#9
Matthew Stafford
DET · 2009–2020LAR · 2021–presentACT
MatthewStafford#9QB
Age
38
Feb 7, 1988
Height
6'3"
75"
Weight
214
lb
College
Georgia
2006-2008
Drafted
2009
Rd 1, Pk 1
Exp
17
seasons
Contract
$80M
2y · $40.0M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Pass Yds
4,707
2025
Pass TD
46
regular season
INT
8
regular season
Cmp%
65%
388/597
Rating
109.2
NFL passer rating
Rush Yds
1
regular season
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2006 — Present · Includes honors
2021
Los Angeles Rams · Quarterback
QB · 89 active weeks
2023Pro Bowl
2025All-Pro (1st Team) · NFL MVP · Pro Bowl
NFL
2009–2020
Detroit Lions · Quarterback
QB · 166 active weeks
2011Comeback Player of the Year
2014Pro Bowl
NFL
2006–2008
Georgia · QB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2009 Draft
Selection
Round 1, Pick 1
#1 overall by Detroit Lions
TeamDET
Overall#1

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — manual_commons_overrideoriginal: A Healthier Michigan derivative: Diddykong1130. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.