DJuan Matthews: DL · Hawai'i · #92.
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DJuan Matthews
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at Hawai'i: Nick Rolovich and Todd Graham. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against UNLV — Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
New York Post Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-44@ UCLA | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 49-35vs Portland State | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-45@ Oregon State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-17vs San José State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-21@ New Mexico State | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24vs No. 18 Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-34@ Nevada | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-34vs New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-51@ Utah State | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-17vs San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-27@ UNLV | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 38-14@ Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 30 | 5.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 49-35
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out Portland State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%6 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksHurry rate
13%7 hurries53 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Todd Graham
Pass share
52.0%
461 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
498 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
53 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #210 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Hawai'i, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Rolovich → Todd Graham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
