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Matt Nelson

Height6'7"

Weight315 lb

BornDec 19, 1995

Age30

CollegeIowa See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2019

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

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Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

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Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Per-Snap Impact

Offensive Line · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Snap share:37.9 %See leaderboard →

Snap share37.9%Off snaps1,071Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within offensive line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Understanding These Stats

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

College Stats

IowaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

2023final season
Last recorded season with DET
2020signing
Entered the NFL with DET

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'7" / 315 lb

Frame

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	DET	1	W4Out· Ankle
2022	DET	4	W5Out· CalfW7Out· CalfW8Out· CalfW9Out· CalfW10Doubtful· Calf
2021	DET	2	W11Out· AnkleW12Out· AnkleW13Questionable· AnkleW14Questionable· Ankle

Knox

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Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

64%

20202023

2022 · Calf · 65%2023 · Ankle · 18%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Typical

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

One-Club ManLeague board →

Gave the Detroit Lions an entire corpus-attributed career — 4 seasons (2020–2023), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.