Senior quarterback for Texas. 2025: 85 passing yards, 1 TD, 0 INT.
6′4″ · 212 lb · Auburn, AL
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.
The numbers
passing yards · 2025
1 TD · 0 INT · 7.7 per attempt
Best game: 10 pass yds, 1 TD, at Mississippi State
The play that turned itSwung Iowa from 44% to 85% to win.Troy at Iowa · 38-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for Texas. 2025: 85 passing yards, 1 TD, 0 INT.
Matthew Caldwell
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Gerad Parker and Steve Sarkisian. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 50 rush yds, 27 pass yds against Sam Houston, Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: completion % (99th percentile). Strength: interceptions (99th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 16.3 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 18.0 | 0.5 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 18.8 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 10.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-7vs San José State | 2/3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 90.8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-10vs UTEP | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 55-0vs Sam Houston | 4/6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 89.7 | Season-high 27 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 21-29@ Florida | 1/1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 100.0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-38@ Mississippi State | 1/1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 8/11 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 11.9 | 95.1 |
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Texas
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas · Last season: 10-3 (AP #14) · Talent rank #2 · 2026 recruiting class #7
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Brady White’s 2020 season.
Matches Brady on
Differs from Brady on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jackson Brousseau’s path through Colorado State.
Matches Jackson on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Graham Mertz's junior season at Wisconsin (2022).
Matches Graham on
Differs from Graham on
Player DNA
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peaked at #89 this season.