Usage / Role
11%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2022Indiana
D.J. Matthews Jr.
WR • 5'11" • 160 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
D.J. Matthews Jr. reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
40
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Florida State • Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Player Story
D.J. Matthews Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Florida State and Indiana. The clearest part of D.J. Matthews Jr.'s career...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
D.J. Matthews Jr., WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State. D.J. Matthews Jr. reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,196
- Receptions
- 119
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
D.J. Matthews Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,196
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Florida State
- Top game
- Cincinnati
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Trinity Christian Academy · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Trinity Christian Academy · 46 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 224 receiving yards · WR 450th (top 43%) · Big Ten 62nd (top 28%) · National 581st (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Florida State | 9 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 9 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 37.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 11 | 41 | 380 | 3 | 68.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida State | 12 | - | 0 | 0 | 67.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 36 | 355 | 3 | 67.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Indiana | 4 | 13 | 165 | 3 | 46.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Indiana | 8 | 23 | 224 | 2 | 45.3 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida State to Oklahoma | P4 to P4 | 78.4 | Sep 15, 2020 |
D.J. Matthews Jr. played WR for Florida State and Indiana. Across 6 tracked seasons, D.J. Matthews Jr. recorded 25 passing yards, 46 rushing yards, and 1,196 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Florida State paired 380 primary output with 61 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 51.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida State, Indiana.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2022 Regular Season · Indiana
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
28
Efficiency
51.3
Usage
13.8
Consistency
25
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 109. Idaho: 51. Western Kentucky: 41. Cincinnati: -3. Maryland: 7. Rutgers: 14. Penn State: 5. Purdue: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 7 by 100. Idaho: 3 by 100. Western Kentucky: 5 by 54.7. Cincinnati: 2 by 0. Maryland: 1 by 46.7. Rutgers: 2 by 46.7. Penn State: 3 by 11.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins67 · Games = 3 · +62.4 vs Losses
Losses4.6 · Games = 5 · -62.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
100 vs Idaho
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Purdue | L 16-30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Penn State | L 14-45 | — | 3 | 5 | 0.3 | 1.70 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Rutgers | L 17-24 | — | 2 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Maryland | L 33-38 | — | 1 | 7 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Cincinnati | L 24-45 | — | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Western Kentucky | W 33-30 | — | 5 | 41 | 6.8 | 8.20 | 0 | 13 |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Idaho | W 35-22 | — | 3 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Illinois100 receiving yards | W 23-20 | — | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 15.60 | 1 | 52 |
Player Story
D.J. Matthews Jr. story
D.J. Matthews Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Florida State and Indiana. The clearest part of D.J. Matthews Jr.'s career was his receiving role: 119 catches, 1,196 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 46 rushing yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 25 passing yards, 46 rushing yards, and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives D.J. Matthews Jr.'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
Florida State
2017-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Indiana
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20172017201820192019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Florida State | 72 | 79.6 | 11.6 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 72 | 79.6 | 11.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 380 | 61 | 18.3 | 308 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida State | 355 | 64.6 | 15 | -25 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 355 | 64.6 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | — | — | -355 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Indiana | 165 | 53.8 | 20.1 | 165 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Indiana | 224 | 51.3 | 13.8 | 59 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Cincinnati
Week 3 · L 24-38
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
120
Receiving Yards
99.3 takeover
120 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ NC State
Week 10 · L 28-47 · Conference game
133
Receiving Yards
96.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
133 receiving yards with a 88.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Illinois
Week 1 · W 23-20 · Conference game
109
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
109 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Boston College
Week 11 · W 38-31 · Conference game
80
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Southern Miss
Week 1 · W 42-13 · Postseason
37
Receiving Yards
78.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
37 receiving yards with a 82.2 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Florida State
380 primary output · 61 efficiency · 18.3 usage
68.5
#2
2019 Postseason · Florida State
67.7
355 primary · 64.6 efficiency · 15 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Florida State
67.7
355 primary · 64.6 efficiency · 15 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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