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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016UNLV
Matt Lea
LB • 5'10" • Fresno, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matt Lea shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
20
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
Matt Lea built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Fresno, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Matt Lea's career was his defensive production: 30 tackles, 1...
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- Committed To
- UNLV
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Matt Lea, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UNLV. Matt Lea shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 30
- TFL
- 1
- Sacks
- 1
Quick Answers
Matt Lea quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UNLV · LB
- Career Tackles
- 30
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- San José State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Central East · UNLV
- High school pipeline
- Central East · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · LB 423rd (top 42%) · Mountain West 135th (top 26%) · National 1,436th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 34.8 |
Related Context
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Matt Lea played LB for UNLV. Across 5 tracked seasons, Matt Lea recorded 30 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
UNLV paired 2 primary output with 14.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
14.5
Usage
2.6
Consistency
3.3
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Jackson State: 0. UCLA: 0. Fresno State: 0. San Diego State: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Colorado State: 0. San José State: 2. Wyoming: 0. Boise State: 0. Nevada: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jackson State: 3 by 12.5. UCLA: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. San Diego State: 7 by 29.2. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. Colorado State: 4 by 16.7. San José State: 3 by 32.5. Wyoming: 5 by 20.8. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. Nevada: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Nevada | L 10-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Boise State | L 25-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Wyoming | W 69-66 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | @ San José StateSplash game | L 24-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Colorado State | L 23-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | @ Hawai'i | W 41-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ San Diego State | L 7-26 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Fresno State | W 45-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ UCLA | L 21-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Jackson State | W 63-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Matt Lea story
Matt Lea built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Fresno, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Matt Lea's career was his defensive production: 30 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 sack across 10 career games in the available record. That gives Matt Lea's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UNLV
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 2 | 14.5 | 2.6 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ San José State
Week 9 · L 24-30 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 6 · L 7-26 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
19.7 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 19.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Wyoming
Week 11 · W 69-66 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
18.6 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 18.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Colorado State
Week 8 · L 23-42 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
11.7 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Jackson State
Week 1 · W 63-13
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Havoc Plays
10.8 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 10.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · UNLV
2 primary output · 14.5 efficiency · 2.6 usage
34.8
#2
2012 Regular Season · UNLV
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · UNLV
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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