Senior running back for Kent State. 2019: 570 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 7 catches.
5′7″ · 201 lb · Destrehan, LA
The story
4 running back for Kent State. 2019: 570 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 7 catches.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearWill Matthews
Will Matthews has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Kent State. The receipt: 126 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Akron — Week 7, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kent State, 1,011 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Haynes → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 57.5 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 85.0 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 91.0 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 64.7 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kent State | 123 | 570 | 4.6 | 3 | -- |
| 2018 | Kent State | 29 | 115 | 4.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Kent State | 54 | 188 | 3.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Kent State | 31 | 138 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 237 | 1,011 | 4.3 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kent State | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Kent State | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2017 | Kent State | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2016 | Kent State | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 20 | 279 | 13.9 | 0 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | W 26-3@ Akron | 25 | 126 | 5.0 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 126 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 38-45@ Ohio | 14 | 85 | 6.1 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-23vs Miami (OH) | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | L 33-35@ Toledo | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-27vs Buffalo | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-38vs Ball State | 14 | 85 | 6.1 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-26@ Eastern Michigan | 14 | 74 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Bowl | W 51-41vs Utah State | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Total | 123 | 570 | 4.6 | 3 | 34 |