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Matt Araiza
P · KC · 2024–2026
Born May 16, 2000 · College San Diego State · Drafted 2022, round 6, pick 180 (BUF) · 6-2, 200 lb
Rushing
| Season | Team | G | Carries | Yds | TD | YPC | EPA/carry | Stabilised EPA/carry | Success % | Rush EPA | Rush WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 playoffs | KC | 1 | 1 | -18 | 0 | -18.00 | −1.918 | 0.0 | −1.9 | −0.00 | |
| 2026 | KC | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | +3.633 | 100.0 | +3.6 | +0.08 | |
| Career | KC | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | +3.633 | 100.0 | +3.6 | +0.08 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KC | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
Over expected: against the season’s average punter from the same spots, in the same weather (our frozen punt model).
| Season | Team | G | Punts | Net yards over expected / punt | Stabilised | Gross yards over expected / punt | Inside 20 % | Touchback % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KC | 17 | 62 | +0.41 | +0.16−1.39 to +1.70 | +0.31 | 43.5 | 14.5 |
| 2024 playoffs | KC | 3 | 10 | −2.70 | −1.29 | 10.0 | 40.0 | |
| 2025 | KC | 17 | 56 | +0.03 | +0.01−1.56 to +1.58 | +0.67 | 48.2 | 5.4 |
| 2026 | KC | 8 | 25 | +0.45 | +0.10−1.67 to +1.86 | +3.47 | 52.0 | 20.0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KC | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – |
| 2024 playoffs | KC | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | – | – |
Game logs
2026 game log (8 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Punts | Net yds over exp. | Inside 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-14 | vs DEN | W 31–10 | – | – | – | – | 4 | +20.6 | 3 |
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | vs IND | W 33–30 OT | – | – | – | – | 2 | +22.4 | 2 |
| 3 | 2026-09-27 | @ MIA | W 24–10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | −1.5 | 0 |
| 4 | 2026-10-04 | @ LV | W 30–27 | 1 | 12 | 0 | +3.6 | 5 | +31.1 | 5 |
| 6 | 2026-10-18 | vs LAC | W 22–6 | – | – | – | – | 2 | −15.4 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | @ SEA | L 3–20 | – | – | – | – | 3 | −15.3 | 2 |
| 8 | 2026-11-01 | @ DEN | L 24–28 | – | – | – | – | 5 | −11.9 | 1 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | vs NYJ | W 35–12 | – | – | – | – | 3 | −18.8 | 0 |
2025 game log (17 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Net yds over exp. | Inside 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-05 | @ LAC | L 21–27 | 3 | −1.5 | 1 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs PHI | L 17–20 | 3 | +39.2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ NYG | W 22–9 | 3 | −22.9 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | vs BAL | W 37–20 | 1 | −0.4 | 1 |
| 5 | 2025-10-06 | @ JAX | L 28–31 | 4 | +13.6 | 4 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | vs DET | W 30–17 | 1 | +2.0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs LV | W 31–0 | 3 | −6.1 | 2 |
| 8 | 2025-10-27 | vs WAS | W 28–7 | 1 | −1.2 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | @ BUF | L 21–28 | 3 | −1.4 | 1 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | @ DEN | L 19–22 | 4 | −57.4 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | vs IND | W 23–20 OT | 3 | −31.7 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-27 | @ DAL | L 28–31 | 5 | +20.4 | 5 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | vs HOU | L 10–20 | 4 | +7.3 | 3 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | vs LAC | L 13–16 | 4 | +21.2 | 1 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ TEN | L 9–26 | 5 | −7.5 | 1 |
| 17 | 2025-12-25 | vs DEN | L 13–20 | 3 | +4.9 | 2 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | @ LV | L 12–14 | 6 | +22.9 | 3 |
2024 game log (20 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD | Punts | Net yds over exp. | Inside 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-05 | vs BAL | W 27–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | −8.8 | 1 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | vs CIN | W 26–25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | +21.8 | 2 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | @ ATL | W 22–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | +1.0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | @ LAC | W 17–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | +32.7 | 4 |
| 5 | 2024-10-07 | vs NO | W 26–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | +10.9 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | @ SF | W 28–18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | +23.2 | 1 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | @ LV | W 27–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | −25.3 | 1 |
| 9 | 2024-11-04 | vs TB | W 30–24 OT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | −5.8 | 1 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | vs DEN | W 16–14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | −13.8 | 1 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | @ BUF | L 21–30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | −42.5 | 1 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | @ CAR | W 30–27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | −8.2 | 1 |
| 13 | 2024-11-29 | vs LV | W 19–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −11.5 | 2 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | vs LAC | W 19–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | +30.9 | 2 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | @ CLE | W 21–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | +3.9 | 3 |
| 16 | 2024-12-21 | vs HOU | W 27–19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | −8.4 | 1 |
| 17 | 2024-12-25 | @ PIT | W 29–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | +14.7 | 2 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | @ DEN | L 0–38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | +9.8 | 3 |
| P20 | 2025-01-18 | vs HOU | W 23–14 | 1 | -18 | 0 | −1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.2 | 1 |
| P21 | 2025-01-26 | vs BUF | W 32–29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | −6.6 | 0 |
| P22 | 2025-02-09 | @ PHI | L 22–40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | −20.2 | 0 |