Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Arizona 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 11.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Player Story
Michael Matus built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive end from Katy, TX wearing No. 91, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Michael Matus' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Arizona State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Michael Matus, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Arizona State. Michael Matus shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 46
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Michael Matus quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 46
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Arizona State
- Top game
- UCLA
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Katy · Arizona State
- High school pipeline
- Katy · 61 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 91 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 5 tackles · DE 219th (top 76%) · Pac-12 323rd (top 60%) · National 3,447th (top 58%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona State | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arizona State | 3 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 71.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | Arizona State | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona State | 11 | 26 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 49.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona State | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 33.5 |
Related Context
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Michael Matus played DE for Arizona State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Matus recorded 46 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Arizona State.
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 11.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Arizona State
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
11.8
Usage
2.7
Consistency
36.7
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Utah: 0. Fresno State: 1. USC: 0. Colorado: 3. Washington: 0. Washington State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Utah: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 0 by 10. USC: 1 by 4.2. Colorado: 2 by 38.3. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Washington State: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs Colorado
Player Story
Michael Matus story
Michael Matus built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive end from Katy, TX wearing No. 91, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Michael Matus' career was his defensive production: 46 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Matus' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Arizona State
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arizona State | 7 | 37.2 | 10.3 | 7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Arizona State | 8 | 17.9 | 7.9 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona State | 8 | 17.9 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | — | — | -8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona State | 5 | 11.8 | 2.7 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UCLA
Week 14 · L 18-25 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Washington State
Week 9 · L 21-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Washington
Week 11 · W 35-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs USC
Week 10 · W 31-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Colorado
Week 6 · L 24-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Arizona State
7 primary output · 37.2 efficiency · 10.3 usage
71.6
#2
2021 Postseason · Arizona State
49.7
8 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 7.9 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Arizona State
49.7
8 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 7.9 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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