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Colin Kaepernick

QB (retired)

Colin Kaepernick: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

6-year career, all in San Francisco. 13,645 passing yards + 2,807 rushing yards. 79 pass TDs + 17 rush TDs.

Milestone

Career regular-season + playoff totals

Stat	Total
Games	73
Pass Yards	13,645
Pass TDs	79
INTs	35
Rush Yards	2,807
Rush TDs	17

2011-12 emergence (took job from Alex Smith mid-2012). 2013-14 peak. 2015-16 decline + protest.

Trend

Kaepernick career arc

Phase	Years	Highlight
Bench	2011	Rookie cameo
Breakout	2012	SB XLVII run
Peak	2013-2014	NFC Championship 2013
Decline + protest	2015-2016	Kneeling, blackball

His 2,807 career rushing yards rank top-10 all-time among QBs — and he did it in only 6 seasons.

Rare

Kaepernick rushing by year

Year	Carries	Yards	TDs
2012	88	679	8
2013	118	767	5
2014	104	639	1
2015	45	256	1
2016	69	468	2

Rushing yards per season

Season	Yards
2012	679
2013	767
2014	639
2015	256
2016	468

SB XLVII (Feb 2013): 302 pass yards + 62 rush yards in a 34-31 loss to BAL — the closest a 2nd-year QB came to a ring.

Milestone

Kaepernick SB XLVII line

Stat	Result
Comp/Att	16/28
Pass Yards	302
Pass TDs	1
Rush Yards	62
Rush TDs	1
Final	L 34-31 to BAL

His 2012-2014 stretch produced 18 wins as a starter (incl. playoffs) — among the best 3-year young-QB starts of the 2010s.

Comparison

3-year young QB peaks

QB	Years	Pass Yds
Russell Wilson	2012-14	9,997
Andrew Luck	2012-14	12,957
Colin Kaepernick	2012-14	9,754
Cam Newton	2011-13	11,299

Last NFL game: Jan 1, 2017 (age 29). 11 years and counting since his last snap — yet he remained a public figure.

Anomaly

Kaepernick post-NFL

Year	Event
2016	Kneeling protest begins
2017	Released by SF
2017+	Collusion grievance vs NFL
2019	Settled grievance
2022	LV workout, no signing

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