Player Career

Matt Lawson Career Story

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Player Story

Matt Lawson story

Matt Lawson built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Ontario, CA wearing No. 90, spending time with Fresno State, New Mexico State, and Northwestern. The clearest part of Matt Lawson's career was his defensive production: 48 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, and 3 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Matt Lawson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Fresno State

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Northwestern

    2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    New Mexico State

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonFresno State0———
2020 Regular SeasonFresno State04.20.60
2021 PostseasonFresno State05.61.20
2021 Regular SeasonFresno State05.61.20
2022 Regular SeasonFresno State4.515.94.14.5
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern114.217.3-3.5
2024 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State5.5154.24.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Northwestern to New Mexico StateP4 to G5/FCS21.2Nov 30, 2023
2023Fresno State to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted21.2Apr 17, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Florida International

Week 10 · L 13-34 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

@ Rutgers

Week 1 · L 7-24 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

71.4 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

vs Hawai'i

Week 10 · W 55-13 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

63.1 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

@ Texas A&M

Week 12 · L 3-38

1

Havoc Plays

43.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

@ Sam Houston

Week 4 · L 11-31 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

37.2 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.2 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Northwestern

1 primary output · 14.2 efficiency · 17.3 usage

58.1

#2

2024 Regular Season · New Mexico State

41

5.5 primary · 15 efficiency · 4.2 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Fresno State

40

4.5 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 4.1 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

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