Senior defensive end for Arizona State. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 5 tackles.
6′2″ · 260 lb · Katy, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 826 nationally · Signed with Arizona State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Arizona State. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 5 tackles.
Michael Matus
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Michael Matus has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Arizona State. The receipt: 1 tackles against Washington — Week 8, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Arizona State, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Herm Edwards → Kenny Dillingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (89th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #195 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 28 | 15 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 10 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 46 | 24 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 24–21
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With J. Carlson — 39 AVG · 46 LONG · 6 NO · J. Rashada — 236 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 27.5 · 2 rush yds (3 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Southern Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-29vs Fresno State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-42vs USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 7-15@ Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-27vs Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Nick Tarburton’s 2021 season.
Matches Nick on
Differs from Nick on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Bo Richter's junior season at Air Force (2022).
Matches Bo on
Player DNA