Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 0-34vs Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#13
Matthew Traynor
Junior safety on Wisconsin's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 206 lb · Marietta, GA · George Walton
Returning to Wisconsin for 2026
The story
3 safety on Wisconsin's 2025 roster.
- Transferred from Richmond to Wisconsin in 2025.
Matthew Traynor
Matthew Traynor arrived at Wisconsin from Richmond. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Middle Tennessee — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Wisconsin
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Wisconsin4-8HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Wisconsin
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +8 net (33 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #30 · 2026 recruiting class #78
Background
Honors and Awards 2024: CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year, Third Team All-CAA, Stats Perform Freshman All-American, FCS Football Central Freshman All-American, Jerry Rice Award Finalist, CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 9) 2025 Season (Redshirt sophomore): Played in seven games, mostly on sp...
The secondary · Wisconsin
- #4Marvin Burks Jr.49 tackles · 2025
- #29Matthew Jung49 tackles · 2025
- #2Javan Robinson42 tackles · 2025
- #11Carson Van Dinter18 tackles · 2025
- #13Matthew Traynor4 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Wisconsin team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology