Matthew
Stafford
QB
#9
#9QB
Los Angeles Rams
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 214 lbs · Age : 38
| Year | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 67 | 111 | 60.4 | 872 | 7.9 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 388 | 597 | 65.0 | 4,707 | 7.9 | 46 | 8 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 340 | 517 | 65.8 | 3,762 | 7.3 | 20 | 8 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 326 | 521 | 62.6 | 3,965 | 7.6 | 24 | 11 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 206 | 303 | 68.0 | 2,087 | 6.9 | 10 | 8 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 404 | 601 | 67.2 | 4,886 | 8.1 | 41 | 17 |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 339 | 528 | 64.2 | 4,084 | 7.7 | 26 | 10 |
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 8 | 187 | 291 | 64.3 | 2,499 | 8.6 | 19 | 5 |
| 2018 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 367 | 555 | 66.1 | 3,777 | 6.8 | 21 | 11 |
| 2017 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 371 | 565 | 65.7 | 4,446 | 7.9 | 29 | 10 |
| 2016 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 388 | 594 | 65.3 | 4,327 | 7.3 | 24 | 10 |
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 398 | 592 | 67.2 | 4,262 | 7.2 | 32 | 13 |
| 2014 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 363 | 602 | 60.3 | 4,257 | 7.1 | 22 | 12 |
| 2013 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 371 | 634 | 58.5 | 4,650 | 7.3 | 29 | 19 |
| 2012 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 435 | 727 | 59.8 | 4,967 | 6.8 | 20 | 17 |
| 2011 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 421 | 663 | 63.5 | 5,038 | 7.6 | 41 | 16 |
| 2010 | Detroit Lions | 3 | 57 | 96 | 59.4 | 535 | 5.6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2009 | Detroit Lions | 10 | 201 | 377 | 53.3 | 2,267 | 6.0 | 13 | 20 |
2026
48.27 M$
Guaranteed
2027
31.60 M$
Guaranteed
2028
22.99 M$
Not guaranteed
2029
35.40 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular quarterbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.
EPA per dropback
+0.07
45th percentile
CPOE
+1.1 %
34th percentile
Passing yards
872
88th percentile
Completion %
60.4 %
30th percentile
Yards per attempt
7.9
84th percentile
Passing TDs
6
61th percentile
Interceptions
4
9th percentile
Sacks taken
5
70th percentile
Rushing yards
11
9th percentile
Games
3
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
Projected WAR
1.6
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.2
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-11)
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-41 · 38 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
78
Established starter
WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
60% of the EPA of his throws to a receiver, 75% of his sacks, throwaways and scrambles, above replacement.
45% of the EPA of his carries (the line gets the rest), above replacement.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Pass yds | TD | INT | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAR | 3 | 0.2 | 30 | 78 | 872 | 6 | 4 | +0.07 |
| 2025 | LAR | 17 | 2.7 | 90 | 79 | 4,707 | 46 | 8 | +0.22 |
| 2024 | LAR | 16 | 1.1 | 55 | 76 | 3,762 | 20 | 8 | +0.07 |
| 2023 | LAR | 15 | 1.7 | 50 | 74 | 3,965 | 24 | 11 | +0.09 |
| 2022 | LAR | 9 | -0.2 | 23 | 72 | 2,087 | 10 | 8 | −0.08 |
| 2021 | LAR | 17 | 2.6 | 71 | 78 | 4,886 | 41 | 17 | +0.19 |
AnalysisLos Angeles Rams
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Matthew Stafford has 872 passing yards, 6 touchdown passes and 4 interceptions in 3 games in 2026.
Matthew Stafford is 38 years old. He is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 214 lb (97 kg).
Matthew Stafford produced 0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 16th of 28 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 30 out of 100: below average for his position.
Matthew Stafford plays for Los Angeles Rams in the NFL, at QB, and wears number 9.
Our projection has him at 1.6 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
