Jackie Matthews: S · Mississippi State · #8.
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Jackie Matthews
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Neal Brown and Mike Leach. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Kentucky — Week 7, 2022.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 43 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 44 | 35 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 90 | 64 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-23vs Memphis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-17@ Arizona | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-31@ LSU | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-14vs Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-24vs No. 17 Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-17vs Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-27@ No. 22 Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 39-33vs Auburn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-45vs No. 1 Georgia | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-7vs East Tennessee State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-22@ No. 20 Ole Miss | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL43 tackles · 2 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
68.4%
628 pass / 290 run
Plays / game
70.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
658 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #205 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at West Virginia and Mississippi State, 90 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown and Mike Leach.
