Player Dossier

2012-2016

UNLV

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.

Usage Score

2.6

Efficiency

14.5

Consistency

3.3

Season Value

6.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · UNLV

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
UNLV
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: San José 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.

Matt Lea, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · UNLV. Matt Lea shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.5 disruption score.

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

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

Nevada

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 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

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: 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

Wins0 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=5 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · +0.4 vs First Half

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 11/26vs NevadaL 10-4532000
Sat 11/19@ Boise StateL 25-4221000
Sat 11/12vs WyomingW 69-6652000
Sun 10/30@ San José StateL 24-3032110
Sat 10/22vs Colorado StateL 23-4243000
Sun 10/16@ Hawai'iW 41-3810000
Sun 10/9@ San Diego StateL 7-2674000
Sun 10/2vs Fresno StateW 45-2010000
Sun 9/11@ UCLAL 21-4211000
Fri 9/2vs Unknown32000

Career Arc

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

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    UNLV

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20122013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonUNLV0
2013 Regular SeasonUNLV00
2014 Regular SeasonUNLV00
2015 Regular SeasonUNLV00
2016 Regular SeasonUNLV214.52.62

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

San José State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.

#2

San Diego State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 10.9 takeover score.

#3

Wyoming

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.3 takeover score.

#4

Colorado State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.3 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · UNLV

2 primary output · 14.5 efficiency · 2.6 usage

6.7

#2

2012 Regular Season · UNLV

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · UNLV

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2012 · Rating 0.7733

Central East · Fresno, CA

Committed To
UNLV
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

30

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 10 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Matt Lea quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
30