Linebacker, USC
Clay Matthews
- Born
- Mar 15, 1956, in Palo Alto, California
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Clay Matthews played linebacker at USC. The Green Bay Packers took Matthews in the first round, No. 26 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: Pac-10 champions, 2008
The teams in those years
No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1.5 | 1 | – | – |
| 2007 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 9 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 |
| On file | 57 | 40 | 97 | 13.5 | 5.5 | – | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Before the draft
Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (South team, won 35–18).
| Drill | Combine 2009 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅛″ |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.67 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.18 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 152 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.
Pro Bowls: 10 (1985, 1987–89, 2009–12, 2014–15) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2010 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1984, 2012)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2010; AP second team 1984, 2012; Pro Football Writers first team 2010; Sporting News first team 1984, 2010; NEA first team 1984.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 43 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 52 | 12.5 | 1 |
| 2011 | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 49 | 6 | 3 |
| 2012 | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 43 | 13 | 0 |
| 2013 | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 39 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 54 | 11 | 1 |
| 2015 | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 63 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2016 | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 39 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2018 | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 33 | 8 | 0 |
| NFL career | 152 | 480 | 90.5 | 6 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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