Usage / Role
67%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Kent State
Will Matthews
RB • 5'7" • 201 lbs • Destrehan, LA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Will Matthews leans balanced backfield option traits and 49.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
83
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 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: Akron
Player Story
Will Matthews built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Destrehan, LA wearing No. 2, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Will Matthews' career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Will Matthews, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Kent State. Will Matthews leans balanced backfield option traits and 49.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,290
- Rushing yards
- 1,011
- Receiving yards
- 279
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Will Matthews quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,290
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Kent State
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Destrehan · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Destrehan · 40 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 640 scrimmage yards · RB 150th (top 23%) · Mid-American 32nd (top 15%) · National 329th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 8 | 229 | 138 | 91 | 0 | 31 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 9 | 259 | 188 | 71 | 1 | 40.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 8 | 162 | 115 | 47 | 1 | 26.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kent State | 8 | 80 | 56 | 24 | 1 | 75.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 8 | 560 | 514 | 46 | 2 | 75.7 |
Related Context
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Will Matthews played RB for Kent State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Will Matthews recorded 1,011 rushing yards, 279 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Kent State paired 640 primary output with 49.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 49.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Kent State
Games
8
Scrimmage Yards / G
80
Efficiency
49.3
Usage
25.2
Consistency
81.6
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 80. Akron: 126. Ohio: 97. Miami (OH): 62. Toledo: 83. Buffalo: 37. Ball State: 85. Eastern Michigan: 70
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 19 by 38.1. Akron: 25 by 52.5. Ohio: 15 by 64.9. Miami (OH): 17 by 36.9. Toledo: 14 by 51.1. Buffalo: 11 by 35. Ball State: 14 by 63.2. Eastern Michigan: 15 by 52.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins79.6 · Games = 5 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses80.7 · Games = 3 · +1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
64.9 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | vs Utah State | W 51-41 | 17 | 56 | 3.30 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 34-26 | 14 | 74 | 5.30 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 4.7 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Ball State | W 41-38 | 14 | 85 | 6.10 | 0 | — | — | 6.1 |
| Fri 11/15 | vs Buffalo | W 30-27 | 11 | 37 | 3.40 | 0 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Wed 11/6 | @ Toledo | L 33-35 | 13 | 55 | 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5.9 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Miami (OH) | L 16-23 | 15 | 52 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Ohio | L 38-45 | 14 | 85 | 6.10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6.5 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Akron100 rush yards | W 26-3 | 25 | 126 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5.0 |
Player Story
Will Matthews story
Will Matthews built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Destrehan, LA wearing No. 2, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Will Matthews' career was his backfield work: 1,011 rushing yards, 237 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 279 receiving yards across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 279 receiving yards, 5 tackles, and 79 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Will Matthews' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 229 | 43 | 8.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 259 | 38 | 12.6 | 30 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 162 | 35.2 | 6.3 | -97 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kent State | 640 | 49.3 | 25.2 | 478 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 640 | 49.3 | 25.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Akron
Week 7 · W 26-3 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
126
Scrimmage Yards
84.2 takeover
126 scrimmage yards and 39.1 usage.
#2
@ Miami (OH)
Week 7 · L 14-18 · Conference game
95
Scrimmage Yards
73.6 takeover
Loss with 95 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
95 scrimmage yards and 21.4 usage.
#3
vs Howard
Week 2 · W 38-31
64
Scrimmage Yards
71.2 takeover
Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
64 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.
#4
@ Ohio
Week 8 · L 38-45 · Conference game
97
Scrimmage Yards
70 takeover
Loss with 97 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
97 scrimmage yards and 23.8 usage.
#5
@ Ball State
Week 5 · L 24-52 · Conference game
70
Scrimmage Yards
69.2 takeover
Loss with 70 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
70 scrimmage yards and 14.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Kent State
640 primary output · 49.3 efficiency · 25.2 usage
75.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Kent State
75.7
640 primary · 49.3 efficiency · 25.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Kent State
40.7
259 primary · 38 efficiency · 12.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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