Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2024Kent State
Matt Harmon
LB • 6'5" • 254 lbs • Rockwood, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matt Harmon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
Matt Harmon built his college career from 2018 through 2024 as a linebacker from Rockwood, MI wearing No. 7, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Matt Harmon's career was his defensive production: 98...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Matt Harmon, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kent State. Matt Harmon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 98
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Matt Harmon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 98
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lawrence Central · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Lawrence Central · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · LB 253rd (top 21%) · Mid-American 50th (top 10%) · National 475th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 28 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 63.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 56 | 6.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 70.4 |
Related Context
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Matt Harmon played LB for Kent State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Matt Harmon recorded 98 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Kent State paired 14.5 primary output with 31.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
31.5
Usage
11.4
Consistency
55.3
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 0. St. Francis (PA): 2. Tennessee: 3.5. Penn State: 2. Eastern Michigan: 0.5. Ball State: 1. Bowling Green: 1.5. Western Michigan: 0. Ohio: 1. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 1. Buffalo: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3. St. Francis (PA): 5 by 40.8. Tennessee: 5 by 55.8. Penn State: 5 by 40.8. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 30. Ball State: 9 by 47.5. Bowling Green: 7 by 44.2. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Ohio: 3 by 22.5. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Akron: 5 by 30.8. Buffalo: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half1.5 · Games = 6 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/27 | @ BuffaloSplash game | L 7-43 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Akron | L 17-38 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/14 | @ Miami (OH) | L 7-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/7 | vs Ohio | L 0-41 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Western Michigan | L 21-52 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Bowling Green | L 6-27 | 7 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Ball State | L 35-37 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 33-52 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Penn StateSplash game | L 0-56 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ TennesseeSplash game | L 0-71 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs St. Francis (PA)Splash game | L 17-23 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Pittsburgh | L 24-55 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Matt Harmon story
Matt Harmon built his college career from 2018 through 2024 as a linebacker from Rockwood, MI wearing No. 7, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Matt Harmon's career was his defensive production: 98 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 interception across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Matt Harmon's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2018-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021202120232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 10.3 | 4.6 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | -1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 22.5 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 9.5 | 18 | 4.6 | 8.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 9.5 | 18 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 2.5 | 37.5 | 17.6 | -7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 14.5 | 31.5 | 11.4 | 12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Buffalo
Week 6 · W 48-38 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 3 · L 0-71
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Arkansas
Week 2 · L 6-28
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Toledo
Week 12 · L 34-56 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 4 · L 0-56
2
Havoc Plays
66 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Kent State
14.5 primary output · 31.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage
70.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · Kent State
63.7
2.5 primary · 37.5 efficiency · 17.6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Kent State
37.1
1 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 2.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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