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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Georgia State
Ian Mathews
DE • 6'4" • 290 lbs • Columbus, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ian Mathews shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Georgia State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Missouri • Georgia State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Ian Mathews built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Columbus, GA wearing No. 11, spending time with Georgia State and Missouri. The clearest part of Ian Mathews' career was his...
Read the storyIan Mathews, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Georgia State. Ian Mathews shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 44
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Ian Mathews quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 44
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Georgia State
- Top game
- Memphis
- High school pipeline
- American Heritage · 80 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 18 tackles · DE 117th (top 42%) · Sun Belt 241st (top 38%) · National 2,195th (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia State | 10 | 26 | - | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 49.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Georgia State | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46.2 |
Related Context
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Ian Mathews played DE for Missouri and Georgia State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ian Mathews recorded 44 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Georgia State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Georgia State paired 6 primary output with 16.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.9 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Missouri, Georgia State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Georgia State
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
20.9
Usage
5.3
Consistency
36.7
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 0. Memphis: 2. Murray State: 1. Vanderbilt: 2. James Madison: 0. South Alabama: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 4 by 16.7. Memphis: 4 by 36.7. Murray State: 3 by 22.5. Vanderbilt: 0 by 20. James Madison: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Memphis
Player Story
Ian Mathews story
Ian Mathews built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Columbus, GA wearing No. 11, spending time with Georgia State and Missouri. The clearest part of Ian Mathews' career was his defensive production: 44 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 3 passes defended across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Ian Mathews' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Missouri
2022
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia State
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202220242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia State | 6 | 16.9 | 4.6 | 6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Georgia State | 5 | 20.9 | 5.3 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 39 Memphis
Week 2 · L 16-38
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Vanderbilt
Week 3 · W 36-32
2
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 11 Vanderbilt
Week 4 · L 21-70 · Ranked opponent
2
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#4
@ UConn
Week 10 · L 27-34
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Havoc Plays
52 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52 takeover score.
#5
@ James Madison
Week 11 · L 7-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
44.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Georgia State
6 primary output · 16.9 efficiency · 4.6 usage
49.9
#2
2025 Regular Season · Georgia State
46.2
5 primary · 20.9 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Missouri
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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