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Phidarian Mathis Buffalo Bills · #72

Defensive Tackle · 6' 4", 312 lbs · Wisner, LA · Age 28

Phidarian Mathis is a Defensive Tackle for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 47th overall, 2022. In 2025 he recorded 13 tackles.

Defensive TackleDrafted 47th overall3-yr veteran
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Buffalo Bills · #72 · Defensive Tackle
Phidarian Mathis
Season avg13 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg38 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Phidarian Mathis — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Phidarian Mathis is a Defensive Tackle for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 47th overall, 2022. In 2025 he recorded 13 tackles.
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Run defense
Strong · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Phidarian Mathis stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #957 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
16Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Phidarian Mathis — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
13 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Phidarian Mathis

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
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sacks
0.0–0.0
13
tackles
9–17
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ff
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pd
0–1
9
games
6–11
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
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Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 28 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 10 / 12 / 6
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Phidarian Mathis career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
20231080000
202412170010
20256130000
Career28380.0010
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Buffalo Bills built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
86off index
99def index
+51net
95%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (86), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 78, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Phidarian Mathis

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-04-26

The beginning

Phidarian Mathis is a Defensive Tackle for the Buffalo Bills, in his 5th NFL season.

Buffalo Bills

Turning pro

Drafted 47th overall, 2022 as a Defensive Tackle.

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Phidarian Mathis is a Buffalo Bills defensive tackle, drafted 47th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 38 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 13 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Mathis's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
312 lbs
Draft
47th overall, 2022
Born
Wisner, LA
Age
28
Jersey
#72
Background

Phidarian Mathis is from Wisner, LA and is 28 years old. He was drafted 47th overall, 2022 and plays defensive tackle at 6' 4", 312 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 38 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Mathis is currently on the Buffalo Bills roster.

The person

Phidarian Mathis is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 0 sacks and 38 tackles across 3 seasons (2023–2025).

Pass rush0 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.
Run defense38 career tackles up front.
Draft pedigree47th overall, 2022.
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FAQ

Phidarian Mathis — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Phidarian Mathis, answered.

What position does Phidarian Mathis play?
Phidarian Mathis is a Defensive Tackle for the Buffalo Bills.
When was Phidarian Mathis drafted?
Phidarian Mathis was drafted 47th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Phidarian Mathis played?
3 (2023–2025).
What are Phidarian Mathis's career stats?
He has recorded 38 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Phidarian Mathis career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
5
since 2022
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk13 · Shoulder2025 Wk12 · Shoulder (Questionable)2025 Wk11 · Shoulder (Out)2024 Wk10 · gameday concussion protocol evaluation2024 Wk6 · Illness2023 Wk8 · Calf (Questionable)

Home surface: a_turf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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