Player Dossier

2009-2012

Kent State

Matthew Hurdle

WR • 6'2" • Richmond, VA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Matthew Hurdle reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

35%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

63

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

49

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Kent State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Player Story

Matthew Hurdle built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Richmond, VA wearing No. 8, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Matthew Hurdle's career was his receiving role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.7889

Highland Springs · Highland Springs, VA

Committed To
Kent State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Matthew Hurdle, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Kent State. Matthew Hurdle reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
594
Receptions
59
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Matthew Hurdle quick answers

Latest team and position
Kent State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
594
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
Best season
2012 Postseason · Kent State
Top game
Ball State
Recruit profile
2-star · Highland Springs · Kent State
High school pipeline
Highland Springs · 29 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 8 · Class 2012
2012 Receiving yards rank
333 receiving yards · WR 302nd (top 35%) · Mid-American 41st (top 22%) · National 377th (top 21%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonKent State5519031.2
2010 Regular SeasonKent State0-00-
2011 Regular SeasonKent State819242157.6
2012 PostseasonKent State14672062.1
2012 Regular SeasonKent State1429261162.1

Related Context

Matthew Hurdle played WR for Kent State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Matthew Hurdle recorded -9 rushing yards, 594 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Kent State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason

Kent State paired 333 primary output with 57.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 57.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2012 Postseason · Kent State

Games

14

Receiving Yards / G

23.8

Efficiency

57.3

Usage

17.8

Consistency

31.9

Best Game by takeover score

Ball State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 72. Towson: 5. Kentucky: 27. Buffalo: 33. Ball State: 72. Eastern Michigan: 12. Army: 8. Western Michigan: 44. Rutgers: 15. Akron: 6. Miami (OH): 14. Bowling Green: 8. Ohio: 6. Northern Illinois: 11

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. Arkansas State: 6 by 80. Towson: 1 by 33.3. Kentucky: 2 by 90. Buffalo: 3 by 73.3. Ball State: 5 by 96. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 40. Army: 1 by 53.3. Western Michigan: 5 by 58.7. Rutgers: 2 by 50. Akron: 1 by 40. Miami (OH): 1 by 93.3. Bowling Green: 3 by 17.8. Ohio: 1 by 40. Northern Illinois: 2 by 36.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins20.3 · Games = 11 · -16.4 vs Losses
Losses36.7 · Games = 3 · +16.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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

14 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

96 vs Ball State

Result
Mon 1/7@ Arkansas StateL 13-176721212015
Sat 12/1vs Northern IllinoisL 37-442115.55.50011
Fri 11/23vs OhioW 28-6166606
Sat 11/17@ Bowling GreenW 31-24382.72.7004
Sat 11/10@ Miami (OH)W 48-321141414014
Sat 11/3vs AkronW 35-24166606
Sat 10/27@ RutgersW 35-232157.57.5008
Sat 10/20vs Western MichiganW 41-245448.88.80015
Sat 10/13@ ArmyW 31-17188808
Sat 10/6@ Eastern MichiganW 41-142126608
Sat 9/29vs Ball StateW 45-4357214.414.40128
Wed 9/19@ BuffaloW 23-73331111015
Sat 9/8@ KentuckyL 14-4722713.513.50014
Thu 8/30vs TowsonW 41-21155505

Player Story

Matthew Hurdle story

Matthew Hurdle built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Richmond, VA wearing No. 8, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Matthew Hurdle's career was his receiving role: 59 catches, 594 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Matthew Hurdle'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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    Kent State

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonKent State1931.19.4
2010 Regular SeasonKent State0-19
2011 Regular SeasonKent State24262.417.5242
2012 PostseasonKent State33357.317.891
2012 Regular SeasonKent State33357.317.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ball State

Week 5 · W 45-43 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

72

Receiving Yards

98.7 takeover

72 receiving yards with a 96 efficiency score.

#2

@ Arkansas State

Week 1 · L 13-17 · Postseason

72

Receiving Yards

93.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

72 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#3

vs Central Michigan

Week 10 · W 24-21 · Conference game

102

Receiving Yards

86.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

102 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Western Michigan

Week 8 · W 41-24 · Conference game

44

Receiving Yards

70.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

44 receiving yards with a 58.7 efficiency score.

#5

@ Buffalo

Week 4 · W 23-7 · Conference game

33

Receiving Yards

65.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

33 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Kent State

333 primary output · 57.3 efficiency · 17.8 usage

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#2

2012 Regular Season · Kent State

62.1

333 primary · 57.3 efficiency · 17.8 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Kent State

57.6

242 primary · 62.4 efficiency · 17.5 usage

Milestones

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100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games