Matt Weiser

#89 · TE · Buffalo6′5″ · Womelsdorf, PA · Conrad Weiser

Matt Weiser: TE · Buffalo · #89.

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Matt Weiser

TE · Buffalo · #89

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. The two seasons at Buffalo span two head coaches: Alex Wood and Lance Leipold. One game to point at: 131 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Nevada — Week 4, 2015.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

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Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Buffalo	63	625	9.9	3	41
2014	Buffalo	15	286	19.1	4	50
Career		78	911	11.7	7	50

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 51-14vs UAlbany	4	21	5.3	0	13
Wk 2	L 14-27@ Penn State	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 3	W 33-15@ Florida Atlantic	2	22	11.0	0	15
Wk 4	L 21-24vs Nevada	10	131	13.1	1	41	Season-high 131 yds
Wk 5	L 22-28vs Bowling Green	8	90	11.3	0	18
Wk 7	L 14-51@ Central Michigan	4	29	7.3	0	11
Wk 8	W 41-17vs Ohio	5	54	10.8	0	26
Wk 9	W 29-24@ Miami (OH)	5	56	11.2	0	20
Wk 10	W 18-17@ Kent State	6	50	8.3	1	20
Wk 11	L 30-41vs Northern Illinois	8	59	7.4	0	13
Wk 12	L 21-42@ Akron	4	43	10.8	0	13
Wk 13	L 26-31vs Massachusetts	6	68	11.3	1	18
Total		63	625	9.9	3	41

Signature game

Week 4 · 2015

L 21-24

vs Nevada

10 rec · 131 yds · 1 TD

With J. Licata — 338 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 72.7 · T. Grassman — 44 yards per punt · 5 punts · 57 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Nevada · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +3.13Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 41 yds for a TD, (Adam Mitcheson KICK)
Week 7 · Central Michigan · 4th and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.99Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 11 yds to the CMich 40 for a
Week 13 · Massachusetts · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.96Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 18 yds for a TD, (Adam Mitcheson KICK)
Week 4 · Nevada · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.75Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 22 yds to the Nevad 37 for a
Week 4 · Nevada · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.50Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 27 yds to the Buff 42 for a
Week 8 · Ohio · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.40Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 26 yds to the Buff 41 for a OHIO Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Massachusetts · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.32Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 9 yds to the Buff 43 for a
Week 5 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.99Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 11 yds to the BwGrn 43 for a
Week 9 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.90Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 8 yds to the Buff 42 for a
Week 13 · Massachusetts · 1st and 25 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 14 yds to the UMass 36

Teams and coaches

2014Buffalo5-6HC: Jeff Quinn and Alex Wood · Run-leaning

2015Buffalo5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2015 season

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (89th percentile). Strength: receptions (100th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (22nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#75 / 684 · 89th pct

79.2%

EPA / target#261 / 684 · 62nd pct

0.56

TD rate#475 / 684 · 30th pct

2.8%

Yards / catch#504 / 684 · 26th pct

10.1

Explosive rate#532 / 684 · 22nd pct

6.9%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#1 / 119 · 100th pct

Rec yards#3 / 119 · 98th pct

625

Long catch#41 / 119 · 66th pct

Rec TDs#32 / 119 · 63rd pct

Yards / catch#90 / 119 · 24th pct

9.9

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2015. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.8	70.5	9.9	0.3
Road6g	3.7	33.7	8.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.8	49.2	8.3	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	5.7	55.0	10.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Lance Leipold

Pass share

52.2%

455 pass / 417 run

Plays / game

72.7

12 games

Team sack rate

3.2%

444 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

Impact starter

63 catches in 12 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Matt Weiser

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Impact starter

Five seasons at Buffalo

2011