
Running back, Georgia Southern, 2013–16
Matt Breida
- Number
- No. 36
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Brooksville, FL
- Born
- Feb 28, 1995, in Brandon, Florida
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Matt Breida played running back at Georgia Southern (2013–16).
Career highs
210rushing yards, career highat Navy, 20144rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Western Michigan, 2015Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2014
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Georgia Southern | 171 | 1,485 | 8.7 | 17 | 88 |
| 2015* | Georgia Southern | 203 | 1,608 | 7.9 | 17 | 87 |
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 168 | 646 | 3.8 | 3 | 68 |
| Career | 542 | 3,739 | 6.9 | 37 | 88 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 1 | 28 |
| 2015* | Georgia Southern | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 2 | 14 |
| Career | 22 | 156 | 7.1 | 3 | 28 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013* | Georgia Southern | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| 2014 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 68 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 126 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Georgia Southern | 36 | RB | |
| 2014 | Georgia Southern | 36 | RB | |
| 2015 | Georgia Southern | 36 | RB | |
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 36 | RB | 5′11″ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Georgia Southern | 181 | 0.48 | 99th (n=253) | 0.12 | 87.6 | 23% | 0.60 |
| 2015 | Georgia Southern | 207 | 0.36 | 97th (n=268) | 0.12 | 75.4 | 24% | 0.33 |
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 182 | -0.07 | 6th (n=259) | 0.13 | -11.8 | 21% | -0.07 |
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
2016 Georgia Southern 12 games, 646 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Savannah State | W 54–0 | 10 | 68 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 24–9 | 17 | 54 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 23–21 | 19 | 73 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 31–49 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at | L 26–27 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 24–35 | 13 | 58 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 22–19 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | L 10–34 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | L 27–37 | 22 | 100 | 1 | 68 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 26–33 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 24–30 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 20 | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 28–24 | 15 | 66 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 7 |
2015 Georgia Southern 13 games, 1,608 rushing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at | L 0–44 | 17 | 70 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 43–17 | 11 | 176 | 4 | 70 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 48–13 | 13 | 164 | 2 | 87 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at | W 44–20 | 12 | 179 | 2 | 83 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at | W 51–31 | 19 | 149 | 2 | 22 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 56–26 | 13 | 137 | 1 | 55 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 13–31 | 14 | 78 | 0 | 23 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 37–13 | 23 | 205 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 14 | at | W 45–10 | 17 | 84 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 17–23 | 20 | 66 | 0 | 23 | 1 | −3 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 55–17 | 21 | 187 | 2 | 75 | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 7–34 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 58–27 | 15 | 68 | 1 | 36 | – | – |
2014 Georgia Southern 12 games, 1,485 rushing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 23–24 | 10 | 87 | 1 | 61 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs.Savannah State | W 83–9 | 8 | 60 | 2 | 25 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | at | L 38–42 | 11 | 111 | 2 | 69 | 3 | 52 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 28–6 | 21 | 187 | 2 | 64 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 34–14 | 12 | 135 | 1 | 56 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | W 36–28 | 15 | 96 | 0 | 27 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 47–24 | 19 | 155 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 36 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 69–31 | 12 | 201 | 4 | 75 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 42–10 | 16 | 72 | 0 | 9 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 28–25 | 11 | 120 | 2 | 43 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at | L 19–52 | 17 | 210 | 2 | 88 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 22–16 | 19 | 51 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
2013 Georgia Southern 1 game, 2 returns, 34 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 | at | W 26–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Savannah State; Sep 7 vs. Saint Francis; Sep 14 at Wofford; Sep 28 vs. Chattanooga; Oct 5 at Samford; Oct 12 vs. The Citadel; Oct 26 at App State; Nov 2 vs. Furman; Nov 9 vs. Western Carolina; Nov 16 at Elon, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¼″ |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 74″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.38 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s |
| Vertical jump | 42″ |
| Broad jump | 11′2″ |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.85 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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