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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023San José State
Matthew Tago
LB • 6'2" • 222 lbs • Palmdale, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matthew Tago shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Oregon State • San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Matthew Tago built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Palmdale, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with Oregon State and San José State. The clearest part of Matthew Tago's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Oregon State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Matthew Tago, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · San José State. Matthew Tago shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 78
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Matthew Tago quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 78
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · San José State
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Quartz Hill · Oregon State
- High school pipeline
- Quartz Hill · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · LB 472nd (top 39%) · Mountain West 128th (top 25%) · National 1,510th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon State | 8 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 34.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon State | 7 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 21.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 36 |
| 2023 Postseason | San José State | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 26 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 48.9 |
Related Context
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Matthew Tago played LB for Oregon State and San José State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Matthew Tago recorded 78 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
San José State paired 8.5 primary output with 19.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oregon State, San José State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · San José State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
19.7
Usage
4.8
Consistency
36.3
Best Game by takeover score
Fresno State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Coastal Carolina: 0. Oregon State: 1. USC: 0. Toledo: 0. Air Force: 0. Boise State: 1. Hawai'i: 1. Fresno State: 4. San Diego State: 1.5. UNLV: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Oregon State: 2 by 18.3. USC: 2 by 8.3. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Air Force: 5 by 20.8. Boise State: 0 by 10. Hawai'i: 1 by 14.2. Fresno State: 5 by 60.8. San Diego State: 6 by 40. UNLV: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 4 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Fresno State
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Fresno State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/24 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 14-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ UNLV | W 37-31 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs San Diego State | W 24-13 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Fresno StateSplash game | W 42-18 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Hawai'i | W 35-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Boise State | L 27-35 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Air Force | L 20-45 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Toledo | L 17-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Oregon State | L 17-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/27 | @ USC | L 28-56 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Matthew Tago story
Matthew Tago built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Palmdale, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with Oregon State and San José State. The clearest part of Matthew Tago's career was his defensive production: 78 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Matthew Tago'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.
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Oregon State
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
San José State
2021-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon State | 5 | 16.2 | 6.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon State | 2.5 | 12.5 | 3.7 | -2.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | — | — | -2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 3 | 23.3 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 2023 Postseason | San José State | 8.5 | 19.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 8.5 | 19.7 | 4.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Fresno State
Week 11 · W 42-18 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#2
vs California
Week 8 · L 7-49 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Southern Utah
Week 2 · W 48-25
2
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Colorado State
Week 10 · W 28-16 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Washington State
Week 13 · L 53-54 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · San José State
8.5 primary output · 19.7 efficiency · 4.8 usage
48.9
#2
2023 Regular Season · San José State
48.9
8.5 primary · 19.7 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · San José State
36
3 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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