Brandon Matterson: DL · UTSA · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brandon Matterson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The six seasons at UTSA span two head coaches: Frank Wilson and Jeff Traylor. All-AAC in 2023 was the second season with an honor. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Tennessee — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 20-13vs Texas State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 29-37vs Army | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-45@ No. 23 Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 41-27vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-29@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-14vs Rice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-21vs South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-29@ No. 18 Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-17vs Marshall | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
43%6 TFLSack rate
36%5 sacksHurry rate
36%5 hurries14 tackles · 6 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
47.0%
443 pass / 500 run
Plays / game
72.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Six seasons at UTSA, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over six seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Wilson → Jeff Traylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
