Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023UTSA
Brandon Matterson
DL • 6'2" • 295 lbs • San Antonio, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Matterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
26
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
16
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · UTSA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- UTSA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Brandon Matterson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from San Antonio, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Brandon Matterson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- UTSA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Brandon Matterson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · UTSA. Brandon Matterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 101
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 14
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Brandon Matterson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTSA · DL
- Career Tackles
- 101
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · UTSA
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brandeis · UTSA
- High school pipeline
- Bryan Station · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · DL 472nd (top 48%) · American Athletic 264th (top 42%) · National 2,422nd (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UTSA | 5 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UTSA | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.9 |
| 2020 Postseason | UTSA | 9 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTSA | 9 | 26 | 4.5 | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | 48.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTSA | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 27.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTSA | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 27.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTSA | 4 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | UTSA | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 59 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UTSA | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | 59 |
Related Context
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Brandon Matterson played DL for UTSA. Across 6 tracked seasons, Brandon Matterson recorded 101 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with UTSA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
UTSA paired 16 primary output with 24.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.3 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: Louisiana Tech
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · UTSA
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
11.3
Usage
2.7
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1. Southern Miss: 0. Florida International: 0.5. Marshall: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 18.3. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 2 by 13.3. Marshall: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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First Half0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Brandon Matterson story
Brandon Matterson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from San Antonio, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Brandon Matterson's career was his defensive production: 101 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 46 career games in the available record. That gives Brandon Matterson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UTSA
2018-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UTSA | 1.5 | 11.3 | 2.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | UTSA | 2 | 10.6 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | UTSA | 10.5 | 25.6 | 6.8 | 8.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTSA | 10.5 | 25.6 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTSA | 5.5 | 12.6 | 3.5 | -5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTSA | 5.5 | 12.6 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTSA | 2.5 | 17.7 | 6.4 | -3 |
| 2023 Postseason | UTSA | 16 | 24.3 | 7 | 13.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UTSA | 16 | 24.3 | 7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 9 · L 3-24 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs East Carolina
Week 9 · W 41-27 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas
Week 3 · L 20-41
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Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Western Kentucky
Week 6 · W 52-46 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Tennessee
Week 4 · L 14-45
3.5
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · UTSA
16 primary output · 24.3 efficiency · 7 usage
59
#2
2023 Regular Season · UTSA
59
16 primary · 24.3 efficiency · 7 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · UTSA
48.7
10.5 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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