Rodney Mathews: DT · Ohio · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Rodney Mathews
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Ohio. On tape: 4 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Kent State, Week 6, 2023.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4.5 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.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 27-10vs Long Island University | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 10-7vs Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-7@ Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-17vs Kent State | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Western Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-30vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-10@ Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-20vs Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-21vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 3 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
22%4 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
20%4 hurries20 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
45.0%
383 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #59 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio, 63 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Solich → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
