Arizona State · L 12-30
No tackles.
Northern Illinois · W 56-21
No tackles.
Thompson has tackles in 6 of Hawai'i’s 8 games: none against Arizona State and Northern Illinois.
Matagi Thompson
Arrived as a two-star recruit; five seasons of production at Hawai'i since. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against San José State — Week 5, 2026.
32 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-37@ Stanford | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | L 6-21vs UNLV | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 29-19vs New Mexico State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27@ Wyoming | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-20vs San José State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-21vs New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
1 tackle. The fumble he forced ended New Mexico’s drive (fumble).
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 3-0. Ended New Mexico’s drive (fumble).
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 1 ended New Mexico State’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 1. Fourth quarter, up 22-19. Ended New Mexico State’s drive (downs).
3 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 8th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 2 ended Stanford’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 2. Second quarter, down 14-7. Ended Stanford’s drive (downs).
Ratings of the games shown run from -13 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL32 tackles · 4 pass breakups.
5 seasons under Timmy Chang — 24-35 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road2g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
61.7%
346 pass / 215 run
Plays / game
70.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
383 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #245 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #29 of 42 Mountain West DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Timmy Chang.
