Player Career

Matt Breida Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Matt Breida story

Matt Breida built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from Brooksville, FL wearing No. 36, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Matt Breida's career was his backfield work: 3,739 rushing yards, 542 carries, 37 rushing touchdowns, and 156 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Georgia Southern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 156 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 92 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Southern.

The arc is straightforward: Matt Breida 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

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

  1. 1

    Georgia Southern

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201520152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern1,58280.724.3
2015 PostseasonGeorgia Southern1,61472.333.932
2015 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern1,61472.333.90
2016 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern6994127.6-915

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Navy

Week 12 · L 19-52

Loss with 221 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

221

Scrimmage Yards

97.9 takeover

221 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

#2

vs Texas State

Week 9 · W 37-13 · Conference game

215

Scrimmage Yards

95.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

215 scrimmage yards and 46.2 usage.

#3

vs South Alabama

Week 13 · W 55-17 · Conference game

187

Scrimmage Yards

91.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

187 scrimmage yards and 44.7 usage.

#4

@ South Alabama

Week 4 · W 28-6 · Conference game

187

Scrimmage Yards

90.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

187 scrimmage yards and 36.2 usage.

#5

vs Western Michigan

Week 2 · W 43-17

176

Scrimmage Yards

87.5 takeover

Win with 176 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

176 scrimmage yards and 28.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Georgia Southern

1,614 primary output · 72.3 efficiency · 33.9 usage

84.7

#2

2015 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

84.7

1,614 primary · 72.3 efficiency · 33.9 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

79.7

1,582 primary · 80.7 efficiency · 24.3 usage

Milestones

15

100+ rush yards

10

150+ scrimmage yards

13

2+ TD games