Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2023Texas A&M
Sam Mathews
LB • 6'3" • 210 lbs • League City, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sam Mathews shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas A&M
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Texas A&M
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Sam Mathews built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a linebacker from League City, TX wearing No. 29, spending time with Texas A&M. The clearest part of Sam Mathews' career was his defensive production: 38...
Read the storySam Mathews, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas A&M. Sam Mathews shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 38
- TFL
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Sam Mathews quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas A&M · LB
- Career Tackles
- 38
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Texas A&M
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · LB 488th (top 40%) · SEC 171st (top 28%) · National 1,592nd (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 4 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas A&M | 9 | 14 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.6 |
Related Context
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Sam Mathews played LB for Texas A&M. Across 3 tracked seasons, Sam Mathews recorded 38 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Texas A&M.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Texas A&M paired 4.5 primary output with 16.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Texas A&M
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
16.1
Usage
5.2
Consistency
7.4
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 3.5. New Mexico: 0. Miami: 0. Auburn: 0. Arkansas: 0. Alabama: 0. South Carolina: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Abilene Christian: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 14 by 85. New Mexico: 2 by 8.3. Miami: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Mississippi State: 3 by 12.5. Abilene Christian: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 6 · -1 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 3 · +1 vs Wins
Game Log
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9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
85 vs Oklahoma State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | @ Oklahoma State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 23-31 | 14 | 11 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Abilene Christian | W 38-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Mississippi State | W 51-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs South Carolina | W 30-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Alabama | L 20-26 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Arkansas | W 34-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Auburn | W 27-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Miami | L 33-48 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs New Mexico | W 52-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sam Mathews story
Sam Mathews built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a linebacker from League City, TX wearing No. 29, spending time with Texas A&M. The clearest part of Sam Mathews' career was his defensive production: 38 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 1 pass defended across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Sam Mathews' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas A&M
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas A&M | 4.5 | 16.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 4.5 | 16.1 | 5.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma State
Week 1 · L 23-31 · Postseason
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#2
vs Abilene Christian
Week 12 · W 38-10
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Havoc Plays
34.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida
Week 10 · L 24-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
18.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 18.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Mississippi State
Week 11 · W 51-10 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
11.1 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Alabama
Week 6 · L 20-24 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
6.7 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Texas A&M
4.5 primary output · 16.1 efficiency · 5.2 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Texas A&M
41.6
4.5 primary · 16.1 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Texas A&M
41.3
0 primary · 10.4 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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