lawrence · model value +0.22. StroudC.J. Stroud · model value +0.11. WilliamsCaleb Williams · model value 03. BortlesBlake Bortles · model value -0.26. JonesDaniel Jones · model value -0.31. WinstonJameis Winston · model value -0.31. MayfieldBaker Mayfield · model value -0.41. GoffJared Goff · model value -0.42. MariotaMarcus Mariota · model value -0.54. RichardsonAnthony Richardson · model value -0.52. TrubiskyMitchell Trubisky · model value -0.71. YoungBryce Young · model value -0.72. WentzCarson Wentz · model value -0.72. IIIRobert Griffin III · model value -0.81. BradfordSam Bradford · model value -1.12. WilsonZach Wilson · model value -1.33. LanceTrey Lance · model value -1.31. WardCam Ward · model value -1.63. DarnoldSam Darnold · model value -1.7
Donovan McNabbSlot-similar peers (28)GOAT QBs (Brady, Manning, Mahomes)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'00'02'04'06'08'10'1104081121161012345Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (13 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
1999PHI1261
2000PHI161615
2001PHI161614
2002PHI101010
2003PHI161615
2004PHI151516
2005PHI997
2006PHI101011
2007PHI141412
2008PHI161612
2009PHI141413
2010WAS13138
2011MIN664

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