Player Career
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Player Story
Sam Mattingly built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Magnolia, TX wearing No. 51, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Sam Mattingly's career was his defensive production: 29 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss across 13 career games in the available record. That gives Sam Mattingly's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Stanford
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Stanford | 1 | 8.8 | 2.2 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Stanford | 1.5 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
#1 Featured game
vs No. 5 Notre Dame
Week 14 · L 20-49 · Ranked opponent
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Cal Poly
Week 2 · W 41-7
1
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 9 Miami
Week 9 · L 7-42 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
0.5
Havoc Plays
45.3 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 31 Virginia
Week 4 · L 20-48 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
12.2 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 12.2 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 18 BYU
Week 2 · L 3-27 · Ranked opponent
0
Havoc Plays
9.7 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.7 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Stanford
1.5 primary output · 12.3 efficiency · 3.2 usage
36.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · Stanford
25.5
1 primary · 8.8 efficiency · 2.2 usage
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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