Player Dossier

2019-2023

SMU

Nolan Matthews-Harris

TE • 6'6" • 245 lbs • Frisco, TX, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Nolan Matthews-Harris reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

0%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

42

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

lowhigh

Star Power

38

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Arizona State • SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Abilene Christian

Player Story

Nolan Matthews-Harris built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a tight end from Frisco, TX wearing No. 14, spending time with Arizona State and SMU. The clearest part of Nolan Matthews-Harris' career was...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8764

Quince Orchard · Gaithersburg, MD

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Nolan Matthews-Harris, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · SMU. Nolan Matthews-Harris reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
157
Receptions
17
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Nolan Matthews-Harris quick answers

Latest team and position
SMU · TE
Career Receiving Yards
157
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 11 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · SMU
Top game
Abilene Christian
Recruit profile
3-star · Quince Orchard
High school pipeline
Quince Orchard · 20 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 14 · Junior
2023 Receiving yards rank
9 receiving yards · TE 396th (top 90%) · American Athletic 197th (top 88%) · National 1,873rd (top 90%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2019 PostseasonArizona State618039.8
2019 Regular SeasonArizona State6528139.8
2020 Regular SeasonArizona State0-00-
2021 Regular SeasonSMU3884264
2022 Regular SeasonSMU1228061.7
2023 Regular SeasonSMU119146.3

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024SMU to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted18Dec 4, 2023

Nolan Matthews-Harris played TE for Arizona State and SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nolan Matthews-Harris recorded 157 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with SMU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

SMU paired 84 primary output with 57.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 60 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arizona State, SMU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

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

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · SMU

Games

1

Receiving Yards / G

9

Efficiency

60

Usage

4.3

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

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Split Comparison

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All Games9 · Games = 1

Game Log

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

1 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

Best efficiency game

60 vs Louisiana Tech

Result
Sat 9/2vs Louisiana TechW 38-14199919

Player Story

Nolan Matthews-Harris story

Nolan Matthews-Harris built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a tight end from Frisco, TX wearing No. 14, spending time with Arizona State and SMU. The clearest part of Nolan Matthews-Harris' career was his receiving role: 17 catches, 157 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 11 career games in the available record. That gives Nolan Matthews-Harris' 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

    Arizona State

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2021-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonArizona State36405.3
2019 Regular SeasonArizona State36405.30
2020 Regular SeasonArizona State0-36
2021 Regular SeasonSMU8457.29.984
2022 Regular SeasonSMU2893.36.1-56
2023 Regular SeasonSMU9604.3-19

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Abilene Christian

Week 1 · W 56-9

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

50

Receiving Yards

79.4 takeover

50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ UCF

Week 6 · L 19-41 · Conference game

28

Receiving Yards

71.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#3

vs Sacramento State

Week 2 · W 19-7

13

Receiving Yards

68.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 1 · W 38-14

9

Receiving Yards

58.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

9 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.

#5

vs Tulsa

Week 13 · L 31-34 · Conference game

31

Receiving Yards

55 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

31 receiving yards with a 51.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · SMU

84 primary output · 57.2 efficiency · 9.9 usage

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#2

2022 Regular Season · SMU

61.7

28 primary · 93.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · SMU

46.3

9 primary · 60 efficiency · 4.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games