Matt Kofler
Solid Contributor
A quarterback with a developmental β a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 12 Β· #3521 Β· Role PlayerWorth 12 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback β top 77% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+6
Avg surplus
peak +7
2 seasons Γ ~6 surplus β VORP 12
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1982 | β | BUF | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | BUF | 16 | β | 35 | 61 | 57.4% | 440 | 4 | 3 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 81.3 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | BUF | 16 | β | 33 | 93 | 35.5% | 432 | 2 | 5 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 35.8 | 15 | 10 | 80 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | β | IND | 5 | β | 23 | 48 | 47.9% | 284 | 1 | 3 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 47.6 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 8.3 | 25.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 41 | β | 91 | 202 | 45.0% | 1,156 | 7 | 11 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 52.3 | 33 | 20 | 159 | 1 | 8.0 | 5.0 | β | β | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Passing
Rushing
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 32 Β· Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 32 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
39
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
34
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 37 Γ longevity 0.86 = KV-H 32Β· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 39
On-field 21.3
Availability 17.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1983bestavg 341985
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Passing Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Passing Yards leader1
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (San Diego State; San Diego Mesa 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Mark BrammerTE3yBuster BarnettTE3yBooker MooreRB3yMike MosleyWR3yJoe CribbsRB2yRobb RiddickRB2yByron FranklinWR2yGreg CaterP2yVan WilliamsRB2yJulius DawkinsWR2yPerry TuttleWR2yRohn StarkP1yJohn KiddP1yPat BeachTE1yRay ButlerWR1yMike PagelQB1yDave AhrensOLB1yMark BoyerTE1yCurtis DickeyRB1yRandy McMillanRB1yGreg BellRB1yTim SherwinTE1yGeorge WonsleyRB1yWayne CapersWR1y
1982 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #48
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterMatt opened the Buffalo Bills QB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Frank Reich (1985β1994).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1985team change
Joined IND (from BUF)
- 1985final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 1982draft
Drafted by BUF β Round 2, Pick 48
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 192 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 3-season peers. See all β
32
peak 34
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1983
C1984
F1985
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
77%
19821985
Era Translator
Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | β 2025 Pass Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 440 | 27.5 | 2,824+2,384 | 166.1 |
| 1984 | 432 | 27 | 2,708+2,276 | 159.3 |
| 1985 | 284 | 56.8 | 2,874+2,590 | 169.1 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
12 career value over replacement β #3521 all-time of 4,642. 4/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeBust β
Pick #48 (Rd 2) Β· BUF Β· 1982 Β· -17.2 vs expected KV-H
32actual
49.2 expected Β· Ξβ17.2
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