Bruce Matthews
★ HALL OF FAME14× Pro Bowl7× All-Pro
Height6'5"
Weight305 lb
BornAug 8, 1961
Age64
CollegeUSCSee College Stats
Rookie yr1983
Draft1983 · Rd 1, Pick 9 · HOU
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context14x
Pro Bowls
7x
All-Pro
Yes
Hall of Fame
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2000 | — | TEN | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | -6.5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-6.5·-7 receiving·-6.5/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | -6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position48
Solid
of 100
A solid all-time profile.
-6.54 EPA/season over 1 season48
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: 97%.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Derrick MasonWR1yLorenzo NealFB1yEddie RobinsonOLB1yRandall GodfreyOLB1yKeith BulluckOLB1yJason FiskNT1yMarcus RobertsonFS1ySteve McNairQB1ySamari RolleCB1yEddie GeorgeRB1yFrank WycheckTE1yCraig HentrichP1yBlaine BishopS1yCarl PickensWR1yRobaire SmithDE1yDenard WalkerCB1yJohn ThorntonDT1yNeil O'DonnellQB1yHenry FordDT1yJevon KearseDE1yRodney ThomasRB1yYancey ThigpenWR1yKenny HolmesDE1yChris SandersWR1y
1983 Draft Class· this player went #9
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Movementderived from season history
- 2000team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with TEN
- 1983draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 1, Pick 9
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 305 lb
Frame
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 1 season.
6%
Canton Monitor · HOF
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Enshrined
What carries the case
All-Pro 56%Pro Bowls 28%Longevity 16%
Monitor score 150 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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