Robert Mathis ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Mathis in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mathis a career score of 97, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Robert Mathis

5× Pro Bowl1× All-Pro👑 Dynasty DNA · 11 seasons · 1 titles Top 1% all-time pass rushersIron Legend👑 #1 Edge Rusher · 2013 📈 Late Developer · 2013 Team Carrier · #285

Height6'2"

Weight245 lb

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #285 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

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Total Score

1 qualifying season

2011 IND·2 team wins#19

Sacks · 10 · score 35

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Solid

of 100

Reached 62% of the all-time Sacks leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

62% of the all-time Sacks leader

Career Value · VORP

480 career value over replacement — #25 all-time of 4,649. 36.9/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×3 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #138 (Rd 5) · IND · 2003 · +66.4 vs expected KV-H

97actual

30.6 expected · Δ+66.4

💔+77.4 stolen VORP·2.08 szns lost

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1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 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.

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

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

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:5.807See leaderboard →

Disruption/1005.807Snap share62.2%Def snaps1,920ReliableCV 0.32

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

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 32. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

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.

Postseason Career

16 playoff games

Defense

Tkl37Solo24Ast13TFL3QBHits11Sk6.5Dis20.5PD2FF4FR1

Snap Counts

Def126Def%80.0%

College Stats

Alabama A&MCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama A&M), 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

2016final season
Last recorded season with IND
2003draft
Drafted by IND — Round 5, Pick 138

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 245 lb

Frame

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	IND	2	W2Questionable· FootW5Questionable· FootW13Out· BicepW14Out· Bicep
2015	IND	0	W1Questionable· AchillesW2Questionable· Achilles
2012	IND	2	W6Out· KneeW7Out· KneeW8Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· Back
2011	IND	0	W2Questionable· NeckW3Questionable· ChestW15Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· Knee
2010	IND	0	W2Questionable· AnkleW9Questionable· Knee
2009	IND	0	W14Questionable· QuadricepW15Questionable· QuadricepW16Questionable· QuadricepW17Questionable· Quadricep

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 13-season peers. See all →

peak 97

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2003

A+2004

A+2005

A2006

B+2007

A+2008

A2009

A+2010

A2011

A2012

A+2013

B+2015

B+2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.

84%

20032016

2003 · cause not documented · 50%

Durability IQ

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

Durable

Canton Monitor · HOF

Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →

28%

Building a Case

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 49%Pro Bowls 16.5%Longevity 14.8%All-Pro 13.2%League Leads 4.4%All-Time Ranks 2.2%

Monitor score 91.1 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

What Would It Take?

To reach 50% HOF probability (score target: 110 · current: 91.1 · gap: +18.9)

2 more selections(First-Team All-Pro · 12 pts each · +24 pts total)

5 more seasons leading the NFL(League Lead · 4 pts each · +20 pts total)

7 more appearances(Pro Bowl · 3 pts each · +21 pts total)

Paths ranked cheapest first · accolade-based, data-calibrated vs actual enshrinement

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Sacks in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

#15

2013 · EDGE · all-time

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2003	3.5	0.4	7+3.5	0.4
2004	11	0.9	14+3	0.8
2005	11	0.9	15+4	0.9
2006	9	0.6	9	0.5
2007	7	0.6	10+3	0.6
2008	11	0.8	14+3	0.8
2009	9.5	0.7	12+2.5	0.7
2010	11	0.7	11	0.7
2011	9.5	0.6	9-0.5	0.6
2012	8	0.7	10+2	0.6
2013	19.5	1.2	19-0.5	1.1
2015	7	0.5	7	0.4
2016	5	0.5	8+3	0.5

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

Career Geography

One-Club ManLeague board →

Gave the Indianapolis Colts an entire corpus-attributed career — 14 seasons (2003–2016), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity85

Peak97

Accolades26

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Robert Mathis

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #138

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography