Sam Houston · W 24-3
4 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Anthony Mattison
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against SMU, Week 4, 2026.
27 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 27 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Career | 27 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 4 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-50@ No. 8 Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-34@ No. 22 SMU | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 13-34@ Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-61@ Delaware | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-3vs Sam Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 27 · W 24-3 vs Sam Houston, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Missouri State’s defense played that day
Sam Houston’s 9 drives: 8 stopped · 1 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 7. His pbu came with Missouri State up 7.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss. The fumble he forced ended SMU’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended SMU’s drive (fumble).
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. First quarter, down 7-0.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%4 TFL27 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Pass share
47.8%
236 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
265 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #232 at the position.
