Tyrann Mathieu ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Mathieu in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mathieu a career score of 85, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Tyrann Mathieu

3× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 1% all-time defensive backsIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 2020

Height5'9"

Weight190 lb

Career Value · VORP

258 career value over replacement — #211 all-time of 4,695. 21.5/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #69 (Rd 3) · ARI · 2013 · +42 vs expected KV-H

85actual

43 expected · Δ+42

💔+20.6 stolen VORP·0.96 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2013	21	ARI	13	—	67	64	3	6	3	1.0	10.0	2	9	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	779	87.5%	126	33.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	22	ARI	13	—	38	35	3	2	4	0.0	6.0	1	4	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	426	49.9%	24	6.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	23	ARI	14	—	83	74	9	11	3	1.0	15.0	5	17	1	—	1	0	—	0.0%	885	97.8%	113	27.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	24	ARI	10	—	34	32	2	3	1	1.0	5.0	1	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	560	81.7%	37	12.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	25	ARI	16	—	71	63	8	6	4	1.0	11.0	2	7	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,053	99.6%	208	43.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	26	HOU	16	—	88	69	19	5	4	3.0	12.0	2	8	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,045	97.5%	3	0.6%	79	52	0.7	98.6	8.1	5	1	1	27	8	0.1
2019	27	KC	16	—	71	59	12	3	2	2.0	7.0	4	12	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,080	96.8%	—	0.0%	80	45	0.6	57.8	8.1	3	1	0	43	14	0.2
2020	28	KC	15	—	61	47	14	3	2	0.0	5.0	6	9	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	979	97.7%	—	0.0%	67	42	0.6	60.2	9.3	3	2	1	31	8	0.1
2021	29	KC	16	—	73	57	16	2	2	1.0	5.0	3	6	0	3	1	0	—	0.0%	998	94.0%	—	0.0%	52	36	0.7	88.5	5.9	6	5	0	34	8	0.1
2022	30	NO	17	—	85	58	27	3	1	1.0	5.0	3	8	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,129	99.8%	—	0.0%	59	37	0.6	77.4	7.7	2	0	1	15	6	0.1
2023	31	NO	17	—	67	42	25	0	1	0.0	1.0	4	9	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	1,097	99.1%	—	0.0%	46	25	0.5	60.6	8.8	1	1	0	9	7	0.1
2024	32	NO	17	—	61	46	15	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	7	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,016	85.5%	—	0.0%	36	22	0.6	76.4	13.3	2	2	0	8	15	0.2
Career		—	180	—	799	646	153	45	27	11.0	83.0	36	100	7	8	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	419	259	—	—	—	22	12	3	167	66	—

Career arc · VAL by season

12 seasons · peak 9.0 in 2015

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

4.4 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2015 · +0.7 wins

Defence+0.7

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2013	21	ARI	13	11*	67	64	3	6	3	1.0	10.0	2	9	1	—	0	3.2
2014	22	ARI	12	0*	38	35	3	2	4	0.0	6.0	1	4	0	1	0	1.1
2015	23	ARI	14	14*	83	74	9	11	3	1.0	15.0	5	17	1	—	1	9
2016	24	ARI	10	8*	34	32	2	3	1	1.0	5.0	1	4	1	—	0	1.6
2017	25	ARI	16	16*	71	63	8	6	4	1.0	11.0	2	7	1	—	0	2.7
2018	26	HOU	16	16*	88	69	19	5	4	3.0	12.0	2	8	0	1	0	4.7
2019	27	KC	16	15*	71	59	12	3	2	2.0	7.0	4	12	0	—	0	7.3
2020	28	KC	15	15*	61	47	14	3	2	0.0	5.0	6	9	0	1	1	8.2
2021	29	KC	16	15*	73	57	16	2	2	1.0	5.0	3	6	0	3	1	5.1
2022	30	NO	17	17*	85	58	27	3	1	1.0	5.0	3	8	1	1	0	5.3
2023	31	NO	17	17*	67	42	25	0	1	0.0	1.0	4	9	0	—	1	5.7
2024	32	NO	17	15*	61	46	15	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	7	2	1	0	3.4
Career			179	159*	799	646	153	45	27	11.0	83.0	36	100	7	8	4	57.3

* 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	21	ARI	13	11*	—	0.0%	779	87.5%	126	33.4%
2014	22	ARI	13	0*	—	0.0%	426	49.9%	24	6.6%
2015	23	ARI	14	14*	—	0.0%	885	97.8%	113	27.0%
2016	24	ARI	10	8*	—	0.0%	560	81.7%	37	12.9%
2017	25	ARI	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,053	99.6%	208	43.3%
2018	26	HOU	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,045	97.5%	3	0.6%
2019	27	KC	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,080	96.8%	—	0.0%
2020	28	KC	15	15*	—	0.0%	979	97.7%	—	0.0%
2021	29	KC	16	15*	—	0.0%	998	94.0%	—	0.0%
2022	30	NO	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,129	99.8%	—	0.0%
2023	31	NO	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,097	99.1%	—	0.0%
2024	32	NO	17	15*	—	0.0%	1,016	85.5%	—	0.0%
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	26	HOU	16	16*	79	52	0.7	98.6	8.1	5	1	1	27	8	0.1
2019	27	KC	16	15*	80	45	0.6	57.8	8.1	3	1	0	43	14	0.2
2020	28	KC	15	15*	67	42	0.6	60.2	9.3	3	2	1	31	8	0.1
2021	29	KC	16	15*	52	36	0.7	88.5	5.9	6	5	0	34	8	0.1
2022	30	NO	17	17*	59	37	0.6	77.4	7.7	2	0	1	15	6	0.1
2023	31	NO	17	17*	46	25	0.5	60.6	8.8	1	1	0	9	7	0.1
2024	32	NO	17	15*	36	22	0.6	76.4	13.3	2	2	0	8	15	0.2
Career			114	110*	419	259	—	—	—	22	12	3	167	66	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 85 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 85 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 77.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 85· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 70

On-field 51.5

Availability 18.5

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Tyrann Mathieu

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · DB