Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-27vs Hawai'i | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 6-45vs Miami | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Total | 21 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#35
Matt Rose
Senior linebacker for Stanford. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Brecksville, OH · Brecksville-Broadview Heights
CFB Index 77 · #75 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Stanford for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 94th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
21
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 12 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs Miami
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Stanford. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Stanford in 2022.
Matt Rose
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Matt Rose has been at Stanford through three head coaches in four seasons. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-ACC. The receipt: 12 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Miami — Week 1, 2026.
21 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Stanford3-star out of Brecksville-Broadview Heights
202512 games
- All-ACCsecond
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Stanford
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023–2024
Troy Taylor
Stanford
2025era →
Frank Reich
Stanford
2026era →
Tavita Pritchard
Stanford
Played under 3 different head coaches: Troy Taylor, Frank Reich, and Tavita Pritchard. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Balanced
2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning
2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced
2026Stanford1-1HC: Tavita Pritchard · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles (94th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (87th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 10.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-ACC
Based on 2025: #10 of 74 ACC LBs
How the All-ACC 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.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 37–27
vs Hawai'i
9 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 TFL
With D. Warren — 310 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.7 · 16 rush yds (5 car) · A. Flintoft — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Stanford
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Stanford
Returning around him
- 2 Stanford players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (6 in / 12 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Stanford · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #37
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Triston Newson’s 2024 season.
Matches Triston on
Height
Solo tackle rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to E.J. Lightsey's senior season at Georgia Tech (2026).
89%match
Matches E.J. on
Class year
Solo tackle rate
TFL rate
Differs from E.J. on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Matt Rose
The linebacker corps · Stanford
- #35Matt Rose106 tackles · 2025
- Jahsiah Galvan50 tackles · 2025
- #11Tevarua Tafiti32 tackles · 2025
- #38Zach Johnson28 tackles · 2025
- #44Ernest Cooper23 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Stanford team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology