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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Minnesota
Matt Kingsbury
LB • 6'3" • 230 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matt Kingsbury shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Matt Kingsbury built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Chicago, IL wearing No. 49, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Matt Kingsbury's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Matt Kingsbury, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Minnesota. Matt Kingsbury shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 41
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Matt Kingsbury quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · LB
- Career Tackles
- 41
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Minnesota
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Rita · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- St. Rita · 10 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 49 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · LB 434th (top 35%) · Big Ten 141st (top 18%) · National 1,181st (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 23.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | Minnesota | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 33 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 57.1 |
Related Context
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Matt Kingsbury played LB for Minnesota. Across 3 tracked seasons, Matt Kingsbury recorded 41 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Minnesota paired 11 primary output with 22.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
22.9
Usage
6.5
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Mexico: 0. Buffalo: 0. Northwestern State: 0. California: 1. Ohio State: 0. Purdue: 1. Nebraska: 2. Iowa: 4. Michigan State: 0.5. Oregon: 1. Northwestern: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico: 1 by 4.2. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern State: 3 by 12.5. California: 3 by 22.5. Ohio State: 5 by 20.8. Purdue: 3 by 22.5. Nebraska: 2 by 28.3. Iowa: 3 by 52.5. Michigan State: 3 by 17.5. Oregon: 2 by 18.3. Northwestern: 8 by 48.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 6 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 5 · +0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs New Mexico | W 20-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Northwestern | L 35-38 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Oregon | L 13-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Michigan State | W 23-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ IowaSplash game | L 3-41 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 24-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Purdue | W 27-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Ohio State | L 3-42 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | @ California | L 14-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Northwestern State | W 66-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Buffalo | W 23-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Matt Kingsbury story
Matt Kingsbury built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Chicago, IL wearing No. 49, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Matt Kingsbury's career was his defensive production: 41 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Matt Kingsbury's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 16.7 | 3.2 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Minnesota | 1 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Minnesota | 11 | 22.9 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 22.9 | 6.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 12 Iowa
Week 9 · L 3-41 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 51 Northwestern
Week 13 · L 35-38 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Virginia Tech
Week 1 · W 24-10 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
53.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 46 Nebraska
Week 8 · W 24-6 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
42.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 4 Oregon
Week 12 · L 13-42 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
38.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Minnesota
11 primary output · 22.9 efficiency · 6.5 usage
57.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Minnesota
57.1
11 primary · 22.9 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Minnesota
47.8
0 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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