Matt Schaub

Matt Schaub
Schaub with the Houston Texans in 2010
No. 8
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1981-06-25) June 25, 1981
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:West Chester East
(West Chester, Pennsylvania)
College:Virginia (1999–2003)
NFL draft:2004: 3rd round, 90th pick
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Atlanta Falcons (2023)
    Football analyst
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TDINT:136–91
Completion %:64.2
Passing yards:25,467
Passer rating:89.5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Matthew Rutledge Schaub (SHOB; born June 25, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 17 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2004 NFL draft.

He spent his first three professional seasons with the Falcons as a backup. He was traded to the Houston Texans in 2007, where he spent the next seven seasons as a starter and was selected to two Pro Bowls. He then had stints as a backup with the Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens in 2014 and 2015, respectively. He then returned to the Falcons in 2016, where he remained a backup for his final five seasons in the NFL. He was an analyst for the Falcons in the 2023 season.