Matt Suhey is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Suhey in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Suhey's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Matt Suhey
Top 21% all-time RBsReliable Starter
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1980 | 22 | CHI | 16 | — | 22 | 45 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 60 | 0 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 23 | CHI | 15 | — | 150 | 521 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 168 | 0 | — | 5.1 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 24 | CHI | 9 | — | 70 | 206 | 3 | 2.9 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 333 | 0 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 25 | CHI | 16 | — | 149 | 681 | 4 | 4.6 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 429 | 1 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 26 | CHI | 16 | — | 124 | 424 | 4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 312 | 2 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 27 | CHI | 16 | — | 115 | 471 | 1 | 4.1 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 295 | 1 | — | 8.9 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 28 | CHI | 16 | — | 84 | 270 | 2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 235 | 0 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 29 | CHI | 12 | — | 7 | 24 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 54 | 0 | — | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 30 | CHI | 16 | — | 87 | 253 | 2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 154 | 0 | — | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 31 | CHI | 16 | — | 20 | 51 | 1 | 2.5 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 73 | 1 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 148 | — | 828 | 2,946 | 20 | 3.6 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 260 | 2,113 | 5 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
88 career value over replacement — #1319 all-time of 4,649. 8.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #46 (Rd 2) · CHI · 1980 · +11.6 vs expected KV-H
61actual
49.4 expected · Δ+11.6
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