#13

Matt Outten

Freshman wide receiver on Syracuse's 2026 roster.

WR · Syracuse · Fr. · #13

6′1″ · 215 lb · Portsmouth, VA

Transferred Penn State → Syracuse for 2026

Next upThu Sep 17 · 7:30 pm ETat PittsburghAcrisure StadiumPittsburgh by 10

Recruiting

4★

ATH recruit

No. 311 nationally · Signed with Penn State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 wide receiver on Syracuse's 2026 roster.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2025.
Transferred from Penn State to Syracuse in 2026.

His career, year by year

Matt Outten

WR · Syracuse · Fr · #13

Matt Outten arrived at Syracuse from Penn State.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

portal record

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Syracuse1-1HC: Fran Brown · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

2 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush yards (100th percentile).

Box-score rates

Rush yards#1 / 18 · 100th pct

Rush TDs#1 / 18 · 50th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Fran Brown

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

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Syracuse	10	44	--	--	--
Career		10	44	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 66–3

vs New Hampshire

44 rush yds (10 car)

Dominant 63-point win at home against New Hampshire.

With S. Angeli — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -14 rush yds (3 car) · D. Samuel Jr. — 2 SOLO · 2 TOT · 42 AVG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.70(14:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush right for 4 yards loss to the SYR34 (#5 T.Graham; #15 M.Smith)
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +1.59No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush left for 5 yards gain to the UNH41 (#14 R.Pernell), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.23No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush middle for 13 yards gain to the SYR48 (#24 J.Dion; #13 M.Diaby), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.93No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNH46 (#0 I.Jones)
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&4 · Q4 · EPA -0.92(09:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush middle for 3 yards loss to the UNH07 (#12 J.Stone; #53 B.Holmes)
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.67No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNH40 (#42 T.Barry; #0 I.Jones)
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.61(10:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush right for 9 yards gain to the UNH06 (#28 J.Cruz)
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.38(13:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SYR49 (#12 J.Stone; #15 M.Smith)
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.26No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush left for 14 yards gain to the UNH17 (#28 J.Cruz), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.10No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UNH47 (#92 E.Aghakhan; #42 T.Barry)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 66-3vs New Hampshire	—	—	—	—	—
Total		—	—	—	—	—

The receiver room · Syracuse

#11Cole WeaverWR · Jr.642 receiving yards · 2025
#86Justus Ross-SimmonsWR · Sr.312 receiving yards · 2025
#7Darien WilliamsWR · So.112 receiving yards · 2025
#8Tyshawn RussellWR · Jr.84 receiving yards · 2025
#13Matt OuttenWR · Fr.1 game · 2026

11 more on the roster · Syracuse team page

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

2025

2026