Matt Cassel

New England Patriots 230th pick

QB ·

USC · 2005–2018

107

Games

17,508

Pass Yards

104

Pass TD

INT

1,025

Rush Yards

Rush TD

Draft Details

Year

2005

Round

Round 7

Pick

230th overall

Team

New England Patriots

Position

College

USC

Matt Cassel Career Stats

1× Pro Bowl selection.
Primary starter for 6 seasons.
Ranks 5th in the 2005 draft class in passing yards (17,508).
Best statistical season: 2008 with NE (3,693 passing yards).

Passing

Season	Team	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	INT
2005	NE	2	13	24	183	2	1
2006	NE	5	5	8	32	0	0
2007	NE	5	4	7	38	0	1
2008	NE	16	328	518	3,693	21	11
2009	KC	15	272	494	2,924	16	16
2010	KC	15	262	450	3,116	27	7
2011	KC	9	160	269	1,713	10	9
2012	KC	9	161	277	1,796	6	12
2013	MIN	9	153	254	1,807	11	9
2014	MIN	3	41	71	425	3	4
2015	DAL	8	119	204	1,276	5	7
2016	TEN	4	30	51	284	2	2
2017	TEN	2	25	42	162	1	2
2018	DET	2	7	17	59	0	1
Career		104	1,580	2,686	17,508	104	82

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Car	Rush Yds	Rush TD
2005	NE	2	6	13	0
2006	NE	5	2	4	0
2007	NE	5	4	12	1
2008	NE	16	76	271	2
2009	KC	15	50	196	0
2010	KC	15	33	125	0
2011	KC	9	25	99	0
2012	KC	9	27	145	1
2013	MIN	9	18	57	1
2014	MIN	3	9	18	0
2015	DAL	8	15	78	0
2016	TEN	4	4	3	0
2017	TEN	2	0	0	0
2018	DET	2	2	13	0
Career		104	271	1,034	5

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Matt Cassel is a former quarterback out of USC, selected by the New England Patriots with the 230th overall pick (round 7) in the 2005 NFL Draft. He played 107 regular-season games from 2005 to 2018, with the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions. He was named to 1 Pro Bowl.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	INT	Sacked	1D
2005	NE	2	13	24	183	2	1	1	8
2005 POST	NE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	NE	5	5	8	32	0	0	3	3
2007	NE	5	4	7	38	0	1	0	2
2008	NE	16	328	518	3,693	21	11	44	182
2009	KC	15	272	494	2,924	16	16	42	128
2010	KC	15	262	450	3,116	27	7	26	163
2010 POST	KC	1	9	18	70	0	3	3	2
2011	KC	9	160	269	1,713	10	9	22	83
2012	KC	9	161	277	1,796	6	12	19	96
2013	MIN	9	153	254	1,807	11	9	16	80
2014	MIN	3	41	71	425	3	4	6	21
2015	DAL	8	119	204	1,276	5	7	14	54
2016	TEN	4	30	51	284	2	2	5	16
2017	TEN	2	25	42	162	1	2	8	10
2018	DET	2	7	17	59	0	1	1	2
2005	NE	3	13	24	183	2	1	1	8
2006	NE	5	5	8	32	0	0	3	3
2007	NE	5	4	7	38	0	1	0	2
2008	NE	16	328	518	3,693	21	11	44	182
2009	KC	15	272	494	2,924	16	16	42	128
2010	KC	16	271	468	3,186	27	10	29	165
2011	KC	9	160	269	1,713	10	9	22	83
2012	KC	9	161	277	1,796	6	12	19	96
2013	MIN	9	153	254	1,807	11	9	16	80
2014	MIN	3	41	71	425	3	4	6	21
2015	DAL	8	119	204	1,276	5	7	14	54
2016	TEN	4	30	51	284	2	2	5	16
2017	TEN	2	25	42	162	1	2	8	10
2018	DET	2	7	17	59	0	1	1	2
Career		104	1,580	2,686	17,508	104	82	207	848
Career		2	9	18	70	0	3	3	2
Career		107	1,578	2,683	17,508	104	82	0	850

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	TD	Y/A	1D	FUM
2005	NE	2	6	13	0	2.2	2	1
2005 POST	NE	1	1	-1	0	-1.0	0	0
2006	NE	5	2	4	0	2.0	1	0
2007	NE	5	4	12	1	3.0	1	1
2008	NE	16	76	271	2	3.6	23	2
2009	KC	15	50	196	0	3.9	6	9
2010	KC	15	33	125	0	3.8	5	1
2010 POST	KC	1	3	6	0	2.0	0	0
2011	KC	9	25	99	0	4.0	5	1
2012	KC	9	27	145	1	5.4	12	3
2013	MIN	9	18	57	1	3.2	3	1
2014	MIN	3	9	18	0	2.0	1	2
2015	DAL	8	15	78	0	5.2	4	2
2016	TEN	4	4	3	0	0.8	0	0
2017	TEN	2	0	0	0	—	0	0
2018	DET	2	2	13	0	6.5	1	0
2005	NE	3	7	12	0	1.7	2	1
2006	NE	5	2	4	0	2.0	1	0
2007	NE	5	4	12	1	3.0	1	1
2008	NE	16	76	271	2	3.6	23	2
2009	KC	15	50	196	0	3.9	6	9
2010	KC	16	36	131	0	3.6	5	1
2011	KC	9	25	99	0	4.0	5	1
2012	KC	9	27	145	1	5.4	12	3
2013	MIN	9	18	57	1	3.2	3	1
2014	MIN	3	9	18	0	2.0	1	2
2015	DAL	8	15	78	0	5.2	4	2
2016	TEN	4	4	3	0	0.8	0	0
2017	TEN	2	0	0	0	—	0	0
2018	DET	2	2	13	0	6.5	1	0
Career		104	271	1,034	5	3.8	64	23
Career		2	4	5	0	1.3	0	0
Career		107	275	1,025	5	3.7	64	23

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	Y/R
2005	NE	2	0	0	0	—
2005 POST	NE	1	0	0	0	—
2006	NE	5	0	0	0	—
2007	NE	5	0	0	0	—
2008	NE	16	0	0	0	—
2009	KC	15	1	0	0	—
2010	KC	15	0	0	0	—
2010 POST	KC	1	0	0	0	—
2011	KC	9	1	1	-4	-4.0
2012	KC	9	0	0	0	—
2013	MIN	9	0	0	0	—
2014	MIN	3	0	0	0	—
2015	DAL	8	0	0	0	—
2016	TEN	4	0	0	0	—
2017	TEN	2	0	0	0	—
2018	DET	2	0	0	0	—
2005	NE	3	0	0	0	—
2006	NE	5	0	0	0	—
2007	NE	5	0	0	0	—
2008	NE	16	0	0	0	—
2009	KC	15	1	0	0	—
2010	KC	16	0	0	0	—
2011	KC	9	1	1	-4	-4.0
2012	KC	9	0	0	0	—
2013	MIN	9	0	0	0	—
2014	MIN	3	0	0	0	—
2015	DAL	8	0	0	0	—
2016	TEN	4	0	0	0	—
2017	TEN	2	0	0	0	—
2018	DET	2	0	0	0	—
Career		104	2	1	-4	-4.0
Career		2	0	0	0	—
Career		107	2	1	-4	-4.0

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