Peyton Manning

2,249 pass yds · 9 TD · 17 INT46% of snaps1998 draft · Rd 1, #1

FWay overpaid

Paid · cap hit$17.5M2015 cap hit

Worth · market rate$3.3MFor 23th-percentile QB play

Surplus−$14.2MPaid $14.2M more than he produced.

#45 of 45 QBs in value in 2015. Grades compare on-field impact with cap hit. Data updated 2026-10-19.

Running the numbers…