Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Indiana
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.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Devon Matthews built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Devon Matthews' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Indiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Devon Matthews, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Indiana. Devon Matthews shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 217
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 16
Quick Answers
Devon Matthews quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · DB
- Career Tackles
- 217
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Indiana
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Jean Ribault · Indiana
- High school pipeline
- Jean Ribault · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 66 tackles · DB 51st (top 6%) · Big Ten 29th (top 5%) · National 282nd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Indiana | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 19.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Indiana | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 13.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Indiana | 13 | 34 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Indiana | 8 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Indiana | 8 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 56.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Indiana | 8 | 54 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 71.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Indiana | 12 | 66 | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 47.9 |
Related Context
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Devon Matthews played DB for Indiana. Across 5 tracked seasons, Devon Matthews recorded 217 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Indiana.
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.
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2022 Regular Season · Indiana
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
28.8
Usage
6.5
Consistency
45.2
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 0. Idaho: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 6 by 25. Idaho: 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
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 8 · +0.1 vs Wins
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 11/26 | vs Purdue | L 16-30 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Michigan State10+ tackles | W 39-31 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Ohio State | L 14-56 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Penn State | L 14-45 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Rutgers | L 17-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Maryland | L 33-38 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs MichiganSplash game | L 10-31 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Nebraska | L 21-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Cincinnati | L 24-45 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Western Kentucky | W 33-30 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Idaho | W 35-22 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Illinois | W 23-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Devon Matthews story
Devon Matthews built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Devon Matthews' career was his defensive production: 217 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 50 career games in the available record. That gives Devon Matthews' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Indiana
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Indiana | 3 | 12.6 | 3.3 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Indiana | 2 | 13.4 | 2.4 | -1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Indiana | 2 | 13.4 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Indiana | 11 | 34.6 | 7.1 | 9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Indiana | 11 | 34.6 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Indiana | 10 | 40.6 | 10.1 | -1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Indiana | 7 | 28.8 | 6.5 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Penn State
Week 8 · W 36-35 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Michigan
Week 6 · L 10-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Western Kentucky
Week 4 · W 33-31
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Rutgers
Week 11 · L 3-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan
Week 10 · W 38-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Indiana
10 primary output · 40.6 efficiency · 10.1 usage
71.8
#2
2020 Postseason · Indiana
56.9
11 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Indiana
56.9
11 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
7
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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