Usage Score
7.8
Player Dossier
2021-2025Michigan State
Wayne Matthews III
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Largo, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Wayne Matthews III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
30.8
Consistency
32.1
Season Value
19
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Old Dominion • Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Scouting Read
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Wayne Matthews III, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan State. Wayne Matthews III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Wayne Matthews III played LB for Old Dominion and Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Wayne Matthews III recorded 255 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Old Dominion.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 0 primary output with 15.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 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 Old Dominion, Michigan State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
30.8
Usage
7.8
Consistency
32.1
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 1.5. Boston College: 0.5. Unknown: 0. USC: 0. Nebraska: 1. UCLA: 0. Indiana: 0. Michigan: 0.5. Minnesota: 0. Penn State: 2. Iowa: 1. Maryland: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 6 by 40. Boston College: 8 by 38.3. Unknown: 10 by 41.7. USC: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 5 by 30.8. UCLA: 5 by 20.8. Indiana: 5 by 20.8. Michigan: 5 by 25.8. Minnesota: 4 by 16.7. Penn State: 8 by 53.3. Iowa: 9 by 47.5. Maryland: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 8 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Maryland | W 38-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Iowa | L 17-20 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Penn State | L 10-28 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Minnesota | L 20-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Michigan | L 20-31 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Indiana | L 13-38 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs UCLA | L 13-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Nebraska | L 27-38 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | @ USC | L 31-45 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Unknown10+ tackles | — | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Boston College | W 42-40 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Western Michigan | W 23-6 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Old Dominion
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan State
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 1 | 10.7 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Old Dominion | 16 | 52.4 | 12.3 | 15 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 16 | 52.4 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 15.3 | 3.2 | -16 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 6.5 | 30.8 | 7.8 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Western Kentucky
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.4 takeover score.
#2
Georgia Southern
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.
#3
Penn State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.
#4
Georgia State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
2.5
Primary metric
Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
0 primary output · 15.3 efficiency · 3.2 usage
39.5
#2
2021 Regular Season · Old Dominion
34.9
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Old Dominion
32.3
16 primary · 52.4 efficiency · 12.3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
9
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8081
Charles Herbert Flowers · Upper Marlboro, MD
- Committed To
- Old Dominion
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
255
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 41 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.