Ryan Mathews packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any running back in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 74 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

RBPHI#24RES

Ryan Mathews

1× Pro BowlTop 10% all-time RBsElite Playmaker

Height6'0"

Weight220 lb

BornOct 10, 1987

Age38

CollegeFresno State See College Stats

Rookie yr2010

Draft2010 · Rd 1, Pick 12 · LAC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Above-average snap-level impact reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 113 · #954 · High-Value

Worth 113 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 22% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.8

Avg surplus

peak +30

6 seasons × ~18.8 surplus ≈ VORP 113

Combined Season Grid

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

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2010	—	LAC	12	—	157	675	7	4.3	4.5	25	15.9	2	26	22	145	0	84.6%	6.6	5.6	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	LAC	14	—	222	1,091	6	4.9	2.7	52	23.4	2	59	50	455	0	84.7%	9.1	7.7	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	KC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	LAC	12	—	184	707	1	3.8	0.5	34	18.5	2	57	39	252	0	68.4%	6.5	4.4	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	LAC	16	—	285	1,255	6	4.4	2.1	54	18.9	1	33	26	189	1	78.8%	7.3	5.7	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	SD	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	471	42.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	—	LAC	6	—	74	330	3	4.5	4.1	17	23.0	0	10	9	69	0	90.0%	7.7	6.9	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	SD	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	165	41.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	—	PHI	13	—	106	539	6	5.1	5.7	32	30.2	3	28	20	146	1	71.4%	7.3	5.2	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	245	25.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	—	PHI	13	—	155	661	8	4.3	5.2	38	24.5	2	14	13	115	1	92.9%	8.8	8.2	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	287	31.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	112	—	1,183	5,258	37	4.4	3.1	252	21.3	12	227	179	1,371	3	78.9%	7.7	6.0	—	59	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,168	35.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%

Career EPA-43.4·-50 rushing · 7 receiving·-6.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2010	23	LAC	12	—	157	675	7	4.3	4.5	25	15.9	2	10.8
2011	24	LAC	14	—	222	1,091	6	4.9	2.7	52	23.4	2	15.7
2012	25	LAC	12	—	184	707	1	3.8	0.5	34	18.5	2	9.4
2013	26	LAC	16	0*	285	1,255	6	4.4	2.1	54	18.9	1	14.7
2014	27	LAC	6	0*	74	330	3	4.5	4.1	17	23.0	0	5.2
2015	28	PHI	13	0*	106	539	6	5.1	5.7	32	30.2	3	11.6
2016	29	PHI	13	0*	155	661	8	4.3	5.2	38	24.5	2	11.5
Career			86		1,183	5,258	37	4.4	—	252	—	12	78.9

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

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2010	23	LAC	12	—	26	22	145	0	84.6%	6.6	5.6	—	7
2011	24	LAC	14	—	59	50	455	0	84.7%	9.1	7.7	—	18
2012	25	LAC	12	—	57	39	252	0	68.4%	6.5	4.4	—	9
2013	26	LAC	16	0*	33	26	189	1	78.8%	7.3	5.7	—	9
2014	27	LAC	6	0*	10	9	69	0	90.0%	7.7	6.9	—	4
2015	28	PHI	13	0*	28	20	146	1	71.4%	7.3	5.2	—	5
2016	29	PHI	13	0*	14	13	115	1	92.9%	8.8	8.2	—	7
Career			86		227	179	1,371	3	78.9%	7.7	6.0	—	59

* 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	26	SD	16	0*	471	42.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	27	SD	6	0*	165	41.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	28	PHI	13	0*	245	25.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	29	PHI	13	0*	287	31.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			48		1,168	—	—	—	—	—

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

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2010	23	—	—	—	—	-10.1	-4.5	-55
2011	24	—	—	—	—	-4.8	8.7	14
2012	25	—	—	—	—	-16.9	-4.2	-94
2013	26	—	—	0*	—	-3.9	7.4	0
2014	27	—	—	0*	—	2.9	2.4	7
2015	28	—	—	0*	—	-6.5	-7.3	23
2016	29	—	—	0*	—	-11.0	4.3	10
Career					—	—	—	-95

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 51.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

2010bestavg 65elite 702016

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 29% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

29% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader29

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

-6.2 EPA/season over 7 seasons48

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

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Yards / snap:2.829 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap2.829Touch rate0.604EPA/snap-0.01Snap share35.1%Off snaps1,168Elite · ConsistentCV 0.10

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running 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 RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2010

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

RB · 2010 class

4.37s

40-Yard

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 96thClass Pos 83thClass All 96th

36"

Vertical

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 73thClass Pos 57thClass All 69th

121"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 70thClass Pos 80thClass All 84th

19 reps

Bench

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 38thClass Pos 53thClass All 38th

7.00s

3-Cone

Above avg · 62th pct

Pos 62thAll 69thClass Pos 38thClass All 57th

4.33s

Shuttle

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 51thClass Pos 42thClass All 61th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

6,629

5,258 rush · 1,371 recv

Total TDs

37 rush · 3 recv

Total Touches

1,362

1,183 carries · 179 rec

Yds / Touch

4.9

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Rushing

Att18Yds78Y/A4.31D31D%16.7

Receiving

Tgt2Rec2Yds12Ctch%100.0%Y/R6.0Y/Tgt6.0

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA1.8Rec EPA0.6Rec AirYd2

College Stats

Fresno StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Fresno State), 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.

2010 Draft Class· this player went #12

#3Gerald McCoyDT #4Trent WilliamsOT #5Eric BerryDB #6Russell OkungOT #7Joe HadenCB #8Rolando McClainMLB #9C.J. SpillerRB #10Tyson AlualuDE #13Brandon GrahamDE #14Earl ThomasFS #15Jason Pierre-PaulDE #16Derrick MorganOLB #17Mike IupatiG #18Maurkice PounceyC #19Sean WeatherspoonLB #20Kareem JacksonS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ryan inherited the Los Angeles Chargers RB room from Mike Tolbert (2008–2011), and handed it to Danny Woodhead (2013–2016).

James Brooks 1981–1983Earnest Jackson 1983–1984Buford McGee 1984–1986Lionel James 1984–1988Tim Spencer 1985–1989Rod Bernstine

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 PHI
2015team change
Joined PHI (from LAC)
2010draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 1, Pick 12

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 220 lb

Frame

218 lb at 4.37s

Size-speed

36" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

15 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	PHI	2	W12Out· KneeW13Out· KneeW14Questionable· Knee
2015	PHI	3	W6Questionable· GroinW9Questionable· GroinW11Out· Concussion / GroinW12Out· Concussion / GroinW13Out· Concussion / Groin
2014	SD	9	W3Out· KneeW4Out· KneeW5Out· KneeW6Out· KneeW7Out· KneeW8Out· KneeW9Out· KneeW15Questionable· AnkleW16Out· AnkleW17Out· Ankle
2013	SD	0	W19Questionable· Ankle
2012	SD	1	W1Out· ShoulderW2Questionable· ShoulderW3Questionable· ShoulderW11Questionable· Neck
2011	SD	0	W9Questionable· GroinW17Questionable· Calf
2010	SD	0	W3Doubtful· AnkleW11Doubtful· AnkleW12Doubtful· Ankle

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 74

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

B2010

B+2011

B2012

A2013

C2014

B2015

B2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

77%

Era Translator

Rush Yds 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 Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
2010	675	56.3	939+264	55.2
2011	1,091	77.9	1,323+232	77.8
2012	707	58.9	1,043+336	61.4
2013	1,255	78.4	1,411+156	83
2014	330	55	1,013+683	59.6
2015	539	41.5	745+206	43.8
2016	661	50.8	913+252	53.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

113 career value over replacement — #954 all-time of 4,642. 16.1/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Comet60% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #12 (Rd 1) · LAC · 2010 · +9.7 vs expected KV-H

70actual

60.3 expected · Δ+9.7

💔+25.9 stolen VORP·1.61 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2010

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2010 Draft Class· this player went #12

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator