Matthew Tago: LB · San José State · #9.
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Matthew Tago
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jonathan Smith and Brent Brennan. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against San Diego State — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | San José State | 27 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | San José State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | San José State | 13 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Oregon State | 15 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Oregon State | 19 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 78 | 37 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-56@ No. 6 USC | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 17-42vs No. 18 Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-21@ Toledo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-45vs Air Force | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-35@ Boise State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-0@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-18vs Fresno State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-13vs San Diego State | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 37-31@ UNLV | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-24vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 11 · 2023
W 42-18
vs Fresno State
1 interception · 5 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 24-point win at home against Fresno State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
11%3 pass breakups27 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
47.6%
375 pass / 412 run
Plays / game
60.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
397 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #375 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Oregon State and San José State, 78 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jonathan Smith and Brent Brennan.
