Matt Harmon: LB · Kent State · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Matt Harmon
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches in six seasons at Kent State. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Ball State — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kent State | 56 | 24 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Kent State | 29 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Kent State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Kent State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 98 | 48 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-55@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Saint Francis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-71@ No. 7 Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-56@ No. 10 Penn State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-52vs Eastern Michigan | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-37vs Ball State | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 6-27@ Bowling Green | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-52@ Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-41vs Ohio | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-34@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-38vs Akron | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-43@ Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 24 | 6.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%6 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups56 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenni Burns
Pass share
43.7%
294 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
56.1
12 games
Team sack rate
12.0%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #231 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Kent State, 98 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sean Lewis → Kenni Burns. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
