Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Wake Forest
Matt Colburn
RB • 5'10" • 200 lbs • Irmo, SC, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Matt Colburn leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Matt Colburn, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Wake Forest. Matt Colburn leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,850
- Rushing yards
- 2,544
- Receiving yards
- 306
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Matt Colburn quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,850
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Connally · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Connally · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 871 scrimmage yards · RB 106th (top 16%) · ACC 23rd (top 8%) · National 183rd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 10 | 239 | 239 | 0 | 1 | 41.4 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 81 | 60 | 21 | 1 | 60.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 688 | 566 | 122 | 1 | 60.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 158 | 150 | 8 | 1 | 61.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 813 | 754 | 59 | 6 | 61.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 11 | 74 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 63.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 797 | 714 | 83 | 5 | 63.1 |
Related Context
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Matt Colburn played RB for Wake Forest. Across 4 tracked seasons, Matt Colburn recorded 2,544 rushing yards, 306 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Wake Forest paired 871 primary output with 45.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 49.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2017 Postseason · Wake Forest
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
74.7
Efficiency
49.9
Usage
21
Consistency
34.9
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 158. Presbyterian: 18. Boston College: 41. Utah State: 74. App State: 35. Florida State: 41. Clemson: 20. Georgia Tech: 3. Louisville: 139. Notre Dame: 127. Syracuse: 235. NC State: 38. Duke: 42
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 22 by 74.6. Presbyterian: 3 by 62.5. Boston College: 15 by 23.4. Utah State: 10 by 77.1. App State: 11 by 34.5. Florida State: 9 by 35.2. Clemson: 6 by 34.7. Georgia Tech: 1 by 31.3. Louisville: 25 by 58.1. Notre Dame: 21 by 62.7. Syracuse: 32 by 78.4. NC State: 12 by 33. Duke: 10 by 43.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins92.3 · Games = 8 · +45.6 vs Losses
Losses46.6 · Games = 5 · -45.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
78.4 vs Syracuse
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ Texas A&M100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 55-52 | 21 | 150 | 7.10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7.2 |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Duke | L 23-31 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Sun 11/19 | vs NC State | W 30-24 | 12 | 38 | 3.20 | 1 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Syracuse100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 64-43 | 31 | 237 | 7.60 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 7.3 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Notre Dame100 rush yards | L 37-48 | 20 | 120 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6.0 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Louisville100 rush yards | W 42-32 | 24 | 134 | 5.60 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Georgia Tech | L 24-38 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Clemson | L 14-28 | 6 | 20 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Florida State | L 19-26 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 4.6 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ App State | W 20-19 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Utah State | W 46-10 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 1 | — | — | 7.4 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Boston College | W 34-10 | 14 | 27 | 1.90 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2.7 |
| Thu 8/31 | vs Presbyterian | W 51-7 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
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
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Wake Forest
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 239 | 38.6 | 13.1 | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 769 | 47.2 | 22.1 | 530 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 769 | 47.2 | 22.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 971 | 49.9 | 21 | 202 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 971 | 49.9 | 21 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 871 | 45.4 | 22.2 | -100 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 871 | 45.4 | 22.2 | 0 |
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
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#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
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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