Colin Kaepernick

2,241 pass yds · 16 TD · 4 INT63% of snaps2011 draft · Rd 2, #36

DWay overpaid

Paid · cap hit$20.2M2016 cap hit

Worth · market rate$16.6MFor 50th-percentile QB play

Surplus−$3.6MPaid $3.6M more than he produced.

#37 of 45 QBs in value in 2016. Grades compare on-field impact with cap hit. Data updated 2026-10-19.

Running the numbers…