#29

Samuel Mathews

Senior linebacker for Texas A&M. 2023: 26 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss.

LB · Texas A&M · Sr. · #29

6′3″ · 210 lb · League City, TX

CFB Index 33 · #435 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceTexas A&M 2023 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Texas A&M. 2023: 26 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Texas A&M, 38 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Texas A&M

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches

2021–2022

Jimbo Fisher

Texas A&M

2023

Elijah Robinson

Texas A&M

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jimbo Fisher → Elijah Robinson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Texas A&M8-4HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

2022Texas A&M5-7HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

2023Texas A&M7-6HC: Elijah Robinson · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

33Below cohort / limited sample #435 of 577?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#1051 / 2842 · 62nd pct

Tackles for loss#1231 / 2842 · 54th pct

2.5

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Tackles#1524 / 2842 · 45th pct

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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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

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road3g	5.3	0.5	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	0.2	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+3g	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Elko

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

33 · #435 of 577 LBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Texas A&M	26	20	2.5	1	1	--
2022	Texas A&M	10	7	0.0	--	--	--
2021	Texas A&M	2	2	0.0	--	--	--
Career		38	29	2.5	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2023

W 27–10

vs Auburn

1 TOT · 1 SOLO

With N. Constantinou — 41 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 48 LONG · M. Johnson — 123 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.2 · 15 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 52-10vs New Mexico	2	2	0.0	—	0	Season-high 14 tackles
Wk 2	L 33-48@ Miami	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 27-10vs Auburn	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 34-22@ Arkansas	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 20-26vs Alabama	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 30-17vs South Carolina	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 51-10vs Mississippi State	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 38-10vs Abilene Christian	2	1	1.0	—	0
Bowl	L 23-31@ Oklahoma State	14	11	1.5	1	1
Total		26	20	2.5	1	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Samuel Mathews

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Sideline-to-Sideline