Matt Giordano is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Giordano in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Giordano's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Matt Giordano
A defensive 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 62 · #1786 · Above AverageWorth 62 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 39% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+20.7
Avg surplus
peak +35
3 seasons × ~20.7 surplus ≈ VORP 62
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 | Defense | Rushing | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2005 | — | IND | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | IND | 5 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | IND | 8 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | IND | 9 | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | GB | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | NO | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | LV | 15 | — | 60 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | LV | 15 | — | 44 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | LA | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 117 | 25.9% | 284 | 63.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 77 | — | 159 | 121 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 11 | 19 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 117 | 25.9% | 284 | 63.1% | — | -2.7 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-2.7·-3 rushing·-2.7/season
Rushing
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23 | IND | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24 | IND | 5 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25 | IND | 8 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26 | IND | 9 | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27 | GB | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28 | NO | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29 | LV | 15 | — | 60 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 30 | LV | 15 | — | 44 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 31 | LA | 4 | 0* | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 61 | 159 | 121 | 38 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 19 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 31 | — | — | 0* | — | -2.7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 63 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
59
Sustained
career value
×.6
69
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 63 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 86%
What builds the career mark of 59
On-field 45.1
Availability 13.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2006bestavg 51elite 702013
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position9
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-2.66 EPA/season over 1 season49
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: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1001.709Snap share25.9%Def snaps117Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive 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 defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl1Solo1PD1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (California; Fresno City College), 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
Peyton ManningQB4yReggie WayneWR4yDwight FreeneyDE4yMarvin HarrisonWR4yRobert MathisOLB4yDallas ClarkTE4yRaheem BrockDE4yHunter SmithP4yGary BrackettMLB4yKelvin HaydenDB4yJosh ThomasDE4yMarlin JacksonDB4yDarrell ReidDE4yBob SandersS4yAdam VinatieriK3yAntoine BetheaFS3yTim JenningsCB3yDominic RhodesRB3yJoseph AddaiRB3yRob MorrisLB3yBen UtechtTE3yFreddy KeiahoLB3yBryan FletcherTE3yAaron MooreheadWR3y
2005 Draft Class· this player went #135
#125Brady PoppingaILB#126Todd HerremansG#127Alvin PearmanRB#128Chauncey DavisDE#129Dylan GandyC#130Darren SprolesRB#133James SandersDB#134Claude TerrellG#136Roydell WilliamsWR#137Ronald FieldsDT#138Boomer GrigsbyLB#139David McMillanLB#142Damien NashRB#145Dan OrlovskyQB#146Trent ColeOLB#148Jonathan WelshDE
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2013team change
Joined STL (from LV)
- 2013final season
Last recorded season with STL
- 2011team change
Joined LV (from NO)
- 2010team change
Joined NO (from GB)
- 2009team change
Joined GB (from IND)
- 2005draft
Drafted by IND — Round 4, Pick 135
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 208 lb
Frame
Injury History
No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).
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 6-season peers. See all →
63
peak 69
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2006
B2007
D2008
A2011
B2012
D2013
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
79%
Era Translator
INT 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 INT | INT/G | → 2025 INT | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 0.2 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0.3 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0.1 | 1-1 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0.3 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
62 career value over replacement — #1786 all-time of 4,642. 10.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #135 (Rd 4) · IND · 2005 · +29.5 vs expected KV-H
63actual
33.5 expected · Δ+29.5
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