Tight end, Coastal Carolina (from UCLA, Rutgers), 2018–⁠23

Matt Alaimo

Lettered 2019–⁠22 at Rutgers (school media guide)

Number
No. 87
Height
6′5″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Paramus, NJ

Matt Alaimo played tight end at UCLA (2018), Rutgers (2019–⁠22) and Coastal Carolina (2023).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Rutgers66010.0017
2020Rutgers7223.106
2021Rutgers55010.0017
2022Rutgers2136.508
2023Coastal Carolina10555.5112
Career302006.7117

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Rutgers220000
2020Rutgers110000
2023Coastal Carolina221000
Career551000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018UCLA87TEYr 1
2019Rutgers87TEYr 2
2020Rutgers87TEYr 3
2021Rutgers87TEYr 4
2022Rutgers87TEYr 5
2023Coastal Carolina87TESr. (Yr 6)6′5″250

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Rutgers70.98––6.8–
2020Rutgers10-0.02––-0.2–
2021Rutgers70.78––5.5–
2022Rutgers20.54––1.1–
2023Coastal Carolina130.25––3.3–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Coastal Carolina 7 games, 10 catches, 55 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2atUCLAL 13–⁠27240–––
Sep 9vs.Jacksonville StateW 30–⁠16190–––
Sep 30atGeorgia SouthernL 28–⁠38–––100
Oct 21atArkansas StateW 27–⁠173190100
Nov 4atOld DominionW 28–⁠24150–––
Nov 18atArmyL 21–⁠282160–––
Dec 23 ✦vs.San José StateW 24–⁠14121–––
2022 Rutgers 2 games, 2 catches, 13 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 24vs.IowaL 10–⁠27180–––
Oct 1atOhio StateL 10–⁠49150–––
2021 Rutgers 5 games, 5 catches, 50 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 4vs.TempleW 61–⁠14140–––
Oct 2vs.Ohio StateL 13–⁠52––––––
Oct 9vs.Michigan StateL 13–⁠312220–––
Oct 16atNorthwesternL 7–⁠21170–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Wake ForestL 10–⁠381170–––
2020 Rutgers 6 games, 7 catches, 22 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Oct 24atMichigan StateW 38–⁠27–––100
Oct 31vs.IndianaL 21–⁠37100–––
Nov 7atOhio StateL 27–⁠49270–––
Nov 14vs.IllinoisL 20–⁠23160–––
Nov 28atPurdueW 37–⁠30240–––
Dec 5vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠23150–––
2019 Rutgers 5 games, 6 catches, 60 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 30vs.MassachusettsW 48–⁠212320–––
Sep 21vs.Boston CollegeL 16–⁠302190–––
Sep 28atMichiganL 0–⁠52–––200
Oct 26vs.LibertyW 44–⁠34180–––
Nov 30atPenn StateL 6–⁠27110–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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