Matt Breida is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Breida in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Breida's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Matt Breida
Top 24% all-time RBsReliable Starter📉 Fades · -32% playoffs🌅 Early Bloomer · 2018Team Carrier · #428
Height5'10"
Weight190 lb
BornFeb 28, 1995
Age31
ConferenceSun Belt
Rookie yr2017
A running back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 45 · #2199 · Above AverageWorth 45 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 48% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+11.3
Avg surplus
peak +19
4 seasons × ~11.3 surplus ≈ VORP 45
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2017 | — | SF | 16 | — | 105 | 465 | 2 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 22 | 21.0 | 0 | 36 | 21 | 180 | 1 | 58.3% | 8.6 | 5.0 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | 27.9% | — | 0.0% | 168 | 36.3% |
| 2018 | — | SF | 14 | — | 153 | 814 | 3 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 36 | 23.5 | 1 | 31 | 27 | 261 | 2 | 87.1% | 9.7 | 8.4 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 364 | 40.3% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 13.3% |
| 2018 | — | GB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | SF | 12 | — | 123 | 623 | 1 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 23 | 18.7 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 120 | 1 | 86.4% | 6.3 | 5.5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | 30.2% | — | 0.0% | 47 | 20.4% |
| 2020 | — | MIA | 10 | — | 59 | 254 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 11 | 18.6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 96 | 0 | 90.0% | 10.7 | 9.6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 23.0% | — | 0.0% | 80 | 27.4% |
| 2021 | — | BUF | 7 | — | 26 | 125 | 1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 5 | 19.2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 2 | 77.8% | 10.3 | 8.0 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 13.8% | — | 0.0% | 57 | 27.6% |
| 2022 | — | NYG | 17 | — | 54 | 220 | 1 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 13 | 24.1 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 118 | 0 | 80.0% | 5.9 | 4.7 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 264 | 23.6% | — | 0.0% | 178 | 37.9% |
| 2023 | — | NYG | 15 | — | 55 | 151 | 1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 7 | 12.7 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 88 | 0 | 81.0% | 5.2 | 4.2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 288 | 26.4% | — | 0.0% | 135 | 35.5% |
| 2023 | — | SF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 93 | — | 575 | 2,652 | 9 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 117 | 20.3 | 4 | 154 | 120 | 935 | 6 | 77.9% | 7.8 | 6.1 | — | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1,713 | 26.4% | — | 0.0% | 677 | 28.4% | |
Career EPA-25.1·-35 rushing · 9 receiving·-3.6/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | SF | 16 | 0* | 105 | 465 | 2 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 22 | 21.0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| 2018 | 23 | SF | 14 | 0* | 153 | 814 | 3 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 36 | 23.5 | 1 | 11.3 |
| 2019 | 24 | SF | 12 | 0* | 123 | 623 | 1 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 23 | 18.7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 25 | MIA | 10 | 0* | 59 | 254 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 11 | 18.6 | 1 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 26 | BUF | 7 | 0* | 26 | 125 | 1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 5 | 19.2 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 27 | NYG | 17 | 0* | 54 | 220 | 1 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 13 | 24.1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2023 | 28 | NYG | 15 | 0* | 55 | 151 | 1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 7 | 12.7 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Career | 91 | 575 | 2,652 | 9 | 4.6 | — | 117 | — | 4 | 51.5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | SF | 16 | 0* | 36 | 21 | 180 | 1 | 58.3% | 8.6 | 5.0 | — | 9 |
| 2018 | 23 | SF | 14 | 0* | 31 | 27 | 261 | 2 | 87.1% | 9.7 | 8.4 | — | 12 |
| 2019 | 24 | SF | 12 | 0* | 22 | 19 | 120 | 1 | 86.4% | 6.3 | 5.5 | — | 6 |
| 2020 | 25 | MIA | 10 | 0* | 10 | 9 | 96 | 0 | 90.0% | 10.7 | 9.6 | — | 5 |
| 2021 | 26 | BUF | 7 | 0* | 9 | 7 | 72 | 2 | 77.8% | 10.3 | 8.0 | — | 4 |
| 2022 | 27 | NYG | 17 | 0* | 25 | 20 | 118 | 0 | 80.0% | 5.9 | 4.7 | — | 5 |
| 2023 | 28 | NYG | 15 | 0* | 21 | 17 | 88 | 0 | 81.0% | 5.2 | 4.2 | — | 2 |
| Career | 91 | 154 | 120 | 935 | 6 | 77.9% | 7.8 | 6.1 | — | 43 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | SF | 16 | 0* | 310 | 27.9% | — | 0.0% | 168 | 36.3% |
| 2018 | 23 | SF | 14 | 0* | 364 | 40.3% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 13.3% |
| 2019 | 24 | SF | 13 | 0* | 255 | 30.2% | — | 0.0% | 47 | 20.4% |
| 2020 | 25 | MIA | 12 | 0* | 151 | 23.0% | — | 0.0% | 80 | 27.4% |
| 2021 | 26 | BUF | 9 | 0* | 81 | 13.8% | — | 0.0% | 57 | 27.6% |
| 2022 | 27 | NYG | 17 | 0* | 264 | 23.6% | — | 0.0% | 178 | 37.9% |
| 2023 | 28 | NYG | 17 | 0* | 288 | 26.4% | — | 0.0% | 135 | 35.5% |
| Career | 98 | 1,713 | — | — | — | 677 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | — | — | 0* | — | 0.4 | -2.5 | 0 | 44 |
| 2018 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | 2.9 | 14.9 | 0 | 69 |
| 2019 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | -11.0 | -1.3 | 0 | -12 |
| 2020 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | -5.1 | 3.4 | 0 | -1 |
| 2021 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | -8.6 | 5.8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | 0.6 | -1.2 | 0 | 47 |
| 2023 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | -13.7 | -9.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 156 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | SF | 14 | 0* | 496 | 3.2 | 318 | 2.1 | 12 | 12.8 | 36 |
| 2019 | 24 | SF | 13 | 0* | 402 | 3.3 | 221 | 1.8 | 8 | 15.4 | 23 |
| 2020 | 25 | MIA | 12 | 0* | 162 | 2.7 | 92 | 1.6 | 2 | 29.5 | 11 |
| 2021 | 26 | BUF | 9 | 0* | 81 | 3.1 | 44 | 1.7 | 1 | 26.0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 27 | NYG | 17 | 0* | 151 | 2.8 | 69 | 1.3 | 2 | 27.0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 28 | NYG | 17 | 0* | 86 | 1.6 | 65 | 1.2 | 1 | 55.0 | 7 |
| Career | 82 | 1,378 | — | 809 | — | 26 | — | 95 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | SF | 14 | 0* | 2.2 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 123.3 |
| 2019 | 24 | SF | 13 | 0* | -0.5 | -0.4 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 85.6 |
| 2020 | 25 | MIA | 12 | 0* | -0.1 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 106.7 |
| 2021 | 26 | BUF | 9 | 0* | 0.9 | 1.6 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 139.6 |
| 2022 | 27 | NYG | 17 | 0* | 1.9 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 86.3 |
| 2023 | 28 | NYG | 17 | 0* | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 84.1 |
| Career | 82 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | 34 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 59 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
56
Sustained
career value
×.6
64
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 59.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 98%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 39.2
Availability 16.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2017bestavg 552023
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #428 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position16
Depth
of 100
Reached 14% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
14% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader14
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-3.58 EPA/season over 7 seasons49
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: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+60
Above average
SIS
Yards/snap2.094Touch rate0.426EPA/snap-0.015Snap share26.5%Off snaps1,713VolatileCV 0.45
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
📉 Regular Season Player
Yards / Carry: 4.6 regular season → 3.1 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
-32%
vs reg season
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
3,587
2,652 rush · 935 recv
Total TDs
15
9 rush · 6 recv
Total Touches
695
575 carries · 120 rec
Yds / Touch
5.2
rushing + receiving
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesRushing
Att16Yds50TD1Y/A3.1TD%6.31D21D%12.5Fmb1
Receiving
Tgt1Rec1Yds19Ctch%100.0%Y/R19.0Y/Tgt19.01D1
Defense
Tkl1Solo1
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-4.9Rec EPA1.2Rec AirYd19
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia Southern), 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.
Top Teammates
Robbie GouldK3yKyle JuszczykFB3yLaken TomlinsonG3yDeForest BucknerDT3yArik ArmsteadDE3ySolomon ThomasDE3yGeorge KittleTE3yKendrick BourneWR3yJimmie WardSAF3yD.J. JonesDT3yEarl MitchellDT3yMarquise GoodwinWR3yRaheem MostertRB3yKyle NelsonLS3yK'Waun WilliamsDB3ySheldon DayDT3yAhkello WitherspoonCB3yJoe StaleyOT3yJimmy GaroppoloQB3yJaquiski TarttS3yRichie JamesWR3yGarrett CelekTE3yMark NzeochaOLB3yElijah LeeOLB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterMatt inherited the San Francisco 49ers RB room from Raheem Mostert (2016–2021), and handed it to Kyle Juszczyk (2017–2025).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2023final season
Last recorded season with NYG
- 2022team change
Joined NYG (from BUF)
- 2021team change
Joined BUF (from MIA)
- 2020team change
Joined MIA (from SF)
- 2017signing
Entered the NFL with SF
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 190 lb
Frame
Injury History
3 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | MIA | 1 | W9Out· HamstringW10Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2019 | SF | 0 | W9Questionable· AnkleW11Doubtful· AnkleW12Doubtful· AnkleW13Questionable· Ankle |
| 2018 | SF | 2 | W4Questionable· KneeW5Questionable· ShoulderW6Questionable· Shoulder / AnkleW8Questionable· AnkleW9Questionable· AnkleW14Out· AnkleW15Questionable· AnkleW17Out· Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →
59
peak 64
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2017
B2018
B2019
C+2020
D2021
C+2022
C2023
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
85%
Era Translator
Rush 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 Rush Yds | Rush Yds/G | → 2025 Rush Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 465 | 29.1 | 492+27 | 28.9 |
| 2018 | 814 | 58.1 | 1,019+205 | 60 |
| 2019 | 623 | 51.9 | 914+291 | 53.8 |
| 2020 | 254 | 25.4 | 427+173 | 25.1 |
| 2021 | 125 | 17.9 | 295+170 | 17.4 |
| 2022 | 220 | 12.9 | 216-4 | 12.7 |
| 2023 | 151 | 10.1 | 156+5 | 9.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
45 career value over replacement — #2199 all-time of 4,642. 6.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
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