Breaking down Kaepernick’s resume

By JRRY TAPP

The Packers will finally get their bye weekend after starting the season 8-2 over the first 10 weeks of the season. While things may be quiet for most Packers fans this weekend, football fans have been tossed a little gridiron appetizer as the league will hold a workout for embattled QB Colin Kaepernick. The workout will take place Saturday in Atlanta.

Whether you are on the side of those who think Kaepernick should still be playing in the league or those who think he should not be in the NFL (or you could care less), Kaepernick did have six seasons in the league and led the 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance in 2013 after the 2012 season. He was in the league from 2011-16 playing in 69 games with 58 starts.

It will be interesting to see what transpires with this workout and if any team signs him for the remainder of the season. For what it’s worth, and with no pretense in support or against Kaepernick’s journey to get back into the NFL, here are several stats you may not know about Kaepernick’s career.

• Kaepernick had a career 28-30 record (.483 winning percentage) in the 58 starts in his career. He was 17-6 in his first 23 starts over the 2012 and 2013 season, but in the three years after his Super Bowl appearance, he went 11-24 in his last 35 starts, including 3-16 in 2015 and 2016.
• He had 72 career TD and 30 career interceptions. Of the 94 QBs who had 100 or more passing attempts from 2011-16, his TD percentage rate of 4.3 ranked 30^th of 94 quarterbacks. His 1.8 interception rate ranked as the 10^th lowest of the 94 QBs that qualified for this stat during his career.
• Of the 184 quarterbacks who have attempted 1,600 or more career regular season passes, Kaepernick’s completion rate of 59.8% ranks 51^st.
• Kaepernick has a career Passer Rating of 88.9. Of the 193 NFL QBs who have started 50 or more career games and have attempted 500 or more career passes, Colin’s 88.9 PR ranks 21^st .
• In Kaep’s last two seasons in the NFL, 2015-16, his completion percentage was 59%, he had 22 TD passes and nine interceptions, and had a Passer Rating of 85.5.
• After reaching the Super Bowl with the 49ers after the 2012 campaign, the 49ers reached the NFC Conference Championship Game the following year losing to the Seattle Seahawks. After that 2014 playoff run, Kaepernick and the 49ers did not play a post-season game during the remainder of Kaepernick’s career. He had 33 starts for the 49ers from 2014-16 with the team going 15-33.
• Kaepernick’s 72 career TD passes ranked tied for 23^rd of all QBs who played during the Kaepernick-era (2011-16)b… his 7.3 career yards per pass attempt ranked 29^th of all QBs … his 88.9 Passer Rating from 2011-16 ranked 22^nd of all QBs during that timeframe.
• When Kaepernick had a game with a Passer Rating of 108 or above in his career, the 49ers were 15-1. When his Passer Rating was below 80.0 in a game, San Francisco was only 2-16.
• His last NFL start was on January 1, 2017 against the Seattle Seahawks. The 49ers lost 25-23. He had a 122.3 Passer Rating in his last NFL game, with was the seventh best PR of his career, and he completed 17 of 22 passes in the contest, 77.3%. That completion rate in the game was the third-highest of his career.

Follow Jerry on Twitter @StatsonTapp