Matt Suhey is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Suhey in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Suhey's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1980 | 22 | CHI | 16 | — | 22 | 45 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 60 | 0 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 23 | CHI | 15 | — | 150 | 521 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 168 | 0 | — | 5.1 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 24 | CHI | 9 | — | 70 | 206 | 3 | 2.9 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 333 | 0 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 25 | CHI | 16 | — | 149 | 681 | 4 | 4.6 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 429 | 1 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 26 | CHI | 16 | — | 124 | 424 | 4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 312 | 2 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 27 | CHI | 16 | — | 115 | 471 | 1 | 4.1 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 295 | 1 | — | 8.9 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 28 | CHI | 16 | — | 84 | 270 | 2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 235 | 0 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 29 | CHI | 12 | — | 7 | 24 | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 54 | 0 | — | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 30 | CHI | 16 | — | 87 | 253 | 2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 154 | 0 | — | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 31 | CHI | 16 | — | 20 | 51 | 1 | 2.5 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 73 | 1 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 148 | — | 828 | 2,946 | 20 | 3.6 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 260 | 2,113 | 5 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
87 career value over replacement — #1366 all-time of 4,695. 8.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #46 (Rd 2) · CHI · 1980 · +11.6 vs expected KV-H
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