Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Georgia Southern
Matt Breida
RB • 5'11" • Brooksville, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Matt Breida leans balanced backfield option traits and 41 efficiency.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Southern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Matt Breida, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Georgia Southern. Matt Breida leans balanced backfield option traits and 41 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,895
- Rushing yards
- 3,739
- Receiving yards
- 156
- Touchdowns
- 40
Quick Answers
Matt Breida quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,895
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- Navy
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Nature Coast Tech · Georgia Southern
- High school pipeline
- Nature Coast Tech · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 36 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 699 scrimmage yards · RB 144th (top 26%) · Sun Belt 18th (top 9%) · National 306th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 12 | 1,582 | 1,485 | 97 | 18 | 79.7 |
| 2015 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 13 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 84.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 13 | 1,546 | 1,540 | 6 | 16 | 84.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 12 | 699 | 646 | 53 | 5 | 60 |
Related Context
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Matt Breida played RB for Georgia Southern. Across 3 tracked seasons, Matt Breida recorded 3,739 rushing yards, 156 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Georgia Southern paired 1,614 primary output with 72.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 72.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Georgia Southern
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
124.2
Efficiency
72.3
Usage
33.9
Consistency
69.7
Best Game by takeover score
Texas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bowling Green: 68. West Virginia: 70. Western Michigan: 176. The Citadel: 164. Idaho: 179. UL Monroe: 149. New Mexico State: 137. App State: 77. Texas State: 215. Troy: 84. Georgia: 63. South Alabama: 187. Georgia State: 45
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bowling Green: 15 by 47.2. West Virginia: 17 by 42.9. Western Michigan: 11 by 100. The Citadel: 13 by 100. Idaho: 12 by 100. UL Monroe: 19 by 81.7. New Mexico State: 13 by 93.9. App State: 15 by 56.2. Texas State: 24 by 87.3. Troy: 17 by 51.5. Georgia: 21 by 33.1. South Alabama: 21 by 87.1. Georgia State: 8 by 58.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins151 · Games = 9 · +87.3 vs Losses
Losses63.8 · Games = 4 · -87.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Idaho
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/24 | @ Bowling Green | W 58-27 | 15 | 68 | 4.50 | 1 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Georgia State | L 7-34 | 8 | 45 | 5.60 | 0 | — | — | 5.6 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs South Alabama100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 55-17 | 21 | 187 | 8.90 | 2 | — | — | 8.9 |
| Sun 11/22 | @ Georgia | L 17-23 | 20 | 66 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Troy | W 45-10 | 17 | 84 | 4.90 | 1 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Thu 10/29 | vs Texas State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 37-13 | 23 | 205 | 8.90 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9.0 |
| Thu 10/22 | @ App State | L 13-31 | 14 | 78 | 5.60 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5.1 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs New Mexico State100 rush yards | W 56-26 | 13 | 137 | 10.50 | 1 | — | — | 10.5 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ UL Monroe100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 51-31 | 19 | 149 | 7.80 | 2 | — | — | 7.8 |
| Sun 9/27 | @ Idaho100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 44-20 | 12 | 179 | 14.90 | 2 | — | — | 14.9 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs The Citadel100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 48-13 | 13 | 164 | 12.60 | 2 | — | — | 12.6 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Western Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 43-17 | 11 | 176 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 16 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ West Virginia | L 0-44 | 17 | 70 | 4.10 | 0 | — | — | 4.1 |
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
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Georgia Southern
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 1,582 | 80.7 | 24.3 | — |
| 2015 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 1,614 | 72.3 | 33.9 | 32 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 1,614 | 72.3 | 33.9 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 699 | 41 | 27.6 | -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
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#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
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