• Career Stats
    RushingReceiving
    YearGPRrsh/ydsaveTDsrec/ydsaveTDsFSV
    202013 50 96/434 4.5 2 13/125 9.6 1 87
    201913 56 100/462 4.6 1 10/82 8.2 0 70
  • (Month:Week)
2021 Stats | MINWeek
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 TOT
TM Snap % 11% 21% 68% 34% 66% 13% - - - - - - - - - - - 34%
rshYds 2 11 112 20 113 10 - - - - - - - - - - - 268
rushes 1 3 26 10 25 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 68
rshTDs 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
recYds 4 17 59 0 40 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 120
Tar/Rec 1/1 1/1 8/6 0/0 7/7 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - 17/15
TM Tar% 2% 3% 21% 0% 23% 0% - - - - - - - - - - - 8%
recTDs 0 0 0 0 1 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
FScore 0 2 17 2 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
FS/PPR 1 3 23 2 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
Opp @ cin @ ari sea cle det @ car bye dal @ bal @ lac gb @ sf @ det pit @ chi lar @ gb  
 
2020 Stats | MINWeek
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 TOT
TM Snap % 37% 19% 25% 23% 49% 48% - 10% 28% 7% 8% 16% - - 9% - 62% 27%
rshYds 50 13 27 17 112 26 - 8 69 4 6 6 - - 1 - 95 434
rushes 6 3 8 7 20 10 - 3 12 2 1 2 - - 1 - 21 96
rshTDs 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 1 2
recYds 30 3 0 0 24 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 - - 14 - 50 125
Tar/Rec 4/4 2/1 0/0 0/0 3/3 2/1 - 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 - - 1/1 - 3/3 15/13
TM Tar% 17% 9% 0% 0% 8% 6% - 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% - - 3% - 8% 4%
recTDs 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 1 1
FScore 8 1 2 7 13 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 73
FS/PPR 12 2 2 7 16 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 86
Opp gb @ ind ten @ hou @ sea atl bye @ gb det @ chi dal car jac @ tb chi @ no @ det  
 
2019 Stats | MINWeek
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 TOT
rshYds 49 25 58 5 52 63 18 61 6 52 5 - 22 46 - - - 462
rushes 9 4 12 2 7 14 7 13 3 8 3 - 4 14 - - - 100
rshTDs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - - - 1
recYds 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 - 51 18 - - - 82
Tar/Rec 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/2 1/0 1/1 0/0 - 5/4 2/2 - - - 12/10
recTDs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - - - 0
FScore 4 2 11 1 5 6 1 6 0 5 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 60
FS/PPR 4 2 11 2 5 6 1 8 0 6 0 0 11 8 0 0 0 70
Opp gb @ ind ten @ hou @ sea atl bye @ gb det @ chi dal car jac @ tb chi @ no @ det  
 

Alexander Mattison 2021 Outlook
Heading into the 2020 season, there were big things expected from Mattison, even working in a timeshare to keep Dalvin Cook healthy and fresh. Instead, Mattison spent most of 2020 on the back burner in an "emergency-only role" after Cook signed a five-year extension in September and finished the year with 356 touches. This year, with a 17-game season, the Vikings might choose to better manage Cook's workload, and Mattison has shown that he can make things happen when given opportunities. With Cook out following the death of his father in Week 17 last season, Mattison ran for 95 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries while pulling in all three of his targets for 50 yards and a receiving TD against the Lions. Beyond that, he garnered double-digit carries in Weeks 5, 6, 9 and 17, but otherwise only twice exceeded six rush attempts in a game. Given all that, and with fellow reserve Mike Boone moving on to Denver via free agency, Mattison remains an elite insurance policy as he heads into his third year under contract in 2021. Those looking to handcuff should view his role behind Cook as rock-solid in that regard.

Alexander Mattison 2020 Outlook
Mattison heads into the season as a high-end handcuff to Dalvin Cook, but with Cook threatening a holdout if he doesn't get a new deal, the draft-day price for his backup will likely rise. As VikingsTerritory.com noted, the Vikings did not upgrade the offensive line enough to change schemes, so expectations for the backfield don't change much. Kirk Cousins had a career year in a heavy play-action system and the Vikings will look to continue that with or without Cook. Mattison averaged 4.3 yards per attempt in his rookie campaign and averaged 3.1 yards after contact. He used his great contact balance and leaping skills to gain the majority of his yardage while showing a good ability to get to the boundaries of their zone-stretch offense. While he is not as quick as Cook, he is more of a bruiser and should prove to be more durable. New OC Gary Kubiak has a long history of getting the most out of average running backs. Names like Steve Slaton, Justin Forsett, and Olandis Gary found tremendous success under Kubiak, so it's not hard to imagine Mattison producing similar numbers if he has the chance.

Alexander Mattison 2019 Outlook
The Vikings used their third-round pick to add to their running backs room with Mattison. As NFL.com notes, Mattison became the latest running back to excel at Boise State. He finished in the top 10 nationally in rushes (302), rushing yards (1,415), and rushing touchdowns (17) as a junior for the Broncos. In the MWC Championship Game loss to Fresno State, he carried the ball 40 times for 200 yards and a score. In 2017, Mattison covered 1,086 yards and scored a dozen times on 212 carries (5.1 average) in 14 games (nine starts). Mattison contributed as a true freshman, as well, playing in all 13 games (67-328-4.9, four TDs). He was a part of Boise's passing game during his three-year career, catching 60 passes for 511 yards (8.5) and one score. With Dalvin Cook locked in as their primary back, the Vikings were looking to replace former backup Latavius Murray. Mattison not only resembles Murray in stature and physical style (he forced the third-most missed tackles of any back in the draft-eligible FBS in 2018, per Pro Football Focus), but in the way his downhill rushing style fits in with Cook's elusiveness and speed. While it seems like a reach to believe he emerges as a standalone threat, Mattison will be of great interest if something happens to Cook at any point.