Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Western Kentucky
Michael Mathison
WR • 5'9" • 182 lbs • Covington, GA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Michael Mathison reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
16
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Akron • Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Michael Mathison built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Covington, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Akron and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Michael Mathison's career was...
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- Committed To
- Akron
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Michael Mathison, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Akron. Michael Mathison reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,821
- Receptions
- 164
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Michael Mathison quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,821
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Newton · Akron
- High school pipeline
- Newton · 27 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 143 receiving yards · WR 547th (top 51%) · Conference USA 53rd (top 34%) · National 797th (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 9 | 31 | 243 | 0 | 50.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Akron | 4 | 11 | 111 | 2 | 56.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Akron | 11 | 56 | 706 | 5 | 80.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 80.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 14 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 61.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 14 | 50 | 583 | 3 | 61.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 9 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 9 | 11 | 128 | 3 | 41.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Akron to Western Kentucky | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 78.4 | Dec 12, 2021 |
Michael Mathison played WR for Akron and Western Kentucky. Across 6 tracked seasons, Michael Mathison recorded 113 rushing yards, 1,821 receiving yards, and 7 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Akron paired 706 primary output with 75.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 59 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Akron, Western Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
15.9
Efficiency
59
Usage
7
Consistency
61.8
Best Game by takeover score
Sam Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. James Madison: 15. Eastern Kentucky: 8. Middle Tennessee: 3. Boston College: 10. UTEP: 17. Sam Houston: 36. Kennesaw State: 30. Louisiana Tech: 7. Jacksonville State: 17
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. James Madison: 2 by 50. Eastern Kentucky: 1 by 53.3. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 20. Boston College: 1 by 66.7. UTEP: 2 by 56.7. Sam Houston: 1 by 100. Kennesaw State: 1 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 46.7. Jacksonville State: 3 by 37.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins18.8 · Games = 5 · +6.6 vs Losses
Losses12.3 · Games = 4 · -6.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Sam Houston
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kennesaw State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/18 | @ James Madison | L 17-27 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 12/7 | @ Jacksonville State | L 12-52 | — | 3 | 17 | 7 | 5.70 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 7-12 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Wed 10/30 | vs Kennesaw State | W 31-14 | — | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Wed 10/16 | @ Sam Houston | W 31-14 | — | 1 | 36 | 15.5 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| Fri 10/11 | vs UTEP2+ TD | W 44-17 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.3 | 8.50 | 2 | 14 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Boston College | L 20-21 | — | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 49-21 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 31-0 | — | 1 | 8 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Player Story
Michael Mathison story
Michael Mathison built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Covington, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Akron and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Michael Mathison's career was his receiving role: 164 catches, 1,821 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and 113 rushing yards across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Akron. 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 113 rushing yards, 7 tackles, and 1,421 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 Akron and Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Michael Mathison 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.
- 1
Akron
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Western Kentucky
2021-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 243 | 45.2 | 20.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Akron | 111 | 71.4 | 18.7 | -132 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Akron | 706 | 75.5 | 26.1 | 595 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 706 | 75.5 | 26.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 618 | 70.8 | 13.1 | -88 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 618 | 70.8 | 13.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | -618 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 143 | 59 | 7 | 143 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 143 | 59 | 7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ball State
Week 10 · L 25-31 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
154
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
154 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Troy
Week 5 · L 27-34
160
Receiving Yards
92.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
160 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Western Michigan
Week 11 · L 40-45 · Conference game
112
Receiving Yards
88.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
112 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs Kent State
Week 7 · L 3-26 · Conference game
57
Receiving Yards
84.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
57 receiving yards with a 95 efficiency score.
#5
@ Massachusetts
Week 5 · L 29-37
72
Receiving Yards
83.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
72 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Akron
706 primary output · 75.5 efficiency · 26.1 usage
80.9
#2
2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
80.9
706 primary · 75.5 efficiency · 26.1 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Western Kentucky
61.9
618 primary · 70.8 efficiency · 13.1 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
4
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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