Player Dossier

2024-2024

Western Kentucky

Chandler Matthews

LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Dillon, SC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Chandler Matthews shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.5

Efficiency

20.4

Consistency

9.5

Season Value

10.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Western Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kennesaw State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Chandler Matthews, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Chandler Matthews shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Western Kentucky paired 4 primary output with 20.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 20.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kennesaw State

Win with 1 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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2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

20.4

Usage

4.5

Consistency

9.5

Best Game by takeover score

James Madison

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. James Madison: 0. Alabama: 0. Unknown: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Toledo: 0. Boston College: 0. UTEP: 0. Sam Houston: 0. Kennesaw State: 1. New Mexico State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1. Liberty: 0. Jacksonville State: 1. Jacksonville State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. James Madison: 5 by 20.8. Alabama: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 5 by 20.8. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 22.5. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. UTEP: 4 by 16.7. Sam Houston: 3 by 12.5. Kennesaw State: 9 by 47.5. New Mexico State: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana Tech: 8 by 43.3. Liberty: 2 by 8.3. Jacksonville State: 6 by 35. Jacksonville State: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=7 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Kennesaw State

Best efficiency game

47.5 vs Kennesaw State

Result
Wed 12/18@ James MadisonL 17-2752000
Sat 12/7@ Jacksonville StateL 12-5221000
Sat 11/30vs Jacksonville StateW 19-1764100
Sat 11/23@ LibertyL 21-3820000
Sat 11/16vs Louisiana TechL 7-1285100
Sat 11/9@ New Mexico StateW 41-2832000
Wed 10/30vs Kennesaw StateW 31-1499100
Wed 10/16@ Sam HoustonW 31-1432000
Fri 10/11vs UTEPW 44-1741000
Sat 9/28@ Boston CollegeL 20-2132000
Sat 9/21vs ToledoW 26-2120000
Sat 9/14@ Middle TennesseeW 49-2132001
Sat 9/7vs Unknown51000
Sat 8/31@ AlabamaL 0-6343000

Career Arc

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

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    Western Kentucky

    2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonWestern Kentucky420.44.5
2024 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky420.44.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kennesaw State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.

#2

Louisiana Tech

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.

#3

Jacksonville State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.

#4

Middle Tennessee

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

#5

James Madison

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky

4 primary output · 20.4 efficiency · 4.5 usage

10.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

10.4

4 primary · 20.4 efficiency · 4.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

59

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Chandler Matthews quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
59