Bruce Mathison
Top 43% all-time QBsSolid Contributor
Height6'3"
Weight205 lb
BornApr 25, 1959
Age67
CollegeNebraskaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1983
Draft1983 · Rd 10, Pick 272 · SDG
A quarterback with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1983 | — | LAC | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 8.2 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 46.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | BUF | 10 | — | 113 | 228 | 49.6% | 1,635 | 4 | 14 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 53.5 | 22 | 27 | 231 | 1 | 8.6 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | LAC | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | SEA | 3 | — | 36 | 76 | 47.4% | 501 | 3 | 5 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 54.8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 16 | — | 152 | 309 | 49.2% | 2,177 | 7 | 20 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 53.0 | 28 | 34 | 245 | 1 | 7.2 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Passing
Rushing
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 38 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 38 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
53
Sustained
career value
×.6
53
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 53 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 38· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 53
On-field 40.6
Availability 12.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1985bestavg 531985
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Passing Yards leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 82%.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Billy Ray Smith Jr.LB2yEric SieversTE2yJimmy TealWR2yBruce SmithDE1yEugene RobinsonFS1yPete MetzelaarsTE1yJohn KiddP1yAndre ReedWR1ySteve LargentWR1yJames BrooksRB1yChris BurkettWR1yMaury BufordP1yRay ButlerWR1yFrank ReichQB1yPaul SkansiWR1yBuford McGeeRB1yJoe CribbsRB1yCurt WarnerRB1yRalf MojsiejenkoP1yDavid WymanMLB1yGreg BellRB1yByron FranklinWR1yTim SpencerRB1yBobby DuckworthWR1y
1983 Draft Class· this player went #272
#229Mike MularkeyTE#240Mark KeelTE#247Bobby HumpheryCB#248Stanley WilsonRB#253Byron WilliamsWR#256Anthony HutchisonRB#267Tom RamseyQB#268Ralph GiacomarroP#277Mervyn FernandezWR#280Jim Bob TaylorQB#288Boyce GreenRB#297Mark WitteTE#299Bucky ScribnerP#301Mike HarmonWR#307Tim SpencerRB#313Oliver WilliamsWR
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Movementderived from season history
- 1987team change
Joined SEA (from LAC)
- 1987final season
Last recorded season with SEA
- 1986team change
Joined LAC (from BUF)
- 1985team change
Joined BUF (from LAC)
- 1983draft
Drafted by SDG — Round 10, Pick 272
- 1983team change
Joined LAC (from SDG)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 205 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
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38
peak 53
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
32%
19831987
1983 · backup · 1/16 G
1985 · cause not documented · 63%
Era Translator
Pass Yds 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 Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | → 2025 Pass Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,635 | 163.5 | 3,780+2,145 | 222.4 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #272 (Rd 10) · SDG · 1983 · +30 vs expected KV-H
38actual
8 expected · Δ+30
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