Defensive tackle on Kentucky's 2017 roster.
6′7″ · 360 lb · Elizabethtown, KY
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 164 nationally · Signed with Kentucky
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2017 defensive tackle on Kentucky's roster.
Matt Elam
He has spent two seasons in the Kentucky defensive front. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Southern Miss, Week 1, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Kentucky, 17 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mark Stoops — 14-12 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-17@ Southern Miss | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 23-13@ South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-28vs Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |