Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 46 | — |
| Target share | 27.1% | 42nd / 523 |
| Catch rate | 60.9% | 334th / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | 222nd / 523 |
| Yards per target | 9.2 | 176th / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 10.9% | 277th / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 8.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 6 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 6 | — |
Charting
Where Matthews's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted48 targets charted
2025 charting · Tennessee
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Matthews’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted30 targets charted
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Tennessee#13 · 6-1 | 7 | 79% | 29 | 481 | 3 | 27.1% |
| 2025 | Tennessee#25 · 8-5 | 13 | 72% | 53 | 813 | 4 | 18.2% |
| 2024 | Tennessee#12 · 10-3 | 4 | 13% | 7 | 90 | 2 | 6.4% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Mike Matthews's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Mike Matthews's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Furman | W 56–9 | 9.1 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 2 | 57 |
| 2 | @ Georgia Tech | W 45–24 | 5.2 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 |  Kennesaw State | W 42–9 | 6.3 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 |  Texas | L 17–20 | 7.6 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 |  Auburn | W 24–14 | 6.8 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 42 |
| 6 | @ Arkansas | W 24–17 | 7.5 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 |  Alabama | W 26–10 | 7.3 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 7.1 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 481 | 16.6 | 3 | 57 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 3 | — |
| Yards | 4 | 1180th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 1.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 10 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 29 | 85th / 1995 |
| Yards | 481 | 42nd / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 16.6 | 59th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 93rd / 825 |
| Long | 57 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Furman | ✓ WR | 74 | ~53 (35–65) | 8 | · | 72% |
| Wk 2 · Georgia Tech | ✓ WR | 66 | ~47 (31–57) | 5 | 1 | 71% |
| Wk 3 · Kennesaw State | ✓ WR | 67 | ~51 (34–62) | 7 | · | 76% |
| Wk 4 · Texas | ✓ WR | 77 | ~66 (43–77) | 10 | · | 86% |
| Wk 5 · Auburn | ✓ WR | 67 | ~52 (34–63) | 4 | · | 78% |
| Wk 6 · Arkansas | ✓ WR | 64 | ~55 (36–64) | 7 | · | 86% |
| Wk 7 · Alabama | ✓ WR | 72 | ~62 (41–72) | 10 | · | 86% |
| Season | 7 GS | 487 | 386 (324–450) | 51 | 1 | 79% |
Position Room
16 WRs on the Tennessee roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mike Matthews | WR | JR | 29 | 481 | 3 | 24% | +0.48 |
| 14 | Braylon Staley | WR | SO | 26 | 203 | 2 | 20% | +0.04 |
| 3 | Radarious Jackson | WR | SO | 11 | 139 | 0 | 9% | +0.43 |
| 5 | TK Keys | WR | FR | 6 | 54 | 1 | 7% | +0.56 |
| 1 | Travis Smith Jr. | WR | SO | 3 | 27 | 0 | 5% | -0.02 |
| 36 | Nathan Roberts | WR | JR | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7% | +0.76 |
| 19 | Tyreek King | WR | FR | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | -0.25 |
| 88 | Deon Hardin | WR | SR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | +1.34 |
| 9 | Joakim Dodson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Doren Sacha | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Jack-Henry Jakobik | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Jacolby Cooper | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Lane Cope | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Ben Petermann | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Brayden Carroll | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Ian Duarte | WR | JR | — | — | — | 4% | -0.46 |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Tennessee depth chart →