Rashean Mathis ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Mathis in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mathis a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Rashean Mathis
1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 7% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2006Team Carrier · #589
Height6'1"
Weight195 lb
BornAug 27, 1980
Age45
College
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2003 | 23 | JAX | 16 | — | 68 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 24 | JAX | 16 | — | 59 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 25 | JAX | 16 | — | 59 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 26 | JAX | 16 | — | 59 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 27 | JAX | 14 | — | 56 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 28 | JAX | 12 | — | 37 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29 | JAX | 10 | — | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 30 | JAX | 16 | — | 51 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 31 | JAX | 9 | — | 34 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 32 | JAX | 9 | — | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 33 | DET | 15 | — | 46 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 771 | 80.2% | 12 | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 34 | DET | 15 | — | 50 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,023 | 97.9% | 60 | 13.9% |
| 2015 | 35 | DET | 6 | — | 29 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 435 | 91.9% | 38 | 19.3% |
| Career | — | 170 | — | 598 | 524 | 74 | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 32 | 132 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,229 | 89.8% | 110 | 10.4% | |
Career Value · VORP
172 career value over replacement — #505 all-time of 4,649. 13.2/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #39 (Rd 2) · JAX · 2003 · +22.5 vs expected KV-H
73actual
50.5 expected · Δ+22.5
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