Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#3
Matt Sieg
Freshman safety on West Virginia's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Mcdonald, PA · Fort Cherry
Returning to West Virginia for 2026
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 184 nationally · Signed with West Virginia
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 safety on West Virginia's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to West Virginia in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 38.3 points in belief.
31.7own fans
70national conversation
Wasn’t impressed with the new offensive line. And it’s clear running quarterbacks are going to be our nemesis again this year. I was impressed with freshmen Matt Sieg and Amari Latimer and our new kickers.
Matt Sieg
One game to point at: 4 tackles against UT Martin — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with West Virginia4-star out of Fort Cherry
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
West Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026West Virginia2-0HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Rich Rodriguez
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 | West Virginia | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs UT Martin
4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 NO
Dominant 45-point win at home against UT Martin.
With M. Hawkins Jr. — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 96 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · D. Epps — 18 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · West Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -17 net (34 in / 51 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #49 · 2026 recruiting class #25
Background
High School Played quarterback and free safety for coach Tanner Garry at Fort Cherry High Maxwell Football Club's National High School Player of the Year Navy All-American Bowl National Player of the Year High School All-American First Team selection by the Maxwell Football Club One of the most p...
The secondary · West Virginia
- #8Kamari Wilson78 tackles · 2025
- Andrew Powdrell63 tackles · 2025
- #22Jaire Rawlison52 tackles · 2025
- #7Chams Diagne25 tackles · 2025
- #3Matt Sieg2 games · 2026
22 more on the roster · West Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology