Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Colorado State
Izzy Matthews
RB • 6'0" • 210 lbs • Redding, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Izzy Matthews leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.2 efficiency.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
70
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Colorado State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Izzy Matthews built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Redding, CA wearing No. 24, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Izzy Matthews' career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Colorado State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Izzy Matthews, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State. Izzy Matthews leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,062
- Rushing yards
- 2,654
- Receiving yards
- 408
- Touchdowns
- 32
Quick Answers
Izzy Matthews quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,062
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Enterprise · Colorado State
- High school pipeline
- Enterprise · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 886 scrimmage yards · RB 103rd (top 15%) · Mountain West 16th (top 7%) · National 173rd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Colorado State | 10 | 118 | 87 | 31 | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado State | 10 | 515 | 503 | 12 | 5 | 60.9 |
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado State | 13 | 45 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 68.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado State | 13 | 745 | 705 | 40 | 12 | 68.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Colorado State | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 61.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Colorado State | 11 | 723 | 583 | 140 | 9 | 61.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 12 | 886 | 717 | 169 | 5 | 70.6 |
Related Context
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Izzy Matthews played RB for Colorado State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Izzy Matthews recorded 2,654 rushing yards, 408 receiving yards, and 7 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Colorado State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 886 primary output with 43.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 43.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
73.8
Efficiency
43.2
Usage
27.2
Consistency
61.3
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 44. Hawai'i: 121. Arkansas: 31. Florida: 29. Illinois State: 87. San José State: 127. New Mexico: 102. Boise State: 124. Wyoming: -5. Nevada: 46. Utah State: 128. Air Force: 52
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado: 18 by 22.7. Hawai'i: 21 by 50.3. Arkansas: 10 by 31.7. Florida: 11 by 24.3. Illinois State: 17 by 53. San José State: 23 by 58.5. New Mexico: 27 by 37.9. Boise State: 15 by 84.4. Wyoming: 7 by 0. Nevada: 10 by 47.3. Utah State: 24 by 53.5. Air Force: 10 by 54.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins86.7 · Games = 3 · +17.1 vs Losses
Losses69.6 · Games = 9 · -17.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
84.4 vs Boise State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11/22 | @ Air Force | L 19-27 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | — | — | 5.2 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Utah State100 rush yards | L 24-29 | 20 | 100 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 5.3 |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Nevada | L 10-49 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Wyoming | L 21-34 | 7 | -5 | -0.70 | 0 | — | — | -0.7 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Boise State100 rush yards | L 28-56 | 12 | 109 | 9.10 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8.3 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs New Mexico | W 20-18 | 26 | 92 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.8 |
| Sun 10/7 | @ San José State100 rush yards | W 42-30 | 22 | 125 | 5.70 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Illinois State | L 19-35 | 14 | 71 | 5.10 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Florida | L 10-48 | 8 | 17 | 2.10 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2.6 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Arkansas | W 34-27 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Colorado | L 13-45 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2.4 |
| Sat 8/25 | vs Hawai'i | L 34-43 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 5.8 |
Player Story
Izzy Matthews story
Izzy Matthews built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Redding, CA wearing No. 24, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Izzy Matthews' career was his backfield work: 2,654 rushing yards, 548 carries, 30 rushing touchdowns, and 408 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 408 receiving yards and 7 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Izzy Matthews' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Colorado State
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Colorado State | 633 | 61 | 17.8 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado State | 633 | 61 | 17.8 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado State | 790 | 52 | 21.3 | 157 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado State | 790 | 52 | 21.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Colorado State | 753 | 47.9 | 21.9 | -37 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Colorado State | 753 | 47.9 | 21.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 886 | 43.2 | 27.2 | 133 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Fresno State
Week 13 · W 34-31 · Conference game
Win with 140 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
93.7 takeover
140 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.
#2
@ New Mexico
Week 8 · W 27-24 · Conference game
138
Scrimmage Yards
86.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
138 scrimmage yards and 42.3 usage.
#3
vs New Mexico
Week 12 · W 49-31 · Conference game
107
Scrimmage Yards
86.1 takeover
Win with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
107 scrimmage yards and 27.5 usage.
#4
@ San José State
Week 6 · W 42-30 · Conference game
127
Scrimmage Yards
85.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
127 scrimmage yards and 38.3 usage.
#5
@ Boise State
Week 8 · L 28-56 · Conference game
124
Scrimmage Yards
85.5 takeover
Loss with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
124 scrimmage yards and 26.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
886 primary output · 43.2 efficiency · 27.2 usage
70.6
#2
2016 Postseason · Colorado State
68.8
790 primary · 52 efficiency · 21.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Colorado State
68.8
790 primary · 52 efficiency · 21.3 usage
Milestones
7
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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