Matt Forte stats

Last played for the New York Jets, 2017

Running Back · #22

Age 40 · 6' 2"

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Matt Forte played 10 NFL seasons, 2008 to 2017.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
146
CAR
2,356
YDS
9,796
AVG
4.2
TD
54
LNG
68
FD
459
FUM
15

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2008CHI163161,2383.9850631
2009CHI162589293.6461395
2010CHI162371,0694.5668420
2011CHI122039974.9346401
2012CHI152481,0944.4546452
2013CHI162891,3394.6955742
2014CHI162661,0383.9632631
2015CHI132188984.1427461
2016NYJ142188133.7732351
2017NYJ121033813.7220121

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Career Postseason

GP
2
CAR
42
YDS
150
AVG
3.6
TD
0
LNG
14
FD
5
FUM
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
146
CAR
16.1
YDS
67.1
AVG
4.2
TD
0.4
LNG
68
FD
3.1
FUM
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2008CHI1619.877.43.90.5503.90.1
2009CHI1616.158.13.60.3612.40.3
2010CHI1614.866.84.50.4682.60
2011CHI1216.983.14.90.3463.30.1
2012CHI1516.572.94.40.3463.00.1
2013CHI1618.183.74.60.6554.60.1
2014CHI1616.664.93.90.4323.90.1
2015CHI1316.869.14.10.3273.50.1
2016NYJ1415.658.13.70.5322.50.1
2017NYJ128.631.83.70.2201.00.1

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
146
PPR
2,430.8
HALF
2,153.8
STD
1,876.8
PPG
16.6

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2008CHI16304.5273.0241.519
2009CHI16217.0188.5160.013.6
2010CHI16264.6239.1213.616.5
2011CHI12220.7194.7168.718.4
2012CHI15221.4199.4177.414.8
2013CHI16337.3300.3263.321.1
2014CHI16346.6295.6244.621.7
2015CHI13214.7192.7170.716.5
2016NYJ14183.6168.6153.613.1
2017NYJ12120.4101.983.410

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
40 yearsDec 10, 1985
Height
6' 2"
Debut
2008
Birthplace
Lake Charles, LA
Draft
2008Rd 2, Pk 44
College
Tulane

Latest performance

Matt Forte

Dec 24 · vs LAC · L 14-7

CAR
8
YDS
19
AVG
2.4
TD
0
LNG
9
FUM
1

2008 NFL combine

RB, 6'1", 217 lb · Tulane

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.44s85th
Vertical jump33"32nd
Broad jump9' 10"45th
Bench press (225 lb)23 reps71st
3-cone drill6.84s88th
20-yard shuttle4.23s62nd

Percentile: the share of RBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2008 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentATTYDSTD
Sun, Dec 24vsLACL 14-78190
Sun, Dec 17atNOL 31-197240
Sun, Dec 10atDENL 23-06130
Sun, Dec 03vsKCW 38-3115580
Sun, Nov 26vsCARL 35-2710260
Thu, Nov 02vsBUFW 34-2114772

What were Matt Forte's career stats?

Matt Forte played 10 seasons for the Bears and the Jets. He had 2,356 carries for 9,796 yards, 554 catches for 4,672 yards and scored 75 touchdowns. His best season was 2013: 1,339 rushing yards, 9 rushing touchdowns and 4.6 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 1 postseason, 2008 to 2017

Matt Forte finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

All-time career rank

  • 33rd in rushing yards (9,796)
  • 73rd in rushing touchdowns (54)

Among the 2,985 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Matt Forte college stats

Matt Forte played 4 seasons at Tulane Green Wave (2004 to 2007): 4,214 rushing yards and 38 rushing touchdowns on 809 carries.

passing

Matt Forte's college passing by season
CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2006Tulane Green Wave0100000000
2007Tulane Green Wave1101040.4004013.4

rushing

Matt Forte's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004Tulane Green Wave1406244.5448
2005Tulane Green Wave1696553.9426
2006Tulane Green Wave1398085.8764
2007Tulane Green Wave3612,1275.92377

receiving

Matt Forte's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004Tulane Green Wave201809247
2005Tulane Green Wave231637.1124
2006Tulane Green Wave2734812.9249
2007Tulane Green Wave322828.8051

defensive

Matt Forte's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004Tulane Green Wave321000000
2006Tulane Green Wave440000000
2007Tulane Green Wave330000000

scoring

Matt Forte's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2004Tulane Green Wave0420600036
2005Tulane Green Wave0410500030
2006Tulane Green Wave0720900054
2007Tulane Green Wave0230023100140

returning

Matt Forte's college returning by season
YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2006Tulane Green Wave100001000
2007Tulane Green Wave1110011111011

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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Playoff games

Matt Forte played 2 games across 1 NFL postseason — 1 won, 1 lost.

Matt Forte's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2010SEAW 35-2425800
2010GBL 21-1417700

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.