Shane Matthews
Top 50% all-time QBsSolid Contributor
Height6'3"
Weight199 lb
BornJun 1, 1970
Age56
Rookie yr1993
A quarterback with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 17 · #3274 · Role PlayerWorth 17 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 72% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+8.5
Avg surplus
peak +16
2 seasons × ~8.5 surplus ≈ VORP 17
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 | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | 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 | |||||
| 1996 | — | CHI | 2 | — | 13 | 17 | 76.5% | 158 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 10.5 | — | 124.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | CHI | 8 | — | 164 | 271 | 60.5% | 1,621 | 10 | 6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 80.5 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | CHI | 6 | — | 101 | 176 | 57.4% | 949 | 3 | 6 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 63.8 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | CHI | 4 | — | 84 | 129 | 65.1% | 694 | 5 | 6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 72.3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | WAS | 7 | — | 124 | 237 | 52.3% | 1,251 | 11 | 6 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 72.6 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -13 | 0 | 100.0% | -13.0 | -13.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | BUF | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 44 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 21.3 | — | 149.3 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 29 | — | 488 | 833 | 58.6% | 4,717 | 31 | 24 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 74.9 | 34 | 43 | 101 | 1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 8 | 18.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -13 | 0 | 100.0% | -13.0 | -13.0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-75.0·-67 passing · -6 rushing · -1 receiving·-15.0/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26 | CHI | 2 | — | 13 | 17 | 76.5% | 158 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 10.5 | — | 124.1 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 29 | CHI | 8 | — | 164 | 271 | 60.5% | 1,621 | 10 | 6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 80.5 | 13 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 30 | CHI | 6 | — | 101 | 176 | 57.4% | 949 | 3 | 6 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 63.8 | 5 | 2.9 |
| 2001 | 31 | CHI | 4 | — | 84 | 129 | 65.1% | 694 | 5 | 6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 72.3 | 6 | 2.1 |
| 2002 | 32 | WAS | 7 | — | 124 | 237 | 52.3% | 1,251 | 11 | 6 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 72.6 | 9 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 34 | BUF | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 44 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 21.3 | — | 149.3 | 0 | — |
| Career | 29 | 488 | 833 | 58.6% | 4,717 | 31 | 24 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 5.7 | — | — | 74.9 | 34 | 16.1 |
Rushing
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 35 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 35 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
37
Sustained
career value
×.6
39
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 37.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 35· confidence 78%
What builds the career mark of 37
On-field 29.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1999bestavg 342002
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position9
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Passing Yards leader5
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-15 EPA/season over 5 seasons45
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: 82%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gamePassing
Cmp8Att17Cmp%47.1%Yds66Int2Int%11.8Y/A3.9AdjY/A-1.4Rate17.9Sk1
Rushing
Att1Yds-1Y/A-1.0
Advanced (EPA)
Pass EPA-9.7
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida; William Rainey Harper 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.
Top Teammates
Walt HarrisCB4yBryan RobinsonNT3yBobby EngramWR3yJim FlaniganDT3yMarty BookerWR3yTony ParrishS3yRosevelt ColvinLB3yGlyn MilburnWR3yWarrick HoldmanLB3yBarry MinterLB3yMarcus RobinsonWR3yJerry AzumahCB3ySean HarrisLB3yJames AllenRB3yD'Wayne BatesWR3yJim MillerQB3yClyde SimmonsDE2yPhillip DanielsDE2yBrian UrlacherMLB2yJeff JaegerK2yCurtis ConwayWR2yTodd SauerbrunP2yR.W. McQuartersCB2yMike WellsDT2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004team change
Joined BUF (from WAS)
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with BUF
- 2002team change
Joined WAS (from CHI)
- 1996signing
Entered the NFL with CHI
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 199 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
35
peak 39
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1999
F2000
F2001
D2002
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
30%
Era Translator
Pass 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 Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | → 2025 Pass Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,621 | 202.6 | 3,848+2,227 | 226.4 |
| 2000 | 949 | 158.2 | 3,197+2,248 | 188.1 |
| 2001 | 694 | 173.5 | 3,290+2,596 | 193.5 |
| 2002 | 1,251 | 178.7 | 3,357+2,106 | 197.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
17 career value over replacement — #3274 all-time of 4,642. 4.3/season above a replacement-level QB.
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