Matt Sieg

#3 · S · Fr. · West Virginia6′0″ · 190 lb · Mcdonald, PA · Fort Cherry

Last gameW 24–20at TCU · Oct 24

Nextat Texas TechSat Nov 7 · 9:30 pm ET

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Matt Sieg

S · West Virginia · Fr · #3

One game to point at: 8 tackles against Iowa State — Week 5, 2026.

28 tackles · 0 sacks

Style of play

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Mo ContehToledo · 2026 · 91% season match
Peyton MorganTexas Tech · 2026 · 88% season match
Javis MynattTexas State · 2025 · 87% season match
Zane WoodhamTulsa · 2026 · 87% season match
Antwaine RichardsonKent State · 2022 · 86% season match

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	West Virginia	28	18	1.0	0.0
Career		28	18	1.0	0.0

Last game (Wk 8): 1 tackle.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 31-24vs Coastal Carolina	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 52-7vs UT Martin	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 38-27vs No. 25 Virginia	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 24-41vs Oklahoma State	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 5	L 42-45@ Iowa State	8	6	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 6	L 31-52vs Arizona	3	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 45-42vs Cincinnati	7	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 24-20@ TCU	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		28	18	1.0	0.0	—	0

The latest game

Oct. 24 · W 24-20 at TCU, play by play

1 tackle.

FinalW 24-20

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

How West Virginia’s defense played that day

TCU’s 10 drives: 6 stopped (3 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 10.

The season, game by game

W 24-20 at TCUOct. 241 tkl0 TFLPlay by play just above

W 45-42 vs CincinnatiOct. 177 tkl0 TFL

7 tackles.

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
3rd & 1◆Forced fumble1
FinalW 45-42

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.

1
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 1. First quarter, down 7-0.

5 more games, with the play by play

L 31-52 vs ArizonaOct. 103 tkl1 TFL

3 tackles, including 1 more for loss.

3 tackles
1 for loss

FinalL 31-52

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

L 42-45 at Iowa StateOct. 38 tkl0 TFL

8 tackles.

FinalL 42-45

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

W 38-27 vs VirginiaSept. 194 tkl0 TFL

4 tackles.

FinalW 38-27

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

W 52-7 vs UT MartinSept. 124 tkl0 TFL

4 tackles.

FinalW 52-7

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

W 31-24 vs Coastal CarolinaSept. 51 tkl0 TFL

1 tackle.

FinalW 31-24

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

Signature game

Week 7 · 2026

W 45-42

vs Cincinnati

7 tackles · 4 solo tackles

Edged out Cincinnati at home in a shootout.

Where he ranks

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Defensive profile

Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet

PD rate

0%0 pass breakups

Tackle volume

28tackles this season

TFL rate

4%1 TFL

28 tackles · 1 for loss.

Teams and coaches

2026West Virginia5-3HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 30 (#442 of 537). Show the ratings

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

30Below cohort / limited sample #442 of 537?

7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (20th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#595 / 2515 · 75th pct

Tackles#793 / 2515 · 67th pct

Forced fumbles#24 / 440 · 47th pct

Tackles for loss#1400 / 2515 · 37th pct

1.0

Sacks#1116 / 2515 · 28th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1214 / 2515 · 26th pct

Passes defended#1494 / 2515 · 20th pct

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road2g	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.9	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+1g	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Rich Rodriguez

Pass share

27.7%

164 pass / 429 run

Plays / game

74.1

8 games

Team sack rate

7.9%

190 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

28 tackles in 8 games

About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

30 · #442 of 537 safeties

Former four-star. Now #442 at the position.

Matt Sieg

This week

Style of play

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What fans said

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Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Where he ranks

Defensive profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

28 tackles in 8 games

First season at West Virginia, 8 games

2026 8 games