Player Dossier

2016-2019

Eastern Michigan

Mathew Sexton

WR • 5'11" • 175 lbs • Clinton, MI, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Mathew Sexton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

18%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

51

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

53

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

55

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Eastern Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

Player Story

Mathew Sexton built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Clinton, MI wearing No. 87, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Mathew Sexton's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7841

Clinton · Clinton, MI

Committed To
Eastern Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Mathew Sexton, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Mathew Sexton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,335
Receptions
100
Touchdowns
11

Quick Answers

Mathew Sexton quick answers

Latest team and position
Eastern Michigan · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,335
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 40 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
Top game
Buffalo
Recruit profile
2-star · Clinton · Eastern Michigan
High school pipeline
Clinton · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 87 · Senior
2019 Receiving yards rank
508 receiving yards · WR 209th (top 21%) · Mid-American 23rd (top 13%) · National 233rd (top 12%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan5351025.3
2017 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan1226357261.7
2018 PostseasonEastern Michigan12118063.2
2018 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan1236401363.2
2019 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan1134508674.9

Related Context

Mathew Sexton played WR for Eastern Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mathew Sexton recorded 23 rushing yards, 1,335 receiving yards, and 25 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Eastern Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Eastern Michigan paired 508 primary output with 79 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 79 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2019 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

46.2

Efficiency

79

Usage

13.8

Consistency

74.6

Best Game by takeover score

Buffalo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Coastal Carolina: 48. Kentucky: 54. Illinois: 54. Central Connecticut: 16. Central Michigan: 56. Ball State: 41. Western Michigan: 40. Toledo: 29. Buffalo: 87. Akron: 76. Northern Illinois: 7

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 80. Kentucky: 7 by 51.4. Illinois: 1 by 100. Central Connecticut: 2 by 53.3. Central Michigan: 5 by 74.7. Ball State: 1 by 100. Western Michigan: 4 by 66.7. Toledo: 2 by 96.7. Buffalo: 3 by 100. Akron: 4 by 100. Northern Illinois: 1 by 46.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins40.2 · Games = 6 · -13.2 vs Losses
Losses53.4 · Games = 5 · +13.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Buffalo

Best efficiency game

100 vs Akron

Result
Wed 11/20@ Northern IllinoisW 45-17177707
Tue 11/12@ AkronW 42-144761919041
Sat 11/2vs BuffaloL 14-433872929180
Sat 10/26@ ToledoL 34-3722914.514.50024
Sat 10/19vs Western MichiganW 34-274401010134
Sat 10/12vs Ball StateL 23-2914115.741041
Sat 10/5@ Central MichiganL 16-4255611.211.20127
Sat 9/21vs Central ConnecticutW 34-2921658013
Sat 9/14@ IllinoisW 34-311542954154
Sat 9/7@ KentuckyL 17-387547.77.70022
Sat 8/31@ Coastal CarolinaW 30-234481212020

Player Story

Mathew Sexton story

Mathew Sexton built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Clinton, MI wearing No. 87, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Mathew Sexton's career was his receiving role: 100 catches, 1,335 receiving yards, 9 touchdowns, and 23 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 23 rushing yards, 25 tackles, and 430 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Mathew Sexton'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.

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    Eastern Michigan

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan5157.85
2017 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan35775.610.5306
2018 PostseasonEastern Michigan41962.916.662
2018 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan41962.916.60
2019 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan5087913.889

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Buffalo

Week 10 · L 14-43 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

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Receiving Yards

97 takeover

87 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ San Diego State

Week 4 · L 20-23

64

Receiving Yards

87.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

64 receiving yards with a 85.3 efficiency score.

#3

@ Toledo

Week 6 · L 15-20 · Conference game

60

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Akron

Week 12 · W 42-14 · Conference game

76

Receiving Yards

84.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Miami (OH)

Week 12 · W 27-24 · Conference game

49

Receiving Yards

82.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

508 primary output · 79 efficiency · 13.8 usage

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#2

2018 Postseason · Eastern Michigan

63.2

419 primary · 62.9 efficiency · 16.6 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

63.2

419 primary · 62.9 efficiency · 16.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games