Matt Milano is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Milano in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Milano's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Matt Milano

1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 38% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2020

Height6'0"

Weight223 lb

BornJul 28, 1994

Age31

CollegeBoston College See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2017

Draft2017 · Rd 5, Pick 163 · BUF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

52ndPlayoff Sacks·5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

High-End StarterExplore archetypes →

A quality edge rusher with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 56 · #1912 · Above Average

Worth 56 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 42% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.3

Avg surplus

peak +15

6 seasons × ~9.3 surplus ≈ VORP 56

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2017	—	BUF	11	—	37	23	14	3	2	0.0	5.0	1	2	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	450	49.2%	226	51.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	BUF	13	—	69	43	26	12	3	1.0	16.0	3	7	0	3	0	0	—	0.0%	741	90.5%	142	39.5%	46	26	0.6	69.5	5.1	6	3	2	39	20	0.2
2019	—	BUF	15	—	91	55	36	7	7	1.5	15.5	0	9	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	894	92.6%	112	30.4%	52	35	0.7	94.5	2.3	9	3	4	62	16	0.1
2020	—	BUF	10	—	40	30	10	4	9	3.5	16.5	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	335	52.2%	15	7.0%	35	22	0.6	70.9	3.9	10	1	5	37	8	0.2
2021	—	BUF	16	—	74	45	29	15	6	3.0	24.0	0	5	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	916	91.6%	15	8.6%	58	32	0.6	71.9	4.3	10	4	3	58	11	0.1
2022	—	BUF	15	—	85	58	27	12	7	1.5	20.5	3	11	0	2	1	0	—	0.0%	947	95.7%	24	9.7%	68	45	0.7	62.6	3.7	10	3	5	36	13	0.1
2023	—	BUF	5	—	27	15	12	1	1	0.0	2.0	2	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	211	77.0%	1	4.0%	13	8	0.6	38.8	4.1	1	0	1	8	5	0.1
2024	—	BUF	4	—	14	5	9	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	183	68.8%	—	0.0%	8	5	0.6	85.4	0.5	2	0	2	4	8	0.3
2025	—	BUF	12	—	65	34	31	7	6	3.5	16.5	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	492	73.1%	6	5.3%	38	25	0.7	77.4	1.4	8	2	2	20	4	0.1
Career		—	101	—	502	308	194	62	43	14.0	119.0	10	39	3	11	2	0	—	0.0%	5,169	76.7%	541	19.5%	318	198	—	—	—	56	16	24	264	85	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2017	23	BUF	11	0*	37	23	14	3	2	0.0	5.0	1	2	0	1	1	5.9
2018	24	BUF	13	12*	69	43	26	12	3	1.0	16.0	3	7	0	3	0	10.4
2019	25	BUF	15	14*	91	55	36	7	7	1.5	15.5	0	9	1	1	0	9.3
2020	26	BUF	10	5*	40	30	10	4	9	3.5	16.5	1	3	0	—	0	7.7
2021	27	BUF	16	15*	74	45	29	15	6	3.0	24.0	0	5	0	2	0	9.9
2022	28	BUF	15	14*	85	58	27	12	7	1.5	20.5	3	11	0	2	1	12.5
2023	29	BUF	5	4*	27	15	12	1	1	0.0	2.0	2	2	1	—	0	3.5
2024	30	BUF	4	3*	14	5	9	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	2	0	1.5
2025	31	BUF	12	9*	65	34	31	7	6	3.5	16.5	0	0	1	—	0	7.7
Career			101	76*	502	308	194	62	43	—	—	10	39	3	11	2	68.4

* 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	23	BUF	16	0*	—	0.0%	450	49.2%	226	51.7%
2018	24	BUF	13	12*	—	0.0%	741	90.5%	142	39.5%
2019	25	BUF	15	14*	—	0.0%	894	92.6%	112	30.4%
2020	26	BUF	10	5*	—	0.0%	335	52.2%	15	7.0%
2021	27	BUF	16	15*	—	0.0%	916	91.6%	15	8.6%
2022	28	BUF	15	14*	—	0.0%	947	95.7%	24	9.7%
2023	29	BUF	5	4*	—	0.0%	211	77.0%	1	4.0%
2024	30	BUF	4	3*	—	0.0%	183	68.8%	—	0.0%
2025	31	BUF	12	9*	—	0.0%	492	73.1%	6	5.3%
Career			106	76*	—	—	5,169	—	541	—

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	24	BUF	13	12*	46	26	0.6	69.5	5.1	6	3	2	39	20	0.2
2019	25	BUF	15	14*	52	35	0.7	94.5	2.3	9	3	4	62	16	0.1
2020	26	BUF	10	5*	35	22	0.6	70.9	3.9	10	1	5	37	8	0.2
2021	27	BUF	16	15*	58	32	0.6	71.9	4.3	10	4	3	58	11	0.1
2022	28	BUF	15	14*	68	45	0.7	62.6	3.7	10	3	5	36	13	0.1
2023	29	BUF	5	4*	13	8	0.6	38.8	4.1	1	0	1	8	5	0.1
2024	30	BUF	4	3*	8	5	0.6	85.4	0.5	2	0	2	4	8	0.3
2025	31	BUF	12	9*	38	25	0.7	77.4	1.4	8	2	2	20	4	0.1
Career			90	76*	318	198	—	—	—	56	16	24	264	85	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 36

Availability 15

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2017bestavg 472025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Sacks leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.308See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.308Snap share76.7%Def snaps5,169ReliableCV 0.37

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2017

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2017 class

4.67s

40-Yard

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 48thClass Pos 68thClass All 44th

35"

Vertical

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 64thClass Pos 74thClass All 75th

126"

Broad Jump

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 88thClass Pos 76thClass All 84th

24 reps

Bench

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 69thClass Pos 52thClass All 81th

Postseason Career

13 playoff games

Defense

Tkl87Solo56Ast31TFL7QBHits12Sk5.0Dis24.0PD6

College Stats

Boston CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boston 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.

2017 Draft Class· this player went #163

#155Jayon BrownILB #156Brian HillRB #157Will HoldenG #158Nate HairstonCB #159Jermaine EluemunorG #160Roderick JohnsonOT #161Anthony WalkerMLB #162Jeremy McNicholsRB #164Isaac AsiataG #165Jamal AgnewWR #166Shelton GibsonWR #167Avery MossDE #168Marquel LeeMLB #169Treston DecoudDB #170Rodney AdamsWR #171Nathan PetermanQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Matt inherited the Buffalo Bills LB room from Lorenzo Alexander (2016–2019), and handed it to Tremaine Edmunds (2018–2022).

Cornelius Bennett 1987–1995Marvcus Patton 1990–1994Mark Maddox 1992–1997Marlo Perry 1994–1999Sam Rogers 1994–2000Bryce Paup

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with BUF
2017draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 5, Pick 163

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 223 lb

Frame

223 lb at 4.67s

Size-speed

35" vert / 126" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	BUF	1	W11Out· BicepsW13Questionable· BicepsW16Questionable· Biceps / Groin
2022	BUF	0	W9Questionable· ObliqueW14Questionable· Knee
2021	BUF	0	W5Questionable· Hamstring
2020	BUF	3	W2Out· HamstringW3Questionable· HamstringW5Out· PectoralW6Questionable· PectoralW7Questionable· PectoralW8Questionable· PectoralW9Out· Pectoral
2019	BUF	0	W7Questionable· HamstringW8Questionable· Hamstring
2017	BUF	0	W18Questionable· Hamstring

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 58

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C2017

C+2018

C+2019

B2020

C+2021

C+2022

F2023

F2024

B2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

71%

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2017	0	0	0	0
2018	1	0.1	1	0.1
2019	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2020	3.5	0.4	6+2.5	0.4
2021	3	0.2	3	0.2
2022	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2023	0	0	0	0
2024	0	0	0	0
2025	3.5	0.3	5+1.5	0.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

56 career value over replacement — #1912 all-time of 4,642. 6.2/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #163 (Rd 5) · BUF · 2017 · +24.9 vs expected KV-H

55actual

30.1 expected · Δ+24.9

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Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2017

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2017 Draft Class· this player went #163

Franchise Succession

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Injury History

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