Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Buffalo
Matt Otwinowski
LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • LaPorte, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matt Otwinowski shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Matt Otwinowski built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a linebacker from LaPorte, IN wearing No. 42, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Matt Otwinowski's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Matt Otwinowski, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Buffalo. Matt Otwinowski shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 151
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Matt Otwinowski quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · LB
- Career Tackles
- 151
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Buffalo
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Laporte · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Laporte · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Buffalo | 10 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Buffalo | 8 | 15 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 9 | 31 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Buffalo | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 13 | 69 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Matt Otwinowski played LB for Buffalo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Matt Otwinowski recorded 151 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Buffalo paired 7 primary output with 28.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Buffalo
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
28.8
Usage
7.4
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Charlotte: 0. Robert Morris: 0. Penn State: 1. Liberty: 0. Temple: 1. Miami (OH): 1. Ohio: 0. Akron: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Kent State: 0. Toledo: 1. Bowling Green: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Charlotte: 4 by 16.7. Robert Morris: 4 by 16.7. Penn State: 3 by 22.5. Liberty: 3 by 12.5. Temple: 9 by 47.5. Miami (OH): 7 by 39.2. Ohio: 6 by 25. Akron: 4 by 26.7. Central Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Kent State: 10 by 41.7. Toledo: 10 by 51.7. Bowling Green: 7 by 49.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
51.7 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/20 | @ Charlotte | W 31-9 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | W 49-7 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/21 | vs Toledo10+ tackles | W 49-30 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/15 | @ Kent State10+ tackles | L 27-30 | 10 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 43-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Central Michigan | W 43-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Akron | W 21-0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Ohio | L 20-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Miami (OH) | L 20-34 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Temple | W 38-22 | 9 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Liberty | L 17-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Penn State | L 13-45 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Robert Morris | W 38-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Matt Otwinowski story
Matt Otwinowski built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a linebacker from LaPorte, IN wearing No. 42, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Matt Otwinowski's career was his defensive production: 151 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Matt Otwinowski's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Buffalo
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2.5 | 15.8 | 3.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 7.8 | 1.4 | -2.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2 | 16.6 | 3.4 | 2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Buffalo | 7 | 28.8 | 7.4 | 5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 7 | 28.8 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | — | — | -7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Bowling Green
Week 14 · W 49-7 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Delaware State
Week 1 · W 48-10
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Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Kent State
Week 11 · W 48-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Northern Illinois
Week 8 · L 7-44 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Toledo
Week 13 · W 49-30 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Buffalo
7 primary output · 28.8 efficiency · 7.4 usage
51.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Buffalo
51.5
7 primary · 28.8 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Buffalo
39.7
0 primary · 7.8 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
1
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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