Player Dossier

2014-2018

Michigan State

Matt Sokol

TE • 6'6" • 255 lbs • Rochester, MI, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Matt Sokol reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

5%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

9

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

18

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Player Story

Matt Sokol built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a tight end from Rochester, MI wearing No. 81, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Matt Sokol's career was his receiving role: 31...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8837

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee · London, EN

Committed To
Vanderbilt
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Matt Sokol, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan State. Matt Sokol reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
348
Receptions
31
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Matt Sokol quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan State · TE
Career Receiving Yards
348
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 24 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Michigan State
Top game
Notre Dame
Recruit profile
3-star · Rabun Gap-Nacoochee · Vanderbilt
High school pipeline
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 81 · Senior
2018 Receiving yards rank
100 receiving yards · TE 139th (top 38%) · Big Ten 103rd (top 44%) · National 930th (top 44%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan State0-00-
2015 Regular SeasonMichigan State0-00-
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan State4226037.8
2017 PostseasonMichigan State12112070.6
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan State1220210170.6
2018 PostseasonMichigan State8110053
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan State8790153

Related Context

Matt Sokol played TE for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Matt Sokol recorded -4 rushing yards, 348 receiving yards, and 9 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Michigan State paired 222 primary output with 71.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 76.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

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

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Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Postseason · Michigan State

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

12.5

Efficiency

76.2

Usage

5.3

Consistency

72.9

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 10. Arizona State: 0. Central Michigan: 6. Northwestern: 14. Penn State: 25. Purdue: 13. Nebraska: 14. Rutgers: 18

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 1 by 66.7. Central Michigan: 1 by 40. Northwestern: 2 by 46.7. Penn State: 1 by 100. Purdue: 1 by 86.7. Nebraska: 1 by 93.3. Rutgers: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins15.5 · Games = 4 · +6 vs Losses
Losses9.5 · Games = 4 · -6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Penn State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Rutgers

Result
Mon 12/31@ OregonL 6-71101010010
Sat 11/24vs RutgersW 14-101181818118
Sat 11/17@ NebraskaL 6-91141414014
Sat 10/27vs PurdueW 23-131131313013
Sat 10/13@ Penn StateW 21-171252525025
Sat 10/6vs NorthwesternL 19-292147709
Sat 9/29vs Central MichiganW 31-20166606
Sun 9/9@ Arizona StateL 13-16

Player Story

Matt Sokol story

Matt Sokol built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a tight end from Rochester, MI wearing No. 81, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Matt Sokol's career was his receiving role: 31 catches, 348 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Matt Sokol's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Michigan State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201520162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan State0
2015 Regular SeasonMichigan State00
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan State2683.44.226
2017 PostseasonMichigan State22271.813.9196
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan State22271.813.90
2018 PostseasonMichigan State10076.25.3-122
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan State10076.25.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Notre Dame

Week 4 · L 18-38

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

35

Receiving Yards

73.7 takeover

35 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Maryland

Week 12 · W 17-7 · Conference game

12

Receiving Yards

71.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#3

@ Penn State

Week 7 · W 21-17 · Conference game

25

Receiving Yards

71.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Illinois

Week 10 · L 27-31 · Conference game

16

Receiving Yards

70.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Bowling Green

Week 1 · W 35-10

31

Receiving Yards

67.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

31 receiving yards with a 68.9 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Michigan State

222 primary output · 71.8 efficiency · 13.9 usage

70.6

#2

2017 Regular Season · Michigan State

70.6

222 primary · 71.8 efficiency · 13.9 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Michigan State

53

100 primary · 76.2 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games