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
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rutgers | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2020 | Rutgers | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | Rutgers | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | Rutgers | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 1 | 12 |
| Career | 30 | 200 | 6.7 | 1 | 17 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UCLA | 87 | TE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Rutgers | 87 | TE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Rutgers | 87 | TE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Rutgers | 87 | TE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Rutgers | 87 | TE | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 87 | TE | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rutgers | 7 | 0.98 | – | – | 6.8 | – |
| 2020 | Rutgers | 10 | -0.02 | – | – | -0.2 | – |
| 2021 | Rutgers | 7 | 0.78 | – | – | 5.5 | – |
| 2022 | Rutgers | 2 | 0.54 | – | – | 1.1 | – |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 0.25 | – | – | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 13–27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 30–16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 28–38 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 27–17 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 28–24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 21–28 | 2 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 24–14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
2022 Rutgers 2 games, 2 catches, 13 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 10–27 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 10–49 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
2021 Rutgers 5 games, 5 catches, 50 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 61–14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 13–52 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 13–31 | 2 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 16 | at | L 7–21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 10–38 | 1 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 Rutgers 6 games, 7 catches, 22 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at | W 38–27 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 21–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 27–49 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 20–23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 37–30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 7–23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
2019 Rutgers 5 games, 6 catches, 60 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 48–21 | 2 | 32 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 16–30 | 2 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 0–52 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 44–34 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | at | L 6–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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