#85

Matt Lauter

Senior tight end for Boise State. 2025: 37 catches, 330 receiving yards, 2 TD.

TE · Boise State · Sr. · #85

6′3″ · 240 lb · San Diego, CA

CFB Index 54 · #58 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceAll-ConferenceReturning to Boise State for 2026

The numbers

330

receiving yards · 2025

37 catches · 2 TD · 8.9 per catch

Best game: 5 rec, 37 yds, 1 TD, vs Washington

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 tight end for Boise State. 2025: 37 catches, 330 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boise State in 2021.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

TD rate: 42nd percentile.

The full scouting read

Matt Lauter

TE · Boise State · Sr · #85

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Matt Lauter has been at Boise State through two head coaches in four seasons. He has been named All-Mountain West two seasons running, most recently in 2025. One game to point at: 45 rec yds, 3 receptions against App State — Week 5, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Boise State10-4HC: Andy Avalos · Run-leaning

2023Boise State8-6HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-heavy

2024Boise State12-2HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning

2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

54Rotational starter #58 of 156?

Medium-low confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (86th percentile). Concern: epa / target (21st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#461 / 798 · 42nd pct

1.8%

Catch rate#522 / 798 · 34th pct

63.6%

Explosive rate#534 / 798 · 33rd pct

7.3%

Yards / catch#627 / 798 · 21st pct

9.0

EPA / target#629 / 798 · 21st pct

0.20

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#23 / 175 · 86th pct

Rec yards#60 / 175 · 66th pct

330

Rec TDs#76 / 175 · 43rd pct

Yards / catch#138 / 175 · 21st pct

8.9

Long catch#158 / 175 · 9th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

81st → 21st percentile

Explosive rate

77th → 33rd percentile

Catch rate

91st → 34th percentile

TD rate

95th → 42nd percentile

Yards / catch

65th → 21st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

27%15 of his 55 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.1	28.9	8.7	0.0
Road5g	3.0	25.6	8.8	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	36.0	10.3	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	2.5	19.0	7.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Spencer Danielson

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

54 · #58 of 156 TEs

Three-star recruit. Now #58 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-Pac-12

Based on 2025: #5 of 11 Mountain West TEs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026

How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed

35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Boise State	37	330	8.9	2	--
2024	Boise State	48	629	13.1	7	--
2023	Boise State	9	157	17.4	3	--
2022	Boise State	4	40	10.0	0	--
Career		98	1,156	11.8	12	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 51–14

vs Eastern Washington

4 rec · 45 yds

Dominant 37-point win at home against Eastern Washington.

With M. Madsen — 307 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.1 · 35 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · D. Riley — 123 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 5 · App State · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.72Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for 20 yds to the APP 25 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Washington · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +2.68Matt Lauter 8 Yd pass from Max Cutforth (Colton Boomer Kick)
Week 4 · Air Force · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for 3 yds for a TD (Colton Boomer KICK)
Week 2 · Eastern Washington · 3&9 · Q1 · EPA +2.24Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for 15 yds to the EWU 25 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · South Florida · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA +2.04Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for 6 yds to the USF 48 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Colorado State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.69Shotgun #14 M.Cutforth pass complete short right to #85 M.Lauter caught at CSU03, for 20 yards to the CSU01 (#12 J.Bellah), 1ST DOWN
Week 14 · Utah State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.25(04:01) Shotgun #14 M.Cutforth pass complete short middle to #85 M.Lauter caught at BSU34, for 9 yards to the BSU34 (#20 J.Miller)
Week 4 · Air Force · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.25Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for 20 yds to the AF 34 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Fresno State · 3&11 · Q2 · EPA +1.17(05:50) Shotgun #14 M.Cutforth pass complete short left to #85 M.Lauter caught at FS 44, for 10 yards to the FS 31 (#39 J.Pearson)
Week 13 · Colorado State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.17(01:09) Shotgun #14 M.Cutforth pass complete short right to #85 M.Lauter caught at BOI29, for 9 yards to the BOI31 (#13 J.Jarmolowich; #40 O.Long)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-34@ South Florida	4	35	8.8	0	20
Wk 2	W 51-14vs Eastern Washington	4	45	11.3	0	17	Season-high 45 yds
Wk 4	W 49-37@ Air Force	2	23	11.5	1	20
Wk 5	W 47-14vs App State	3	45	15.0	0	20
Wk 7	W 41-25vs New Mexico	4	31	7.8	0	17
Wk 8	W 56-31vs UNLV	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 9	W 24-3@ Nevada	2	17	8.5	0	12
Wk 10	L 7-30vs Fresno State	4	30	7.5	0	11
Wk 13	W 49-21vs Colorado State	4	38	9.5	0	20
Wk 14	W 25-24@ Utah State	2	16	8.0	0	9
Wk 15	W 38-21vs UNLV	2	7	3.5	0	5
Bowl	L 10-38@ Washington	5	37	7.4	1	14
Total		37	330	8.7	2	20

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

CFB Index positional classification

Money down · 3rd-down role

Catch rate says one thing, EPA says another

checked · no story

4/153rd-down conversions

0.483rd-down EPA/target

0.09Other-downs EPA/target

9 of 15 caught on third down (60.0%) — EPA/target 0.48 vs 0.09 elsewhere (4 conversions).

Catch rate is disclosed context only, never the gate — conversions and EPA/target are. Interception targets carry no attribution row at any source, so EPA/target here is unfixably, slightly inflated.

2026 Outlook

Boise State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · Boise State

Returning around him

66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
1 Boise State player drafted to NFL
Transfer portal: -8 net (11 in / 19 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Boise State · Last season: 9-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #51

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Treyton Welch’s 2023 season.

Treyton Welch

86%match

Wyoming · 2023

Jeremiah Franklin

Boston College · 2025

All-ACC

81%

Jack Westover

Washington · 2022

80%

Emmanuel Stevenson

Arkansas State · 2024

77%

Matches Treyton on

Yards / reception

EPA / play (adj)

Class year

Differs from Treyton on

Recruiting rating (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jeremiah Franklin's senior season at Boston College (2025).

Jeremiah Franklin

88%match

Boston College · 2025

All-ACC

Emmanuel Stevenson

Arkansas State · 2024

84%

Treyton Welch

Wyoming · 2023

All-Mountain West

81%

Blake Bosma

Western Michigan · 2025

All-MAC

79%

R.J. Maryland

SMU · 2025

78%

Matches Jeremiah on

Weight

Yards / reception

TD rate

Player DNA

Players who play like Matt Lauter

Jeremiah Franklin

Boston College · 2025

81%

Jeremiah Hasley

Duke · 2025

73%

Justin Joly

NC State · 2024

62%

Kenyon Sadiq

Oregon · 2025

61%

Terrance Carter

Louisiana · 2024

60%

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Matt Lauter

2021

202414 games

202512 games

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Complete TE

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