Senior linebacker for Texas Tech. 2023: 13 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
5′11″ · 235 lb · Houston, TX
Recruiting
ILB recruit
No. 1358 nationally · Signed with Aldine Eisenhower
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Texas Tech. 2023: 13 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Tyrique Matthews
Five seasons at Texas Tech, two different head coaches: Matt Wells and Joey McGuire. The receipt: 6 tackles against Wyoming — Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Texas Tech, 49 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. 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
Concern: tackles (11th 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 · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 13 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 14 | 8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 33 | 5.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 33-35@ Wyoming | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 13-20@ West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-28vs Houston | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-38vs Kansas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 34-14vs California | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 13 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |