Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Kent State
Matthew Sommers
DE • 6'2" • 265 lbs • Kent, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matthew Sommers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
20
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
13
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Monmouth
Player Story
Matthew Sommers built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive end from Kent, OH wearing No. 33, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Matthew Sommers' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Matthew Sommers, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Kent State. Matthew Sommers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 18
- TFL
- 3
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Matthew Sommers quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 18
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Monmouth
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Theodore Roosevelt · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Theodore Roosevelt · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 10 tackles · DE 248th (top 69%) · Mid-American 257th (top 47%) · National 2,735th (top 48%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 7 | 8 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 6 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 16.8 |
Related Context
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Matthew Sommers played DE for Kent State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Matthew Sommers recorded 18 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Kent State paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 9.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
9.5
Usage
1.6
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Howard: 0. Marshall: 0.5. Louisville: 0. Buffalo: 0. Ohio: 1. Akron: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Howard: 1 by 4.2. Marshall: 1 by 9.2. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Buffalo: 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 3 by 22.5. Akron: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs Ohio
Player Story
Matthew Sommers story
Matthew Sommers built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive end from Kent, OH wearing No. 33, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Matthew Sommers' career was his defensive production: 18 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and 1 pass defended across 14 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Matthew Sommers' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 4.5 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 1.5 | 9.5 | 1.6 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Monmouth
Week 3 · W 27-7
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Ohio
Week 8 · L 3-48 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
48.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Central Michigan
Week 9 · W 27-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Northern Illinois
Week 13 · L 21-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
34.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Marshall
Week 3 · L 0-21
0.5
Havoc Plays
26.1 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 26.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Kent State
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2016 Regular Season · Kent State
44.9
4.5 primary · 11.2 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Kent State
16.8
1.5 primary · 9.5 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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