Scott Matlock: DT · Boise State · #99.
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Scott Matlock
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Boise State. All-Mountain West in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Nevada — Week 11, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boise State | 41 | 20 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Boise State | 41 | 29 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Boise State | 22 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Boise State | 2 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 106 | 58 | 18.5 | 11.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-14@ New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-7vs UT Martin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27@ UTEP | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-13vs San Diego State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-20vs Fresno State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-14@ Air Force | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 28-31vs BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-3@ Nevada | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-17@ Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-23vs Utah State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 20 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 11 · 2022
W 41-3
at Nevada
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 38-point win on the road against Nevada.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%5 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
15%6 hurries41 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Andy Avalos
Pass share
41.7%
384 pass / 536 run
Plays / game
65.7
14 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #56 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Boise State, 106 tackles — drafted at #200 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bryan Harsin → Andy Avalos. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 4th NFL season
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 4th NFL season
