Player Dossier

2018-2022

Indiana

Devon Matthews

DB • 6'2" • 206 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Devon Matthews shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.9

Efficiency

28.8

Consistency

45.2

Season Value

22.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Indiana

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Indiana
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

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.

Devon Matthews, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Indiana. Devon Matthews shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Indiana paired 10 primary output with 40.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 28.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

Loss with 2 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.

2022 Regular Season · Indiana

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

28.8

Usage

6.9

Consistency

45.2

Best Game by takeover score

Purdue

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 0. Unknown: 0. Western Kentucky: 1. Cincinnati: 1. Nebraska: 0. Michigan: 2. Maryland: 1. Rutgers: 0. Penn State: 0. Ohio State: 1. Michigan State: 1. Purdue: 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. Illinois: 6 by 25. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Western Kentucky: 6 by 35. Cincinnati: 3 by 22.5. Nebraska: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 9 by 57.5. Maryland: 6 by 35. Rutgers: 6 by 25. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Ohio State: 5 by 30.8. Michigan State: 10 by 51.7. Purdue: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=3 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=8 · -0.0 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=6 · -0.2 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

Michigan

Best efficiency game

57.5 vs Michigan

Result
Sat 11/26vs PurdueL 16-3043000
Sat 11/19@ Michigan State10+ tacklesW 39-31103001
Sat 11/12@ Ohio StateL 14-5654100
Sat 11/5vs Penn StateL 14-4540000
Sat 10/22@ RutgersL 17-2463000
Sat 10/15vs MarylandL 33-3864001
Sat 10/8vs MichiganSplash gameL 10-31981010
Sat 10/1@ NebraskaL 21-3532000
Sat 9/24@ CincinnatiL 24-4531100
Sat 9/17vs Western KentuckyW 33-3062001
Sun 9/11vs Unknown43000
Sat 9/3vs IllinoisW 23-2063000

Career Arc

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

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    Indiana

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201920192020202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonIndiana312.63.6
2019 PostseasonIndiana213.42.4-1
2019 Regular SeasonIndiana213.42.40
2020 PostseasonIndiana1033.37.68
2020 Regular SeasonIndiana1033.37.60
2021 Regular SeasonIndiana1040.612.10
2022 Regular SeasonIndiana728.86.9-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Penn State

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.

#2

Michigan

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

#3

Rutgers

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.

#4

Western Kentucky

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.

#5

Michigan

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Indiana

10 primary output · 40.6 efficiency · 12.1 usage

34.8

#2

2020 Postseason · Indiana

25.8

10 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Indiana

25.8

10 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.862

Jean Ribault · Jacksonville, FL

Committed To
Indiana
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

217

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 50 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
217