Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Jordan Matthews
Senior cornerback on Vanderbilt's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 192 lb · Baton Rouge, LA · Woodlawn
CFB Index 19 · #327 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Vanderbilt for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 158 nationally · Signed with Tennessee
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Vanderbilt's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2023.
- Transferred from Tennessee to Vanderbilt in 2025.
Jordan Matthews
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Jordan Matthews has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Delaware — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Woodlawn
202510 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
19 · #327 of 364 corners
Former four-star. Now #327 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #21 of 22 SEC CBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 19 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 27 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (18 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #33
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Justin Hodges’s 2023 season.
Matches Justin on
Weight
PD rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Roman Pearson's junior season at Ball State (2025).
90%match
Matches Roman on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jordan Matthews
The secondary · Vanderbilt
- #8C.J. Heard71 tackles · 2025
- #7Ricardo Jones39 tackles · 2025
- #4Martel Hight35 tackles · 2025
- #1Dontae Carter33 tackles · 2025
- #6Jordan Matthews19 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology