Matthew Thomas: DL · Colorado State · #97.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Matthew Thomas
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Chris Ash and Jay Norvell. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Utah State — Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
13 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 | Colorado State | 13 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | Rutgers | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 13 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-50vs Washington State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-23@ Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-20vs Utah Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-44@ Utah State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 31-30vs Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-25@ UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-30vs No. 19 Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-19vs San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-20vs Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries13 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
60.4%
501 pass / 328 run
Plays / game
69.1
12 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
502 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Rutgers and Colorado State — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, Greg Schiano and Jay Norvell.
