Receiver, Iowa State (from Temple), 2014–⁠18

Matthew Eaton

Lettered 2017–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 23
Height
6′4″
Weight
211 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Norfolk, VA

Matthew Eaton played receiver at Temple (2014–⁠15) and Iowa State (2017–⁠18).

Career highs

2receiving touchdowns, career highat Texas Tech, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Temple11111.0011
2017Iowa State212089.9429
2018Iowa State2730411.3238
Career4952310.7638

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Temple85WRRS
2015Temple85WRFr.
2017Iowa State23WRJr.
2018Iowa State23WRSr.6′4″211

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
2017Iowa State250.82––20.44%
2018Iowa State360.5046th (n=497)0.5318.16%

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

2018 Iowa State 11 games, 27 catches, 304 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8atIowaL 3–⁠1331807
Sep 15vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠37432016
Sep 22vs.AkronW 26–⁠13428021
Sep 29atTCUL 14–⁠1721307
Oct 6atOklahoma StateW 48–⁠42243126
Oct 13vs.West VirginiaW 30–⁠14224023
Nov 3atKansasW 27–⁠331417
Nov 10vs.BaylorW 28–⁠14361038
Nov 24vs.Kansas StateW 42–⁠38128028
Dec 1vs.DrakeW 27–⁠24232017
Dec 28 ✦vs.Washington StateL 26–⁠28111011
2017 Iowa State 10 games, 21 catches, 208 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9vs.IowaL 41–⁠44239020
Sep 16atAkronW 41–⁠1421409
Sep 28vs.TexasL 7–⁠17320111
Oct 7atOklahomaW 38–⁠311707
Oct 21atTexas TechW 31–⁠13532213
Oct 28vs.TCUW 14–⁠7117117
Nov 4atWest VirginiaL 16–⁠201505
Nov 11vs.Oklahoma StateL 42–⁠49237029
Nov 18atBaylorW 23–⁠13328017
Nov 25atKansas StateL 19–⁠201909
2015 Temple 1 game, 1 catch, 11 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 10vs.TulaneW 49–⁠10111011

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

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