Player Dossier

2019-2023

Arizona State

Michael Matus

DE • 6'2" • 260 lbs • Katy, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Michael Matus shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.3

Efficiency

5.1

Consistency

5.6

Season Value

3.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Arizona State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Arizona State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Michael Matus, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Arizona State. Michael Matus shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Arizona State paired 7 primary output with 37.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 5.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Colorado

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Regular Season · Arizona State

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

5.1

Usage

1.3

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

Washington State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Fresno State: 0. USC: 0. Colorado: 1. Washington: 0. Washington State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 0 by 0. USC: 1 by 4.2. Colorado: 2 by 18.3. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Washington State: 0 by 0

Split Comparison

Losses0.3 · n=4
First Half0 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · n=6

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Colorado

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs Colorado

Result
Sun 10/29vs Washington StateW 38-2700000
Sun 10/22@ WashingtonL 7-1511000
Sat 10/7vs ColoradoL 24-27210.500.500
Sun 9/24vs USCL 28-4211000
Sun 9/17vs Fresno StateL 0-2900000
Fri 9/1vs Unknown10000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Arizona State

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201920202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonArizona State06.31.1
2020 Regular SeasonArizona State737.210.57
2021 PostseasonArizona State616.17.2-1
2021 Regular SeasonArizona State616.17.20
2022 Regular SeasonArizona State0-6
2023 Regular SeasonArizona State15.11.31

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Washington

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.

#2

Washington State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.

#3

UCLA

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.

#4

USC

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.

#5

Colorado

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Arizona State

7 primary output · 37.2 efficiency · 10.5 usage

37.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · Arizona State

35.8

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Arizona State

14.4

6 primary · 16.1 efficiency · 7.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8601

Katy · Katy, TX

Committed To
Arizona State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

46

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Michael Matus quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
46