Matthew Eskridge II is a linebacker at Eastern Washington who has played in 8 of Eastern Washington's 9 games this season, most recently Oct 17 against Montana State.
Eastern Washington is 2-7.
One game to point at: 7 tackles against South Dakota — Week 2, 2026.
26 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 26 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Career | 26 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ Northern Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 34-24vs Northern Iowa | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-41@ South Dakota | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 16-48@ Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-31vs Cal Poly | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 38-49@ UC Davis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-22vs Northern Colorado | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-56vs Montana State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%3 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksPD rate
4%1 pass breakups26 tackles · 3 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
51.8%
300 pass / 279 run
Plays / game
64.3
9 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
