Senior wide receiver for Sacramento State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 173 lb · Carson, CA
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
receiving yards · 2026
14 catches · 3 TD · 16.6 per catch
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 141 yds, 3 TD, vs Mississippi Valley State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Sacramento State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Matthew Coleman
Moves the chains on third down. Matthew Coleman has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. 2023 brought the first one: Mountain West Freshman Player of the Week. The receipt: 141 rec yds, 6 receptions against Mississippi Valley State — Week 1, 2026.
232 REC YDS · 14 REC · 3 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2023)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Alonzo Carter.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Sacramento State
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: long catch (90th percentile). Strength: rec tds (83rd percentile). Concern: catch rate (2nd percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 6.0 | 141 | 23.5 | 3.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 45.5 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.7 | 77.3 | 15.4 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
54.4%
106 pass / 89 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
1.7%
118 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 14 | 232 | 16.6 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | 20 | 131 | 6.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | 34 | 401 | 11.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | San José State | 12 | 119 | 9.9 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 80 | 883 | 11.0 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 1 | -5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | -- | -- | 7 | 52 | -- |
| 2023 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | 137 | 1 |
| Career | 1 | -5 | 7 | 189 | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 52–0
6 rec · 141 yds · 3 TD
Dominant 52-point win at home against Mississippi Valley State.
With J. Sharman — 247 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 20.1 · 1 rush yds (3 car) · H. Adams — 41 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 43 LONG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-28@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 141 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Mississippi Valley State | 6 | 141 | 23.5 | 3 | 63 | Season-high 141 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 3-49@ Fresno State | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 14 | 232 | 15.4 | 3 | 63 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Rodney Mills’s 2014 season.
Matches Rodney on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jeremiah Haydel’s path through Texas State.
Brandon Binkowski
Christian Richmond
Matches Jeremiah on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to T.J. Chase's senior season at Florida Atlantic (2021).
Matches T.J. on
Differs from T.J. on
Player DNA
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