Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016UConn
Matthew Walsh
LB • 6'1" • Madison, CT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matthew Walsh shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a linebacker
lowelite
Reliability
42
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Player Story
Matthew Walsh built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Madison, CT wearing No. 36, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Matthew Walsh's career was his defensive production: 72...
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- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Matthew Walsh, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UConn. Matthew Walsh shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 72
- TFL
- 2
Quick Answers
Matthew Walsh quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · LB
- Career Tackles
- 72
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · UConn
- Top game
- Navy
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Daniel Hand · UConn
- High school pipeline
- Daniel Hand · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 36 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 72 tackles · LB 178th (top 18%) · American Athletic 28th (top 6%) · National 306th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 72 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.6 |
Related Context
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Matthew Walsh played LB for UConn. Across 4 tracked seasons, Matthew Walsh recorded 72 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UConn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
UConn paired 2 primary output with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 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: Navy
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · UConn
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
5.6
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
Navy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Maine: 0. Navy: 1. Virginia: 0. Syracuse: 0. Houston: 0. Cincinnati: 0. South Florida: 0. UCF: 0. East Carolina: 0. Temple: 0. Boston College: 1. Tulane: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maine: 4 by 16.7. Navy: 12 by 60. Virginia: 5 by 20.8. Syracuse: 4 by 16.7. Houston: 3 by 12.5. Cincinnati: 4 by 16.7. South Florida: 7 by 29.2. UCF: 1 by 4.2. East Carolina: 8 by 33.3. Temple: 8 by 33.3. Boston College: 9 by 47.5. Tulane: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 9 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Navy
Best efficiency game
60 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Tulane | L 13-38 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Boston College | L 0-30 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/4 | vs Temple | L 0-21 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ East Carolina | L 3-41 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs UCF | L 16-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ South Florida | L 27-42 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Cincinnati | W 20-9 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/30 | @ Houston | L 14-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Syracuse | L 24-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Virginia | W 13-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Navy10+ tackles | L 24-28 | 12 | 11 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/1 | vs Maine | W 24-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Matthew Walsh story
Matthew Walsh built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Madison, CT wearing No. 36, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Matthew Walsh's career was his defensive production: 72 tackles and 2 tackles for loss across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with UConn. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Matthew Walsh's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UConn.
The arc is straightforward: Matthew Walsh moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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UConn
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UConn | 2 | 26.7 | 5.6 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Navy
Week 2 · L 24-28 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Boston College
Week 12 · L 0-30
1
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Temple
Week 10 · L 0-21 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
28.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 28.3 takeover score.
#4
@ South Florida
Week 7 · L 27-42 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
23.9 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 23.9 takeover score.
#5
@ East Carolina
Week 9 · L 3-41 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
23.6 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 23.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · UConn
2 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · 5.6 usage
44.6
#2
2013 Regular Season · UConn
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · UConn
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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