Player Dossier

2007-2011

Temple

Matt Balasavage

TE • 6'4" • Lancaster, PA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Matt Balasavage reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

8

Developing production for a tight end

lowelite

Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

16

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Temple

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Temple
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
2★

Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.7933

Lancaster Catholic · Lancaster, PA

Committed To
Temple
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

Matt Balasavage, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Temple. Matt Balasavage reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
72
Receptions
6
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Matt Balasavage quick answers

Latest team and position
Temple · TE
Career Receiving Yards
72
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 6 games
Best season
2007 Regular Season · Temple
Top game
Western Michigan
Recruit profile
2-star · Lancaster Catholic · Temple
High school pipeline
Lancaster Catholic · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 89 · Class 2011
2011 Receiving yards rank
8 receiving yards · TE 276th (top 90%) · Mid-American 173rd (top 94%) · National 1,578th (top 92%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonTemple2242183.2
2008 Regular SeasonTemple0-00-
2009 Regular SeasonTemple111032.8
2010 Regular SeasonTemple2221054.3
2011 Regular SeasonTemple118051.4

Related Context

Matt Balasavage played TE for Temple. Across 5 tracked seasons, Matt Balasavage recorded 72 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2007 with Temple.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season

Temple paired 42 primary output with 100 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 53.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2011 Regular Season · Temple

Games

1

Receiving Yards / G

8

Efficiency

53.3

Usage

10

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

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All Games8 · Games = 1

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

1 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Toledo

Best efficiency game

53.3 vs Toledo

Result
Sat 10/1vs ToledoL 13-36188808

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Temple

    2007-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20072008200920102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonTemple4210010.8
2008 Regular SeasonTemple0-42
2009 Regular SeasonTemple16.76.71
2010 Regular SeasonTemple21706.520
2011 Regular SeasonTemple853.310-13

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Western Michigan

Week 13 · L 3-16 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

19

Receiving Yards

79.4 takeover

19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Navy

Week 1 · L 19-30

23

Receiving Yards

72 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

23 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Akron

Week 9 · W 30-0 · Conference game

13

Receiving Yards

69.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs Toledo

Week 5 · L 13-36 · Conference game

8

Receiving Yards

62.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

8 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.

#5

vs Central Michigan

Week 2 · W 13-10 · Conference game

8

Receiving Yards

45.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

8 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Regular Season · Temple

42 primary output · 100 efficiency · 10.8 usage

83.2

#2

2010 Regular Season · Temple

54.3

21 primary · 70 efficiency · 6.5 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Temple

51.4

8 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 10 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games