Matt Cassel is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Cassel in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Cassel's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Matt Cassel
1× Pro BowlTop 33% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter⚡ Breakout · 2008🌅 Early Bloomer · 2008Team Carrier · #268
Height6'4"
Weight225 lb
BornMay 17, 1982
Age44
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2005 | 23 | NE | 2 | — | 13 | 24 | 54.2% | 183 | 2 | 1 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 89.4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24 | NE | 5 | — | 5 | 8 | 62.5% | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 70.8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | NE | 5 | — | 4 | 7 | 57.1% | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 5.4 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 32.7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3.0 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26 | NE | 16 | — | 328 | 518 | 63.3% | 3,693 | 21 | 11 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 89.2 | 44 | 76 | 271 | 2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 23 | 30.3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 27 | KC | 15 | — | 272 | 494 | 55.1% | 2,924 | 16 | 16 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 69.9 | 42 | 50 | 196 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 6 | 12.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | KC | 15 | — | 262 | 450 | 58.2% | 3,116 | 27 | 7 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 93.0 | 26 | 33 | 125 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 5 | 15.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | KC | 9 | — | 160 | 269 | 59.5% | 1,713 | 10 | 9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 76.6 | 22 | 25 | 99 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 100.0% | -4.0 | -4.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30 | KC | 9 | — | 161 | 277 | 58.1% | 1,796 | 6 | 12 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 66.7 | 19 | 27 | 145 | 1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 12 | 44.4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | MIN | 9 | — | 153 | 254 | 60.2% | 1,807 | 11 | 9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 81.6 | 16 | 18 | 57 | 1 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 3 | 16.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 459 | 80.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 32 | MIN | 3 | — | 41 | 71 | 57.7% | 425 | 3 | 4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 65.8 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | 76.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 33 | DAL | 8 | — | 119 | 204 | 58.3% | 1,276 | 5 | 7 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 70.6 | 14 | 15 | 78 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 26.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 417 | 84.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 33 | TOT | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 418 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 33 | BUF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 34 | TEN | 4 | — | 30 | 51 | 58.8% | 284 | 2 | 2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 71.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 38.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 35 | TEN | 2 | — | 25 | 42 | 59.5% | 162 | 1 | 2 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 55.9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 72.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 36 | DET | 2 | — | 7 | 17 | 41.2% | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 26.3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 15.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 114 | — | 1,580 | 2,686 | 58.8% | 17,508 | 104 | 82 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 78.4 | 207 | 271 | 1,034 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 64 | 23.6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 50.0% | -4.0 | -2.0 | — | 0 | 1,216 | 67.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
86 career value over replacement — #1346 all-time of 4,649. 8.6/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #230 (Rd 7) · NE · 2005 · +30.2 vs expected KV-H
49actual
18.8 expected · Δ+30.2
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