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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2017 | 22 | 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 | 23 | 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 | 2.9% | 496 | 3.2 | 318 | 2.1 | 12 | 12.8 | 36 |
| 2019 | 24 | SF | 13 | — | 123 | 623 | 1 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 23 | 18.7 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 120 | 1 | 86.4% | 6.3 | 5.5 | — | 6 | 255 | 27.9% | — | 0.0% | 47 | 12.5% | 402 | 3.3 | 221 | 1.8 | 8 | 15.4 | 23 |
| 2020 | 25 | MIA | 12 | — | 59 | 254 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 11 | 18.6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 96 | 0 | 90.0% | 10.7 | 9.6 | — | 5 | 151 | 19.2% | — | 0.0% | 80 | 22.8% | 162 | 2.7 | 92 | 1.6 | 2 | 29.5 | 11 |
| 2021 | 26 | BUF | 9 | — | 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 | 24.6% | 81 | 3.1 | 44 | 1.7 | 1 | 26.0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 27 | 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% | 151 | 2.8 | 69 | 1.3 | 2 | 27.0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 28 | NYG | 17 | — | 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 | 29.2% | 86 | 1.6 | 65 | 1.2 | 1 | 55.0 | 7 |
| Career | — | 98 | — | 575 | 2,652 | 9 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 117 | 20.3 | 4 | 154 | 120 | 935 | 6 | 77.9% | 7.8 | 6.1 | — | 43 | 1,713 | 26.3% | — | 0.0% | 677 | 24.7% | 1,378 | — | 809 | — | 26 | — | 95 | |
Career Value · VORP
45 career value over replacement — #2239 all-time of 4,695. 6.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
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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.
Worth 45 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 49% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.3 on average.See board →
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4 seasons × ~11.3 surplus ≈ VORP 45
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