Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2019Kent State
Matt Bahr
LB • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Kenton, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matt Bahr shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Matt Bahr built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a linebacker from Kenton, OH wearing No. 6, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Matt Bahr's career was his defensive production: 168...
Read the storyMatt Bahr, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kent State. Matt Bahr shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 168
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Matt Bahr quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 168
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · LB 247th (top 20%) · Mid-American 46th (top 8%) · National 423rd (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 87 | 7.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 70.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 10 | 62 | 3 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 27.9 |
Related Context
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Matt Bahr played LB for Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Matt Bahr recorded 10 receiving yards and 168 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Kent State paired 14.5 primary output with 45.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 45.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
45.4
Usage
11.5
Consistency
40.4
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 1. Howard: 2.5. Penn State: 1.5. Ole Miss: 1. Ball State: 2.5. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Toledo: 1.5. Eastern Michigan: 4.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 7 by 39.2. Howard: 11 by 70.8. Penn State: 9 by 52.5. Ole Miss: 12 by 60. Ball State: 14 by 75. Ohio: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 8 by 33.3. Bowling Green: 3 by 12.5. Toledo: 8 by 48.3. Eastern Michigan: 11 by 90.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
90.8 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | vs Eastern Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | L 20-28 | 11 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/15 | vs Toledo | L 34-56 | 8 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/31 | @ Bowling Green | W 35-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Akron | L 23-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Miami (OH) | L 6-31 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Ohio | L 26-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Ball State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-52 | 14 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Ole Miss10+ tackles | L 17-38 | 12 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Penn State | L 10-63 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Howard10+ tackles · Splash game | W 54-14 | 11 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Illinois | L 24-31 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Matt Bahr story
Matt Bahr built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a linebacker from Kenton, OH wearing No. 6, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Matt Bahr's career was his defensive production: 168 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Kent State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Matt Bahr's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 10 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State.
The arc is straightforward: Matt Bahr moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2015-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 32.1 | 10.2 | 1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 14.5 | 45.4 | 11.5 | 13.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 3.5 | 28.1 | 5.9 | -11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 13 · L 20-28 · Conference game
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
96.9 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 96.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Kennesaw State
Week 2 · W 26-23
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#3
@ Clemson
Week 1 · L 3-56
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Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Ball State
Week 5 · L 24-52 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Howard
Week 2 · W 54-14
2.5
Havoc Plays
73.5 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Kent State
14.5 primary output · 45.4 efficiency · 11.5 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Kent State
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Kent State
43.4
1 primary · 32.1 efficiency · 10.2 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
4
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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