Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Northern Illinois
Matt Lorbeck
DL • 6'4" • 255 lbs • Green Bay, WI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matt Lorbeck shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
43
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois • Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Player Story
Matt Lorbeck built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Green Bay, WI wearing No. 43, spending time with Iowa and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Matt Lorbeck's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Matt Lorbeck, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Matt Lorbeck shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 62
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Matt Lorbeck quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · DL
- Career Tackles
- 62
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Utah
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bay Port · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Bay Port · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 10 | 21 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 49.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 34 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Matt Lorbeck played DL for Northern Illinois and Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Matt Lorbeck recorded 62 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 12 primary output with 19.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 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 Northern Illinois, Iowa.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
19.7
Usage
7.1
Consistency
32.2
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois State: 0. Utah: 1. Nebraska: 1. Vanderbilt: 0. Ball State: 0.5. Ohio: 0.5. Miami (OH): 0.5. Akron: 3. Central Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Western Michigan: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois State: 3 by 12.5. Utah: 4 by 26.7. Nebraska: 2 by 18.3. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 6 by 30. Ohio: 4 by 21.7. Miami (OH): 5 by 25.8. Akron: 2 by 38.3. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 1 by 4.2. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Western Michigan: 2 by 38.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 5 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/27 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | W 17-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 17-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/14 | @ Toledo | W 31-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Central Michigan | L 10-48 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs AkronSplash game | W 49-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Miami (OH) | L 24-27 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Ohio | W 39-36 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Ball State | L 20-27 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Vanderbilt | L 18-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Nebraska | L 8-44 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Utah | L 17-35 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Illinois State | W 24-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Matt Lorbeck story
Matt Lorbeck built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Green Bay, WI wearing No. 43, spending time with Iowa and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Matt Lorbeck's career was his defensive production: 62 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Northern Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Matt Lorbeck's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 16 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa and Northern Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Matt Lorbeck moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2017-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Iowa
2020
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 2 | 12.3 | 1.5 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 12.3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 19.8 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9.5 | 19.7 | 7.1 | -2.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | -9.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Utah
Week 2 · L 6-17
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Western Michigan
Week 14 · W 17-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Akron
Week 9 · W 49-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Utah
Week 2 · L 17-35
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Havoc Plays
51.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
#5
@ BYU
Week 9 · W 7-6
2
Havoc Plays
48.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
12 primary output · 19.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage
49.6
#2
2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
47.6
9.5 primary · 19.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
22.8
2 primary · 12.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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