Tight end, Pittsburgh (from Rutgers), 2013–⁠17

Matt Flanagan

Lettered 2014–⁠16 at Rutgers (school media guide)

Number
No. 88
Height
6′6″
Weight
260 lb
Hometown
Chester, NJ
Born
Mar 26, 1995, in Chester Borough, New Jersey

Matt Flanagan played tight end at Rutgers (2013–⁠16) and Pittsburgh (2017).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Rutgers166.006
2015Rutgers1111010.0317
2016Rutgers6294.8011
2017Pittsburgh171609.4030
Career353058.7330

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Rutgers88TE
2014Rutgers88TE
2015Rutgers88TE
2016Rutgers88TE
2017Pittsburgh88TE6′6″260

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
2014Rutgers12.38––2.4–
2015Rutgers130.91––11.8–
2016Rutgers80.15––1.2–
2017Pittsburgh230.31––7.15%

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

2017 Pittsburgh 8 games, 17 catches, 160 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Youngstown StateW 28–⁠21235030
Sep 9atPenn StateL 14–⁠3331908
Sep 16vs.Oklahoma StateL 21–⁠59343025
Sep 23atGeorgia TechL 17–⁠3521408
Sep 30vs.RiceW 42–⁠101505
Oct 7atSyracuseL 24–⁠27422012
Oct 21atDukeW 24–⁠17––––
Oct 28vs.VirginiaW 31–⁠14222013
2016 Rutgers 5 games, 6 catches, 29 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atWashingtonL 13–⁠482705
Sep 10vs.HowardW 52–⁠141606
Oct 22atMinnesotaL 32–⁠34111011
Nov 12atMichigan StateL 0–⁠491202
Nov 26atMarylandL 13–⁠311303
2015 Rutgers 6 games, 11 catches, 110 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Norfolk StateW 63–⁠13224113
Sep 12vs.Washington StateL 34–⁠37328116
Sep 19atPenn StateL 3–⁠28326015
Sep 26vs.KansasW 27–⁠1421518
Nov 21atArmyW 31–⁠21––––
Nov 28vs.MarylandL 41–⁠46117017
2014 Rutgers 1 game, 1 catch, 6 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 28atWashington StateW 41–⁠381606

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

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