Player Career

Matt Colburn Career Story

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

Player Story

Matt Colburn story

Matt Colburn built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Irmo, SC wearing No. 22, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Matt Colburn's career was his backfield work: 2,544 rushing yards, 542 carries, 15 rushing touchdowns, and 306 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 306 receiving yards and 64 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Matt Colburn'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.

  1. 1

    Wake Forest

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonWake Forest23938.613.1
2016 PostseasonWake Forest76947.222.1530
2016 Regular SeasonWake Forest76947.222.10
2017 PostseasonWake Forest97149.921202
2017 Regular SeasonWake Forest97149.9210
2018 PostseasonWake Forest87145.422.2-100
2018 Regular SeasonWake Forest87145.422.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Louisville

Week 9 · W 56-35 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

243

Scrimmage Yards

96.5 takeover

243 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.

#2

@ Syracuse

Week 11 · W 64-43 · Conference game

235

Scrimmage Yards

92.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

235 scrimmage yards and 42.1 usage.

#3

vs Delaware

Week 3 · W 38-21

145

Scrimmage Yards

84.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

145 scrimmage yards and 35.1 usage.

#4

@ Indiana

Week 4 · W 33-28

131

Scrimmage Yards

76.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

131 scrimmage yards and 48.5 usage.

#5

@ Texas A&M

Week 1 · W 55-52 · Postseason

158

Scrimmage Yards

73.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

158 scrimmage yards and 27.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Wake Forest

871 primary output · 45.4 efficiency · 22.2 usage

63.1

#2

2018 Regular Season · Wake Forest

63.1

871 primary · 45.4 efficiency · 22.2 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Wake Forest

61.2

971 primary · 49.9 efficiency · 21 usage

Milestones

8

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games