Player Dossier

2022-2025

Iowa State

Caden Matson

DB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Humboldt, IA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Caden Matson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.8

Efficiency

9

Consistency

100

Season Value

36.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Iowa State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Iowa State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma 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.

Caden Matson, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Iowa State. Caden Matson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Iowa State paired 0 primary output with 9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 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: Oklahoma State

Win with 0 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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2025 Regular Season · Iowa State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

9

Usage

1.8

Consistency

100

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. Unknown: 0. Iowa: 0. Arizona: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Arizona State: 0. TCU: 0. Oklahoma 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. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 1 by 4.2. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 3 by 12.5. Oklahoma State: 7 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oklahoma State

Best efficiency game

29.2 vs Oklahoma State

Result
Sat 11/29@ Oklahoma StateW 20-1376000
Sat 11/8@ TCUW 20-1732000
Sat 11/1vs Arizona StateL 19-2411000
Sat 10/4@ CincinnatiL 30-3811000
Sat 9/27vs ArizonaW 39-1410000
Sat 9/6vs IowaW 16-1310000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown10000

Career Arc

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

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    Iowa State

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State0
2023 Regular SeasonIowa State00
2024 Regular SeasonIowa State0000
2025 Regular SeasonIowa State091.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oklahoma State

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0

Primary metric

0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.9 takeover score.

#2

TCU

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.7 takeover score.

#3

Arizona State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#4

Cincinnati

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#5

Arizona

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Iowa State

0 primary output · 9 efficiency · 1.8 usage

36.9

#2

2024 Regular Season · Iowa State

33.3

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Iowa State

0 primary · efficiency · 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

4

Seasons tracked

15

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 8 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Caden Matson quick answers

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
15