Rashean Mathis ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Mathis in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mathis a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

CBDET#31RES

Rashean Mathis

1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 8% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2006 Team Carrier · #589

Height6'1"

Weight195 lb

BornAug 27, 1980

Age45

CollegeBethune-Cookman College See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 2, Pick 39 · JAX

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

87thInterceptions·32

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 175 · #494 · High-Value

Worth 175 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 12% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 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

+17.5

Avg surplus

peak +47

10 seasons × ~17.5 surplus ≈ VORP 175

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2003	—	JAX	16	—	68	58	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	10	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	JAX	16	—	59	49	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	21	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	JAX	16	—	59	50	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	15	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	JAX	16	—	59	52	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	8	21	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	JAX	14	—	56	51	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	6	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	JAX	12	—	37	36	1	2	1	1.0	4.0	4	9	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	JAX	10	—	30	26	4	0	1	0.0	1.0	3	7	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	JAX	16	—	51	40	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	6	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	JAX	9	—	34	32	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	4	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	JAX	9	—	20	20	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DET	15	—	46	43	3	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	15	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	771	80.2%	12	6.2%
2014	—	DET	15	—	50	41	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	1	—	1	0	—	0.0%	1,023	97.9%	60	13.9%
2015	—	DET	6	—	29	26	3	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	435	91.9%	38	19.3%
Career		—	170	—	598	524	74	9	2	1.0	12.0	32	132	8	4	4	0	—	0.0%	2,229	90.0%	110	13.1%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2003	23	JAX	16	—	68	58	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	10	0	1	0	8.1
2004	24	JAX	16	—	59	49	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	21	1	—	0	13
2005	25	JAX	16	—	59	50	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	15	0	—	1	12.2
2006	26	JAX	16	—	59	52	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	8	21	0	—	0	14.7
2007	27	JAX	14	—	56	51	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	6	1	—	0	6.4
2008	28	JAX	12	—	37	36	1	2	1	1.0	4.0	4	9	1	1	2	10.2
2009	29	JAX	10	—	30	26	4	0	1	0.0	1.0	3	7	2	1	0	7.7
2010	30	JAX	16	—	51	40	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	6	1	—	0	7.1
2011	31	JAX	9	—	34	32	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	4	0	1	0	4
2012	32	JAX	9	—	20	20	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	0	—	0	3.4
2013	33	DET	15	12*	46	43	3	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	15	0	—	0	7.5
2014	34	DET	15	15*	50	41	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	1	—	1	8.7
2015	35	DET	6	6*	29	26	3	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	4	1	—	0	4.5
Career			170	33*	598	524	74	9	2	—	—	32	132	8	4	4	107.5

* 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%
2013	33	DET	15	12*	—	0.0%	771	80.2%	12	6.2%
2014	34	DET	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,023	97.9%	60	13.9%
2015	35	DET	7	6*	—	0.0%	435	91.9%	38	19.3%
Career			38	34*	—	—	2,229	—	110	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 73 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 44.8

Availability 17.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 61elite 702015

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #589 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2008 JAX·5 team wins#25

Interceptions · 4 · score 2

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Interceptions leader15

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.66See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.66Snap share90%Def snaps2,229ReliableCV 0.28

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2003

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

DB · 2003 class

4.45s

40-Yard

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 86thClass Pos 71thClass All 88th

38.5"

Vertical

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 89thClass Pos 84thClass All 91th

123"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 78thClass Pos 63thClass All 83th

22 reps

Bench

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 56thClass Pos 89thClass All 47th

7.09s

3-Cone

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 57thClass Pos 29thClass All 69th

4.17s

Shuttle

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 78thClass Pos 37thClass All 76th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl13Solo13Int2PD3FF1TD1

College Stats

Bethune-Cookman CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Bethune-Cookman 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #39

#29Nick BarnettLB #30Sammy DavisDB #31Nnamdi AsomughaCB #32Tyler BraytonDT #33Eric SteinbachG #34Boss BaileyOLB #35Charles TillmanCB #36Eugene WilsonFS #40E.J. HendersonMLB #41Bennie JoppruTE #42Ken HamlinDB #43Pisa TinoisamoaOLB #44Taylor JacobsWR #45Bethel JohnsonWR #46Drayton FlorenceCB #47Kawika MitchellOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Rashean inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars DB room from Marlon McCree (2001–2002), and handed it to Deon Grant (2004–2006).

Travis Davis 1995–1998Chris Hudson 1996–1998Aaron Beasley 1996–2001Donovin Darius 1998–2006Fernando Bryant 1999–2003Jason Craft

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2015final season
Last recorded season with DET
2013team change
Joined DET (from JAX)
2003draft
Drafted by JAX — Round 2, Pick 39

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 195 lb

Frame

202 lb at 4.45s

Size-speed

38.5" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

Injury History

8 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	DET	1	W10Out· Concussion
2013	DET	0	W16Questionable· Illness
2012	JAX	2	W8Questionable· GroinW9Out· GroinW10Questionable· GroinW11Out· GroinW12Questionable· Groin
2009	JAX	5	W8Out· FingerW11Out· GroinW12Out· GroinW13Out· GroinW14Doubtful· GroinW15Questionable· GroinW16Questionable· GroinW17Out· Groin

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 13-season peers. See all →

peak 84

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

C+2003

B+2004

B+2005

A+2006

C+2007

B+2008

B+2009

C+2010

C+2011

D2012

C2013

C+2014

C2015

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
2003	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2004	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
2005	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
2006	8	0.5	6-2	0.4
2007	1	0.1	0-1	0
2008	4	0.3	4	0.3
2009	3	0.3	4+1	0.2
2010	1	0.1	0-1	0
2011	1	0.1	1	0.1
2012	0	0	0	0
2013	0	0	0	0
2014	1	0.1	1	0
2015	1	0.2	2+1	0.1

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

175 career value over replacement — #494 all-time of 4,642. 13.5/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #39 (Rd 2) · JAX · 2003 · +23.2 vs expected KV-H

73actual

49.8 expected · Δ+23.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #39

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator