Clay Matthews ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Matthews in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Matthews a career score of 90, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Clay Matthews
Height6'3"
Weight255 lb
BornMay 14, 1986
Age40
College
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2009 | 23 | GB | 16 | — | 42 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 10.0 | 48.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | GB | 15 | — | 52 | 46 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 12.5 | 54.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | GB | 15 | — | 49 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 6.0 | 39.0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | GB | 12 | — | 43 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 13.0 | 52.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | GB | 11 | — | 39 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 7.5 | 27.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 559 | 74.5% | 24 | 7.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 28 | GB | 16 | — | 54 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 11.0 | 49.0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 899 | 83.1% | 67 | 14.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | GB | 15 | — | 63 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 6.5 | 38.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,017 | 97.2% | 63 | 13.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 30 | GB | 10 | — | 23 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 476 | 61.8% | 28 | 8.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | GB | 14 | — | 39 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 7.5 | 36.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 656 | 71.7% | 34 | 9.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 32 | GB | 15 | — | 42 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 3.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 756 | 70.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 109.7 | 2.3 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 63 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 33 | LAR | 13 | — | 33 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 614 | 68.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 117.5 | 5.7 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 61 | 10 | 0.2 |
| Career | — | 152 | — | 479 | 344 | 135 | 127 | 199 | 90.5 | 416.5 | 6 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4,977 | — | 224 | — | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | 49 | 26 | 11 | 124 | 17 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
362 career value over replacement — #59 all-time of 4,649. 32.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #26 (Rd 1) · GB · 2009 · +35.2 vs expected KV-H
90actual
54.8 expected · Δ+35.2
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