Player Dossier

2019-2022

San Diego State

Jesse Matthews

WR • 6'0" • 190 lbs • San Diego, CA, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Jesse Matthews reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

17%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

44

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

45

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

52

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · San Diego State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
San Diego State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA

Player Story

Jesse Matthews built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a wide receiver from San Diego, CA wearing No. 45, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Jesse Matthews' career was his receiving...

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Jesse Matthews, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · San Diego State. Jesse Matthews reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,124
Receptions
175
Touchdowns
15

Quick Answers

Jesse Matthews quick answers

Latest team and position
San Diego State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,124
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · San Diego State
Top game
UTSA
Latest roster
No. 45 · Senior
2022 Receiving yards rank
508 receiving yards · WR 206th (top 20%) · Mountain West 14th (top 8%) · National 220th (top 11%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2019 PostseasonSan Diego State133111268.8
2019 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1345522068.8
2020 Regular SeasonSan Diego State824326153.1
2021 PostseasonSan Diego State1311175273.1
2021 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1347482773.1
2022 PostseasonSan Diego State13799069.7
2022 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1338409369.7

Related Context

Jesse Matthews played WR for San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jesse Matthews recorded 12 rushing yards, 2,124 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with San Diego State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

San Diego State paired 657 primary output with 61.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 65.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: San José State

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Regular Season · San Diego State

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

40.8

Efficiency

65.9

Usage

20.8

Consistency

27.6

Best Game by takeover score

San José State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 10. Utah State: 24. San José State: 139. Hawai'i: 0. Nevada: 80. Colorado: 13. Colorado State: 9. BYU: 51

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 1 by 66.7. Utah State: 3 by 53.3. San José State: 6 by 100. Nevada: 5 by 100. Colorado: 2 by 43.3. Colorado State: 2 by 30. BYU: 5 by 68

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins10.8 · Games = 4 · -60 vs Losses
Losses70.8 · Games = 4 · +60 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

San José State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Nevada

Result
Sun 12/13@ BYUL 14-2855110.210.20017
Sun 12/6vs Colorado StateW 29-17294.54.5018
Sat 11/28@ ColoradoL 10-2021346.50016
Sat 11/21@ NevadaL 21-265801616035
Sat 11/14vs Hawai'iW 34-10
Sat 11/7vs San José State100 receiving yardsL 17-28613923.223.20051
Sun 11/1@ Utah StateW 38-732488012
Sun 10/25vs UNLVW 34-61101010010

Player Story

Jesse Matthews story

Jesse Matthews built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a wide receiver from San Diego, CA wearing No. 45, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Jesse Matthews' career was his receiving role: 175 catches, 2,124 receiving yards, 15 touchdowns, and 12 rushing yards across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with San Diego State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 12 rushing yards, 5 tackles, and 202 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San Diego State.

The arc is straightforward: Jesse Matthews moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

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    San Diego State

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2019201920202021202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonSan Diego State63372.518.6
2019 Regular SeasonSan Diego State63372.518.60
2020 Regular SeasonSan Diego State32665.920.8-307
2021 PostseasonSan Diego State65761.327331
2021 Regular SeasonSan Diego State65761.3270
2022 PostseasonSan Diego State50870.525.6-149
2022 Regular SeasonSan Diego State50870.525.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UTSA

Week 1 · W 38-24 · Postseason

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

175

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

175 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs San José State

Week 10 · L 17-28 · Conference game

139

Receiving Yards

98.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

139 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 1 · L 23-25 · Postseason

99

Receiving Yards

98.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

99 receiving yards with a 94.3 efficiency score.

#4

vs Fresno State

Week 12 · W 17-7 · Conference game

119

Receiving Yards

93.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

119 receiving yards with a 99.2 efficiency score.

#5

vs Boise State

Week 13 · W 27-16 · Conference game

133

Receiving Yards

91.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

133 receiving yards with a 98.5 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · San Diego State

657 primary output · 61.3 efficiency · 27 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · San Diego State

73.1

657 primary · 61.3 efficiency · 27 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · San Diego State

69.7

508 primary · 70.5 efficiency · 25.6 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games