Usage / Role
14%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2019-2023Texas Tech
LB • 5'11" • 235 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Tyrique Matthews shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Usage / Role
14%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a linebacker
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Snapshot
Player Story
Tyrique Matthews built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Houston, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Tyrique Matthews' career was his defensive...
Read the storyTyrique Matthews, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Tyrique Matthews shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Texas Tech | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 7 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 7 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas Tech | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.2 |
Related Context
Tyrique Matthews played LB for Texas Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tyrique Matthews recorded 49 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Texas Tech.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Texas Tech paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
16.8
Usage
4
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game by game trend chart. California: 1. Wyoming: 0. West Virginia: 0. Houston: 1. Kansas State: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 6 by 25. West Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Houston: 1 by 14.2. Kansas State: 3 by 12.5
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Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
25 vs Wyoming
Player Story
Tyrique Matthews built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Houston, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Tyrique Matthews' career was his defensive production: 49 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 1 interception across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 20 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tyrique Matthews' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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Texas Tech
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 8.3 | 1.6 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Texas Tech | 0.5 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0.5 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 3.5 | 13.3 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas Tech | 2 | 16.8 | 4 | -1.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 2 | 16.8 | 4 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
vs Murray State
Week 1 · W 63-10
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Houston
Week 5 · W 49-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
55.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.
#3
@ NC State
Week 3 · L 14-27
1
Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#4
vs California
Week 1 · W 34-14 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
53.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas
Week 4 · L 35-70 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
45 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Texas Tech
0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.6 usage
40.6
#2
2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech
39
3.5 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Texas Tech
36.8
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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