Linebacker, Delaware (from Troy), 2022–26
Blake Matthews
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Bremen, GA
Blake Matthews plays linebacker for Delaware, after Troy (2022–23). Last time out, at Middle Tennessee: 9 tackles. Matthews leads Delaware in sacks this season.
2026 so far
38 tackles, 4 sacks
Last game: 9 tackles at Middle Tennessee, L 30–33
Next game: vs. Missouri State, Oct 20
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
11tackles, career highat Virginia, 20262sacks, career highat Virginia, 2026Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2022 and 2023
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Troy | 10 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Troy | 10 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Delaware | 10 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Delaware | 10 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Delaware | 10 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 215 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Delaware 6 games, 38 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Merrimack | W 42–7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Vanderbilt | L 26–35 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 22–14 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Virginia | L 3–42 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Liberty | L 14–30 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Middle Tennessee | L 30–33 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Delaware 12 games, 54 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Delaware State | W 35–17 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. UConn | W 44–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Florida International | W 38–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 24–27 | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Jacksonville State | L 25–38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 31–28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | atLiberty | L 30–59 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 25–24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Sam Houston | L 23–26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Wake Forest | L 14–52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. UTEP | W 61–31 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. Louisiana | W 20–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Troy 4 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Kansas State | L 13–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. James Madison | L 14–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at UL Monroe | W 45–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Louisiana | W 31–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Troy 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | atWestern Kentucky | W 34–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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