Matt Forte is one of the most consistent running backs of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Forte delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.

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#11Two-way playersof 60

Streaks3 straight · 1,000 rushing yards · 2012–14

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Matt Forte

2× Pro BowlTop 5% all-time RBsIron Legend🎯 Near-Miss Club · 2×⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2013 Team Carrier · #51

Career Value · VORP

224 career value over replacement — #302 all-time of 4,695. 22.4/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

4 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Compiler38% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way Mr. ReliableCV 0.25

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #44 (Rd 2) · CHI · 2008 · +27.6 vs expected KV-H

77actual

49.4 expected · Δ+27.6

💔+20.2 stolen VORP·0.9 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Passing													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2008	22–23	CHI	16	—	315	1,231	8	3.9	2.5	62	19.7	1	64	64	484	4	100.0%	7.6	7.6	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	23–24	CHI	16	—	258	929	4	3.6	1.6	39	15.1	3	72	57	471	0	79.2%	8.3	6.5	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	24–25	CHI	16	—	237	1,069	6	4.5	2.5	42	17.7	0	70	51	547	3	72.9%	10.7	7.8	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	25–26	CHI	12	—	203	997	3	4.9	1.5	40	19.7	1	76	52	490	1	68.4%	9.4	6.4	—	19	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	26–27	CHI	15	—	248	1,094	5	4.4	2.0	45	18.1	1	60	44	340	1	73.3%	7.7	5.7	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	27–28	CHI	16	—	289	1,339	9	4.6	3.1	74	25.6	2	94	74	594	3	78.7%	8.0	6.3	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	929	88.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	28–29	CHI	16	—	266	1,038	6	3.9	2.3	63	23.7	1	130	102	808	4	78.5%	7.9	6.2	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	974	92.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	29–30	CHI	13	—	218	898	4	4.1	1.8	46	21.1	1	58	44	389	3	75.9%	8.8	6.7	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	597	67.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	30–31	NYJ	14	—	218	813	7	3.7	3.2	35	16.1	1	43	30	263	1	69.8%	8.8	6.1	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	487	53.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2017	31–32	NYJ	12	—	103	381	2	3.7	1.9	12	11.7	1	45	37	293	1	82.2%	7.9	6.5	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	361	46.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	146	—	2,355	9,789	54	4.2	2.3	458	19.4	12	712	555	4,679	21	77.9%	8.4	6.6	—	187	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career arc · VAL by season

10 seasons · peak 8.9 in 2013

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

3.2 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2013 · +0.7 wins

Rushing+0.3

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2008	22–23	CHI	16	—	315	1,231	8	3.9	2.5	62	19.7	1	2.9
2009	23–24	CHI	16	—	258	929	4	3.6	1.6	39	15.1	3	0
2010	24–25	CHI	16	—	237	1,069	6	4.5	2.5	42	17.7	0	8.6
2011	25–26	CHI	12	—	203	997	3	4.9	1.5	40	19.7	1	8
2012	26–27	CHI	15	—	248	1,094	5	4.4	2.0	45	18.1	1	2.5
2013	27–28	CHI	16	14*	289	1,339	9	4.6	3.1	74	25.6	2	8.9
2014	28–29	CHI	16	15*	266	1,038	6	3.9	2.3	63	23.7	1	7.7
2015	29–30	CHI	13	9*	218	898	4	4.1	1.8	46	21.1	1	3
2016	30–31	NYJ	14	7*	218	813	7	3.7	3.2	35	16.1	1	0.7
2017	31–32	NYJ	12	0*	103	381	2	3.7	1.9	12	11.7	1	0
Career			146		2,355	9,789	54	4.2	2.3	458	19.4	12	42.3

* 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
2008	22–23	CHI	16	—	64	64	484	4	100.0%	7.6	7.6	—	24
2009	23–24	CHI	16	—	72	57	471	0	79.2%	8.3	6.5	—	17
2010	24–25	CHI	16	—	70	51	547	3	72.9%	10.7	7.8	—	21
2011	25–26	CHI	12	—	76	52	490	1	68.4%	9.4	6.4	—	19
2012	26–27	CHI	15	—	60	44	340	1	73.3%	7.7	5.7	—	15
2013	27–28	CHI	16	14*	94	74	594	3	78.7%	8.0	6.3	—	23
2014	28–29	CHI	16	15*	130	102	808	4	78.5%	7.9	6.2	—	28
2015	29–30	CHI	13	9*	58	44	389	3	75.9%	8.8	6.7	—	17
2016	30–31	NYJ	14	7*	43	30	263	1	69.8%	8.8	6.1	—	10
2017	31–32	NYJ	12	0*	45	37	293	1	82.2%	7.9	6.5	—	13
Career			146		712	555	4,679	21	77.9%	8.4	6.6	—	187

* 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	27–28	CHI	16	14*	929	88.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	28–29	CHI	16	15*	974	92.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	29–30	CHI	13	9*	597	67.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	30–31	NYJ	14	7*	487	53.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2017	31–32	NYJ	12	0*	361	46.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

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

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
2011	25–26	CHI	12	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0
Career			12		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0

Game Log

Wk	Opp	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Tgt	Rec Yds	FP
W1	BUF	6	16	—	3	5	20	3.6
W2	LV	9	53	—	3	3	38	9.1
W3	MIA	8	25	—	—	—	—	2.5
W6	NE	9	22	—	8	8	59	8.1
W7	MIA	7	41	—	5	5	41	8.2
W8	ATL	4	7	—	6	7	45	5.2
W9	BUF	14	77	2	4	4	19	21.6
W12	CAR	10	26	—	—	1	—	2.6
W13	KC	15	58	—	3	3	33	15.1
W14	DEN	6	13	—	2	3	21	3.4
W15	NO	7	24	—	2	5	10	3.4
W16	LAC	8	19	—	1	1	7	0.6

Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 12 games

Splits

26 games · 2016–2017

Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.

Home / Away2 rows

Home / Away	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Home	14	180	628	3	50	42	387	2	127.5
Away	12	141	566

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 77 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 75 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 73

On-field 54.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production

Wins / Losses	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Wins	7	125	450	8	17	15	131	2	116.1
Losses	19	196	744	1	71	52	425	—	120.9

Regular season / Postseason	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Regular season	26	321	1194	9	88	67	556	2	237

By opponent19 rows

By opponent	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
vs ARI	1	9	19	—	3	1	3	—	2.2
vs ATL	1	4	7	—	7	6	45	—	5.2
vs BAL	1	30	100	1	4	4	54	1	25.4
vs BUF	3	50	193	5	12	9	48	—	54.1
vs CAR	1	10	26	—	1	—	—	—	2.6
vs CIN	1	22	96	—	7	5	59	—	15.5
vs CLE	1	25	82	2	3	2	16	—	21.8
vs DEN	1	6	13	—	3	2	21	—	3.4
vs IND	1	9	25	—	4	3	54	—	7.9
vs KC	2	30	123	—	7	5	32	1	21.5
vs LA	1	20	98	—	3	2	11	—	10.9
vs LAC	1	8	19	—	1	1	7	—	0.6
vs LV	1	9	53	—	3	3	38	—	9.1
vs MIA	4	31	179	1	8	7	53	—	29.2
vs NE	2	22	49	—	12	11	82	—	13.1
vs NO	1	7	24	—	5	2	10	—	3.4
vs PIT	1	12	53	—	2	2	7	—	6
vs SEA	1	14	27	—	3	2	16	—	4.3
vs SF	1	3	8	—	—	—	—	—	0.8

By month	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
September	6	90	355	3	22	15	125	—	66
October	8	110	351	3	35	30	241	1	81.2
November	5	69	320	3	14	10	58	—	55.8
December	7	52	168	—	17	12	132	1	34

Division games	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Division	9	103	421	6	32	27	183	—	96.4
Non-division	17	218	773	3	56	40	373	2	140.6

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Matt Forte

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

Passing

Game Log

Splits

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · RB