Matt Stewart is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Stewart in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Stewart's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Matt Stewart
Top 37% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
Height6'3"
Weight239 lb
BornAug 31, 1979
Age47
CollegeVanderbiltSee College Stats
Rookie yr2001
Draft2001 · Rd 4, Pick 102 · ATL
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | 22 | ATL | 6 | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 23 | ATL | 14 | — | 38 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | ATL | 16 | — | 66 | 50 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | ATL | 15 | — | 58 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | CLE | 13 | — | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | CLE | 7 | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 71 | — | 209 | 161 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
21 career value over replacement — #3110 all-time of 4,695. 3.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #102 (Rd 4) · ATL · 2001 · +14.3 vs expected KV-H
50actual
35.7 expected · Δ+14.3
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