Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Michigan 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.
Impact Production
9
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 70.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 20 | 210 | 1 | 70.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan State | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 53 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 8 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 53 |
Related Context
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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 | @ Oregon | L 6-7 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Rutgers | W 14-10 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Nebraska | L 6-9 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Purdue | W 23-13 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Penn State | W 21-17 | — | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Northwestern | L 19-29 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Central Michigan | W 31-20 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Arizona State | L 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Michigan State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 26 | 83.4 | 4.2 | 26 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 222 | 71.8 | 13.9 | 196 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 222 | 71.8 | 13.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan State | 100 | 76.2 | 5.3 | -122 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 100 | 76.2 | 5.3 | 0 |
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
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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