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.

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Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

High-end production for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

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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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Class 2015 · Rating 0.7685

Destrehan · Destrehan, LA

Committed To: Kent State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2015

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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%)

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.

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