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Clay Matthews

OLB·2009–2020·USC
Draft 2009, round 1, pick 26
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Comps

Measured on his 2010 season (46 solo tackles, 12.5 sacks, 1 INTs), the best of his career on file, era-adjusted.

Overall match
size, testing and production, same career stage
Von Miller ’1165%Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila ’0259%DeMarcus Ware ’0659%
Famous comp
names you know, same point in their careers (second years)
Bruce Smith ’8680%Cameron Wake ’1077%
Plays like
on-field production only
John Abraham ’1085%Chris Doleman ’9384%Charles Haley ’9482%
Built like
measurables only, his size
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila79%DeMarcus Ware78%Jordan Willis74%
Coming out
pros whose college production, size and testing looked like his
Prescott Burgess ’0776%Thomas Howard ’0675%James Anderson ’0666%

Of his 20 closest coming out: 1 star, 9 starters, 8 backups, 2 didn't stick.

Career

156 games · 91 sacks · 6 INT · 383 solo tackles · 6 Pro Bowls · 1x first-team All-Pro

Stats: Pro Football Reference (via nflverse).