Player Career

Michael Mathison Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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. 1

    Akron

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Western Kentucky

    2021-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202120222022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonAkron24345.220.7
2020 Regular SeasonAkron11171.418.7-132
2021 Regular SeasonAkron70675.526.1595
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky70675.526.10
2022 PostseasonWestern Kentucky61870.813.1-88
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky61870.813.10
2023 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky0-618
2024 PostseasonWestern Kentucky143597143
2024 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1435970

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Akron to Western KentuckyG5/FCS to G5/FCS78.4Dec 12, 2021

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