Player Dossier

2012-2016

Tulsa

Matt Linscott

LB • 6'1" • Tulsa, OK, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Matt Linscott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.4

Efficiency

40.3

Consistency

37.1

Season Value

46.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Tulsa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Tulsa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCF

Scouting Read

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Matt Linscott, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Tulsa. Matt Linscott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.3 disruption score.

Matt Linscott played LB for Tulsa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Matt Linscott recorded 80 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Tulsa.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Tulsa paired 20 primary output with 40.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 40.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UCF

Win with 6 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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2016 Postseason · Tulsa

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

40.3

Usage

8.4

Consistency

37.1

Best Game by takeover score

UCF

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 0. San José State: 0. Ohio State: 0. North Carolina A&T: 2. Fresno State: 2. SMU: 1. Houston: 0. Tulane: 0. Memphis: 3. East Carolina: 4. Navy: 0. UCF: 6. Cincinnati: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 3 by 12.5. San José State: 5 by 20.8. Ohio State: 7 by 29.2. North Carolina A&T: 8 by 53.3. Fresno State: 2 by 28.3. SMU: 12 by 60. Houston: 10 by 41.7. Tulane: 3 by 12.5. Memphis: 5 by 50.8. East Carolina: 6 by 65. Navy: 9 by 37.5. UCF: 6 by 75. Cincinnati: 4 by 36.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins2 · Games = 10 · +2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -2 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UCF

Best efficiency game

75 vs UCF

Result
Mon 12/19vs Central MichiganW 55-1032000
Sat 11/26vs CincinnatiSplash gameW 40-3741002
Sun 11/20@ UCFSplash gameW 35-2065400
Sat 11/12@ NavyL 40-4295000
Sun 11/6vs East Carolina2+ sacks · Splash gameW 45-2463220
Sun 10/30@ MemphisSplash gameW 59-3055110
Sat 10/22vs TulaneW 50-2731000
Sat 10/15@ Houston10+ tacklesL 31-38105000
Sat 10/8vs SMU10+ tacklesW 43-40126100
Sat 9/24@ Fresno StateSplash gameW 48-4122101
Sat 9/17vs North Carolina A&TSplash gameW 58-2184200
Sat 9/10@ Ohio StateL 3-4874000
Sat 9/3vs San José StateW 45-1053000

Career Arc

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    Tulsa

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201220132014201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonTulsa0
2013 Regular SeasonTulsa00
2014 Regular SeasonTulsa00
2015 Regular SeasonTulsa1201
2016 PostseasonTulsa2040.38.419
2016 Regular SeasonTulsa2040.38.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UCF

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 66 takeover score.

#2

UL Monroe

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

East Carolina

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.

#4

Memphis

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 37.9 takeover score.

#5

North Carolina A&T

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 33.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Tulsa

20 primary output · 40.3 efficiency · 8.4 usage

46.4

#2

2016 Regular Season · Tulsa

46.4

20 primary · 40.3 efficiency · 8.4 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Tulsa

41.7

1 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

6

Splash games

2

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

6

Seasons tracked

80

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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