#23

Matthew Durrance

Senior safety for Washington State. 2025: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 58 tackles.

S · Washington State · Sr. · #23

6′2″ · 213 lb · Lutz, FL

CFB Index 50 · #271 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Washington State for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 3:30 pm ETvs DuquesneGesa Field

How he plays

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

Solo tackles: 88th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

2 PBU · 58 tackles · 2 TFL

Best game: 1 PBU, 8 tackles, at James Madison

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 safety for Washington State. 2025: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 58 tackles.

His career, year by year

Matthew Durrance

S · Washington State · Sr · #23

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Idaho, Week 1, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

50Rotational starter #271 of 544?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (88th percentile). Strength: tackles (85th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#353 / 2975 · 88th pct

Tackles#433 / 2975 · 85th pct

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1424 / 2975 · 47th pct

2.0

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd 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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.8	0.2	0.0	0.2
Road7g	4.1	0.1	0.0	0.1

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.7	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.2	0.2	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Moore

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

50 · #271 of 544 safeties

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Washington State	58	35	2.0	0.0	2	1	--
Career		58	35	2.0	0.0	2	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 36–13

vs San Diego State

3 SOLO · 5 TOT

Dominant 23-point win at home against San Diego State.

With R. Harris — 40 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 60 LONG · J. Potter — 257 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 51.5 · 6 rush yds (3 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 13-10vs Idaho	9	7	1.0	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 2	W 36-13vs San Diego State	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 10-59@ North Texas	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 24-59vs Washington	5	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 20-3@ Colorado State	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 21-24@ Ole Miss	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 20-22@ Virginia	6	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 28-7vs Toledo	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 7-10@ Oregon State	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 28-3vs Louisiana Tech	5	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 20-24@ James Madison	8	5	1.0	—	1
Wk 14	W 32-8vs Oregon State	4	2	0.0	—	1
Bowl	W 34-21@ Utah State	3	3	0.0	1	0
Total		58	35	2.0	1	2