Running back, Liberty, 2015–18
Kentory Matthews
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Virginia Beach, VA
Kentory Matthews played running back at Liberty (2015–18).
Career highs
151rushing yards, career highvs. Norfolk State, 20184rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Norfolk State, 2018Team titles: Big South champions, 2016
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Liberty | 57 | 408 | 7.2 | 5 | 57 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Liberty | 9 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Liberty | 9 | RB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Liberty | 9 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Liberty | 9 | RB | Sr. | 5′8″ | 180 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Liberty (FCS) | 2 | -0.55 | – | – | -1.1 | – | – |
| 2018 | Liberty | 65 | 0.29 | 87th (n=300) | 0.15 | 18.9 | 14% | 0.11 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2018 Liberty 6 games, 408 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Old Dominion | W 52–10 | 17 | 101 | 1 | 57 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | at Army | L 14–38 | 9 | 81 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 21 |
| Sep 22 | vs. North Texas | L 7–47 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at Massachusetts | L 59–62 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| Nov 24 | vs. New Mexico State | W 28–21 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Dec 1 | vs. Norfolk State | W 52–17 | 14 | 151 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 7 |
2017 Liberty 1 game, 2 catches, 4 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Baylor | W 48–45 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Morehead State; Sep 16 vs. Indiana State; Sep 23 at Jacksonville State; Sep 30 vs. Saint Francis; Oct 14 vs. Kennesaw State; Oct 21 at Monmouth; Oct 28 at Gardner-Webb; Nov 4 vs. Duquesne; Nov 11 vs. Presbyterian; Nov 18 at Charleston Southern, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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