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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2024Western 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 22.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Chandler Matthews built his college career in 2024 as a linebacker from Dillon, SC wearing No. 12, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Chandler Matthews' career was his defensive production: 59...
Read the storyChandler Matthews, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Chandler Matthews shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 3
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Chandler Matthews quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · LB
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Toledo
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · LB 223rd (top 19%) · Conference USA 37th (top 9%) · National 399th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 14 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 14 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44.8 |
Related Context
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Chandler Matthews played LB for Western Kentucky. Across 1 tracked season, Chandler Matthews recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 7 primary output with 22.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.6 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: Toledo
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
22.6
Usage
5.1
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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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. Eastern Kentucky: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Toledo: 2. Boston College: 1. 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. James Madison: 5 by 20.8. Alabama: 4 by 16.7. Eastern Kentucky: 5 by 20.8. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 22.5. Toledo: 2 by 28.3. Boston College: 3 by 22.5. 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Kennesaw State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/18 | @ James Madison | L 17-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | @ Jacksonville State | L 12-52 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Jacksonville State | W 19-17 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Liberty | L 21-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 7-12 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ New Mexico State | W 41-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/30 | vs Kennesaw State | W 31-14 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/16 | @ Sam Houston | W 31-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/11 | vs UTEP | W 44-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Boston College | L 20-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs ToledoSplash game | W 26-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 49-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 31-0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Alabama | L 0-63 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chandler Matthews story
Chandler Matthews built his college career in 2024 as a linebacker from Dillon, SC wearing No. 12, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Chandler Matthews' career was his defensive production: 59 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and 1 pass defended across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Western Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Chandler Matthews' production has multiple signals. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Chandler Matthews moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Western Kentucky
2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 7 | 22.6 | 5.1 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 7 | 22.6 | 5.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Toledo
Week 4 · W 26-21
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Kennesaw State
Week 10 · W 31-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Jacksonville State
Week 14 · W 19-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 12 · L 7-12 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 5 · L 20-21
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Havoc Plays
40 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky
7 primary output · 22.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage
44.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
44.8
7 primary · 22.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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