Clay Matthews ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Matthews in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Matthews a career score of 91, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Clay Matthews

6× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 2% all-time pass rushersIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2010

Height6'3"

Weight255 lb

BornMay 14, 1986

Age40

CollegeUSC See College Stats

Rookie yr2009

Draft2009 · Rd 1, Pick 26 · GB

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

52ndSacks·90.5

Postseason all-time ranks

3rdPlayoff Sacks·11

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 364 · #63 · All-Time

Worth 364 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 2% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +33.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+33.1

Avg surplus

peak +51

11 seasons × ~33.1 surplus ≈ VORP 364

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2009	—	GB	16	—	42	29	13	17	21	10.0	48.0	0	7	1	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	GB	15	—	52	46	6	18	24	12.5	54.5	1	4	2	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	GB	15	—	49	36	13	8	25	6.0	39.0	3	9	3	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	GB	12	—	43	32	11	15	24	13.0	52.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	GB	11	—	39	24	15	9	11	7.5	27.5	0	1	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	559	74.5%	24	15.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	GB	16	—	54	38	16	16	22	11.0	49.0	1	9	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	899	83.1%	67	14.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	GB	15	—	63	46	17	13	19	6.5	38.5	1	3	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,017	97.2%	63	13.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	GB	10	—	23	19	4	7	9	5.0	21.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	476	61.8%	28	13.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	GB	14	—	39	23	16	8	21	7.5	36.5	0	2	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	656	71.7%	34	12.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	GB	15	—	42	28	14	7	12	3.5	22.5	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	756	70.7%	5	3.8%	6	4	0.7	109.7	2.3	21	10	7	63	7	0.1
2019	—	LA	13	—	33	23	10	9	11	8.0	28.0	0	3	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	614	68.6%	3	3.7%	10	9	0.9	117.5	5.7	28	16	4	61	10	0.2
Career		—	152	—	479	344	135	127	199	90.5	416.5	6	44	17	6	3	0	—	0.0%	4,977	75.4%	224	11.1%	16	13	—	—	—	49	26	11	124	17	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2009	23	GB	16	—	42	29	13	17	21	10.0	48.0	0	7	1	3	1	14.1
2010	24	GB	15	—	52	46	6	18	24	12.5	54.5	1	4	2	—	1	15.2
2011	25	GB	15	—	49	36	13	8	25	6.0	39.0	3	9	3	—	1	16.1
2012	26	GB	12	—	43	32	11	15	24	13.0	52.0	0	3	1	—	0	10.8
2013	27	GB	11	8*	39	24	15	9	11	7.5	27.5	0	1	3	—	0	8.9
2014	28	GB	16	13*	54	38	16	16	22	11.0	49.0	1	9	2	—	0	16.4
2015	29	GB	15	15*	63	46	17	13	19	6.5	38.5	1	3	0	1	0	12.1
2016	30	GB	10	7*	23	19	4	7	9	5.0	21.0	0	3	1	—	0	7.4
2017	31	GB	14	10*	39	23	16	8	21	7.5	36.5	0	2	1	2	0	10.5
2018	32	GB	15	11*	42	28	14	7	12	3.5	22.5	0	0	1	—	0	8.5
2019	33	LA	13	9*	33	23	10	9	11	8.0	28.0	0	3	2	—	0	10.1
Career			152	73*	479	344	135	127	199	—	—	6	44	17	6	3	130.1

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	27	GB	11	8*	—	0.0%	559	74.5%	24	15.6%
2014	28	GB	16	13*	—	0.0%	899	83.1%	67	14.9%
2015	29	GB	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,017	97.2%	63	13.8%
2016	30	GB	12	7*	—	0.0%	476	61.8%	28	13.0%
2017	31	GB	14	10*	—	0.0%	656	71.7%	34	12.7%
2018	32	GB	16	11*	—	0.0%	756	70.7%	5	3.8%
2019	33	LA	13	9*	—	0.0%	614	68.6%	3	3.7%
Career			98	74*	—	—	4,977	—	224	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	32	GB	16	11*	6	4	0.7	109.7	2.3	21	10	7	63	7	0.1
2019	33	LA	13	9*	10	9	0.9	117.5	5.7	28	16	4	61	10	0.2
Career			29	20*	16	13	—	—	—	49	26	11	124	17	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 91 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 91 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 86 × longevity 1 = KV-H 91· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 80

On-field 62.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2009bestavg 80elite 702019

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 46% of the all-time Sacks leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

46% of the all-time Sacks leader46

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: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:5.144See leaderboard →

Disruption/1005.144Snap share75.4%Def snaps4,977ConsistentCV 0.22

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: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2009

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2009 class

4.58s

40-Yard

Elite · 90th pct

Pos 90thAll 62thClass Pos 83thClass All 53th

35.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 69thClass Pos 78thClass All 67th

121"

Broad Jump

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 70thClass Pos 97thClass All 72th

23 reps

Bench

Below avg · 40th pct

Pos 40thAll 63thClass Pos 28thClass All 59th

6.90s

3-Cone

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 81thClass Pos 96thClass All 77th

4.18s

Shuttle

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 77thClass Pos 96thClass All 84th

Postseason Career

15 playoff games

Defense

Tkl54Solo41Ast13TFL8QBHits19Sk11.0Dis38.0PD2FF5FR4

College Stats

USCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC), 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.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2009 Draft Class· this player went #26

#18Robert AyersDE #19Jeremy MaclinWR #20Brandon PettigrewTE #21Alex MackC #22Percy HarvinWR #23Michael OherOT #24Peria JerryDT #25Vontae DavisCB #27Donald BrownRB #28Eric WoodC #29Hakeem NicksWR #30Kenny BrittWR #31Chris WellsRB #32Ziggy HoodDT #33Louis DelmasFS #34Patrick ChungS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Clay inherited the Green Bay Packers LB room from Brad Jones (2009–2014), and handed it to Erik Walden (2010–2012).

Bryce Paup 1990–1994George Koonce 1992–1999Brian Williams 1995–2000Bernardo Harris 1995–2001John Thierry 2000–2001Nate Wayne

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2019team change
Joined LA (from GB)
2019final season
Last recorded season with LA
2009draft
Drafted by GB — Round 1, Pick 26

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 255 lb

Frame

240 lb at 4.58s

Size-speed

35.5" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

23 reps

Bench power

Injury History

13 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	LA	3	W6Out· JawW7Out· JawW8Out· Jaw
2017	GB	0	W12Questionable· GroinW13Questionable· GroinW16Questionable· HamstringW17Questionable· Hamstring
2016	GB	1	W3Questionable· Ankle / HamstringW8Questionable· HamstringW9Questionable· HamstringW10Out· HamstringW11Questionable· HamstringW13Questionable· ShoulderW14Questionable· Shoulder
2013	GB	5	W6Out· ThumbW7Out· ThumbW8Out· ThumbW9Out· ThumbW17Out· ThumbW18Out· Thumb
2012	GB	4	W11Out· HamstringW12Out· HamstringW13Out· HamstringW14Out· Hamstring
2011	GB	0	W17Questionable· Ankle
2010	GB	0	W6Doubtful· HamstringW7Questionable· Hamstring

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 95

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

A2009

A+2010

B+2011

A+2012

A2013

A2014

B+2015

B+2016

B+2017

B2018

A2019

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2009	10	0.6	11+1	0.7
2010	12.5	0.8	15+2.5	0.9
2011	6	0.4	7+1	0.4
2012	13	1.1	18+5	1.1
2013	7.5	0.7	11+3.5	0.7
2014	11	0.7	12+1	0.7
2015	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2016	5	0.5	8+3	0.5
2017	7.5	0.5	9+1.5	0.5
2018	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2019	8	0.6	10+2	0.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

364 career value over replacement — #63 all-time of 4,642. 33.1/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #26 (Rd 1) · GB · 2009 · +36.1 vs expected KV-H

91actual

54.9 expected · Δ+36.1

💔+40.1 stolen VORP·1.21 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2009

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2009 Draft Class· this player went #26

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator