Player Career

Will Matthews Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kent State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonKent State229438.4
2017 Regular SeasonKent State2593812.630
2018 Regular SeasonKent State16235.26.3-97
2019 PostseasonKent State64049.325.2478
2019 Regular SeasonKent State64049.325.20

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

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games