Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Rice
Matt Sykes
WR • 6'4" • 210 lbs • Kapolei, HI, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Matt Sykes reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
72
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UCLA • Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Player Story
Matt Sykes built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Kapolei, HI wearing No. 8, spending time with Rice and UCLA. The clearest part of Matt Sykes' career was his receiving role: 76...
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- Committed To
- UCLA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Matt Sykes, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Rice. Matt Sykes reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 946
- Receptions
- 76
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Matt Sykes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 946
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- South Florida
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Louis School · UCLA
- High school pipeline
- Carlsbad · 27 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 795 receiving yards · WR 82nd (top 8%) · American Athletic 7th (top 3%) · National 87th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UCLA | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCLA | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 86 | 1 | 40.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rice | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 54.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rice | 12 | 65 | 795 | 5 | 79.8 |
Related Context
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Matt Sykes played WR for UCLA and Rice. Across 5 tracked seasons, Matt Sykes recorded -4 rushing yards, 946 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Rice paired 795 primary output with 73.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 73.6 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCLA, Rice.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · Rice
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
66.3
Efficiency
73.6
Usage
22.1
Consistency
72.2
Best Game by takeover score
South Florida
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Sam Houston: 74. Texas Southern: 47. Houston: 6. Army: 82. Charlotte: 97. UTSA: 85. Tulane: 74. UConn: 24. Navy: 93. Memphis: 76. UAB: 19. South Florida: 118
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. Sam Houston: 6 by 82.2. Texas Southern: 2 by 100. Houston: 2 by 20. Army: 6 by 91.1. Charlotte: 8 by 80.8. UTSA: 7 by 81. Tulane: 7 by 70.5. UConn: 3 by 53.3. Navy: 8 by 77.5. Memphis: 6 by 84.4. UAB: 3 by 42.2. South Florida: 7 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins85.8 · Games = 4 · +29.3 vs Losses
Losses56.5 · Games = 8 · -29.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
South Florida
Best efficiency game
100 vs South Florida
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs South Florida100 receiving yards | W 35-28 | — | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ UAB | L 14-40 | — | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Memphis | L 20-27 | — | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 1 | 29 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs NavyHigh volume | W 24-10 | — | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 1 | 21 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ UConn | L 10-17 | — | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Tulane | L 10-24 | — | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs UTSA | W 29-27 | — | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs CharlotteHigh volume | L 20-21 | — | 8 | 97 | 9.3 | 12.10 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Army | L 14-37 | — | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 1 | 18 |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Houston | L 7-33 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Texas Southern | W 69-7 | — | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 1 | 34 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Sam Houston | L 14-34 | — | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 28 |
Player Story
Matt Sykes story
Matt Sykes built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Kapolei, HI wearing No. 8, spending time with Rice and UCLA. The clearest part of Matt Sykes' career was his receiving role: 76 catches, 946 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Rice. 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 4 tackles and 14 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rice and UCLA.
The arc is straightforward: Matt Sykes 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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UCLA
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Rice
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UCLA | 24 | 53.3 | 6.5 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCLA | 9 | 60 | 8.3 | -15 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCLA | 86 | 90 | 14.7 | 77 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rice | 32 | 100 | 4.2 | -54 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rice | 795 | 73.6 | 22.1 | 763 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Florida
Week 14 · W 35-28 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
118
Receiving Yards
95.4 takeover
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Charlotte
Week 5 · L 20-21 · Conference game
97
Receiving Yards
87.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
97 receiving yards with a 80.8 efficiency score.
#3
vs Navy
Week 10 · W 24-10 · Conference game
93
Receiving Yards
83.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
93 receiving yards with a 77.5 efficiency score.
#4
vs UTSA
Week 7 · W 29-27 · Conference game
85
Receiving Yards
82.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 81 efficiency score.
#5
@ Colorado
Week 4 · W 45-17 · Conference game
48
Receiving Yards
80.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
48 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Rice
795 primary output · 73.6 efficiency · 22.1 usage
79.8
#2
2023 Regular Season · Rice
54.5
32 primary · 100 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · UCLA
40.7
86 primary · 90 efficiency · 14.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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