Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Merrimack | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#13
Noah Matthews
Senior defensive end for Delaware. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 255 lb · Bridgeville, DE · Woodbridge
CFB Index 60 · #151 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Delaware for 2026
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.
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 2 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Merrimack
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Delaware. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kentucky in 2022.
- Transferred from Kentucky to Delaware in 2025.
Noah Matthews
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Merrimack — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Woodbridge
202513 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2024
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Delaware
2025–2026era →
Ryan Carty
Delaware
Played his entire career under Ryan Carty.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Delaware7-6HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning
2026Delaware1-1HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceBreakout
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 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
60 · #151 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #151 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #6 of 12 Conference USA DEs
How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 42–7
vs Merrimack
2 TOT · 0 SACKS · 0 TFL
Dominant 35-point win at home against Merrimack.
With N. Minicucci — 330 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.3 · 13 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · J. Cupitt — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Delaware
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Delaware
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (13 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Delaware · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #134 · 2026 recruiting class #115
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Keyron Crawford’s 2022 season.
87%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 3
Matches Keyron on
Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Keyron on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaren Handy's junior season at Charlotte (2023).
84%match
Matches Jaren on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Background
2025 SEASON Appeared in all 13 games and made 12 starts Finished the season with 31 total tackles, 7.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, five QB hurries, and one PBU 2024 SEASON AT KENTUCKY Saw action in all 12 games with two starts Earned his first career start at Tennessee and also started vs. Murray State Tota...
The defensive line · Delaware
- #93Jack Hall7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Noah Matthews7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Keyshawn Hunter6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Dominick Brogna4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11James Yelbert Jr.3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
17 more on the roster · Delaware team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology