Robert Mathis ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Mathis in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mathis a career score of 97, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Robert Mathis

5× Pro Bowl1× All-Pro👑 Dynasty DNA · 11 seasons · 1 titles Top 1% all-time pass rushersIron Legend👑 #1 Edge Rusher · 2013 📈 Late Developer · 2013 Team Carrier · #285

Height6'2"

Weight245 lb

BornFeb 26, 1981

Age45

CollegeAlabama A&M See College Stats

ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 5, Pick 138 · IND

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

22ndSacks·122

Postseason all-time ranks

25thPlayoff Sacks·6.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2013·Sacks19.5 16thsingle season·Sacks2013

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 483 · #24 · All-Time

Worth 483 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 1% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +37.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+37.2

Avg surplus

peak +52

13 seasons × ~37.2 surplus ≈ VORP 483

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	—	IND	8	—	6	5	1	0	0	3.5	3.5	0	2	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	IND	12	—	19	18	1	0	0	11.0	11.0	0	0	6	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	IND	12	—	32	26	6	0	0	11.0	11.0	0	2	7	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	IND	16	—	48	34	14	0	12	9.0	21.0	0	4	4	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	IND	12	—	28	22	6	0	7	7.0	14.0	0	0	4	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	IND	13	—	37	25	12	12	10	11.0	33.0	0	3	5	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	IND	13	—	29	18	11	5	18	9.5	32.5	0	2	5	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	IND	16	—	46	30	16	10	19	11.0	40.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	IND	16	—	42	28	14	9	18	9.5	36.5	0	1	3	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	IND	12	—	33	22	11	9	13	8.0	30.0	1	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	IND	16	—	59	44	15	15	21	19.5	55.5	0	1	8	—	0	1	—	0.0%	840	79.4%	1	5.0%
2015	—	IND	15	—	19	14	5	7	14	7.0	28.0	0	0	1	1	1	0	—	0.0%	545	51.0%	1	4.0%
2016	—	IND	10	—	20	15	5	5	5	5.0	15.0	0	0	3	2	1	0	—	0.0%	535	56.2%	1	3.0%
Career		—	171	—	418	301	117	72	137	122.0	331.0	1	18	50	16	3	1	—	0.0%	1,920	62.2%	3	4.0%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
2003	22	IND	8	—	6	5	1	0	0	3.5	3.5	0	2	2	—	0	0	5
2004	23	IND	12	—	19	18	1	0	0	11.0	11.0	0	0	6	3	0	0	8.1
2005	24	IND	12	—	32	26	6	0	0	11.0	11.0	0	2	7	—	0	0	8.8
2006	25	IND	16	—	48	34	14	0	12	9.0	21.0	0	4	4	2	0	0	11.5
2007	26	IND	12	—	28	22	6	0	7	7.0	14.0	0	0	4	1	0	0	8.2
2008	27	IND	13	—	37	25	12	12	10	11.0	33.0	0	3	5	3	1	0	12.6
2009	28	IND	13	—	29	18	11	5	18	9.5	32.5	0	2	5	—	0	0	10.7
2010	29	IND	16	—	46	30	16	10	19	11.0	40.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	11.8
2011	30	IND	16	—	42	28	14	9	18	9.5	36.5	0	1	3	3	0	0	12.5
2012	31	IND	12	—	33	22	11	9	13	8.0	30.0	1	2	1	—	0	0	10.3
2013	32	IND	16	13*	59	44	15	15	21	19.5	55.5	0	1	8	—	0	1	16.6
2015	34	IND	15	8*	19	14	5	7	14	7.0	28.0	0	0	1	1	1	0	9.8
2016	35	IND	10	8*	20	15	5	5	5	5.0	15.0	0	0	3	2	1	0	7.4
Career			171	29*	418	301	117	72	137	—	—	1	18	50	16	3	1	133.3

* 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	32	IND	16	13*	—	0.0%	840	79.4%	1	5.0%
2015	34	IND	15	8*	—	0.0%	545	51.0%	1	4.0%
2016	35	IND	14	8*	—	0.0%	535	56.2%	1	3.0%
Career			45	29*	—	—	1,920	—	3	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 97 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 97 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 89.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 97· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 85

On-field 68

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 84elite 702016

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #285 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

2011 IND·2 team wins#19

Sacks · 10 · score 35

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 62% of the all-time Sacks leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

62% of the all-time Sacks leader62

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:5.807See leaderboard →

Disruption/1005.807Snap share62.2%Def snaps1,920ReliableCV 0.32

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+).

Postseason Career

16 playoff games

Defense

Tkl37Solo24Ast13TFL3QBHits11Sk6.5Dis20.5PD2FF4FR1

College Stats

Alabama A&MCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama A&M), 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 #138

#127Sam AikenWR #129Shurron PiersonDE #131Jamaal GreenDE #132LaBrandon ToefieldRB #134Ovie MughelliFB #135Solomon BatesLB #136Khalid AbdullahLB #137Terrence HoltDB #139Bobby WadeWR #140Derek PagelDB #141Kenny KingDT #142Ryan PontbriandLS #143Justin GageWR #145Kindal MooreheadDT #146Aubrayo FranklinNT #147James LeeDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Robert inherited the Indianapolis Colts LB room from Gary Brackett (2003–2011), and handed it to Clint Session (2007–2010).

Quentin Coryatt 1992–1997Elijah Alexander 1996–1998Bertrand Berry 1997–1999Cornelius Bennett 1999–2000Mike Peterson 1999–2002Marcus Washington

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with IND
2003draft
Drafted by IND — Round 5, Pick 138

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 245 lb

Frame

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	IND	2	W2Questionable· FootW5Questionable· FootW13Out· BicepW14Out· Bicep
2015	IND	0	W1Questionable· AchillesW2Questionable· Achilles
2012	IND	2	W6Out· KneeW7Out· KneeW8Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· Back
2011	IND	0	W2Questionable· NeckW3Questionable· ChestW15Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· Knee
2010	IND	0	W2Questionable· AnkleW9Questionable· Knee
2009	IND	0	W14Questionable· QuadricepW15Questionable· QuadricepW16Questionable· QuadricepW17Questionable· Quadricep

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 97

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

B2003

A+2004

A+2005

A2006

B+2007

A+2008

A+2009

A+2010

A2011

A2012

A+2013

B+2015

B+2016

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
2003	3.5	0.4	7+3.5	0.4
2004	11	0.9	15+4	0.9
2005	11	0.9	15+4	0.9
2006	9	0.6	10+1	0.6
2007	7	0.6	10+3	0.6
2008	11	0.8	14+3	0.9
2009	9.5	0.7	13+3.5	0.8
2010	11	0.7	12+1	0.7
2011	9.5	0.6	10+0.5	0.6
2012	8	0.7	11+3	0.7
2013	19.5	1.2	21+1.5	1.2
2015	7	0.5	8+1	0.5
2016	5	0.5	8+3	0.5

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

Career Value · VORP

483 career value over replacement — #24 all-time of 4,642. 37.2/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×4 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #138 (Rd 5) · IND · 2003 · +63.5 vs expected KV-H

97actual

33.5 expected · Δ+63.5

💔+77.4 stolen VORP·2.08 szns lost

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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

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #138

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography