Player Career

Matt Kingsbury Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Minnesota

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonMinnesota016.73.2
2024 PostseasonMinnesota111.32.91
2024 Regular SeasonMinnesota111.32.90
2025 PostseasonMinnesota1122.96.510
2025 Regular SeasonMinnesota1122.96.50

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

1

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

1

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