Matt Lorbeck: DL · Northern Illinois · #43.
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Matt Lorbeck
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Northern Illinois: Rod Carey and Thomas Hammock. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ball State — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 34 | 15 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 21 | 17 | 6.5 | 4.5 | -- |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 62 | 35 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Illinois State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-35@ No. 13 Utah | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 8-44@ Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-24@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-27vs Ball State | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 39-36@ Ohio | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-27@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-0vs Akron | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-48@ Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-28@ Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-45vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-14vs Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 15 | 5.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 14 · 2019
W 17-14
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%6 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry34 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
45.7%
370 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
67.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
400 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Northern Illinois, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Rod Carey, Thomas Hammock and Kirk Ferentz.
